Western Airguns Rattler .357
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i'm suprised there aren't more posts/reviews/videos on this gun. nothing on the market like it. there are tons of edgun leshiy2 and FX impact stuff but this gun is better in nearly all ways except maybe accuracy which it is very very close.
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Any Western Rattler 30 out there with some more info/ input please post or send a private message. thanks
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My Western Airguns Rattler .357 leaks also. 25 bars within a couple of days. My first air rifle was an LCS SK19 .25 cal. Was fine for a couple years sitting in storage mainly. Sold it to upgrade to the .30 Cal LCS Sk19 and it had a slow leak also. I replaced the o-rings of the power dial and the screw adjacent to it. I sealed them with teflon plumbers paste on the o-rings and threads.
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i've sent mine back 2 times now for leaks. send yours back too. if they don't get it right this time i'm refunding and waiting for next gen.
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Anyone find a Goldilocks pellet(s) and slug(s)? Think I’m gonna order some 125 from NSA and some Mai Tai & round nose from Lucky Seven (I like to support local business and he’s in my neck of the woods).
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i had good results with these:
Proslugs
.357 156g Puncher Hollow Point Airgun Slugs 100ct Box
i would look for NSA in the 150's grain as that is the sweet spot for FPS and FPE
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Advertising for Western Airguns isn't allowed on this forum, probably part of the reason you don't see much.
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unfortunately i had to refund my rattler they couldn't fix the leak in an appropriate time. it was and still is an amazing pcp and i look forward to the future versions with the kinks worked out. mine was #24 so it was very early production and i have only heard of 3 other people out of hundreds having this slow leak issue so maybe it was bad luck.
ideally i would like to see it 2 pounds lighter... there is no reason for an air rifle to be 9 pounds. some of the frame could be slimmed down.
the accuracy was amazing even out to 100 yards with slugs... so a shorter version might be considered with minimal impact on accuracy and power.
they seem to have the ability to swap out the magazine as indicated by the Sidewinder model news so that should also be engineered into the Rattler later.
power wheel needs to have a max stop setting.
finally i wish the internal valve seals where my gun was leaking could be user replaceable.
ideally i would like to see it 2 pounds lighter... there is no reason for an air rifle to be 9 pounds. some of the frame could be slimmed down.
the accuracy was amazing even out to 100 yards with slugs... so a shorter version might be considered with minimal impact on accuracy and power.
they seem to have the ability to swap out the magazine as indicated by the Sidewinder model news so that should also be engineered into the Rattler later.
power wheel needs to have a max stop setting.
finally i wish the internal valve seals where my gun was leaking could be user replaceable.
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Has anybody had the rattler not cycle correctly. I just took mine out in cold weather an it would shoot the first trigger pull the the second trigger pull no bullet the third it would fire. This cycle happened for for several magazines. Just wondering if it needs lubed or out of time or????? This is a new gun, that cycled ok while testing at the gun shop, and worked for about half a magazine and started this every other shot a bullet coming out.
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Did you lay it down in snow/ice? Either way I’d reach out to AoA with a detailed description of the problem. Please let us know the outcome/resolution.
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The snagging of a beard hair is hilarious, i have feared this on my rattler. My rattlers pretty picky on slugs also. Getting it unjammed is a b%$ch.
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Their slug picky. I either shoot pellets or make dam sure the slugs are not to tight or stick out. Also if you shoot below the reg it will not cycle properly.
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