| Author | Message | ||
     Rick_a |
The kid wanted one of these  but can't use the cocking knob on one. Wanting to be self sufficient he leaned towards this which operates like his rifle  which is fine...especially as it's about 1/3 the price of the other and performs just as well. The looks...though...leave much to be desired. Fixed:  20140905_000146 by Slick_Rick77, on Flickr  20140905_000022_LLS by Slick_Rick77, on Flickr My air pistol there for comparison. He aught to enjoy it. I'll be sighting it in tomorrow then finding a nylon belt holster for it. Wife says I spoil him. Naww. | ||
| Reepicheep |
Nice! Nothing like spending 15 minutes in the garage with a pellet trap at 20 feet shooting one handed trying to make one ragged circle... A nice way to decompress. | ||
| Rick_a |
Yes. We usually shoot the pistols at ~10m in the back yard. This one is a more serious paper puncher:  ...and this one is the long range blaster:  Sadly that blew its seals recently. Thankfully rebuild kits are still available. The kids has a lot of power for a compact little package. It should be a good time, and he'll finally have one that's light enough to hold up and easy to operate without my assistance. | ||
| Rick_a |
Test fired pistol. Works great. The rear sight base needed to be shaved down to get the elevation low enough, but other that it's as good as a $55 pistol gets. The trigger is a crisp 4.5lbs. It's good for me but may be a little heavy for him. I was able to knock down a 1" resettable target three out of four times at 10m. The miss was all me. Definitely "field" accurate. The rear sight is chintzy but useable. He should have a blast with it. I know I did. | ||
| Ourdee |
Rick, Are you going to put a 2 stage trigger in it for him? | ||
| Rick_a |
Only if the stocker is too much for him. Got a nylon holster for it today. A 5" pistol holster works perfectly. | ||
| Sifo |
I wonder if it would be possible to fit the adjustable trigger from the 2300 series pistol? The appear quite similar. Not to hijack the thread, but this is a pretty cool video about an air rifle in US history... | ||
| Buellkowski |
What I use for a spring air pistol league, and for garage practice:  Fill it using a 5 lb tank from a fire extinguisher supplier. Dead-nuts accurate. Who needs a scope? :-) CO2 isn't the sexy competition technology these days, but it is durable and reliable, and you don't have to discard cylinders every 10 years like the compressed-air scuba tank folks do. Enjoy your new acquisitions. Keep it in the black! | ||
| Sifo |
CO2 isn't the sexy competition technology these days, but it is durable and reliable, and you don't have to discard cylinders every 10 years like the compressed-air scuba tank folks do. What cylinders would need to be scrapped? Certainly not the SCUBA tanks, I've had some that were over 40 years old that were just fine. They do need periodic inspections and hydrostatic testing though. No big deal though. The compressed air should be completely dry so it shouldn't cause any issues in the gun either. Not meaning to be argumentative, I'm just not aware of what would need replacing. Then again, I'm not up to speed on combining these various tools in this way. | ||
| Hootowl |
Both my scuba tanks are 25 years old. Passed DOT inspection just fine. | ||
| Rick_a |
Nice vid Sifo. I had basic info on the rifle, but have never seen it in detail. A little fancy for me, Buellkowski. Is nice. I wouldn't mind a stocked PCP pistol for general use, but the initial investment in such things is a bit much. This is the kid's rifle with mine:  20140313_171905 by Slick_Rick77, on Flickr He's had it since last December and has recently gotten very good with it. | ||
| Buellkowski |
Sifo, I'm referring to the pistol's cylinders (which are light & thin and risk potentially dangerous failures after repeated high-pressure filling/discharge cycles over 10 years), not the scuba tanks some folks use to fill them. The cylinders are now date-stamped and some ranges and competitions prohibit the use of old PCP cylinders on the line. I think at least one manufacturer now offers one free cylinder swap after ten years, but that's with a purchase of a nearly $2K gun. An aged CO2 rig like mine can be had at a fraction of that and the relatively low-pressure cylinders never expire. And it's sorta entertaining to watch "snow" come out of the barrel on hot, humid days. | ||
| Buellkowski |
Rick, the Webley Tempest is a great pistol, provided the user doesn't mind cocking it. Vintage ones are highly sought after. How old is yours? Ah, just noticed it's a Beeman... (Message edited by Buellkowski on September 08, 2014) | ||
| Rick_a |
Yeah...that one is mid 90's. It was purchased to shoot, not as a collectable. It's had a "super tune" done which improved the trigger and smoothed it up a bit. With good accuracy and being reasonably powerful, it shoots much better than most reviews suggest. |
