Comments on my Semi-Auto Air rifles - Updated
So what’s changed in the approx 18 months since I started my Semi-Auto journey, and do I now have a different perspective on the guns than I had when I wrote my original post on the topic in September 2021. https://www.airgunnation.com/topic/...huben-k1-leshiy-2-and-steyr-pro-x/?referrer=1
Well, some things have changed…
My Edgun Leshiy 2 is now a completely different gun. Its changed from a 350mm barreled .25 caliber gun, with a 300mm bottle, first to a .25 600mm barrel, then to a 350mm .30 caliber rifle, and finally to its current incarnation, a 600mm .30 cal, with a 480cc bottle and a REPR regulator. The longer barrels are all FX Impact barrels using a Sub-12 Airguns adapter. After I put the REPR system in place I changed out the 300cc bottle for a 480cc FX bottle (without a valve) for a larger shot count. The gun is now a powerful thing, generating 95 FPE with a 50.2 grain pellet.
As for looks…well its totally different, but I think it looks great
I still love it, but it’s no longer a short, light, but not extremely powerful woods walker. The FX barreled versions are definitely (in my hands) more consistent and more accurate than the original versions. Whether or not this is due to the nature of the FX liner system, or simply to the fact that I am comparing a 600mm system to the original 350mm barrels I cannot say, since I have never owned a 600 mm Edgun barrel. There is no question that the 600mm barrels deliver more power, as that is the nature of PCP airguns and any 600mm barrel will do that.
I would still prefer a larger magazine capacity, and I still do not love the need to break open the gun in order to change mags (or, in my case, to use my speedloaders). It still is a great handling gun!
The other major change has been the addition of a Steyr Hunting 5A Scout to the stable.
I picked this gun up in the Classifieds last July. I have to say, much as I love my Steyr Pro-X bullpup, this little gem is simply the sweetest handling/pointing rifle I own. I paired it with an Athlon Helos BTR 2-12 scope and it really is just the perfect combination. Virtually everything I wrote about the Steyr Pro-X also applies here, except that I would say that the trigger may be a little better ( and by the way, the trigger on the Pro-X has improved over time with use). The magazine system is different. The Hunting 5 uses a “stick” magazine that holds 5 rounds, as opposed to the circular 10 rounder for the Pro-X.
In my opinion, while the Hunting 5 magazines have worked flawlessly, the Pro-X system is superior.
The accuracy of the rifles is identical. I can see no difference. I must say, as a guy who has, and loves, a bunch of FX rifles, that I I have become a bit of a Steyr fan boy. They are very expensive, they are not flexible, and they certainly are not powerhouses. But they are so very well built, so precise in their controls, so accurate, and just so damned nice to shoot that I put them right up there with all the other favorite rifles that I have.
So much so that I also have a Steyr pistol that I use to practice for my Bullseye matches in my basement (since my wife would object to my blasting away with my Pardini down there
)The final change has been to my Steyr Pro-X, and its really a minor one. I found that the Pic Rail that the gun came with was simpl,y too high for my comfort. While it worked fine, and i shot the gun well, I prefer a lower position for my scopes, or, to put it another way, a tighter cheek weld. So I took the Pic rail off and used a Dovetail to Pic rail adapter to mount the scope. The difference is shown below:
New/Now
Original
My Huben K1 has not changed. Frankly, is remains close to perfect. No leaks, no problems, massive power when I want it, easy plinking when that’s what I prefer. What’s there to change?
Now the question is what next. I am interested in the Western Airguns Rattler and Sidewinder, but I really want to see a little more on these before I drop big bucks on them, plus I need to rebuild my airgun bank account first
. For now, I’m pretty happy with what I have and it’s easy to scratch my semi-auto itch whenever I need.Chris
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