by Tom Gaylord
Writing as B.B. Pelletier
FX Dreamlite PCP.
This report covers:
- Correction
- Start velocity test
- Transfer port
- Hammer spring tension
- My test
- Big test
- Where is the knob pointing?
- Played with the rifle to learn how it works
- Max power (up) 90 bar reg 155 bar in reservoir
- Reservoir reads 155 bar, Max power (up) 90 bar reg
- Filled reservoir to 230 bar, max power (up), 90 bar reg
- Power knob to 4 (up), reg at 90 bar reservoir reads 220 bar (last fill may have been light)
- Power knob to 2 (up), reg at 90 bar reservoir reads 210 bar
- Power knob to Min (up), reg at 90 bar reservoir reads 200 bar
- Power knob to B (up), reg at 90 bar reservoir reads 195 bar
- Power knob to D (up), reg at 90 bar reservoir reads 190 bar
- Power knob to Max (up), reg at 90 bar reservoir reads 180 bar
- Discharge sound
- Cocking
- Trigger-pull
- Summary
Correction
I begin today’s report with a large correction of Part 1. I said the Smooth Twist X barrel is not rifled until the end of the barrel. That is true of the original Smooth Twist barrel, but not the Smooth Twist X. The Smooth Twist X is rifled all the way up the bore. I have read many reports of stunning accuracy from this rifle — actually from the entire Dreamline series — and I hope the test rifle will be one of those.
Start velocity test
Today I will look at the velocity of the test rifle. Now we know that there are three adjustments on this rifle. The regulator is adjustable, the air transfer port is adjustable and the hammer spring tension is adjustable. While the manual sadly lacks pertinent information on how to adjust any of these things, reader Yogi posted a link to the FX drawing of the Dreamlite that shows the hammer spring adjuster is a rack and pinion gear.
