I imagine there are pumpers out there that use regulators. Anyone know of one? That would be the primary missing ingredient, if you want "true PCP accuracy" out of a pumper.
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Air Venturi Ted thinks "Multi-pumpers are Great Again" Seneca Dragonfly MK2
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It was on the AOA “used” gun list. Someone spent a $ on customizing it. I imagine it’s a shooter.
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Well, from what I see, and I'm no expert by any means with pumpers or springers. The springer has 1 pump to it, but the gun has a double recoil. The pumper has many pumps but shoots with no real recoil. Either way, both will aggravate my tendonitis in my elbow. I liked shooting the HW97, my elbow objected. Pumpers would have same issue with me, but it's still a nice concept.
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The Seneca aspen is close to this. It’s a non regulated pcp with a pump built in. So it’s self regulating as you just take a shot or two then pump back up. It’s large and bulky.
AOA used to sell a 392 ACP that was similar but I think it had problems and was discontinued
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Had to look up that 392. That seems like a really cool idea if they could just get a little more power out of it
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It is a Steve Corcoran stock. I have another from him on my HW30/R7. He is a great guy and does nice work.
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I'll never get rid of my pumpers, and I plan to add more. I prefer vintage multi-stroke guns. I don't dislike the Dragonfly, it's just that I'll be putting my money on a vintage 'Dan when the time comes. Trying to talk me out of it is like trying to tell a guy who likes classic cars that he's wasting his money when there are so many new, better cars out there. If I recall, I paid about $100 for a new Benji 397 in the mid 90s. I still have it and it works great nearly 30 years later. I haven't had the opportunity to handle a Dragonfly, but I doubt it would stand up as well to 30 years of use as some of the classics. JMO.
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The Dragonfly is nothing special. My friend got one and he loves it. I went through it for him and lubed all the stress points and a built-in oil foam gasket in the pumping chamber. It did help smooth out the cocking cycle a bit but I found it quite clanky. Seems quite delicate. I’m used to the Sheridan and Sheridan Benjamin also. There is something to be said about the power to weight ratio of a pumper compared to a springer. As little as I shoot, the pumping isn’t an issue. Seems the older I get, the further back I want to live. And simpler.
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I’ve picked up a few vintage pumpers, but had the Dragonfly 2 first. It’s still my most accurate gun. If only it were beefy in the pump linkage like the Crosman140 or Blue Streak…Way easier to pump though. also the barrel appears to be made of some sort of rubber, the way it flexes. I modified an extra rear sight & made a front barrel band- helped a ton. Such a noisy pumper(pumping). A few simple modifications added 50-120fps from 5pumps to 15 pumps. Would buy a German-made equivalent if someone made one. Still impressive for a Chinese (Korean?) made gun.
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