AEA opinions on aea guns
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When I am sighting in or checking zero i use single shot tray. The only time I use a magazine is when I am hunting. To me either way will do.
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The term 'very well made' includes all parts, assembly, and quality control leaving you with a perfectly functioning gun for a very long time. Poor QC and inferior parts don't get to be part of that. I also would not be surprised to find that the breech block isn't square either. Has anyone tied putting one in a mill with a measuring head to see if it's true/square?
Anyways, I'm glad you like your guns and it's good to know they've been trouble free.
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If you handled one you might see the appeal.
I have a .22 converted to bolt action and it’s one of my favorites
I also have a semi hp that I also had “ tuned “ and upgraded parts known to be the weak link in the design/ parts ( valve pin & magazines )
Both are a total pleasure to shoot and light, powerful and accurate.
They feel pretty good. The machining on mine are top shelf.
They do require some extra attention in semi. Once sorted though they rock
I have a .22 converted to bolt action and it’s one of my favorites
I also have a semi hp that I also had “ tuned “ and upgraded parts known to be the weak link in the design/ parts ( valve pin & magazines )
Both are a total pleasure to shoot and light, powerful and accurate.
They feel pretty good. The machining on mine are top shelf.
They do require some extra attention in semi. Once sorted though they rock
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I've handled them.
As for other uses, my $500 sidearms work every time, no tuning , tweaking, upgrading or extra attention needed.
As for other uses, my $500 sidearms work every time, no tuning , tweaking, upgrading or extra attention needed.
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this is what I’m saying. The guns are 90% there. If you ever been on an engineering project you know that last little bit is always the hardest to sort out. Its why I don’t recommend these guns to someone who is not technically inclined or know what they are getting into. You might get a good one out of the box, but who knows.
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Turn your air pressure gauge 1/2 turn and it will degas your gun. I own several PCP's and none have a degassing screw. You are right if you have a gun that will fire at will you better send it back to the manufacturer. AEA's have a removable magazine. If you have an AD that fired projectile, who's fault is that. Gun safety always takes precedent when you pick one up.
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No doubt the AEA line is controversial. But repeating what you have heard on the internet without ever touching one drives off new customers and devalues the AEA guns many people own. There is a rumor that says AEA guns can go off on their own. I have never been able to replicate that. The safety on an AEA HP is robust and a positive lock on the sear. They go off when you pull the trigger and the person that reported this failure admitted so. They are not perfect but for what you pay you get a lot of potential. I first purchase was an AEA HP TD. I shot over 4 k rounds before the poppet broke. Sounded like it went full auto but not one round was fired. It simply was the noise it makes when the plastic valve breaks and then oscillates as air escapes. Bought a used SS that had less than 150 rnds out of it. Poppet broke the same day I received it. Made a couple out of PEEK and they have been going for over a year now. My next purchase on an airgun will be 45 or 50 cal and it probably will be and AEA. Bang for buck they are hard to beat.
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honestly I wanted a aea but I worked on a friend's that was having trouble.. and honestly it would fire on its own.. the action is machine wrong and I never could figure out exactly how but it would pull pellets or skirts back and drop them down in the trigger group.. now if you think about pellets or pieces of pellets in the trigger group you can understand how it could fire on its own..yes safety is important, that's why I didn't work on it in the shop with air in the tank.. keep pointed in a safe direction and it's fine..
so if you look at the breach on most guns the bolt is large and then turned down for the probe.. and normally the action would either have a smaller hole for the probe or a bushing.. just that simple change in design would keep pellets out of the trigger group..
I'd love someone to explain how a pellet can go from the magazine into the chamber and then back out through the magazine and through the large bolt area down into the trigger group..
it's quite possible that they actually have others that are good, but after dealing with that,if I was to get a aea it would never be a hpss..it would be the side lever.. there's not even a bolt hold open catch..
Mark
so if you look at the breach on most guns the bolt is large and then turned down for the probe.. and normally the action would either have a smaller hole for the probe or a bushing.. just that simple change in design would keep pellets out of the trigger group..
