The trigger polish came out good. I also bought trigger return springs that match the stock spring. Then I cut it down to shorter length, that still would engage the trigger. It is about 1lb on the trigger pull. I can do a step-by-step, but all my Challenger Pros are in Kansas and I'm in Colorado---gotta keep my job...lol
Hmmmm... maybe the nut you adjust the reg pressure with is loose, reg may have gone out and needs a rebuild. Have you contacted who you bought it from?
You did a wonderful job, thanks for the video, I don't have one of these rifle but I just wanted to see the details that you went into. I also asked Terry Fox, from fox power about that bolt handle handle, he told me they don't make a kit for it, but to me it looks like it's possible.
@@Monkeydad1969 There are 2 spring/roll pins to actuate the bolt. one going to side lever fell out and it looks like the other end on the probe would fall out if it wasn't for the receiver channel. I'm going through the whole shebang on the 9mm .🤨
Wow, thanks for the tear down view. I like ability to move the bolt handle over to the correct side for bench work. Question, when shooting that slug, how many shots per fill at or above 1000fps? I'm with you on leaving the fill probe in, but you should have a KapMan on it. It would look better and might help tighten groups🤣I happen to know someone tho can swage .2175, but he only does it for good friends:'). looking forward to the next video.
Thanks for the reply. I have to run a string soon on the shot count. I may switch back to the heavy spring. Ya know, I think I have this KapMan you speak of...lol.
Some of those parts you polished looked like they were possibly made on a wire EDM. I could be wrong and they just had a sandblasted finish. I'd be really shocked / kinda impressed if they're making parts on an EDM.
I am getting ready to do a trigger job on my .25 challenger pro it needs a little help. I believe that thay are a great way to get in to shooting slugs. Thay have the power to get them moving.
Just polish the sear and hammer and if you want to lighten the trigger pull you can cut a coil or two off the stock spring or take it to the hardware store and find a lighter spring close to it's diameter. Don't get a really light spring or you may not be able to get it to cock. I got a slightly lighter spring, cut off 2 coils and now my trigger pull is about 11oz. Also, polishing the hammer may seem useless since it rides the hammer guide and not the tube, but the sear does engage the hammer and it does smooth up the actual trigger pull. I bought my spring from Ace Hardware and it's item# 71XA. I hope this helps.
How about doing a video where you put it back together? Everything looks pretty straight forward but was wondering if there is anything that could be a potential problem. Mine currently has over a 5 lb trigger pull and it’s very gritty.
I thought about that, but I won't do a vid showing a disassembly or reassembly. That's just something I don't want to do, and then have someone complain to me that they tried to take it apart and or put it back together and now they're rifle is crap. Just a personal decision.
@@Monkeydad1969 😵💫how does the tube separate from the trigger? cocking lever roll pin fell out and the trigger needs to be polished. do I need to remove the trigger pivot pin or reach inside that spring on the transfer bar? May I just have to remove the big allen screw from the block by the trigger?
@@wushigung take out the 5mm socket screws and the small screw at the rear. The whole assembly will come off. You want to polish the sear and hammer. Maybe get a lighter trigger spring. Once you have it off you can put the pin back in place. Putting it back together is a lil rough. You need to make sure the spring stays in place. You can recess the sear by pulling the catch forward with a pick all while pushing down in the sear. This will keep the spring in place and help you put the assembly back in the tube.
Just be careful to check the functionality of your safety after adjusting that grub screw behind the trigger. If it's not set right the safety doesn't properly engage and it will fire when you pull the trigger even with the engagement showing safe. It's got a pretty narrow range of adjustment that it allows between the safety not working and the trigger itself not working.
It's a shooter. Trigger pull is a lot better. My .22 is definitely made to shoot 40+gr slugs. No issues, 🤞🏾. I hope to get out to punch paper with it soon. The .30 is a beast. I hope AEA will continue to improve upon what they have.
