Do You Find "Bottle Guns" Ugly?

[CheckUrSix]

Very few OEM's have integrated the necessity of air to be shelved somewhere else than the ugly bottle. This in my opinion, is what sets the EdGun Leshiy 2 apart, seems Ed was/is on to sompt'n here i.e. maybe three smaller tubes buried in a nice walnut butt stock with Ed's Simple to work on/user friendly valve system? The Leshiy 2 truly makes for one of the nicest looking & easiest to replace the dreaded "O" rings or tuning of air guns in recent times. The older long tube guns were even more aesthetically palatable. Heck even the old FX Revo tried to mask the ugly bottle in the stock and as such was somewhat effective. Reminds one of the Vintage Rapids with the ugly bottle stick'n out the front, however the guns tuned were "Z" so to speak, best. Just maybe, we shall wean off being bottle fed in the future?



Do you like "Bottle" guns?

 

[FrankinFairfield]

First question: Yes

Second question: No

 

[L.Leon]

Ugly? Not particularly... I like many different types of PCPs. The non bottle PCPs are svelte but I like to plink and shoot a lot so my eyes have grown to like the esthetic of some bottle guns.

 

[theLBC]

i am not a fan, but if i was using it in the field i would want the extra capacity (or a guppy).

 

[AirShot]

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder !!!!!

 

[Guest]

Form should follow function.

 

[UCChris]

I love bottle guns and how they look. They look unmistakenly "airgun" and I love it. 

 

[vmaxpro]

Sometimes they look good! 

 

[vmaxpro]

Love tube guns too!

 

[CheckUrSix]

Yep!.......your AA long tube is Far & Away a nicer looking gun IMO! Vintage AA 510's had some of the Very most beautiful design of all stocks even to this day! & were selling for $595.00 in 22 cal!

 

[bambuino]

I like everyone's input here because rings true to my personal preferences. Was not a fan of bottle guns, but my last purchase belies all that. Now I got over it because spend most of my time looking through the scope, lot less time worrying about how the gun looks. Airguns in general to me area an odd looking animal.

 

[bambuino]

But then @vmaxpro shows up with his beauties...those are REALLY attractive.

 

[vmaxpro]

But then @vmaxpro shows up with his beauties...those are REALLY attractive.

Its the walnut stocks that do it in my opinion! I feel a nice walnut stock makes the best looking airgun.

 

[Lewis]

There is no question that they are not as pretty as a cylinder gun but the trade off for increased shot count and/or power usually makes up for it. 

My dual bottle Impact looks like a plumbing store DIY bagpipe contraption next to a 90's Daystate CRX, which I feel is one of the most handsome of guns.

 

[CyberDyneSystems]

It's funny how these things change the way we see them.

A few years back, I was so out of touch with air rifles I had no idea about PCP and anything other than a springer. I happened to buy a 1911 co2 bbgun on Amazong, fulfilled by Pyramyd Air, so it arrived with a shiny Pyramyd catalogue. On the cover was an intense close up shot of the Kral Puncher Pro 500's amazing Walnut stock. This was the first PCP rifle I ever laid eyes on. The bottle turned me off, but at the same time, the overall design absolutely fascinated me! From purely visual aspect, inside the catalogue the Seneca Dragonclaw (and family) also called out to me. This was more traditional looking, while at the same time, had enough departure from a powder rifle that again I was a little bewildered with just exactly what it was I was looking at. I did not even understand how these things operated yet!

It took me some time to finally try out a PCP,. and low and behold by then, that Kral was exactly what I was looking for. The combination of semi traditional Walnut, yet with those nearly spcae age lines, and that giant bottle, that was what I wanted. I'd already learned to love the aesthetics of the bottle, just from photos in catalogues and youtube videos.

Well, sadly I missed my opportunity at that Kral. By the time I was ready to buy, they had discontinued it, and to this day I've never seen one for sale used, so instead I got the close cousin, the Kratos. Turkish Walnut, and another big 500 bottle.

It took me a few years, but the big bottle grew on me.

 

[M0ist0ne]

Love my bottle babies.

To each their own though, I definitely migrated to the bullpup/more tactical look. 

 

[Long_Gun_Dallas]

The lines of a tube gun are undeniably cleaner... profile slimmer. But there is something attractive about a bottle gun as well. Maybe it's the utility or simplicity of just attaching a bottle right to the gun....

 

[bambuino]

But then @vmaxpro shows up with his beauties...those are REALLY attractive.

Its the walnut stocks that do it in my opinion! I feel a nice walnut stock makes the best looking airgun.

For sure! Walnut. Be a while before I can restock my RAW, just not a fan of glue-lams. Will be on the prowl for a nice walnut stock down the road.

 

[uhfradarwill]

Well being my name is Will Rogers, I'll just say:

"I've never met an ugly air rifle, just some a hell of a lot better looking than others!!

Will

 

[SDellinger]

I like walnut stocks. The metal AR stocks don't feel right. They shoot great but I prefer walnut.