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Steyr Match Pistol - I have been advised by Harry Preston of Steyr UK that the correct distance of the back edge of the cone from the barrel end is 1.5 times the length of the pellet in use.

Has any one experimented with this setting? Any conclusions?

Hi Joker,

Your question is very intriguing, what are you trying to do?

I am sorry but I don't have an answer, I am just very curious about what you are trying to achieve.

Regards,

Dev

The idea behind the air stripper device is to deflect air leaving the muzzle along with, and behind the pellet, away from the pellet and hopefully minimise any turbulence which could affect precision. Since on most guns, this device is able to be moved along the axis of the barrel, there may be a 'sweet spot' where it is most effective. I am interested in knowing if anyone here has experimented in establishing this.

if it's for the new style compensator have a look here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJ1kvZIV ... re=related

On my LP2 the whole front end to the barrel can be moved back and forward. This carries the air stripper (compensator in some speak) and foresight, and therefore on the LP2 is adjustable in relation to the muzzle end of the barrel as I said above. On the LP10 the air stripper is fixed longitudinally and therefore cannot be moved backwards or forwards.

Joker:

Excuse me for my naive question.

What would you achieve in knowing which is the 'right spot' to put the air stripper if the LP-10 is already shooting one hole groups?

Kevho
Airgun Aficionado from Costa Rica, C.A.

joker wrote:Steyr Match Pistol - I have been advised by Harry Preston of Steyr UK that the correct distance of the back edge of the cone from the barrel end is 1.5 times the length of the pellet in use.

Has any one experimented with this setting? Any conclusions?

Is your pistol not accurate to your satisfaction? As a suggestion: Do not fall into the trap of spending your time screwing around with the equipment if it already performs.

Air stripper setting wrote:Joker:

Excuse me for my naive question.

What would you achieve in knowing which is the 'right spot' to put the air stripper if the LP-10 is already shooting one hole groups?

Kevho
Airgun Aficionado from Costa Rica, C.A.

??? - my question is related to LP2.

joker wrote:

Air stripper setting wrote:Joker:

Excuse me for my naive question.

What would you achieve in knowing which is the 'right spot' to put the air stripper if the LP-10 is already shooting one hole groups?

Kevho
Airgun Aficionado from Costa Rica, C.A.

??? - my question is related to LP2.

Are you saying that your LP2 isn't shooting one hole groups?

All I originally asked was :-

Re. air stripper setting - I am interested in knowing if anyone here has experimented in establishing this.

Nothing more implied or required - thanks.

I get the impression that the general feeling from those who have responded is "if it ain't broke, don't fix it". ;-)

David Levene wrote:I get the impression that the general feeling from those who have responded is "if it ain't broke, don't fix it". ;-)

and no sign of an enquiring, scientific mind amongst them ;0(

joker wrote:On my LP2 the whole front end to the barrel can be moved back and forward. This carries the air stripper (compensator in some speak) and foresight, and therefore on the LP2 is adjustable in relation to the muzzle end of the barrel as I said above. On the LP10 the air stripper is fixed longitudinally and therefore cannot be moved backwards or forwards.

joker, out of curiousity, how are you able to move the barrel of your LP2? (I've never seen an LP2 in the flesh).

superstring wrote:

joker wrote:On my LP2 the whole front end to the barrel can be moved back and forward. This carries the air stripper (compensator in some speak) and foresight, and therefore on the LP2 is adjustable in relation to the muzzle end of the barrel as I said above. On the LP10 the air stripper is fixed longitudinally and therefore cannot be moved backwards or forwards.

joker, out of curiousity, how are you able to move the barrel of your LP2? (I've never seen an LP2 in the flesh).

No - the barrel does not move, but the compensator/air stripper and foresight assembly can be slid back and forth on the muzzle - it is secured by a grub screw.

Hi my Lp 10 is too new for me to mess around with. But I have been looking at the air stripper distance after reading your question. The distance seems to be one pellet length and no more than that. And this pistol does shoot one hole groups or a bit less from a rest.

Hope this helps but I doubt it.

546

546 wrote:Hi my Lp 10 is too new for me to mess around with. But I have been looking at the air stripper distance after reading your question. The distance seems to be one pellet length and no more than that. And this pistol does shoot one hole groups or a bit less from a rest.

Hope this helps but I doubt it.

546

Many thanks, you have been the most helpful so far - appreciated.

Keep up the good work, we won't get anywhere by running in the old circle! Personally I feel that amateurs have a unique opportunity because there's not so much at stake. There's no championship to lose if I play around with my settings, so I can experiment and find out what's outside the box and not covered by the textbooks. That makes shooting a lot of fun for us who are not going to the Olympics.

Then there are those few who try new things and conquer the world. Good ol' Skanåker plays around with "blow-back" compensators which is somewhat simlar to air strippers. It seems to work, and they are adjustable......

What may be not so exciting, is seeking security by asking gurus and manufacturers for advice about the "correct setting". I bet this will vary with power adjustment, pellet weight, grip angle, shooting style etc.
You may get good advice, but if you're looking for "perfect", be prepared to do some testing.

One of my facourite test methods is "push in" until it fails, then try the other way until it fails. Then adjust in the middle between. This will probably be pretty close to the perfect setting, and at least safe!