@@Monkeydad1969 your not lying bro, the 30 cal is absolutely a beast. I turned the reg up a little just to see what it could do with some NSA 54.5gr slugs and it was pushing them just over 1200fps!!! Almost 180FPE! I'm certain it would produce over 200fpe turning the reg a little more or maybe using a heavier slug. Idk if ill try pushing it higher and risk anything but it was pretty cool to see those numbers on the chronograph lol 😆
@@nolimitracing9752 mine came pretty hot, regulated at 200 bar. I was testing the .30 JSB KnockOuts in it and they were doing 1079 for 130fpe. And before you ask, the .30 KO Slugs are on the way 😎. I work at Predator, and we had received samples a few months ago. They shoot good out of the Challenger Pro in .30. I agree, the.30 is 200fpe capable for sure. I'd go heavier to achieve it.
whered you see a vid from terry about adjusting the trigger? i have not seen, nor can i find it? nice work man, ive been waiting to see whats inside these before tearing into mine, thanks!
For the life of me I can't remember. But when you do tear into your rifle polish the hammer and the sear please. You'll thank me later. Also think about finding a softer spring the same diameter and length of the original trigger return spring and install that. I have also gone as far as to again getting a softer trigger return spring and cutting two coils off of it so that it is two coils shorter than the stock trigger return spring and my 30 caliber is just over a pound now in trigger pull. My 22 caliber I just polished the parts I have not replaced the trigger return spring yet but with that and me using it the trigger pulls down to just over 2 lb. I will be replacing that spring soon.
@@Monkeydad1969 ok cool thanks... is it something standard they sell or a custom thread to fit the donny fl? I wanna do as much as I can to get long rang accuracy outta my 30 and 35 pros
@@bensiegel4223 go to Witt Machine and look at the threaded brakes. You will give them your caliber and pick your thread (½*20). They always seem to have a sale, especially during a holiday. You can also pick the finish.
@@tommydaddio6724 cool. It's always nice when you know how to take apart your own pcp. I think shooters who are confident and competent enough should be able to work on their own gear. Being able to watch a video on it helps even more. 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
Okay you deconstructed the entire rifle. I am trying to bore my 30 cal so I can get the right size slugs. You never took the barrel from the upper or the breach. Be disconnected?
Remove the end cap and shroud. You'll see 2 flats on the barrel closer to the breech. That's where you use a wrench to unscrew the barrel from the breech. The nut on the barrel at the breech is to adjust the barrel depth at the mag well...to make sure that the mag slides into place and isn't loose fitting or super tight as to prevent the mag from being hard to insert or not being able to insert it at all. So once you get your bore diameter and put the barrel and breech together again you'll want to screw the barrel back in, then check the mag for proper fit. If you need to adjust the barrel then you use that nut on the barrel to set the proper depth. If you need a vid let me know.
@@Monkeydad1969 okay, thank you very much. I am going to try to get into swaging my own slugs. So every swaging video I've seen and people talking about slugging barrels just because it's a 30 count doesn't mean it's actually 8:30 they got different numbers for these things .275 .289or even .300 .310 so I just want to make sure I got the right one and thanks for the advice on how to disassemble it and now something goes wrong hopefully I know what I'm doing when I put it back together LOL
ohh, and you took it apart with pressure in the tank? i just asked about that witt brake in one of the aea groups a day or so ago, i mentioned they had one of my vids on their site back in the day. what group was that in? lol..
Yeah, no need to release the pressure. If I was worried then I would have released the pressure. What I was doing didn't involve the cylinder. But good anyone who feels better by degassing, I will tell them to do so or let someone who knows what they're doing work on their PCP. And I love the Witt Machine brakes. I have 5...I believe. 😀
They stopped selling the Challenger Pro? I wasn't aware of that. Where did you get that info from? They just released the Challenger Pro LB in .30 and .35.
Nice breakdown vid peanut head! That TP is massive!
