And as far as the Huben goes, maybe one day…. My budget isn’t there yet, maybe in a few years I can treat myself!
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Entry level pcp pistol
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I'm going to say I really like my Sortie. It's a little big for a pistol but I can still fire it one handed if I want. It's a great backpack pcp, in my opinion. If I want an airgun in that size that isn't semi-auto, I reach for my Crosman 1322.
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I went with the Notos and you seen what happened with that......
, I made it better (for me anyways), it's a great little gun and soon will have plenty of mods just like all the others, but just stock it's fun, accurate and has power, cheap too, best deal for the buck, use Carm magazines, much better than the stock ones.
haven't heard any real bad press about the Notos from those who own one, the trigger is a 1 minute fix, the stock magazine isn't the best working, but that's why you buy a Carm magazine, other than that it's a great little gun, and it like's cheap Crosman pellets.....
, I made it better (for me anyways), it's a great little gun and soon will have plenty of mods just like all the others, but just stock it's fun, accurate and has power, cheap too, best deal for the buck, use Carm magazines, much better than the stock ones.haven't heard any real bad press about the Notos from those who own one, the trigger is a 1 minute fix, the stock magazine isn't the best working, but that's why you buy a Carm magazine, other than that it's a great little gun, and it like's cheap Crosman pellets.....
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I almost bought the Notos last week, then a coupon code Umarex gave me didn’t work so I stopped.
After just a little more consideration I figured I might prefer the semi auto.
And now since I’ve posted this I’ve convinced myself if I got the AEA I really ought to get it in .30 too ….. round and round I go
After just a little more consideration I figured I might prefer the semi auto.
And now since I’ve posted this I’ve convinced myself if I got the AEA I really ought to get it in .30 too ….. round and round I go
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I just saw the 6 shooter evanix you are selling!! It lacks the pistol length I envisioned, but I am loving the reliability of the pcp wheel guns….
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By wheel do you mean the circular magazine or do you mean the power wheel? If the former then hell yes! If the latter, the Evanix six shooter carbine doesn’t have a power wheel like other Korean guns or the huben.
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Wheel gun as in revolver, that’s what I call my .357 powder burner also! No it looks well built and designed, I love simplicity and reliability.
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Wheel gun huh. You must be a time traveler from the early 1900s.
It is a well built rifle and very accurate for a rifle that shoots from the mag.
I don’t have PM privileges here, but I’m really interested in your carbine. Whereabouts you located? Curious about shipping to 33513.
not sure about a time traveler, maybe watched too many westerns as a kid….
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I really prefer the aea line at the price point you'll get more power and the machine work is very high quality. I also have a hatsan and if I sent you pictures of where I disassembled it and put it back together three times you'll see that the parts are the worst looking like they were made with a file and a pair of pliers! Just read the reviews and comments you see for whatever you're considering. The sortie is definitely a No-No. I'm currently shooting 200 foot pounds with my aea Challenger Pro with just a very small modification and get two full magazines of 100 grain Mr hollow point at about 185 foot pounds. Get some 115 to 120 grain slugs in hollow point format and you'll see over 200 ft lb. Just realize that this is supposed to be 150 ft lb but by changing the weight of the hammer and reducing the regulator from 3,000 PSI to 2600 psi I can still exceed 180 ft lb and pellets are shooting at 175. My choice between regulated and unregulated leans toward regulated because you'll have more consistent accuracy at longer ranges and I like to do some target shooting and hunting. I feel frustrated shooting long range when every shot has a different velocity and a corresponding difference in point of impact. Still in terms of a small backpack gun I would consider the HP Max in 30 cal.
May all your shots be on target
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Most semi autos will only shoot one particular kind of ammo and that's typically appellate so in the 35 Cal a jsb 81 grain or the 77 grain Hades.