I'd love someone to explain how a pellet can go from the magazine into the chamber and then back out through the magazine and through the large bolt area down into the trigger group..
it's quite possible that they actually have others that are good, but after dealing with that,if I was to get a aea it would never be a hpss..it would be the side lever.. there's not even a bolt hold open catch..
Mark
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That is generally caused by one of two things. Week spring in magazine not allowing full index before bolt slams home or bolt bounce caused by too much air recoiling bolt. In both cases it jams the pellet onto the bolt probe falling off inside the receiver. They are trouble getting out. I cut a plastic dowel rod to size and insert it on the left hand notch in receiver to hold bolt open. Dental tool helps with removal. I purchased an SS that did this and the owner grew tired of it. It was week magazine springs causing this one to fail. Here is two groups I shot today at 50 yds with it using AEA's new pellets 15 and 18 gr. Upper left and upper right, 3/4" dots.
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I have a TalonP and yes, it is only available in .25, but honestly, I think it is near perfect in that caliber and does everything I need it to do.
If I were to upgrade it, I might go for a .257 slug barrel, but more likely would just go with a Texan instead. I like my TalonP too much as it is.
Never tried an AEA gun, All the bad comments about them turned me away from the brand
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Beautiful. I’m not big into bullpups but the 30 is looking handsome as hell.
I would prefer it to have a magazine for sure. Semi isn’t that important to me though but a magazine helps. Ironically I have been trying to decide between the talon p and the Rex p lately even though they are both single shot lol
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I have a semiautomatic AEA .30 Terminator. It has worked flawless since day 1. Bought it through Bintac and it has upgraded dual tanks (850cc). Not the most accurate rifle I own, my Niksan Ozark holds that title, but for shear knockdown power it is a monster. Pushes .30 48.50 Grain Hatsan Vortex Strike at over 1000FPS. Damn thing will rattle your teeth when you fire it. Which is the only detractor, tough to fire it multiple times on target.
I have a feeling that those above with the heavily negative views are working from aged data. I know a couple others that have AEA semi and bolt actions that are just as happy with their rifles as I am. I am quite sure those views were valid at one time but from what I've seen AEA has solved most of those quality issues.
-- Matt
I have a feeling that those above with the heavily negative views are working from aged data. I know a couple others that have AEA semi and bolt actions that are just as happy with their rifles as I am. I am quite sure those views were valid at one time but from what I've seen AEA has solved most of those quality issues.
-- Matt
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Sounds like you've got a bent barrel. I had two .510 barrels (factory and replacement), both were bent. But I made them better, and finally the groups were there. Not the greatest shooter, and shooting conditions were not perfect (freezing temps, wind gusts, shooting from knee), but 2 MOA @ 100 is real. A proper bench setup in summer weather would do 1 MOA, I'm sure. And now Huma-Air makes a proper regulator for this gun!
AEA - Shot my .510 Challenger bullpup
Ok, so I've sort of sighted in my first PCP ever: the AEA Challenger bullpup .510 + Swampfox Patriot 4-16x44 scope. I've shot two mags of AEA CNC-machined 300 gr hollow point and about a hundred of less than ideal, cheap 345 gr Ebay hollow points, all at 70 yards. Thoughts: Cons: - this damn...
www.airgunnation.com Having 600+ FPE in under $1k airgun delivered to your door, no license bullpoop, no nothing, is amazing.
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Matt my Terminator had ok accuracy but I had a FX 50.2 pellet recommended to me. Getting 965 fps out of it and at 50 yds shoots this type of group. I shot this group just before starting to type this result. You might want to try FX 50.2 grain pellets. The bore on the 30 cal are .303. I was shooting .303 NSA Slugs but the FX 50.2 gave much better accuracy. You might want to give them a try.
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Not too worried, matter of perspective, half dollar vs dime. I really only use the rifle for Raccoons and they are much bigger than a half dollar. Tough buggers though, nailed them center chest (upright on two legs), knocked them over and had them get up and run a ways before I could get a 2nd shot lined up.
Is your bottle a mod and is that a plenum?
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