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Old 06-14-2012, 03:04 PM   #1
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Default The Mother of all Air Rifles

Stumbled across this today

Sounds like fun, but kinda pricey

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Old 06-14-2012, 04:24 PM   #2
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Hi...


Priceiest one I've seen yet. And it doesn't even have a recoil pad...!! (like the smaller ones do!).


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Supposedly kicks like a .22, but you do need a dive tank (3000psi) to fill it up.


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Hi...


Yes, true about the dive tank (cannot be moisture in the compressed air being used).

Just saw/read more about in the new Fur-Fish-Game mag I got today. Very interesting.


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Lewis and clark used an air rifle on their expedition. It was powerful enough to take down elk. The buttstock was a detachable air tank that took hundreds of strokes to pump up.

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For that much I will buy a "real" gun!


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We've come a long way since Bill and Merriwether. I'll stick to the one that doesn't require an air compresser tagging along behind me.


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Ahh, airguns. It is nice to know that airguns are still "underground". The original post is about the Benjamin Rogue PCP .357 with electric trigger. This is only touching the surface of airguns, my friends. This gun doesn't have rave reviews as for as accuracy in this caliber, and .357 is only middle ground when it comes to caliber with airguns. There are literally thousands of variables when it comes to the 4 types of airguns (pumper, Co2, springer/gas piston, PCP), not including the pellet brands and variables. There's hundreds of airgun tuners out there also that have this as a huge hobby.

Personally, I think any airgun over .357 is a waste of money. The pellets start to get expensive in that range and beyond. If you stick with .177 or .22 or .25, the pellets will pay for the gun over the long run. I love the fact that I can shoot 500 rounds in .22 all day for 10 bucks. You won't find that in a powder burner.

I could go on and on and on and on, but I won't. Enjoy these 2 links though . The second link is everything you need to learn about air guns.

Btw, no need to carry a tank while hunting. Hunting is usually only a one-shot thing, and a lot of the PCP guns can take up to 30 or 60 rounds before refilling, depending on the setup and caliber. If you do want to carry a 66 cu ft carbon fiber tank, go ahead... no biggy.

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Personally, I think any airgun over .357 is a waste of money.
I don't know about that. I have a sabot cannon. It's hand held, scoped, has an electric trigger, is breech loaded and accurate to a hundred yards. The rounds don't cost much because it'll shoot anything I can make a sabot for up to about the size of a racquetball. It'll even shoot arrows.

The air tank is quite small and attached to the weapon. It primes the chamber with the push of a button. Then you just prop it on your shoulder like a bazooka, sight and squeeze the electric trigger.

It makes that Benjamin Rogue look like a wussy gun.


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For that much I will buy a "real" gun!
Exactly what I was thinking Coz! I bet it would be fun to shoot, but they priced me right out of the market on that one.


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