Barnes Pneumatic (Airguns) dV2 detail page

Ranger dV2 detail pics ...

Barnes dV2

Shown with a number of options. This Class of rifle will become the flagship design. Many colors, many degrees of trim, different features, calibers .. but this frame.

It shoots wonderful. Holds well. Balances excellent - just in front of the billet trigger guard. New design two stage trigger. Luv it.

Ambidextrous stock molding.

Early testing. As I've outlined before. What you see from me is "stone cold" shooting. New rifle, untested, new ammo, what size ... what pressure ... how many shots ... new trigger ... just tossed on a shop scope a few minutes ago ... etc.

You can imagine that, if I'd keep and shoot this rifle for a year ...

Mahogany will "oxidize" and mellow into a beautiful burnt umber color. It will take about a year. Note the color of the Yukon (10-03-06 daily post below).

Designed to make good use of inexpensive single O buckshot ball - 50 grains.

Hornady makes a good spherical product. This was two five shot groups (two fills) overlaid. As the pressure rose, the ball went alittle higher and right. The pattern was duplicated in the second overlaid group. Meaning, you could easily compensate for it. Not bad - early testing ... cheap buckshot - 48 yards.

Full rifle version. 50" - 8.5 lbs.

Many things are decided during testing. What slug? What size? What fill pressure? How many shots in a string? Where's the psi plateau - how many is it? Here I started to put it together. That's five shots ... starting from the bottom, @ 66 yards.

That's a Bushnell 6 by 18X ... a pretty good sized scope. Mounted well - correct eye relief. Just had some old 11mm by 1" rings I tossed on there. Not the correct look for the gun ... but it worked for field testing.

;?)

Trigger Guard - dV2

Carved parts for the dV2 prototype. That's brass and aluminum billet.

10-05-06

Ran some more tests on the dV2 action.

3,000 psi fill ... Barnes 77.75 grain cast and shoot slug ... 9 shots ... 2,050 psi remains. Average over the 9 shots of 775 fps . The Plateau of the fill was a five shot string between 782 and 787 fps. 785 avg. is 106.41 fpe.

3,000 psi fill ... Barnes 101.5 grain cast and shoot slug ... 10 shots ... 1,850 psi remains. Average of the core five shot group was 705 fps ...which is 116.54 fpe.

Cast slugs for customers yesterday. Completed a casting mold. Did other "stuff" required.

All tests performed with ammo that "fits" the bore for proper accuracy.

You'll note an efficiency with air. You have your proper 3,000 psi fill pressure. None of that "funny stuff" I've tried to pull in the past. ;?)

You have a default slug which is "cast and shoot". No sizing required. No press and sizing dies required for these.

You have your screamin' fast 900+ fps.

You have a good 8-10 shots ... you can choose just to shoot the sweet spot and still have a nice tight five shot to shot spread.

You can see, from the residual psi left after the test, you don't have to fill much to top off the rifle. 2,250 psi remained after the shots in the test.

Right ... no coffee rings yet. ;?) It's new.

You have an excellent power range for an entire host of shooting. I Googled 22 caliber rimfire power and copied some edited information there from Chuck Hawks. You never know what feedback you are going to get ... but I think I'm pretty safe in noting that the 22 rimfire is about the most popular cartridge ever loaded. Note the power ranges of the cartridges' fpe numbers for short, long, and long rifle. I'm demonstrating ONLY the fpe ratings of these extremely popular historic loads.

By Chuck Hawks

.22 Short

The standard velocity .22 short launches a 29 grain bullet at 1,045 fps with 70 ft. lbs. of energy from a 22" rifle barrel.

.22 Long

high velocity versions. The latter launches a 29 grain copper plated lead bullet at a velocity of 1,240 fps with 99 ft. lbs. of energy at the muzzle of a 22" barrel.

.22 Long Rifle

The standard velocity .22 Long Rifle takes a wax coated 40 grain RN lead bullet to a muzzle velocity of 1,138 fps. The muzzle energy is 116 ft. lbs. in a standard 22" rifle test barrel.

I'll test the dV2 with other slugs as well. As you know, heavier slugs generate higher fpe numbers.

My rational for bringing in this rifle, at this fpe power range, follows:

1). It's fuel efficient

2). It's more than enough power for 80% of the things you'd ever do with an air rifle.

3). Integrally shrouded, it's very quiet.

4). Single O buckshot is common, inexpensive, and an efficient ammo.

5). Slugs are nicely cast in multiple cavity molds.

6). The entire rifle can be made lighter in weight

7). The rifle can be made smaller in mass

8). With proper care and backers, the rifle can be used on less ground than any more powerful rifle requires.

9). It's an excellent compromise. It achieves this desirable power bracket with a sub-sonic round. (Super-sonic rounds cannot be shrouded).

10). Just because.

;?)

Gary