N/A Can You Rest your PCP on the Air Bottle when shooting??

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Hey all.

One more question I have that I’ve always wondered about. Forgive my repeated questions.

When I shoot I use an old camera tripod to rest the front end on while I am sitting in a chair. I find this works best for my back and neck.

In looking at all these PCP rifles and bull pups I see more and more that have the air bottle out front under the barrel. I’m talking about the ones that are more “bottle” shaped than the “tube” style that bull pups have.

I would like to know if it’s OK to rest your rifle like I would do with that bottle resting upon the tripod. Would it cause the seal to loosen over time? Would it be safe to do it that way?

It’s one of the reasons I have been unsure about the models that have the bottle mounted in the front. I’ve seen some of the nicer models have a bracket that’s mounted on the frame of the rifle and extends out several inches to protect the bottom of the bottle and give you a place to rest the rifle on your tripod.


Can you give some guidance on this and whether it’s ok to do or if it should not be done unless you have a bracket protecting it?

Thank you all again for your help and time.

MUHerd
 
I've used a Saber Tactical bottle clamp on a few different air rifles with no adverse effects. They look like this.


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Nalajr said:
Hey all.

One more question I have that I’ve always wondered about. Forgive my repeated questions.

When I shoot I use an old camera tripod to rest the front end on while I am sitting in a chair. I find this works best for my back and neck.

In looking at all these PCP rifles and bull pups I see more and more that have the air bottle out front under the barrel. I’m talking about the ones that are more “bottle” shaped than the “tube” style that bull pups have.

I would like to know if it’s OK to rest your rifle like I would do with that bottle resting upon the tripod. Would it cause the seal to loosen over time? Would it be safe to do it that way?

It’s one of the reasons I have been unsure about the models that have the bottle mounted in the front. I’ve seen some of the nicer models have a bracket that’s mounted on the frame of the rifle and extends out several inches to protect the bottom of the bottle and give you a place to rest the rifle on your tripod.


Can you give some guidance on this and whether it’s ok to do or if it should not be done unless you have a bracket protecting it?

Thank you all again for your help and time.

MUHerd
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Not unless you're unscrewing your bottle often, or have a really long bottle like the 700cc.
 
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Although it's not designed as a rest, many use it that way without issues, as mentioned above. I think the important thing to remember is to place the rifle in its rested position gently. The full length of the bottle creates considerable leverage, and a bang at the front end multiplies its effect at the rear.
 
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Nalajr said:
Hey all.

One more question I have that I’ve always wondered about. Forgive my repeated questions.

When I shoot I use an old camera tripod to rest the front end on while I am sitting in a chair. I find this works best for my back and neck.

In looking at all these PCP rifles and bull pups I see more and more that have the air bottle out front under the barrel. I’m talking about the ones that are more “bottle” shaped than the “tube” style that bull pups have.

I would like to know if it’s OK to rest your rifle like I would do with that bottle resting upon the tripod. Would it cause the seal to loosen over time? Would it be safe to do it that way?

It’s one of the reasons I have been unsure about the models that have the bottle mounted in the front. I’ve seen some of the nicer models have a bracket that’s mounted on the frame of the rifle and extends out several inches to protect the bottom of the bottle and give you a place to rest the rifle on your tripod.


Can you give some guidance on this and whether it’s ok to do or if it should not be done unless you have a bracket protecting it?

Thank you all again for your help and time.

MUHerd
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the subject comes up from time to time... personally i thing stressing the neck of an HP vessel is bad but many many do this. I think it is always best to perch on a stock.
 
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the subject comes up from time to time... personally i thing stressing the neck of an HP vessel is bad but many many do this. I think it is always best to perch on a stock.
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I agree and yes, a lot of people do it. I just installed a ST long rail on mine and never have to rest on the bottle. Usually use a bipod anyway
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Even internal pressure is a lot different than leveraged external force, but these bottles are probably fine with it unless hammered on. Otherwise they would probably be enclosed is some protective shroud.

I tend to be overly cautious about some things.
One of my duties in a past job was failure analysis and I received some pretty comprehensive training on the subject. I have also seen the aftermath of high pressure vessel failures. It kind of makes me look at a some things differently than others.
 
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