Thanks, numb walNuts!
You are welcome, Walnut-less.
Appreciate the effort to show us this. AEA has definitely gotten my attention here lately.
They seem to get better with each newer model.
I wish you would do a step by step. Putting it back together…and how did the trigger polishing work out?
The trigger polish came out good. I also bought trigger return springs that match the stock spring. Then I cut it down to shorter length, that still would engage the trigger. It is about 1lb on the trigger pull. I can do a step-by-step, but all my Challenger Pros are in Kansas and I'm in Colorado---gotta keep my job...lol
This video is great. I’ve been hoping someone would tear into this rifle and share with us. Thanks for taking the time to do so
I thought it would be a good thing to show it since I already had it apart.
Do you know why the regulator would get stuck in the open position to where it won't hold pressure it goes down with your air tank pressure?
Hmmmm... maybe the nut you adjust the reg pressure with is loose, reg may have gone out and needs a rebuild. Have you contacted who you bought it from?
You did a wonderful job, thanks for the video, I don't have one of these rifle but I just wanted to see the details that you went into.
I also asked Terry Fox, from fox power about that bolt handle handle, he told me they don't make a kit for it, but to me it looks like it's possible.
Thanks. I really like mine. I wish AEA 🤣 would do a caliber change kit or at least send parts over so that someone could change calibers.
@@Monkeydad1969 they probably saying if they do that they're not going to make any money, they prefer for someone to buy an entire new rifle
@@zsedcz talking to Bin of The Pellet Shop, AEA is terrible for sending parts. But I do hear that new things are coming... 😱👍🏾
@@Monkeydad1969 that is good news 📰
@@Monkeydad1969 There are 2 spring/roll pins to actuate the bolt. one going to side lever fell out and it looks like the other end on the probe would fall out if it wasn't for the receiver channel. I'm going through the whole shebang on the 9mm .🤨
Wow, thanks for the tear down view. I like ability to move the bolt handle over to the correct side for bench work. Question, when shooting that slug, how many shots per fill at or above 1000fps? I'm with you on leaving the fill probe in, but you should have a KapMan on it. It would look better and might help tighten groups🤣I happen to know someone tho can swage .2175, but he only does it for good friends:'). looking forward to the next video.
Thanks for the reply. I have to run a string soon on the shot count. I may switch back to the heavy spring. Ya know, I think I have this KapMan you speak of...lol.
And where did you get that muzzle brake that is nice
Witt Machine.
Some of those parts you polished looked like they were possibly made on a wire EDM. I could be wrong and they just had a sandblasted finish. I'd be really shocked / kinda impressed if they're making parts on an EDM.
Hmmm...your words hold wisdom. Maybe The Pellet Shop can chime in. @thepelletshop
@@Monkeydad1969 thank you, I'd be interested to see what the pellet shop might chime in with.
@@joshuagibson2520 same here.
I've been checking around to see if there is an attachment so I can hook up a carbon fiber bottle do you know of any
No. They don't make an adapter for a CF bottle to attach to the reg section of the rifle.
I am getting ready to do a trigger job on my .25 challenger pro it needs a little help. I believe that thay are a great way to get in to shooting slugs. Thay have the power to get them moving.
Just polish the sear and hammer and if you want to lighten the trigger pull you can cut a coil or two off the stock spring or take it to the hardware store and find a lighter spring close to it's diameter. Don't get a really light spring or you may not be able to get it to cock. I got a slightly lighter spring, cut off 2 coils and now my trigger pull is about 11oz. Also, polishing the hammer may seem useless since it rides the hammer guide and not the tube, but the sear does engage the hammer and it does smooth up the actual trigger pull. I bought my spring from Ace Hardware and it's item# 71XA. I hope this helps.
@Monkeydad1969 thanks for your response I appreciate it. Hopefully I'll get to it this weekend.
I just got my trigger polished and back together. Now to see how much it helped.
