N/A PCP With Solid Barrel

I'm not sure if I'm answering what you're asking, but I just bought a Skout Airguns Evo largely because they have partnered with Lothar Walther and Sub-MOA to make solid bull barrels for their rifles. Their bull barrels are both solid steel bulls, and hybrid... steel barrels in a fused carbon fiber and resin casing. Their barrels ratchet down at the breech end and have another locking mechanism further down the barrel. Leaning these against the barrel should not be an issue.

oldsparky said:

I have a buddy that has gotten into airguns. He is a hunter and will continue to lean his pcp barrel on things. Not many PCP's will keep point of impact. I know in the past you could get a Evol, the original Taipan seems solid. I dont know about the Taipan 2. Are there any currently available PCP's that fit that description?

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I have both the Taipan 1 and Evol. No poi changes. I've heard similar with Taipan 2s. R5Ms are also rock solid. Never had an issue with RTI Prophet. Uragan was solid, V3 and Crickets also. Only guns I personally owned still available that I'd vouch for.

Daystate and Brocock would be a couple others that have solid barrels.

There is also RAW . I run from .625 to .75 barrels in mine. You can lean em up on whatever you want. no POI issues.

I am pretty hard on stuff and certainly not the most graceful woods walker. My Taipan Vet and Daystate Huntsman rarely change POI.

I agree with the comments above. My personal experience with the RTI Prophet is that the barrel is stable. The AAA EVOL barrel screws into the receiver like a firearm and has a tension shroud. It is consistent. The RTI Mora has the barrel clamped into the receiver with 6 cap screws, but, it is a big heavy 10 lb gun.

Barrel stability and wandering POI was my no. 1 problem when I was shooting the brand with thin, straw like barrels concentrically constrained by O-rings inside another tube and tensioned. That system does not work for me.

The Prophet, despite its lack of ergonomics, is my go to. It always hits 0 after a day out in the woods or a week in the safe with a 10 inch moderator screwed to the muzzle. It is very powerful and shoots almost everything to about the same POI. Customer Service is great.

Mike

Edit: I just acquired a used AEA Megalodon. So far, so good, it seems solid if heavy. That gun is less money than the others, is very available, and is good for the magazine or less volume of shooting experienced while hunting. I know, it's a little down market, but the Meg don't care.

I had a prophet that never had that issue. I lean my guns against trees when squirrel hunting all the time and you can't do that with my impact. My K1 you can lean it. Of course all my springers I can. Not my Aveng-x(among other issues). My V3 no issues,raw no issue. Going to get a drs and try it out.

I just cannot see treating a gun that rough just leaning it against a tree ? But then again i have seen people literally toss a gun into the truck bed , not like 3 feet away but still a few inches drop.

yeah my impact all I have to do is lean it against a tree or wall and it shifts a tiny bit. Now I just shoot it mostly after birds and never lean it

My Mavericks don't have any issues,

Weihrauch HW100 rifles have solid steel barrels.

beerthief said:

I just cannot see treating a gun that rough just leaning it against a tree ? But then again i have seen people literally toss a gun into the truck bed , not like 3 feet away but still a few inches drop.

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Yes, for hunting a solid barrel is generally better, but it' not the only criteria. The manner in which it attaches to the receiver varies, and some are considerably more or less robust than others. In my experience, the Taipan Veteran I is maybe the most solid of any I have owned. In addition to screwing into the receiver there are numerous (12 I think) machine screws on the scope tower that encompass the barrel. Most air rifle barrels are held by set screws at the shank of the barrel that slides into the receiver. The longer it is the better, such as the RAW. All that said, air rifles are relatively fragile compared to cartridge firearms. One of the best pieces of advice I was given as a kid, never lean a gun against a tree, fencepost, car, etc. Place it on the ground. This is a safety issue. If it's on the ground, it can't fall! No one thinks it will happen, but it does. I've known of several instances where ill-placed guns fell down. One discharged, and luckily no one was hurt.

The Zelos has a solid barrel.

NEVER had my FX Boss, Royale or Bobcat shift poi IF I happened to lean them on the barrel. I try to always lay them flat when filling but there have been times when I didn't with no ill effects.

My r5 and r5m, prophet, uragan compact don’t have poi issues If they are leaned but my katran does. I have done zero investigation but I feel that’s not normal. I may look into this today.

Here is my list of suggestions. I own all these rifles (and too many more)

RTI Prophet. I own two V1s. Built like tanks. I actually had the air stripper come off the end of my .25LR barrel yesterday (my doing) while shooting groups at 47 yards yesterday. It shot a sub-1/2” EDGE-TO-EDGE group before the air stripper came off inside the shroud. After the air stripper came off the PoI shifted about 1.5” - but it shot two more 1/2” edge to edge 47 yard groups with a loose air stripper in the shroud!!! I’m taking pictures and will do a post on it. No damage to air stripper - TIGHT manufacturing tolerances with RTI!

Weihrauch HW110 - barrels screw into breech and threaded part is long. Also has integral barrel band.

Taipan Vet 2 - barrels are threaded into breech with Vet 2s.

Daystate Huntsman Regal/Revere - short barrels with strong barrel support bands. As the name suggests, designed for Hunting which as we all know includes the use case where you lean your rifle against a tree while taking a piss.

-Ed