Air Rifles for Big Boys -
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02/17/21 12:31 PM
02/17/21 12:31 PM
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zallen
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Does anyone have any experience with them? I've seen some people on Youtube use them for dispatch work and pest control. Supposedly there are some that (if legal) can be used for game up to deer size.
With ammo the way it is right now I've been pondering purchasing one so I can still enjoy plinking without crying every time I pull the trigger. There's as many manufacturers of air guns as there is of "regular" firearms. I've been eyeing a company called Brocock (yes, that's the name) they seem to have some quality stuff that isn't priced like a Perazzi.
Anyone have any experience with them or with any of the others?
“Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves.”
William Pitt
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Re: Air Rifles for Big Boys -
[Re: zallen]
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02/17/21 12:36 PM
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There is an air gunners show on what ever network has the freedom brand trapping show. The only one I watched a father and son team killed deer with ariguns!
“What’s good for me may not be good for the weak minded.” Captain Gus McCrae- Texas Rangers
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Re: Air Rifles for Big Boys -
[Re: zallen]
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02/17/21 02:16 PM
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Check out Sam Wood Outdoors on YouTube. He has several. This year he got a fully automatic air rifle. Is sweet. I think he gets them from Utah air guns.
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Re: Air Rifles for Big Boys -
[Re: zallen]
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02/17/21 08:03 PM
02/17/21 08:03 PM
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bleeohio
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It's a rabbit hole for sure. I've had at one time quite a few of the big name pcp air rifles. While they work, they are great. When they develop problems, they are a pain. A fella once told me there are two kinds of pcp guns, ones that leak and ones that are getting ready to leak. I have a handful of quality German springers now in .177 and .22 that are as accurate as anything out there. Easy to tune for a nice shot cycle and no worry about an air supply. But be warned, the rabbit hole is long and deep, lol.
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Re: Air Rifles for Big Boys -
[Re: zallen]
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02/18/21 09:42 AM
02/18/21 09:42 AM
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zallen
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Good info - for those guys who have PCPs: I realize you can get a high pressure hand pump but if you want the tanks filled where do you take them? Scuba shops? How much does it cost?
“Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves.”
William Pitt
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Re: Air Rifles for Big Boys -
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02/18/21 10:23 AM
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Good info - for those guys who have PCPs: I realize you can get a high pressure hand pump but if you want the tanks filled where do you take them? Scuba shops? How much does it cost? Scuba and paint ball shops , some fire departments will fill them. I was told by one place $5 per fill. Some places only fill to 3k psi. It all that's needed for paint ball and extends the life of their compressor. Carbon Air tanks are expensive and are required to be tested every 5 years or places won't fill then. I read testing is a few hundred. You can get 4500 psi compressor starting at $300. A 74 cf carbon tank will cost over $500. Cheap compressors are only rated for filling guns. The run time is to long for filling tanks. Heat is the enemy. That said a guy showed me his set up this week with the cheapest Chinese compressor he has been running going on 2 years. He bought out of date fire department tanks and filled his on with it. takes about an hour he said. Out dated tanks are cheap $50 & tanks will fill your gun almost instantly. Filling DC directly to your gun from cheap compressors takes about 3 min I'm reading.
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