Will there be any other on board pumps coming out soon???

[Bud-sc]

Are there any other companies have plans for a on board pumps on rifles like the FX Indy or the Nova Freedom???? I thought by now Crosman,Daystate, and some of the other companies would have made something by now. Not everyone can get a compressor or afford scuba diving lessons. I see some very nice PCP rifles at very affordable prices but getting air is the issue!!! 

 

[gadballs9]

Seriously doubt it. With decent compressors at all-time low prices i just don't see this style of ag going mainstream.

 

[JohnL57]

There's the Chinese made Seneca dragonfly, I've seen some positive feedback on it, but have no personal experience with it. It can use a magazine and has scope grooves and it's under $200.

 

[Bud-sc]

I know there are some cheap Chinese compressors out there. Besides them the only other compressor I have heard of was the one Crosman has for $600 and for me that like $6000!!! Have to stay on a budget. 

 

[gadballs9]

From the scuttlebutt i've heard FX can't give the Indy's/Independence away. I just don't see someone like Daystate or AirArms investing in a product that has such a small audience. The Chinese gun shown will probably find a few followers just due to its price and wanting to try something different. Just my $.02 worth, nothing more.

 

[Harmless]

From the scuttlebutt i've heard FX can't give the Indy's/Independence away.

If fx started giving them away i would have one, was long looking into one, but the price was too high for me between the other options i was considering. granted you are getting quality, and a gun that can reach out an hit what you are aiming at, but the crowd that wants that freedom is usually one that doesn't want to drop $1500 in one sitting. *(says the guy who is probably getting close to 3k invested into airguns. granted those are 6 different guns and 3 different calibers, but good gracious, this sport has a way of emptying your wallet! )

Are there any other companies have plans for a on board pumps on rifles like the FX Indy or the Nova Freedom????

I've been sitting right where you are. Recently i had the thought that, while the onboard pump is really convenient, i think what i actually want is not an on board pump, but a better hand pump.

There are only a handful of options for hand pumps and they are all, the same style bike pump. So i am in the process of making/assembling a lighter weight hand pump you can use standing, will be starting a thread on it once i have more substantial results to share. A light weight pump that you can use while your gun is holstered or slung has become more of my ideal solution, because then you can use it on multiple guns. 

 

[KITROBASKIN]

Yes for the portable hand pump that cycles like the FX Indy and Nova Freedom but is not part of a gun. Can it be made with some kind of moisture trap, be designed for relatively simple servicing, not more than 30 inches long and not cost more than $300?

 

[Harmless]

https://www.airgunnation.com/topic/backpack-pump-assembled/

 

[gamyrick]

FX is expensive, however, they've improved the internal components of the Indy and made them more corrosion resistant. The Chinese may copy the design but it is very unlikely they're using internal components made with the same high quality materials. Guns with on-board pumps are heavier and lack the high shot count that many people are looking for. I wouldn't expect that Air Arms or Daystate would have any interest in pursuing such a model.

 

[Stefanjan]

Im torn. Love the idea of an on board pump but then i fill my gun with my Chinisium compressor in under a minute and think "yea I would never use that onboard pump" i mean there is still the crosman 2100 if you really want to pump lol. I dont think we will see these guns go real main stream. They probably have their place but the extra weight and cost and eventual issues are never gonna win over the masses.

 

[Harmless]

Im torn. Love the idea of an on board pump but then i fill my gun with my Chinisium compressor in under a minute and think "yea I would never use that onboard pump"

i think the appeal of an onboard pump is that of a springer or single stroke: the fact that when you pick up the gun and a tin of pellets you are good to go.