Thank you, Basu Da.....I am currently based out of Patna
(wonder if its any good a place for enthusiasts like us, what with barely one old and somewhat reliable store dealing with good brands like SDB. I was surprised to learn that some others I strolled into did not even recognize the brand name -that is the level of ignorance we are having to deal with, you see!
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and thank you dear GNV for chipping in.
Could we have got into a confusion (in particular regarding the specific Youth model ARs we were discussing) on this thread somewhere down the line?? It seems so to me that is why this query....
The two specific Youth SDB models I had mentioned my interest in are Model 25 and Model 27. These are not really the junior models that we somehow seem to have got pulled into. And my interest in these two kicked in from the close look and detailed inspection I got to do of these at a local store here. The more I see these, the more I am falling in love. Good quality stock and overall finish matching with the likes of Mod 65; Superbly chiseled barrels (although 16 inches only, I guess); synthetic breech seal (must be of a new lot, I guess....the store attendant didn't seem sure if the piston seal too was synthetic); perceptibly light to pick and hold; and sitting snugly while aiming. Trigger pull is heavy....but so was that of my Frontier .22 and of Mod 45 -both of whose sears I polished at home, dabbed some Moly and now they are joyously smooth.
Now, where I feel stuck and split into two minds is -the receiver of the Mod 25 is way too small than that of a standard AR (must be more than two to
three inches or so). That makes me doubt its final efficacy. It also makes me severely doubtful about whether whether it will lend itself to any extensive self-tuning later on (unless the entrails are so finally crafted by SDB that only very little tuning can mean terrific change!!-I doubt that though). The model is marketed as a "AR for the Future Shooter"
The Mod 27 on the other hand has a almost standard size receiver...at par with the likes of Mod 45, etc. HAs a short barrel (16 in). But what is most clinching in its favour is its classic Bavarian design stock. I have all the others in the Monte Carlo only so far. I also bruised my cheeck bone black last week trying to run-in my Mod 45 -It is so twangy and violent. The bruise marks are still there.
However, The drooping Bavarian butt of the Mod 27 sits so snugly in the shoulders, I cant describe. In any case, it is always good to have a variety, isn't it?
I wonder why the world is so much after the Monte Carlo though. That is why I so much wish there were clones of the Rugers and the Air Venturis in India (so we are not left with just the Diana clones).
Kindly do take some time out to guide me through this dilemma. I value every word I pick here!
And Basu Da, How so much I love the Artemis, it would be heavy for me (I am a lean frame 50 year old now). For myself, the next will be your very favourite, the Sport!!
Warm reards,
Prashant
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[*]estousandy wrote:
Just happened to come by this shorty SDB .22 AP on kovibazaar. Maybe i must've missed it earlier but this seems to be a newer layout from any Indian firm. Comes in .177 too. Finally some competition to my darkangel
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http://www.kovibazaar.com/SDB-Air-Pistol-id-898625.html
Prashant Jha wrote....
Hello there!...You may to take a look at this link I posted on disassembling and servicing my SDB Frontier in .22 cal some weeks back on IFG...
viewtopic.php?f=22&t=23444&start=45
And here are couple of pics of the disassembly I acquired (inspiration credit: IFG member dear GNV...).
Note: The piston doesn't have a sear rod. Instead there is another small slot at the bottom thrust bearing area for engaging the trigger sear.
Also, SDB needs to look into small things: If they install such a good synthetic piston seal, what stops them from doing a similar one for the breech?
Second, the barrel rifling is of very poor quality. Grooves are mere lines with hardly any depth. Also, the breech opening is very wide for general pellets. MSRH, MS Pointed, MS Export quality are all loose.
However, Servicing the pistol put it into a different league altogether. It is butter soft, no recoil, very little dieseling, shoots much more consistently than before.
Cheers!
Prashant
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