ShootingEgg Posted January 7, 2018 Report Share Posted January 7, 2018 So I completely missed a fox at about 50yrds last night with my hmr. A clean miss.. Confused I set up today to see what was going on. First five shots, not one near the other. So i took the mod off, next five shots, a 20pence peice hide them... Looks like im in the market for a new mod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisheruk Posted January 7, 2018 Report Share Posted January 7, 2018 A Tech have beefed up their mod recently. The threaded boss that screws onto the barrel of mine came loose and the rounds were clipping it on exit, sending them off line. Fortunately it was a week or so inside the 12 month warranty and after a little firm talking it was changed FOC. The replacement is much more robust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted January 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2018 1 hour ago, Fisheruk said: A Tech have beefed up their mod recently. The threaded boss that screws onto the barrel of mine came loose and the rounds were clipping it on exit, sending them off line. Fortunately it was a week or so inside the 12 month warranty and after a little firm talking it was changed FOC. The replacement is much more robust. Surely on an hmr the round would just blow to bits in hitting the mod? Or blow the mod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisheruk Posted January 7, 2018 Report Share Posted January 7, 2018 Nope, didn’t happen. It was only a touch on the edge of the mod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oowee Posted January 7, 2018 Report Share Posted January 7, 2018 I had exactly the same thing happen. Only longer range on rabbits so thought it was me at first. Mod still looked ok but was not straight to barrel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisheruk Posted January 7, 2018 Report Share Posted January 7, 2018 3 minutes ago, oowee said: I had exactly the same thing happen. Only longer range on rabbits so thought it was me at first. Mod still looked ok but was not straight to barrel. Hope you had it renewed under warranty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultrastu Posted January 7, 2018 Report Share Posted January 7, 2018 Drill the end out a mm or so ? I've done that of a couple of silencers before. All good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumpy22 Posted January 7, 2018 Report Share Posted January 7, 2018 1 hour ago, oowee said: I had exactly the same thing happen. Only longer range on rabbits so thought it was me at first. Mod still looked ok but was not straight to barrel. i thought it was you as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6.5x55SE Posted January 7, 2018 Report Share Posted January 7, 2018 1 hour ago, Ultrastu said: Drill the end out a mm or so ? I've done that of a couple of silencers before. All good. Not good advice is it as You have just lost the Warranty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultrastu Posted January 7, 2018 Report Share Posted January 7, 2018 Puffft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisheruk Posted January 7, 2018 Report Share Posted January 7, 2018 2 hours ago, Ultrastu said: Drill the end out a mm or so ? I've done that of a couple of silencers before. All good. Crazy when the mod is defective as mine was. It was loose, you couldn’ tighten it because the body just turned on the boss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad93 Posted January 7, 2018 Report Share Posted January 7, 2018 Is that with a CMM4? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultrastu Posted January 7, 2018 Report Share Posted January 7, 2018 Sometimes when a pellet or bullet clips the very end of a silencer .It's not the silencer thats at fault. It can be the shoulder on the barrel that the silencer butts up too .So returning it under warrenty isnt gonna solve the issue. Just an idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6.5x55SE Posted January 7, 2018 Report Share Posted January 7, 2018 4 minutes ago, Ultrastu said: Sometimes when a pellet or bullet clips the very end of a silencer .It's not the silencer thats at fault. It can be the shoulder on the barrel that the silencer butts up too .So returning it under warrenty isnt gonna solve the issue. Just an idea And that's why you take the Rifle and Moderator to a renowned Rifle Smith to check BOTH thread on the Rifle and Moderator. I personally had a New out of the Box Tikka T3 which clipped the Moderator taking my own advice Rifle and Moderator was replaced at no cost to myself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad93 Posted January 7, 2018 Report Share Posted January 7, 2018 Scenario 1: You can find that the bore of the barrel isn’t concentric to the outside diameter of the barrel. So if a threading job has been done in concentricity to the outside diameter, then the moderator will be out of alignment with the bore. Scenario 2: The thread may be perfectly concentric to the bore, but the thread hasn’t been relieved or the barrel hasn’t been face square with the bore. I.e. when the moderator is screwed in tight to the face, it would be parallel to the bore but the face isn’t perpendicular to the bore throwing it off Scenario 3: The moderator isn’t concentric or faced perpendicularly. Scenario 4: The crown is damaged or hasn’t been machined correctly when the barrel was threaded. Scenario 5: A-tec had this problem before, it is cleared for the calibre, but not for plastic tipped ammunition or bullet weights exceeding 70gr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted January 7, 2018 Report Share Posted January 7, 2018 I like 5. The others are feasible. I understand what your saying. Due to the extra length they aren't stabilising, so they clip the mod. Not impossible, but unlikely with that round. Too much clearance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisheruk Posted January 8, 2018 Report Share Posted January 8, 2018 9 hours ago, Ultrastu said: Sometimes when a pellet or bullet clips the very end of a silencer .It's not the silencer thats at fault. It can be the shoulder on the barrel that the silencer butts up too .So returning it under warrenty isnt gonna solve the issue. Just an idea It was perfect for nearly a year and the replacement is just as good. A defective Moddy. If it had never zeroed then it might have been the thread/shoulder or something else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted January 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 The mod in question is for a 22 so the diameter is fine. Might be as suggested, plastic tip round and potential issues with that. The gun fires grouosuof a 20p peice size. So must be the mod.. Will have to try another.. See if it shoots straight... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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