QB78D In .22 cal.

[jcwit]

Just received my new QB 78 D in .22 cal. today.

Worked the last hour cleaning it all up,boy was the barrel full of brown lube of some sort, but I finally got it all cleaned out.

Waxed the stock all down and coated all metal parts with RIG.

Good looking rifle, nothing like the Chinese pellet rifles of 20 years ago.

Will know in the next few days how it shoots.

Claims to get 50 to 60 shots from 2 Co2 cartridges.

[Multigunner]

Heard only good things about these. IIRC they are based on the Crosman 2260.

Before getting back into multi pump guns I had a short list of .22 CO2 rifles I was considering getting, the QB78 was high on the list.

[GhostHawk]

I have looked at those, not a big fan of CO2 though.

I know a lot of people have converted them fairly inexpensively to High Pressure Air.

But then I would have to pump.

With my break barrels I need a single stroke, load pellet, swing back up and ready to fire. As long as I have lead I can make .22 round balls (buckshot mold) that is plenty accurate enough for squirrels and rabbits. Not stuck feeding more cash in just for convenience. I know that is the trend, but it is a trend I am bucking.

[melloairman]

I have 2-.357 / 1 .308 and a .452 that are converted QB 78 . The triggers on those rifles can be adjusted very easily down to oz . not pounds . Don't know were you bought it but http://www.archerairguns.com/ has a lot to offer for that rifle .Marvin

[HARRYMPOPE]

Mine shoots jsb express about .75 at 25 yards.barrel was super cruddy from the factory and it took a long time to clean it out.

[jcwit]

Got mine off of E Bay, Archer is out of stock.

Right, the barrel takes some time to clean.

[Multigunner]

Excessive packing grease in the bores seems to be the standard these days. The 24" barrel I got for my carbine conversion took forever to clean. The bore of the rifled barrel for my 760 was also thickly coated with tough to remove grease.

I used lighter fluid then gasoline , swabs, patches and bristle brushes on a one piece rod for each. If I hadn't cleaned them before installing them I hate to think about how long it would have taken using a pull through.

These are probably heavily greased because they spent a long time at sea and months if not years in storage. Without all that grease we'd probably be even more PO'ed about rust in the bores.