Abbreviated buttstock ... adjustable
fore, aft, and laterally ...
Billet machined construction ...
All Barnes ...
Butt reservoir - quick fill integral
machined intake valve ...
Widely Adjustable Power - push forward
cocking
Good size scope rail ... 11mm.
Bolt action - single feed ... Pellets,
Ball, or Barnes Slugs ...
Details ...
Graceful compound curves - hand
ground from color laminated hardwood Birch.
Current Price: $6,500us
The first shots in the shop. Power
turned way down. The Match Grade Barnes open barrel is quiet enough
to shoot in a basement or garage, etc. As you see here ... turned
down still gives 26-29 fpe with a low 2,000 psi fill.
More testing will be posted. These
were shot with a simple and inexpensive fixed 4X scope on simple
mounts. Trigger is single stage - crisp.
I love it. Hope you enjoy seeing
something new. This is an example of the sort of things the V-Twin
Class effort will produce ...
This is not a bare bones rifle.
Yet .. it's attention was focused differently from things you
may have considered to be carved in stone. All that billet shouts
quality. The barrel is open - more efficient with the longer barrel.
If you want it quiet, you can turn it down. Light weight and great
balance. The trigger is single stage. It works wonderfully. Very
nice for hunting and standing shots. It's stocks are abbreviated,
adjustable, and a festival of color.
Next morning ... you
said ...
Morning Gary,
You've out done yourself with the Nebula 2.
Bet it shoots as good as it looks.
Bob
Hi Gary,
WOW! Did the producers of the new Star Wars series
see that thing? They need to.
Jeff
THAT IS NICE GARY! Has that bare bones assault rifle
look. The polished billet parts and the wood really just jumps
off the screen. Another great product.
KENNETH GREEN
Hi Gary,
Man, that looks so tasty...
Excellent work.
I hate to say it but I think that is one of the best
looking guns you have made to date.
Jay
Hi Gary, thanks for posting pics of this new rifle;
very nice!
Gregg
Glad you liked it .. noticed it. What
I've made here is a format that answers what most of you say you
want ... light weight (abbreviated stocks and smaller air tube),
Versatile (25 caliber with power adjust), Air efficient (longer
open barrel 25 cal.), Adjustable ergonomics (Forestock, buttstock,
pistol grip angle adjust). Lots of scope mt. options (longer rails).
Optional ammo (Commercial Buckshot and Pellets) and still Barnes
slug compatible. Stand out style (everybody won't have one like
it ;?). Ability to use your tanks down far lower (adjustable power
and med. range design psi. requirements).
Sure - there are about a thousand optional
formats. ;?) Shorter barrel - 32 caliber - shrouded barrels -
yes - different stocks - even different breech treatments...
Tell me what you notice from the
following two pics ...
And you studied the pics and
said ....
Hi Gary,
At the end of your last post, you posed
a question regarding the two V-Twin guns. I can see that the trigger
shroud is very similar as well as the tower position regarding
it's location on the reservoir tube and the position of the cocking
lever forward of the trigger. Power adjust must be on the muzzle
end of the lower tube and the gun must be cocked by pushing the
cocking knob forward. Also, the receivers are similar but the
Nebula has a bolt action compared to the tap loading V-Twin gun
below. Altogether an excellent demonstration of two "similar"
guns that look nothing like each other.
Jay
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Hey Gary, nice looking design, I really
like the bolt and extended scope mounting surfaces. The adjustable
power is also a nice feature that is sure to please.Glad to see
no shroud too although I'm probably not in the majority on that
issue.
I was noticing the similiar design features to the V-Twin after
you asked. Of course the rear reservoirs were obvious as were
the fill ports above the heel of the butt stock. The billet aluminum
constuction of the action, push forward cocking and wedding band
stock hangers, Internally I asume they are using the same striker,
valve, and trigger designs. The reservoir and striker tube are
the same diameter I'm guessing as are the end caps. Barrel bands
can also interchange. One type for shrouded and another for nonshrouded.
Screws and other small but time consuming features are the same.
I can see where this will allow you to cut time by being able
to produce several parts while you have the tooling set up. I
like the looks a lot along with the weight and production time
being shaved off while still keeping the Barnes quality,craftmanship
and durability.
I know I overlooked some stuff but hey , its only so much this
brain can absorb after a full 10 hrs. in the trenches.
Joe
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Gary,
Okay, I'll bite. The Nebula pictures
on the 4/18 post. Well, really, those are the same guns. Good
choice to illustrate what you have been trying to tell the cyberworld.
The architecture (how and where various pieces join) and the furniture
(wood and stock pieces) are different. Different styles, different
placement of components.
Jeff
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Hi Gary. I was gone all weekend and
just got a minute to check the Homestead.. I'll have to agree
with your other "reviewers", the Nebula2 is gorgeous.
Looks like a great gopher-puncher too! I'll look forward to hearing
about some range testing. The similarities in the pics? What I
see is the beauty of the V-Twin concept. Two rifles with completely
different personalities, but when studied side-by side the versatility
of the shared components becomes obvious. Awesome.
On higher power
- it's balanced for a 3,000 psi fill.
You can shoot 10 23.7
grain ... #3 buckshot @ an average of 954.2 fps for 47.92 fpe.
You'll have about 1,900 psi left after this.
You can use this setting
to shoot 10 Beeman Kodiak pellets 30.3 grains @ an average of
866.3 fps for and average of 50.5 fpe. You'll have about 1,900
psi left after this.
After a 30 second swap
out of the "power adjust rod" ... you have completely
reconfigured the rifle for medium power.
Fill pressure is now
just 2,125 psi on medium power (SCUBA tank fills last much longer).
You shoot 10 buckshot
at an average of 862.7 fps for 39.17 fpe. You'll have about 1,500
psi left after this. Very efficient with air you see.
Accuracy is excellent.
Handling and balance is excellent. It's clean and crisp - great
trigger. I did alittle varmint control with it today. 30 yard
offhand standing shots were no trouble - clean and effective.
If you want a bracket
just under this level ... the Liberty will give you tons of shots
and can go down in power lower yet. I shot that around the yard
at 8 fpe very effectively.
The Chaparral will
give you all sorts of versatility as well. I have the need covered
with the V-Twin family - 25 thru 58 caliber models.
