AEA HP SS PLUS
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@JeffreyP123 Hey there, while looking into customising my own AEA HP SS i came across this forum and your post. I was wondering how you got t hat pistol grip to fit the HP SS if you're willing to share.
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My always Morphing AEA 25 cal. I also have the original 350cc Regulated air tube and a 450cc Bottle predator light for the night critters and extra sun shades because day time shooting in my yard is brutal
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Seconding this! I really like how you were able to fit that on and I'd love to try myself...
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Do those bad boys have names ?? Lol
Dee and Stroy ?
Seriously. very nice. What size bottle rail clamp for the terminator ?
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This may not be the best place to ask this, but here goes…
I am very green in the way of the airgun, owning but a lowly Snowpeak PP-750. I’ve been an avid black powder burner since ‘89, favoring AR-10’a mostly.
Anywho, whenever I try to study up on the AEA line, I swear my brain shorts circuits. For the life of me, I cannot decipher what appreciative differences exist between the differing models, as pretty much all of them are basically available in almost all calibers. For instance, what is the appreciable difference between a 30 cal Terminator and 30 cal HP carbine? Is it just barrel length? Or an HP standard custom .25 to an Assassin (or whatever they’re called now) in .25? I get that the Element is a lightweight offering, but it seems to me that AEA has basically 2 different types of airguns bullpup or standard, and bolt or semi auto.
AEA has a weird hold on me, on one hand, in comparison to many other brands, their airguns seem to offer so much more for the consumer buck than many others which draw me to them. But at the same time, this very thing also makes me wary. I guess I’m just too used to
The notion of, “you get what you pay for”.
Also, are there any models where an older generation might be preferable to a newer generation model (cost cutting measures, better sourcing of parts, etc)?
Please fellow air gunners, lend me your knowledge as it pertains to this matter.
Also, every AEA that has been posted in this thread is a looker.
I am very green in the way of the airgun, owning but a lowly Snowpeak PP-750. I’ve been an avid black powder burner since ‘89, favoring AR-10’a mostly.
Anywho, whenever I try to study up on the AEA line, I swear my brain shorts circuits. For the life of me, I cannot decipher what appreciative differences exist between the differing models, as pretty much all of them are basically available in almost all calibers. For instance, what is the appreciable difference between a 30 cal Terminator and 30 cal HP carbine? Is it just barrel length? Or an HP standard custom .25 to an Assassin (or whatever they’re called now) in .25? I get that the Element is a lightweight offering, but it seems to me that AEA has basically 2 different types of airguns bullpup or standard, and bolt or semi auto.
AEA has a weird hold on me, on one hand, in comparison to many other brands, their airguns seem to offer so much more for the consumer buck than many others which draw me to them. But at the same time, this very thing also makes me wary. I guess I’m just too used to
The notion of, “you get what you pay for”.
Also, are there any models where an older generation might be preferable to a newer generation model (cost cutting measures, better sourcing of parts, etc)?
Please fellow air gunners, lend me your knowledge as it pertains to this matter.
Also, every AEA that has been posted in this thread is a looker.
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I too would like to know the answer to those questions. I have a .30 assassin and I like it.
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The terminator is a little larger frame and has an added bottle reservoir (more air capacity) as a stock and doesn’t fold up.
The hp series ( assassin included) can be made in about any configuration. The difference between a standard and assassin appears to mainly be the assassin is semi and standard is bolt.
Hope that helps and there may be someone who will correct any errors I made.
Dave
The hp series ( assassin included) can be made in about any configuration. The difference between a standard and assassin appears to mainly be the assassin is semi and standard is bolt.
Hope that helps and there may be someone who will correct any errors I made.
Dave
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Size wise the HP TD (assassin, backpacker) receiver is like an AR 15 receiver size. Weighs around 6.5 lb. The Terminator receiver is more inline with the AR10 size receiver. Weighs in around 10lb. I took the stock bottle off and the front bottle off the Terminator and replaced with a .7 liter carbon fiber tank. Both rifles came with a folding stock though both have been replaced with Hogue stocks. The Terminator shoots around 100 FP and the TD shoots around 50 FP.
All HP carbines are semi-auto but can be converted to bolt. The Terminator is semi-auto only. Other than the Varmint all HP's I know of are semi-auto. The difference between the HP carbine and the HP TD is the TD comes with a larger carbon fiber bottle and has a folding stock. Both are semi-auto and have the same velocities. Bottles on both my rifles take 60mm clamp.
Terminator comes in two calibers, .30 and .357. HP Carbine and all its configurations come in .22, .25, and .30. One word of caution on AEA 30 cal barrels, all I have slugged measure .303 which limits ammo availability. Both of my rifles shoot slugs better than pellets. I shoot a 47.2 g .303 slug out of the Terminator and shoot a 26.8 g .249 out of the TD. Both shoot around 900 fps. I have shot the TD daily for over a year. It is my favorite rifle. Accurate enough to shoot 12 gauge hulls at 50 yards,
The big bores are either bolt or semi-auto depending on which one you buy.
All HP carbines are semi-auto but can be converted to bolt. The Terminator is semi-auto only. Other than the Varmint all HP's I know of are semi-auto. The difference between the HP carbine and the HP TD is the TD comes with a larger carbon fiber bottle and has a folding stock. Both are semi-auto and have the same velocities. Bottles on both my rifles take 60mm clamp.
Terminator comes in two calibers, .30 and .357. HP Carbine and all its configurations come in .22, .25, and .30. One word of caution on AEA 30 cal barrels, all I have slugged measure .303 which limits ammo availability. Both of my rifles shoot slugs better than pellets. I shoot a 47.2 g .303 slug out of the Terminator and shoot a 26.8 g .249 out of the TD. Both shoot around 900 fps. I have shot the TD daily for over a year. It is my favorite rifle. Accurate enough to shoot 12 gauge hulls at 50 yards,
The big bores are either bolt or semi-auto depending on which one you buy.
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Welcome to the hobby. Hope you have an understanding lady cause this is gonna get deep for you quick
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Welcome to the hobby. Hope you have an understanding lady cause this is gonna get deep for you quick
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Firstly, awesome pair you got there. I assume those are the first two rifles I mentioned in my original post (Terminator/Carbine )? If so, which would you chose and why, if you could only have 1 of them?
Actually scratch that. I just noticed one is a bolt gun and the other has a power wheel.
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Firewalker is showing a carbine, semi-auto and a Varmint bolt gun. Both nice rifles he will have to speak of his favorite. I hear real good things about the Varmint.
Of the two I displayed the TD {carbine} is my favorite and I carry it daily while walking the dogs. Light and very accurate for me the perfect air rifle. My TD is in 25 cal and if I had to do it again I would think hard on 22 cal. Just for a bit more range. I also would forgo the TD ($899.)and purchase the carbine ($659). Same gun just fewer accessories. I have over 4k rounds through my TD and it is still going strong. Purchased mine through the Pellet Shop.
Of the two I displayed the TD {carbine} is my favorite and I carry it daily while walking the dogs. Light and very accurate for me the perfect air rifle. My TD is in 25 cal and if I had to do it again I would think hard on 22 cal. Just for a bit more range. I also would forgo the TD ($899.)and purchase the carbine ($659). Same gun just fewer accessories. I have over 4k rounds through my TD and it is still going strong. Purchased mine through the Pellet Shop.
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