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Thread: Tx200hc .177 to .25/.22/.20 calibre change

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    Tx200hc .177 to .25/.22/.20 calibre change

    As above, is it as uncomplicated as swapping the barrel or would the spring need changing and then tuning.
    Thanks.

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    Yes it is, i had mine done by Paul Short, swopped my HC from .22 to .25, makes a very good platform for the .25 cal

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    You may find going from .177 to .25, the spring may needing shortening as .25 should make power more efficiently.
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    It may be just as simple as removing the piston weight when you change, but will almost definitely need detuning to some extent.
    .25 HC sounds like a great rifle 👌🏽

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    sounds good in 25 cal
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    Thanks for the replies,it was just a thought, i find a .177 pellet is quite tricky loading into the breech due to my old fingers so was thinking a .25 would be easier and i want to keep this gun.

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    .25 pellets are way easier to manipulate & the calibre is a lot of fun, but I would think that the spring will either need shortening or swapping for a shorter one of the same dimensions, ie ; OD, ID & wire size.




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    for the same spring/powerplant, roughly:

    .177 baseline
    .20 + 1.5 FP
    .22 + 2 FP
    .25 + 1 FP

    In case you are wondering, .25 is air hungry, so loses bore pressure quickly unless you have a large swept volume... A mk3 has a medium volume, and a fairly short barrel so doesn't suffer terribly. A mk1/2 will show only a very small increase going from .177 to .25
    Always looking for any cheap, interesting, knackered "project" guns. Thanks, JB.

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    Can you buy an off the shelf .25 barrel for a TX?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Daveo View Post
    Can you buy an off the shelf .25 barrel for a TX?
    nope, only .22 and .177. But it's not a tough machining job.
    Always looking for any cheap, interesting, knackered "project" guns. Thanks, JB.

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    Thats what i found out so i expect to keep struggling with .177 and wait for a gun swap to come up,
    Thats what an old informative thread i found on here concluded when somebody wanted to go .22 to .177 a few years back.

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    Quote Originally Posted by robthedog View Post
    Yes it is, i had mine done by Paul Short, swopped my HC from .22 to .25, makes a very good platform for the .25 cal
    I can vouch for this. As the new owner i can say the gun shoots as sweet as a sweet thing in .25
    Dave

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