@@russellfleet7636 let me know please.
Where did you get that muzzle break
To strip away the turbulent air, to help with accuracy.
How about doing a video where you put it back together? Everything looks pretty straight forward but was wondering if there is anything that could be a potential problem. Mine currently has over a 5 lb trigger pull and it’s very gritty.
I thought about that, but I won't do a vid showing a disassembly or reassembly. That's just something I don't want to do, and then have someone complain to me that they tried to take it apart and or put it back together and now they're rifle is crap. Just a personal decision.
@@Monkeydad1969 😵💫how does the tube separate from the trigger? cocking lever roll pin fell out and the trigger needs to be polished. do I need to remove the trigger pivot pin or reach inside that spring on the transfer bar? May I just have to remove the big allen screw from the block by the trigger?
@@wushigung take out the 5mm socket screws and the small screw at the rear. The whole assembly will come off. You want to polish the sear and hammer. Maybe get a lighter trigger spring. Once you have it off you can put the pin back in place. Putting it back together is a lil rough. You need to make sure the spring stays in place. You can recess the sear by pulling the catch forward with a pick all while pushing down in the sear. This will keep the spring in place and help you put the assembly back in the tube.
Just be careful to check the functionality of your safety after adjusting that grub screw behind the trigger. If it's not set right the safety doesn't properly engage and it will fire when you pull the trigger even with the engagement showing safe. It's got a pretty narrow range of adjustment that it allows between the safety not working and the trigger itself not working.
You are and I did. I ain't trying to have an issue. Thanks for your reply!
How is this gun performing now?
It's a shooter. Trigger pull is a lot better. My .22 is definitely made to shoot 40+gr slugs. No issues, 🤞🏾. I hope to get out to punch paper with it soon. The .30 is a beast. I hope AEA will continue to improve upon what they have.
@@Monkeydad1969 your not lying bro, the 30 cal is absolutely a beast. I turned the reg up a little just to see what it could do with some NSA 54.5gr slugs and it was pushing them just over 1200fps!!! Almost 180FPE! I'm certain it would produce over 200fpe turning the reg a little more or maybe using a heavier slug. Idk if ill try pushing it higher and risk anything but it was pretty cool to see those numbers on the chronograph lol 😆
@@nolimitracing9752 mine came pretty hot, regulated at 200 bar. I was testing the .30 JSB KnockOuts in it and they were doing 1079 for 130fpe. And before you ask, the .30 KO Slugs are on the way 😎. I work at Predator, and we had received samples a few months ago. They shoot good out of the Challenger Pro in .30. I agree, the.30 is 200fpe capable for sure. I'd go heavier to achieve it.
Where did you get that moderator
The LDC is a Clague, the brake is a Witt Machine.
Great video ! Where did you get the muzzle brake ? Thanks
Hey Ronnie, that's a Witt Machine brake.
whered you see a vid from terry about adjusting the trigger? i have not seen, nor can i find it? nice work man, ive been waiting to see whats inside these before tearing into mine, thanks!
For the life of me I can't remember. But when you do tear into your rifle polish the hammer and the sear please. You'll thank me later. Also think about finding a softer spring the same diameter and length of the original trigger return spring and install that. I have also gone as far as to again getting a softer trigger return spring and cutting two coils off of it so that it is two coils shorter than the stock trigger return spring and my 30 caliber is just over a pound now in trigger pull. My 22 caliber I just polished the parts I have not replaced the trigger return spring yet but with that and me using it the trigger pulls down to just over 2 lb. I will be replacing that spring soon.
Great informative video! Please update use on your out come.
Will do. Again, sorry about the quality. My Rifle Room is being used as storage room and the basement was the best space at that time. Lol.
Great video. Much appreciated
Where did you get the muzzle brake and adapter from?
The adapter is from DonnyFl. The brake is from Witt Machine.
