Peoria area. 15 minutes east of peoria on 24

Sweet I'll get on that

What is a good ratio to follow as far as barrel to chamber size goes? Length wise and diameter wise. Thanks!

Ratios on my gun:
Length-1:2
Width-1:3

Any problems?

DYI wrote:With a chamber that big, you should extend the barrel to at least 20' to get some real performance.

Really? 1:4 ratio works well? Never thought about making it longer...I'll have to try that.

Yeah I'm scared to go above 80 psi on the schedule 40 6" pvc so that's as high as we're going.

Cicada, thanks for your help! I'll pm you if i need more help!

Thanks! Are they hard to install? Do you just glue it on and you're ready to go?

People wanna get together and shoot? I have a great spot. We can even turn it into a little competition. $10 buy in or something furthest shot keeps everything? Who's interested?

Central Illinois area btw

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Thanks It's my baby!

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