Liamc 34 Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 Is it worth fitting one and if so is it easy enough to do it myself or should i send it away? had no real experience with guns apart from shooting them 2 Quote Link to post
Rez 4,961 Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 My god do it. Seriously. DO IT! Do it yourself too. 3 Quote Link to post
treecreeper 1,136 Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 to answer your questions yes, yes and no. 2 Quote Link to post
jonnie bravo 572 Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 Not fitted one personally but bought one with it fitted, and it shoots lovely. Pellet on pellet at 20yds and very smooth to cock very little recoil. On inspection the v mach parts are very well made 2 Quote Link to post
bigmac 97kt 13,808 Posted June 18, 2015 Report Share Posted June 18, 2015 just be very careful bud when fitting a vmach kit iv seen them go over the limit up to 13 , 14ftp get it crono,d after its done or you could lose it if plod stops you atvbmac 3 Quote Link to post
Coypu Hunter 486 Posted June 18, 2015 Report Share Posted June 18, 2015 Short answer, yes and yes (to DIY). After fitting the V-Mach, the rifle's lock time (the firing cycle from squeezing the trigger to the pellet leaving the barrel) is incredibly quick. This means that there's less time for the pellet to be moved off course by any rifle movement while it's still in the barrel. All twang disappeared, there's just a metallic "tink" as I fire. Recoil disappeared almost completely. Fit a Rowan Engineering Extra Setback trigger at the same time, and you'll have a vermin-killing machine if you're a bunny basher, or a tack-driver if you're a target tart. Mine does 9mm groups at 33 yards/30m, repeatably. Sub-one inch groups at 45 yards. Check out HuntersVermin's YouTube videos on fitting the kit. I was a bit concerned about taking it apart the first time, but it's actually a piece of cake if you do your research first. Things to watch: 1. the rifle's preferred pellet may change, if the power goes up. 2. Keep an eye on the power, as already said. If it gets too close to 12 fpe, you can simply open up the rifle and remove one of the supplied preload washers from behind the piston head. Just do it, you'll be over the moon with the results. 1 Quote Link to post
Rez 4,961 Posted June 18, 2015 Report Share Posted June 18, 2015 As above, power can go up and did on my own 97. I have no power washers installed, and its settled in at 10.8. It has took some time for the lot to bed though. 2 Quote Link to post
Coypu Hunter 486 Posted June 18, 2015 Report Share Posted June 18, 2015 Mine's a FAC rifle and it was a FAC kit, so I wasn't too worried, but in the UK it pays to check. It took about 200 pellets for mine to bed in, although it was very consistent immediately, with a velocity spread under 10 fps using JSB Exact Heavies. V-Mach kits really are worth the money. 1 Quote Link to post
j j m 6,559 Posted June 18, 2015 Report Share Posted June 18, 2015 97s are a nice gun when fettled 2 Quote Link to post
Liamc 34 Posted June 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2015 Thanks for all the feed back guys much appreciated! V match kit is on its way I'll keep an eye on the power and let you all know how it goes 1 Quote Link to post
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