new to airguns ..looking for information.

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tc88pappy

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Hello airgun nation,

I am new and getting aqainted with air rifles and air pistols.I have owned a crosman1377 for the last 5 years,It has sat in my closet for that long,Living life and and buying other firearms. it sat neglected......UNTIL I Bought an crosman F4 break barrel air rifle. well that started a bug in me .lol well I cant always make it to the range so I thought why just not start plinking? So what happens I got bitten by the airgun bug.

I have just recently purchased a Benjamin Trail NP Mark II break barrel Pistol all of the air guns I own are .177 caliber ,and I have Just This morning purchased a Retay 135 x .22cal break barrel rifle. I am curious to know if any of your members have ever shot or owned a Retay? and if any of you have what can I expect from this Rifle,

I will continue getting more envolved with the sport, and am looking forward to more shooting time. any help or information would be greatly appreciated,thanks for your time

tc88 pappy

Missouri,USA
 
Relay is a brand I’m not familiar with I just looked them up . I see they are made in Turkey there are a couple other manufacturers there like Hatsan and Kral. All of my brake barrels are from Germany who I feel makes some of the best. But as long as your enjoying your shooting stick with what you have and you can alway pick brains on this site if you need help with your next choice.
 
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My uncle just stumbled across a Retay. Yes its made in Turkey and while it does have some similarities to Hatsan models, I'm not quite sure that Hatsan is involved in the manufacturing of this airgun.

I do know that it is a spring gun, it is quite hefty (maybe that will absorb some of the recoil).

If the weather cooperates this weekend we'll throw a few rounds down range and see what it can do.

Welcome, friend!
 
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not familiar with Retay. BUT one thing you will want to research is how to shoot a breakbarrel accurately. you will quickly learn the artillery hold is necessary to understand. AND pellet selection. just dont give up on them if you are not accurate at first. i wont go any deeper into it. just search this forum or You Tube and there is alot to learn from.
 
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Ok, the weather held off and uncle Randall and I were able to take the Retay (.177 cal) out for a drive.

First off, the gun is hefty, seems fairly well made and feels quite good in the hands.

The coating on the stock (uncle Randall liked the red) is thin and will come off very easily. We noticed the finish around the trigger area and under the forearm was coming off as we used it.

The cocking effort is quite substantial and rivals that of our .30 cal Hatsan break barrels. Maybe not quite as heavy but pretty close. The breach seems to lock up as well as any other break barrel we've shot and I don't see it giving any issues. The anti-bear trap button location is probably in the best position of any airgun that I've seem this feature included.

As I was just trying to get acquainted with this gun enough to give an impartial review, I grabbed a tin of cheap Crosman Piranha's and we went out back to the range. We were both kinda disheartened to see numbers in the low to mid 700's so uncle Randall grabbed us a tin of Gamo PBA Plats and we gave them a try. First shot sounded like a .22 magnum and the chrony read 1180! Several more shots and we had hit all around but just under 1200fps...

With a boost in our confidence as to the abilities of this piece of equipment I got us a tin of Air Arms Diabolo Field's at 8.44gn and those shot in the mid 900 range solidifying my suspicions that the Piranha's were not sealing good around the skirt and thus the lower velocities.

It's a spring gun but because of the heaviness, the recoil is dampened a bit and it doesn't kick nearly as bad as some we've shot. (yes I'm looking at you, Ruger Impact!)

Now we have to address the trigger on this gun... I had heard someone say that it felt like a 12lbs trigger pull. Uncle Randall said that it feels more like 25lbs to him. There is minimal adjustment on the trigger from the outside of the gun. We did NOT tear this one down to see what might be able to be done from the inside. It's a strange feel for a trigger with no discernible first or second stage, just one long squeeze until it fires. 

For less than $100 I can't say that uncle Randall went wrong on this one. Had the paid the $249.99 that I've run across on several websites selling these models, I would have known that he could have done a lot better with that kinda cash.

Final thoughts: Not a bad starter if you get it for less than a bill. I'd go with the solid black as the candy coating is gonna come off. Be prepared to get a workout on the cocking effort and trigger pull.

I hope this is of use to someone and you're able to make a better informed decision.

Y'all be safe out there and keep on plinking!


 
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