Also as soon as you take air to cycle the nextllllll lol ll round you're losing velocity and wasting air so you're going to reduce your shot count. I have an aea Challenger Pro 35 Cal that's supposed to be 150 ft pounds but I was watching Mr hollow point do a review and test several different rounds and I noticed that during the unboxing there was an extra spring wrapped in plastic in the box so it just tells me that Terry Fox put a different spring in the gun. I said wow you shoot 200 ft pounds on 150 lb gun. So now I have reduced my regulator and pressure to 2500 PSI from the 3,000 that it had when I received it. I added about 10 g of weight and a .175" shim and can shoot 125 grain hollow points at about 195 ft lbs. I went to the local gun range and some guys in the next Booth down were shooting an AR at a silhouette and they ran out of ammo and said we're going to go home and I should just leave your target up there you haven't hit anything on it but the important you didn't get any 7/8 or 9s or both eyes so let me take a shot and my first shot was a little to the right and low so I just compensated it took another shot and hit the bullseye and they just rolled over and said what the hell is that.
I totally agree and have been casting through four styles of both hollow point, round flat nose and some truncated cones for my 35 Cal.
I have a couple of sizing dies and a press some calipers and I can shoot both 357 and 356 size. I also use a chronograph and so if I cast some bullets that are 130 grain, they're too big to fit in the magazine anyway
. At 200 foot pounds there at the low 800 ft per second area. I got a lot of looks when I went out to the target range and guys were shooting an AR with a Dot site. You semi-auto spray and pray and not one single 7,8,9 or bullseye was hit. As they got ready to leave because they ran out of all those expensive bullets I said hey just leave your target up you haven't hit anything important yet and I'll clean up after you. First shot a little low into the right a little compensation couple of Mill dots here in a couple there and bullseye!They just looked and said what the heck is that thing!?
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nice looking slugs - those are 357? i would be interested in knowing what mold they are from.
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Lyman Devastator 357. I actually have two of them and it's supposed to be 125 grain but it cast 131 to 133 while the other one casts closer to 127 - 129 grain. There's another model that is closer to 145 grain.
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Thanks for the information I’ve been looking for something like this.
I found one mold in a single cavity 125 grain .358, placed the order.
The site is called buffalo arms.
I have .357 bushing so it’s nice it it is a little oversized. Sizing them down to .357 will clean up the edges and make sure they’re all as circular as possible. Not that would be able to tell the difference! I’m not a bench shooter and still learning how control my trigger pull and timing and all of that.
I found one mold in a single cavity 125 grain .358, placed the order.
The site is called buffalo arms.
I have .357 bushing so it’s nice it it is a little oversized. Sizing them down to .357 will clean up the edges and make sure they’re all as circular as possible. Not that would be able to tell the difference! I’m not a bench shooter and still learning how control my trigger pull and timing and all of that.
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THE NUMBER ONE problem with a semi auto is it seems your always filling air . You shoot faster and miss more often . just my observation
2 mags go real fast .
2 mags go real fast .
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not entry pricing but the huben gk1 pistol looks much better than the evinix viper as far as functional and shot count and accuracy..
Mark
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You are spot on, and that’s where my sights are set! Now finding one available or in stock is a different story….. that pistol looks perfect for me and what I want.
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That's the one #656637 Lyman mold. So what's your platform? Just that most platforms are under 150 ft lbs. Also I found that slugs may have more contact
with the rifling. In testing the 356's go about 8% faster so actually produce more terminal energy. I got 356 and 357 sizers. My Challenger will do 220 ft lbs with max hammer and regulator pressure. I like to keep it tuned down to 85% power and use ammo that goes 825 to 930 fps. FX hybrids weigh 68 grain and go 995 fps but only give 150 ft lbs. My favorite is Griffin 105 dish base HP for flattest trajectory. 118 grn boat tail hollow points go 863 delivering 196 ft lbs. I even tried some 115 grain Missouri Bullets in 356. Yikes they shoot cinder blocks to pieces! Just test your barrel diameter and shoot the heaviest ammo that's in 5 inch group at your intended distance.
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good info, thank you
I have an evanix rex and rex p. Haven’t tested these much - just used them for plinking with roundball most of the time, not sure what energy to expect. 150fpe for the rifle I believe, about 90 for the pistol. I will order a .356 bushing in case it is a sweet spot for the Rex’s as well
I have an evanix rex and rex p. Haven’t tested these much - just used them for plinking with roundball most of the time, not sure what energy to expect. 150fpe for the rifle I believe, about 90 for the pistol. I will order a .356 bushing in case it is a sweet spot for the Rex’s as well
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