My New SDB Apache SE
Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2015 6:47 pm
Dear Friends....
Inspired by Big Daddy's review of Classic SE , I kept on searching for same gun.....but never got that as that was a prototype only.
Later I understood that the same AR has come up with some more features and now called as SDB ApacheSE.
Look like traditional Diana 35 and with rubber butt pad.
This AR is neither heavy nor light ...... just 3.4 kgs.
Balance is far superior then my Aimco and Can- on.
Strangely it started hitting target from very first shot , unlike others who take some shots to get settled.
Cocking was noisy but not very hard.
It moderately dieselled for 10-15 shots and after that no smoke could be traced.
I used two pellets, Unitedshot Dyna Special 14.5 grns and Unitedshot Power Ranger round head 12 grns.
Both the above pellets found to be perfect fit and Power Ranger offered vicious velocity.
Least vibration is another feature of this gun ever with such power. I remember Big Daddy had also mentioned about it.
Specialty of ApacheSE is its adjustable trigger pull.Trigger can be softened or hardened by adjusting the screw. This is wonderful.
Recently I tuned Apache with synthetic seal and moly.
Now I discover a new gun , far better than earlier one.
The irritating cocking noise is gone.
Trigger is far more easy ,softer and smooth like butter.
The power seems to have increased.
The vibration further reduced.
It is fitted with company spring only.
After tuning I find SE as a whole new gun and had I not tuned it , could never be able to know how superior gun it is.
velocity testing is done with F1 Light Chrony, following results with stock spring.
With 14.5 grns Unitedshot Dyna Pointed special :
Max- 611 FPS or 12 ft/lbs
Min – 582 FPS or 10.9 ft/lbs.
With 12 grns Unitedshot RH Power Ranger :
Max- 673 FPS or 12.07 ft/lbs
Min- 652 FPS or 11.3 ft/lbs.
The grouping after tuning, grouping found to be within 0.5”with USRH 12 grns at 10 yds.
Soumen
Inspired by Big Daddy's review of Classic SE , I kept on searching for same gun.....but never got that as that was a prototype only.
Later I understood that the same AR has come up with some more features and now called as SDB ApacheSE.
Look like traditional Diana 35 and with rubber butt pad.
This AR is neither heavy nor light ...... just 3.4 kgs.
Balance is far superior then my Aimco and Can- on.
Strangely it started hitting target from very first shot , unlike others who take some shots to get settled.
Cocking was noisy but not very hard.
It moderately dieselled for 10-15 shots and after that no smoke could be traced.
I used two pellets, Unitedshot Dyna Special 14.5 grns and Unitedshot Power Ranger round head 12 grns.
Both the above pellets found to be perfect fit and Power Ranger offered vicious velocity.
Least vibration is another feature of this gun ever with such power. I remember Big Daddy had also mentioned about it.
Specialty of ApacheSE is its adjustable trigger pull.Trigger can be softened or hardened by adjusting the screw. This is wonderful.
Recently I tuned Apache with synthetic seal and moly.
Now I discover a new gun , far better than earlier one.
The irritating cocking noise is gone.
Trigger is far more easy ,softer and smooth like butter.
The power seems to have increased.
The vibration further reduced.
It is fitted with company spring only.
After tuning I find SE as a whole new gun and had I not tuned it , could never be able to know how superior gun it is.
velocity testing is done with F1 Light Chrony, following results with stock spring.
With 14.5 grns Unitedshot Dyna Pointed special :
Max- 611 FPS or 12 ft/lbs
Min – 582 FPS or 10.9 ft/lbs.
With 12 grns Unitedshot RH Power Ranger :
Max- 673 FPS or 12.07 ft/lbs
Min- 652 FPS or 11.3 ft/lbs.
The grouping after tuning, grouping found to be within 0.5”with USRH 12 grns at 10 yds.
Soumen
