What's your thoughts on AEA airguns? Are they hype or legit?

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This thread circles back around. I have a challenger big9. Other than being an utter tank and having the worst trigger ever put into a projectile launcher it does what it is supposed to. If I were on the fence about aea I would go to the YouTube channel macabespeed and watch every one of his aea gun vids. I think they will greatly help a person decide.
 
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I own several now. One has a slow leak, another dumped all air and needs poppet replacement now (widely known issue). Not many problems with Challenger Pro, I think it's one of the best AEA released so far. HP Max work file too. Have lost of cycling issues with .22 SS though, trying to fix it by polishing internal parts and modifying mags. Also, I will have 30 cal Carbine in my hands soon too to try, I heard larger cal semi-auto AEA cycle better, will verify. What else... Ah, SF 22 is actually pretty good, and I love that you can switch between semi and single, unique feature. In general, I think that they are worth the price if you are ready to put your time and effort into them to fix various things. Once you get it running smoothly, it's a great platform!
 
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Ezana4CE said:
@estarkey7 I was referring to the Career 707, a Korean made air rifle. AEA are Chinese made to my understanding. My point was that although the Careers have a reputation as solid airguns overall, I read reviews where owners discussed some flaws and areas that some owners and airgun smiths improved upon using their own ingenuity.
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AEA airguns are manufactured in Spain.
Explanation: AEA stands for "Air Arms España", which indicates that the company is based in Spain and produces their airguns there.
Key points about AEA airguns:
Origin: Spain
Focus on: Precharged pneumatic airguns
 
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They are legit, accurate and POWERFUL....they have the AEA Challenger Elite series which starts at .35, and goes up from there. They are $1000 plus options . They also have a budget line which is the AEA Challenger bullpups which are .30 caliber and below. These rifles are NOT regulated,-- but don't need to be for $499. Both are highly accurate. Someone here stated incorrectly these rifles were made somewhere in China. The company is in Spain.
AEA airguns are manufactured in Spain.

Explanation: AEA stands for "Air Arms España", which indicates that the company is based in Spain and produces their airguns there.

Key points about AEA airguns:
  • Origin: Spain
  • Focused on: Precharged pneumatic airguns
  • FoxAirPower.com is one of many retailers who offer these legitimate rifles that pack a punch. I hope this helps.
 
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mduhon2021 said:
They are legit, accurate and POWERFUL....they have the AEA Challenger Elite series which starts at .35, and goes up from there. They are $1000 plus options . They also have a budget line which is the AEA Challenger bullpups which are .30 caliber and below. These rifles are NOT regulated,-- but don't need to be for $499. Both are highly accurate. Someone here stated incorrectly these rifles were made somewhere in China. The company is in Spain.
AEA airguns are manufactured in Spain.

Explanation: AEA stands for "Air Arms España", which indicates that the company is based in Spain and produces their airguns there.

Key points about AEA airguns:
  • Origin: Spain
  • Focused on: Precharged pneumatic airguns
  • FoxAirPower.com is one of many retailers who offer these legitimate rifles that pack a punch. I hope this helps.
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@mduhon2021 I don’t know where you pulled that info quoted above, but please have a seat and take notes.

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I have two and have been very happy. I think all the slow leaks you hear about are easy fix and easy to avoid by just being careful if you tear it down and not over tightening things. Ive noticed the o rings in the power port are easy to snag if not gentle so i recommend leaving it in if not having issues but other than that they are easy to work on, which you never really need to do if you are happy with it from the factory. I have had leaking from barrel after reassembly but a quick dry fire immediately after filling and one time i did it while filling fixed that. The steam valve wasnt seated good, maybe got debris on it but the dry fire fixed and never a issue since. I do recommend slugging the barrel which i have not even done yet, ive just went by internet recommendations and in my .30 i get best results with 60gr .303 slugs and the .25 im a little undecided yet, ive had good luck with about everything but the apollo 33gr really stood out, but you can barely find them anymore because we keep telling people now there always sold out. But the other day i was shooting jsb 33gr .251 and had great accuracy.
 
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