Hello Crew, Needing to know which route to go as far as hand pumps for a PCP Airgun. I dont have one just yet but im looking at a few currently and would like some more information since i cannot afford a compressor in my budget.
Need help figuring out what hand pump is needed for PCP Airguns. New to this.
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I have both a Hill (expensive) and a couple Chinese ones from amazon/ebay and the Chinese ones work just as well. The Huben hand pump is really good but quite expensive.
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Are there any particular fittings needed to fill the air rifle? or are the pumps one pump fits all kind of thing?
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Pay attention to what PCP you're going to buy don't get one that takes 4500 to 5,000 lb to fill it up by a lower pressure gun
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That's a good point. Its worth knowing filling up a gun with a hand pump can be a bit of a workout. I kept both my sons and my gun in my workout area and would fill them both up with each workout. At the time my son didn't weigh enough to even fill his up.
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Personally I think people make way to much over this particular item. When I first started in the hobby I was scarred away from 4500psi fill airguns - and I missed out on a lot of airguns I would have liked. What you need to realize is they DO NOT NEED to be filled to 4500 psi. Now almost all my guns are 300 bar capable, but I still just fill them to 250 bar.
What I would be hesitant to do is recommend a .30 caliber air hog to someone who wants to hand pump. Or something with a 700cc bottle.
As far as the OPs question, I've never hand pumped. But from all the threads I've read through I am of the impression that the Amazon Chinese hand pumps will work just as well for $60 as the $2-300 name brand ones.
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Whatever model you choose, make sure to avoid excessive heat. Heat equals moisture. Moisture is bad in PCP's. Do 50 or 100 pumps at a time to take it easy on the rifle, pump and you. Use your whole body when pumping and go slowly.
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Dry out the moisture filter(s) after use, especially if only using the small filters that come with it. As said above, avoid heat & moisture as much as possible.
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