Looks like an awesome time brother! I've got the Karma SLS 25 which is great for most smaller animals due to its lower power. I've been trying to trade for an EQ 30 but no one wants to let theirs go. That FPE is amazing!
What power are you getting out of it? Because it has the same plenum and I think same valve port size as the .30 cal⦠I would recommend just doing what I did a do a barrel swap⦠24ā barrel is great as is for lighter slugs and super efficient pellet shooting but the 28ā Has made all the difference. In many ways itās been a similar effect to adding a plenum to the barra. Since the barrel is longer the range in which I can use the hammer spring/dwell to tune effectively is increased⦠So Iām getting better power than before more efficiently because the reg is lower than I wouldāve had it with the 24ā barrel.
I would suggest just buying a 28ā or 31ā barrel and having it machined to fit. Or have it sent to me and Iāll do it for you.
Iām just waiting for my new shroud to get it to fully unveil the gun. I have a way to make any length shroud you want and it will be a 1 minute change over. Actually if someone wanted a whole barrel system for this gun I could do that EASY⦠send an 18ā-20ā barrel for a shorty, keep the stock barrel as a medium barrel and 28ā-31ā barrel for heavy slug shooting. I could have those machined and with a custom shroud, tuned and sent back in less than 2 weeks.
I only say this because I think karma has missed a trick here. The way the barrel mounts into the stock is incredibly secure, stable and EASY to change. If they released some barrel kits and/or caliber swap options this gun could be a Swiss Army knife.
Anyways I will be offering this stuff as a tuning mod service. Iām calling it the Karma EQ HCT -Heartland Coyote tune.
Heartland air:
Whisperlite moderator
Picatinny trigger guard
CF bottle mod
Barrel:
Custom machined* Lothar Walther blank
28ā
1:16ā twist
Polygonal rifling
The sizes of the radial transfer ports in the barrel are not the OEM size. Total port area has been brought up to 75% of bore diameter. Which for LW means .306.
Slug:
BARS- 71gr hybrid boattail
@890fps
Tested BC @ 0.19
125fpe
92fpe@200y
The is my cold weather āmediumā tune. Still getting between 20-25 shots a fill in 30°-40°F weather. This gun will likely push 130fpe for 30 shots in the summer heat.
I will also be offering a 62gr Varmintknockers slug option for people who might not want to shoot that heavy.
The reason Iām pitching you all of this is because I sincerely believe you could get one of those 60gr altaros or the heavy hyperline ELR slug going 930-950fps out of the .25cal EQ. You just need a longer barrel.
If any of this peaks your interest let me know. If you want the whole mod package it would be ācheapā but it would be less than a new gun for sure. Based off prices Iāve seen it would be cheaper than even buying an FX barrel and liner assembly.
We go back to early Barra 250z days so I would likely do it for you at cost or barely above cost. Plus I would really like to play with a .25 cal version of this gun. You know how I obsess over the slug tuning until I get it just how I want and after 4 or 5 months I really feel like I truly understand this EQ and how to make it shine. I know people hate the trigger -mine is modded down to a hairpin haha- but for a hunting rifle this thing is incredibly capable and rugged.