Anyone still using the APTA?

[CurSedVoyce]

Now yous guys just need a proper case if you got sites on them.... I got one of these at harbor freight and im kida pleased. Maybe the APTA will fit.

9800 Weatherproof Protective Rifle Case, Long, Black

Amazing deals on this 9800 Weatherproof Rifle Case, Long Black at Harbor Freight. Quality tools & low prices.

www.harborfreight.com

 

[DMc]

No pictures on this new computer, though I can take one tomorrow if it is needed.

 

[Benjo75]

Is your laser right at the end or closer to the middle? I guess if it was in the middle it would be between the v's in the cardboard and only make a half circle.

 

[DMc]

Yeah, it's about halfway up the barrel so there is plenty of room to spin it.

 

[treesmith]

No pictures on this new computer, though I can take one tomorrow if it is needed.

I’d like to see one if it’s not too much trouble.

 

[DMc]

Here you go.

 

[treesmith]

Thanks!

 

[Benjo75]

Cool. Thanks!

 

[cory]

He had made a die out of a piece of pipe by sharpening one end. He then cut rounds out of firm, closed-cell foam packing material.
Push one of those down the barrel of your Apta then load your throw bag, and you get no blow-by and better distance per psi.

Pat, about how thick are those foam plugs? Have you personally used them? Thx

 

[pigwot]

About 1.5” diameter and 1.125” to 1.25” thick. Made of 5 to 6 thinner pieces bonded together.
I don’t recall the exact story, but iirc he worked for a company that produced custom packaging solutions.
I have used them. Increased power with less blow-by, and they allow you to use a skinny little (like an 8 ounce) bag effectively.

 

[Benjo75]

My green dot came last week. Apta is supposed to be here today.

 

[Burnham]

Then beware, all in the vicinity...

 

[Benjo75]

I just might start squirrel hunting again.

 

[stig]

Just please let us not have this again.
Once was enough.

 

[Benjo75]

Interesting video. We're they being bombed from planes? Mortars from the ground just out of view? Land mines?

 

[stig]

Howitzers.

Took me a while to get my mind to go from the German Haubitz to Howitzer.

 

[cory]

Great info, Pat, thank you

 

[Benjo75]

Tried the cardboard box trick. It worked but I was getting quite a bit of wiggle out of the limber sides. Set it on my 4 wheeler to go to the shop to cut out a couple of boards and saw the holes in my milk crate strapped to my rack. It slid in there just right. Two bungees to hold it to one side. Stepped off 75 ft from the bucket truck license plate. License plates are very reflective especially at night. Drove the 4 wheeler there. Rotated and adjusted until it stayed in the zero of one of my numbers. Thanks for all the advice everyone.

 

[DMc]

Keep us informed on how it works for you.

 

[Benjo75]

One thing that could be different about it is the position of the release handle. It closes right towards the valve stem. I've already mashed my finger twice. If it was tightened to the opposite side would be better for me. Maybe because I'm left handed I don't know.

 

[DMc]

I use my left hand on the release lever with my thumb on the valve. The butterfly valve should open with the lightest touch and in truth does not need to be fully open to get a good air blast.

 

[Benjo75]

I noticed how much the green dot moves when I open the valve while holding it like a gun. I started sitting it on the ground and it doesn't move near as much.

 

[DMc]

Yeah, I can't shoulder it and work the lever smoothly. I hold it like a mortar but braced on my hip pocket area.

 

[Benjo75]

$12 at Wal Mart. 10 steps gets it to right at 90psi. 12 steps hits 100psi. I have an old one that has been in my 4 wheeler for 20 years and still works fine.

 

[cory]

Nice. What is your preferred psi, anything under 150 depending on desired height?