Honestly I think there more of a field gun. They are likely the most well-built airgun out there when it comes to durability. Thats just me going off of the abuse videos I have seen. I would never drag mine behind a truck or toss it over a cliff. I would not really call it out of date. Though airguns are evolving rapidly. Those electronic airguns and floated barrel airguns just wont hold a candle to the abuse that an EvoL can take. I think in this case airguns with more built-in features are more likely to have failures and issues in the field. I could be wrong but I think that they were originally built for rough out in the field use. They also have very few o-rings. The air tube is made of titanium where most are steel, aluminium, or have a bottle. By no means am I saying that other airguns are not designed with heavy field use in mind, I just personally feel that American air Arms builds and designs them with hunting first. Also that trigger is dam nice. I have several airguns and have gotten rid of a fair amount as well. EvoLs for what they are, are hard to beat. My favorite airgun is actually my EvoL mini. I actually picked up a Western Mordax a few weeks back. Much easer to adjust the power but I still feel that the EvoL mini for example is overall a better airgun. Please understand Im not trying to be biased in any way. This is just my opinion. I have a love for airguns and have for a good many years. Airguns are for sure getting more powerful. EvoLs are tuneable and you can get a good amount of power out of them. Sure not as much as some but at the same time more then others. Really just depends on what your needing the airgun for. I am curious what the new EvoLs will be like.
Not out of date… they have justifiable and verifiable good reputations. They are field gun as stated by @Elbowgrease … Many have been sold on endless adjustments and finger fondling as being necessary to enjoy a simple thing…
Simple is simply great in many instances… I just looked on the AoA website. They currently have 3 listed. One of them is of the newer version. The 30 EvoL. Read through the description. It has the externally adjustable regulator. The other two do not. I would call AoA ad see what they say.
@Emu As for the older Evol being out of date, that would depend on what you'd compate it to, and how and why. Around a decade ago, most airguns had very little in the way of tuning adjustments built into them. (Which incidentally is when the Evol made its first showing). Then came the modern airgun era with several, and then several more, tuning aids. These tuning aids were engineered out of necessity to keep extreme spread close and to lessen harmonics with some manufacturer's more "delicately" built gun's. With that came the "tunability" marketing hype, which has evolved and "super-tuning" is now is more of a demand by the buyer. The Evol has never needed these types of marketing strategies because wat is engineered robust and for accuracy.Not out of date… they have justifiable and verifiable good reputations. They are field gun as stated by @Elbowgrease … Many have been sold on endless adjustments and finger fondling as being necessary to enjoy a simple thing…
Dont discount the EvoL mini. I have cleanly taken out pigeons and collard doves out to 127 yards. I shoot them on average between 36-104 yards. Im using JSB 18s in it. Its nice and compact as well.
If you're after an Evol Magnon 30, I'd suggest you buy it. They didn't make many. They are a nice light hunter, good for two to three magazines of shots on reg depending on the tune. Because of the short barrel length they are not a powerhouse, but they are an efficient and accurate small game gun, shooting around 75 pfe. (I've got both in legth's in 30 cal, and like the useful nature of the Magnon because squirrels expire just as easily with 75 pfe as with 99 pfe.)
about how many shots do you get? I am planning on a 22 and would desire to shoot 18 grain JSB’s. Most shots under 60 with occasional out to 100
www.airgunnation.com Tom confirmed at the end of December on HAM that the 15” Evol will continue exactly the same as the old version, except it will have an externally adjustable reg