@@Monkeydad1969 ok cool thanks... is it something standard they sell or a custom thread to fit the donny fl? I wanna do as much as I can to get long rang accuracy outta my 30 and 35 pros
@@bensiegel4223 go to Witt Machine and look at the threaded brakes. You will give them your caliber and pick your thread (½*20). They always seem to have a sale, especially during a holiday. You can also pick the finish.
@@Monkeydad1969 That brake is pretty cool, alright.
@@Fubar684 thanks, I like them.
👋🏾sup bruh! Nice breakdown of the gun brudda 👊🏾😎
@@timmy4539 👋🏾sup bruh! I’m good brudda! 👊🏾😎
Thanks. Hi @Timmy!
I love all my AEA …
Both of my Challenger Pros, my .58 Zeus, Element Max, HPMax, and SF Standard are good shooters and never give me issues.
Do you still have your AEA ??
@@tommydaddio6724 I do. I just haven't had much time to shoot. It's still holding air.
@@Monkeydad1969 niceeeee. lol I saw your video then about 1/2 hour later my ass was doing the same thing. Lolol
@@tommydaddio6724 cool. It's always nice when you know how to take apart your own pcp. I think shooters who are confident and competent enough should be able to work on their own gear. Being able to watch a video on it helps even more. 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
Saludos
Okay you deconstructed the entire rifle. I am trying to bore my 30 cal so I can get the right size slugs. You never took the barrel from the upper or the breach. Be disconnected?
Remove the end cap and shroud. You'll see 2 flats on the barrel closer to the breech. That's where you use a wrench to unscrew the barrel from the breech. The nut on the barrel at the breech is to adjust the barrel depth at the mag well...to make sure that the mag slides into place and isn't loose fitting or super tight as to prevent the mag from being hard to insert or not being able to insert it at all. So once you get your bore diameter and put the barrel and breech together again you'll want to screw the barrel back in, then check the mag for proper fit. If you need to adjust the barrel then you use that nut on the barrel to set the proper depth. If you need a vid let me know.
@@Monkeydad1969 okay, thank you very much. I am going to try to get into swaging my own slugs. So every swaging video I've seen and people talking about slugging barrels just because it's a 30 count doesn't mean it's actually 8:30 they got different numbers for these things .275 .289or even .300 .310 so I just want to make sure I got the right one and thanks for the advice on how to disassemble it and now something goes wrong hopefully I know what I'm doing when I put it back together LOL
@@mauricejohns3635 always good to see an airgunner confidently working on their rifles and asking questions when they have a question. 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
Outstanding!👍👍👍
Creo que muchos no desarmaran nunca su rifle, son muchas piezas.
😅
It's not that bad, and I do work on air rifles.
Powerful gun!
I was here again, STALKING and PEEKING
Perv 🤣
I watched this and others many times. Now that mine is in pieces atm I came back to learn from the comments because I downloaded the video !👁
Thanks !!
👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
ohh, and you took it apart with pressure in the tank? i just asked about that witt brake in one of the aea groups a day or so ago, i mentioned they had one of my vids on their site back in the day. what group was that in? lol..
Yeah, no need to release the pressure. If I was worried then I would have released the pressure. What I was doing didn't involve the cylinder. But good anyone who feels better by degassing, I will tell them to do so or let someone who knows what they're doing work on their PCP.
And I love the Witt Machine brakes. I have 5...I believe. 😀
Would have been worth watching if regulator was shown disassemble!
Well, sorry... I wasn't gonna do all of that. Take yours apart.
Dang it... Maybe I DO need another project... My wallet hates you! LOL
So, my hates me too...LOL! It really is a nice rifle. I think I need another .22 set-up for pellets and I would love to get the .30 Challenger Pro.
Too bad they quit selling them they just discontinued them
They stopped selling the Challenger Pro? I wasn't aware of that. Where did you get that info from? They just released the Challenger Pro LB in .30 and .35.