Bulldog My M357 Misadventures

[Chief55]

So, I took apart the Bulldog M357/Star Wars blaster and put on the Pitbull barrel supports and went on to put the Hill depinger in the tank and the Oring was too big and sloppy. No way it was going to go on without beating it in with a rubber mallet, so I put on a smaller Oring with some silicone oil, and it went in firmly. Now I was worried, so I called Airgun Revisions because they repair them and asked about it. He said the small Hill depinger would greatly lower my power because it is making a small plenum so I ordered one of Revisions that is much larger and will not affect my power. He also said the barrel is so thick that it doesn't need barrel supports and they won't do anything except make more back pressure in the shroud that could cause the shroud to blow up on the M357 and that the DFL Ronin that Utah had recommended and I bought would be okay on the original Bulldog but was much too small for the M357 causing too much back pressure and not being affective so I should have gotten an Emperor. So, I guess I wasted around $250 on the barrel supports, Hill depinger and Ronin. When I was putting it back together the spring for the safety shot across the room and it took about 10 minutes to find it, but I did get it back together so I can start over again when the new and improved depinger gets here. What a day. I almost got a TexanSS but they are 10 pounds without a scope so that was not happening.

 

[PapaT]

Wow, what an adventure.

 

[Chief55]

I am not wealthy so wasting money doesn't work for me. I will call Utah and see if I can return the Ronin to help cover the Emperor.

 

[Ezana4CE]

@Chief55 Don't feel bad. My first foray was worse.

 

[Hvacguy]

Glad AR was able to get you sorted out!!

 

[Chief55]

It was very interesting talking to AR. He told me that he had developed and tested the .257 and the .457 Bulldogs and I found out that he matches anyone else's prices. I got mine as an open box so it was a special buy but I kind of wish I had got it from him as he would have put his depinger in with no installation fee and his price is $100. less than anything I have seen other than the open box I got. But with the parts I bought that I will not use on this gun I guess it would have been about the same price anyway. Well, if someone is thinking about getting a Bulldog I believe he would be a very good source for getting one and he has all the seals and parts you might want or need in the future. He also does custom Marauders.

 

[PapaT]

Rich is my source for anything from the Iconic Outdoor Group, his prices are the best by a fair margin usually.

 

[dghal]

Good to Know

Hope you have it all sorted and working

 

[pan60]

@dghal
Welcome to HAM

 

[Ezana4CE]

It was very interesting talking to AR. He told me that he had developed and tested the .257 and the .457 Bulldogs and I found out that he matches anyone else's prices. I got mine as an open box so it was a special buy but I kind of wish I had got it from him as he would have put his depinger in with no installation fee and his price is $100. less than anything I have seen other than the open box I got. But with the parts I bought that I will not use on this gun I guess it would have been about the same price anyway. Well, if someone is thinking about getting a Bulldog I believe he would be a very good source for getting one and he has all the seals and parts you might want or need in the future. He also does custom Marauders.

I bought one from him. Rich has great customer service. When I trashed the valve body, I sent to back to him and he replaced it for a reasonable price and sent it back to me fast. The rifle has been trouble free from day 1. I trashed the valve body by installing the spring backwards when rushing to reassemble the gun trying to beat sunset to take a few shots. I think I’d installed a depinger that day.

 

[Pumacarl]

So, I took apart the Bulldog M357/Star Wars blaster and put on the Pitbull barrel supports and went on to put the Hill depinger in the tank and the Oring was too big and sloppy. No way it was going to go on without beating it in with a rubber mallet, so I put on a smaller Oring with some silicone oil, and it went in firmly. Now I was worried, so I called Airgun Revisions because they repair them and asked about it. He said the small Hill depinger would greatly lower my power because it is making a small plenum so I ordered one of Revisions that is much larger and will not affect my power. He also said the barrel is so thick that it doesn't need barrel supports and they won't do anything except make more back pressure in the shroud that could cause the shroud to blow up on the M357 and that the DFL Ronin that Utah had recommended and I bought would be okay on the original Bulldog but was much too small for the M357 causing too much back pressure and not being affective so I should have gotten an Emperor. So, I guess I wasted around $250 on the barrel supports, Hill depinger and Ronin. When I was putting it back together the spring for the safety shot across the room and it took about 10 minutes to find it, but I did get it back together so I can start over again when the new and improved depinger gets here. What a day. I almost got a TexanSS but they are 10 pounds without a scope so that was not happening.

Sounds like a normal day working on airguns to me, spend a lot of time doing things that I'm going to have to undo, chase parts on the floor, and then realizing I spent money on stuff I'm not going to use and need to spend more money on things that I actually need. There's the hobby, right there! With occasional shooting of course. lol