Terry Cowger's bespoke Model 95- most fps ever?

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   Terry is relatively new to the world of modified Daisy BB guns. But judging by how this turned out, you'd never know it- he has built a beauty. It began life as a basic model 95, and it has morphed into a one-of-a-kind heirloom. 
This shows the outside of the gun:

Below are the handmade internal parts. Click on image to go to the forum post that talks about them:

This shows the gun being shot over the chrony. Readout is meters per second. Multiply by 3.28 gives feet per second (spoiler alert- the chrony shows about 585 fps for that shot):

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cobalt327 Members Profile Find Members Posts Red Ryder Member Joined: November-15-2013 Points: 2620	Post Options Post Reply Quote cobalt327 Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Terry Cowger's bespoke Model 95- most fps ever? Posted: May-20-2022 at 8:08pm
	Terry is relatively new to the world of modified Daisy BB guns. But judging by how this turned out, you'd never know it- he has built a beauty. It began life as a basic model 95, and it has morphed into a one-of-a-kind heirloom. This shows the outside of the gun: Below are the handmade internal parts. Click on image to go to the forum post that talks about them: This shows the gun being shot over the chrony. Readout is meters per second. Multiply by 3.28 gives feet per second (spoiler alert- the chrony shows about 585 fps for that shot):

undertaker Members Profile Find Members Posts Red Ryder Member Joined: September-17-2021 Location: Fort Worth Points: 223	Post Options Post Reply Quote undertaker Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: May-21-2022 at 9:50am
	A lot of hard work went into that rifle! Wow! Stunning wood work. That is some serious FPS for a BB!

Bavaria55n Members Profile Find Members Posts Red Ryder Member Joined: October-12-2015 Location: CentralIllinois Points: 741	Post Options Post Reply Quote Bavaria55n Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: May-21-2022 at 12:32pm
	Very impressive!

T.C. Members Profile Find Members Posts Newbie Joined: April-20-2022 Location: Fla. Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote T.C. Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: May-22-2022 at 8:44am
	Thank you for the kind words Mark and others, greatly appreciated. I must say it was the colbalt327 spring that that had a lot to do with those big numbers. I'm thinking if I can get a tighter plunger seal it may hit the 600 mark ? Thanks again guy's! Terry

cobalt327 Members Profile Find Members Posts Red Ryder Member Joined: November-15-2013 Points: 2620	Post Options Post Reply Quote cobalt327 Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: May-22-2022 at 11:51am
	Well, yeah- the HP spring helps, but it was getting very impressive numbers (~ 450 fps, IIRC) even with a standard spring. A standard 1938B spring in the Daisy 499B does ~ 420 fps, as a comparison. The point being, it is a very efficient system you have developed.