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Please also check under Gunsmithing - there are a few posts about tuning airguns and if you specify the make and model of your air rifle the air gun Gurus at IFG should be able to give you some pointers.Ah yes, “so just what is an air gun tune?” you might ask. Well, the answer is both simple and complex. The simplest answer is that an air gun tune is a procedure performed on an air gun whereby the gun is disassembled and every one of the guns’ important working parts are carefully cleaned, inspected, repaired, modified or upgraded if necessary or desired, then lubricated and reassembled. The goal of a tune usually depends upon the desired results, but the most basic tunes are intended to smooth out the operation of the gun, improve accuracy, improve operational life, and quiet down any spring or action noise as much as possible.
For most air guns a basic tune is sufficient and a great way to ensure a trouble free and enjoyable shooter that will give years of dependable and fun service. It’s a fact of life that very few air guns are going to be operating to their full potential right out of the box, and a good tune can help to bring out the best in a new rifle. It is also a fact of air gunning that sometimes brand new air guns have damaged seals or left over machining debris inside them that can severely affect performance, and even seriously damage the internal components outright the moment the gun is first fired.
Mass produced air guns simply by their sheer numbers are going to have a few “lemons” get through with the good ones, and an air gun tune is an excellent way to catch these potential problems before they ever get a chance to really gum things up.
> If your AR is new & has fired only 200 pellets, then there is no hurry to get it tuned....Suyash wrote:Ckkalyan said
"and if you specify the make and model of your air rifle the air gun Gurus at IFG should be able to give you some pointers."
My gun is the unheard ESA model 35. I hope experts/owners would help.
I have a question. How do I know if my rifle needs tuning? I can't hear any internal parts rattling. It's seller claimed 450fps(though I think it was a wild guess!!) I can surely tell its much more than that. So shall I think that it is 'factory tuned' and leave it as it is for few K's of rounds or tune it right away?
AND can I tune it on my own or it'll need a gunsmith?
Regards
Suyash
.hope I'll unveil some mysteries. And I agree 
the experiment is silly (though I tried my best to make it serious). 
bennedose wrote:I hate to pour cold water on a boyish experiment. "Ballistic gel" (and substitutes named here) are pointless for experimenting with air guns because of very low energies. If penetration is the question, then IFG members have described a variety of alternate targets that give some idea of "penetration" - such as plasticine (modelling clay) magazines and tin cans or sheets of plywood.
Ballistic gel's USP is that it behaves like human or animal flesh and is useful for modelling the damage done to animal/human tissues by bullets and high velocity shrapnel. In this connection I want to point out that low energy firearms and air rifles are somewhat similar in that they tend to describe a single tube like path through tissues - with damage being extended somewhat by tumbling. With air rifles the energy is so low that if tumbling occurs the pellet comes to a standstill almost instantly.
High energy projectiles are where ballistic gel really comes into its own - allowing modelling of damage without shooting an animal - apart from being transparent enough to allow high speed photography. The high energy of a high-velocity firearm or shrapnel does much damage around the "tube like path" of the projectile because it causes an explosive expansion of gel/flesh which tears nerves, blood vessels and tendons several centimeters away from the actual bullet path. This causes great pain and excessive blood loss. It also causes small entry wounds and huge exit wounds - like hole in forehead while back of head is blown off. Such action is zero with air rifles because of low energies. With air rifles soaps and plasticine are good substitutes. Ballistic gel starts looking disappointing after the first 2-3 shots with a low power weapon such as an air rifle.
Please pardon me for saying this. Air guns are good fun for the sport of shooting/plinking and in countries where it is allowed (not India) - small game hunting. Those who need more energy need to go for some firearm. Those who need even more energy will need to go for higher caliber firearms such as 12.5 mm or 23 or 30 mm. When even bigger energies are needed, best to choose 130 mm or 155 mm artillery. If more than that is needed then we are out of firearm league and into missiles. The point being that if you get an air rifle - get it for the sport and not for doing massive damage to some target.
as per my finding on ballistic gel, through Google I got the impression that it is for use by the forensic department or cartridge designers, and since hunting is banned it is of no practical use to us. Thanks bennedose for clearing the issue.
Ah! What a treat to watch...especially the coconut shell & Soda canbennedose wrote:suyash - soap and other things can still be very interesting to play with. See this - it starts with a soap bar
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