"Umarex Wishes And Canex Dreams!"

[Benjami 310 hand of God]

@ Pettetsport Sorry to here about your bad experiences with the Canex. These rifles might be a short lived endeavor for Umarex. I'm going to nurse the ones I have along until each rifle chooses a pellet. The worst of the 3 is going to get pulled apart. I'm thinking there might be a way to modify them so they can be cocked and the trigger just brake the sear. Kind of a shame for someone that really just wants a semi / double action pellet rifle. For myself I didn't expect much from them. All the major fire arm manufacturers have there lemons. I have learned quite a bit from tinkering with bad designs and figuring out a fix. The best thing about the Canex is that it led to our conversations.

 

[Benjami 310 hand of God]

@ Contndr35BB This picture is from the rings. I dig through all the bargain bins at sporting goods stores. I had others that were of the same two piece desigh that were branded tasco. I also watch Ebay and once and a great while someone will sell scopes, rings and sights for much less then I think there worth. I buy them and they might sit in the drawer for sometimes a decade but it's kind of nice that I can scrounge around my house to throw something together quickly. Thank you for the info on another dovetail size I had no idea about. 14mm seems like another size I might make a $20 3D printed sight for. Sights made of plastic are something that don't scream high quality to me but seem to have become a industry standard on affordable air guns. Other then some high end 10 meter diopter sight I've looked at I've thought to myself "I could make a peep sight that would function better for myself." With the recent developments of 3D printers being able to hold and repeat dementions to a fairly tight tolerance, I could offer others a cheaper alternative to the $70 plus.

 

[Benjami 310 hand of God]

@ Pelletsports Thank you for the info on the 2027 trigger. I've not shot that 850 much at all but I do like it a lot. I wish I had also bought one in .177 because of the desire to shoot 10 meter targets. It's just a crazy idea that I have about shooting to a standard and as far as I know there isn't a 10 meter .22 target. No matter. Just a silly Idea. I have plenty to keep my mind busy. So after receiving that Hatsan AT44 my mind went to how nice and handy my crossman 1377 with a shoulder stock. If only it were a pcp. I been watching for Daina Bandits to come up for sale then I ran across this 2027. Some said they like it better than the Bandit. I think my 1377 will turn back into a pistol and with the help of my 3D printer the crossman stock will fit the Beeman. A poor mans Buck Rail 2027 carbine conversion. As far as the 2027 as a pistol, 30 years ago I might have been able to one hand it, but that day is long gone.

 

[houston]

Oops! I hit 'post reply' by accident before I was done.
Don't worry about making a mistake posting on GTA. We adult airgunners are 90% good guys with great attitudes.
If a member of the 10% 'bad attitude club' makes an ugly reply, the rest of us just ignore them.
Adult airgunning is about fun and rediscovering the wonder of youth.
England first and foremost (and to a lesser extent, Germany and Spain) is the center of the global airgun community, so it is also about conducting ourselves as civilized gentlemen. Rude, insulting men quickly find themselves with only each other to speak to.
I struggle with computers and I still can't figure out how to post a photo on GTA or AGN after 7 years, so none of us is perfect.
I bet Anschutz makes a MUCH nicer barrel than our friends in China, haha.
I am told that a freshly cleaned air rifle bore needs a few dozen shots for best accuracy. The theory is that the lead fills in the rifling imperfections. I have seen it work on my cheap air rifles.
Many guys clean a lube pellets for their pre charged air rifles. The increase in accuracy is proven in competitive shooting circles. It can also be part of the thrill of personal best shooting or ethical 'lights out and straight to heaven' hunting.
I mostly shoot springers, so cleaning and sorting makes a big difference, but any lube must be removed or it will will ignite and make accuracy worse.
BTW, I would probably freeze to death just walking to the mailbox where you live, haha.
My Dad was in the Army and they only stationed him in cold places. When he retired and we got to come back home to the South I didn't even wear a jacket for years.
Now that I am middle aged, I am shivering at 55 degrees, haha.

Gta forum...not good. That's a dying forum for sure.

I see similar topics now being posted on here... I called it 2 yrs ago.