A couple years ago I bought a Leishy 2. Right after that, the BinTac PCPs came out. I've been out of touch a bit, but is a Leishy still a desirable gun?
EDgun Is Leshiy 2 still a gold standard?
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IDK, leishy's seem to be way more mechanically complicated than the BinTacs. Been watching a lot of Macabespeed, BinTacs just look like a more well designed, functional gun.
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current wartime political fray makes things less desirable for some folks. but those are issues we can not discuss here.
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Still running a gen 1 in .25 . Didn’t bother adding the external reg. Changed the jets, adjusted reg and have been shooting it like that. 860 FOS with JSB kings. No POI changes from below freezing to above 100*. Did mod it a bit with a 480cc bottle and a new grip. It’s my hunting rig for small game. I’d say it’s the semi auto gold standard.
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Hadn't heard of it, just looked it up. That doesn't have the appeal of the Leishy, haha
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There is so much variety currently available in airguns that an airgun might only be considered as a gold standard (= best of breed) within a specific category of airgun types. I've owned 3 L2s. They excel at some things (semi-auto, small when folded, removable magazines, modular design, etc.) but perhaps not so much at other technical features. A fine break barrel rifle like the Weihrauch HW95 (Beeman R9) with the Rekord trigger system might be considered by some to be a gold standard within the category of spring or gas piston powered manually cocked single shot air rifles.
Many of the folks who can afford to own multiple airguns will switch between them depending on their required use at the time. Like whether they need to carry the airgun while walking miles through the woods, or be able to hit a small target accurately at over 50 yards away, or maybe to shoot at some 10 yard paper targets in a backyard.
I really liked the 5 or 6 AEA products I owned when they first arrived. The semi-auto functioned well, and they were powerful for their size. Three of them stopped working within a few months of light use, and 1 of the 2 I sold stopped working shortly after I sold it. Their reliability may have improved since then I don't know.
If you give us a better idea of the desired features (semi-auto, compact or long, light or heavy, bull pup or trad rifle, price range etc.) and typical usage scenarios for the type of airgun you are considering, then we'd be able to list a few contenders for the 'best' in that category.
I liked my L2s very much for the quality and technical design, but I don't hunt and only get a rare opportunity for some casual short-range paper target practice these days. Given my current situation, if I could only have one airgun it would be a 0.25 Huben GK1 pistol with a detachable folding stock. And if I needed more range and/or power it would be a Huben K1 carbine. I used to own over a dozen break barrel rifles for a few years. Some of those air rifles will probably still be working well 100 years from now. I have my doubts that the current crop of PCP airguns will have that same level of longevity.
JP
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The L2 is a unique and honorable addition to the airgun family legacy. Really nothing else quite like it and the people who passionately enabled its creation are to be commended. These admirable acknowledgements also result in complications to owning an L2 not to mention the judgement emotions related to its creators. All I know is my L2 is a squirrel murdering machine…
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