shadowman Posted December 8, 2004 Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 I am new to the PCP scene, i am only 18, :thumbs: and my name is martin guys, Nice to be with you on here!. I am looking for a decent Rifle, i dont know alot but i know the ins and outs!. lol, *confuse mysel now*. I am looking at the AirArms S410carbine or Logun Axsor. open to advice etc, also i dont know weather to get a Pump or a divers bottle. Any help, advice or freebies are welcome! hehe :blink: freebies. my msn addy is Martin_cook16@hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Shootist Posted December 8, 2004 Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 Air Arms 400 series guns are excellent. You wont go far wrong if you buy one. Reliable and accurate. Pumps are very hard work so wouldn't recomend one unless your miles from a dive shop to get a bottle filled. Also bottle air is clean and dry. Pumps can produce a little moisture in the air they produce leading to corrosion inside the gun. Regards Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted December 8, 2004 Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 Air Arms 400 series guns are excellent. You wont go far wrong if you buy one. Reliable and accurate. Pumps are very hard work so wouldn't recomend one unless your miles from a dive shop to get a bottle filled. Also bottle air is clean and dry. Pumps can produce a little moisture in the air they produce leading to corrosion inside the gun. Regards Tony But the pump can be bleed one or two times when filling. Both rifles are good but I believe the AAS410 has the edge, of course I am biased, but when you put pellets on top of pellets at 25 mtrs you will be too. I pump the gun up in under 5 minutes but I am built like an Ox. Let us know what you decide on Shadowman. :thumbs: LB :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowman Posted December 8, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 it looks like the aa410k it is then, i was already leaning that way but now i am forced that way!:thumbs:. thanks guys. I would be very greatfull if anyone could assist me on what silencer, what pump and what sights/mounts to purchase also...? Thanks girlies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdubya Posted December 8, 2004 Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 ****** the 410 go for the NEW hw100 you will NOT regret it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlgixer Posted December 8, 2004 Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 yes go for the hw 100. i have just got one in .22 and i am going to buy the .177 tomorow. top class gun. :thumbs: :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 of 5 Posted December 9, 2004 Report Share Posted December 9, 2004 Silencer - AAs own works perfectly well. No need for anything better. Pump - forget it and buy a scuba tank. LOTS of folk buy a pump and then buy a bottle shortly after - never the other way round though. FAR better air quality on tanked air. Sight and mounts depends entirely on your budget and the intended use of the gun. Assuming hunting rather than targets you'll want a scope around 3-9 mag or 4-12 mag or similar. Mildots in the scope are a good idea. Buy the best you can afford. Many of the Hawke range are garbage and I wouldn't use them as a fencepost - others will tell you differently. A Bushnell will ALWAYS give a decent picture quality compared to many of the competitors. I've yet to look through a bad Bushnell (even the cheaper ones). Don't be fooled into thinking the bigger the objective the better. This is total garbage until you get into big ££££££. A decent 40mm will always outperform a poor or average 50mm one and is far easier to manufacture well. Also a 40mm will give a deeper field of view than a comparable 50mm one. If you have £370 to spend then a Meopta 3-12x50 is all but unbeatable as a hunting scope untill you get to the £1000 mark. By far the best advise you'll get is to join a club. You'll get quality advise and a good environment to learn to use the equipment to it's potential. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOLTA Posted December 9, 2004 Report Share Posted December 9, 2004 Pumps are very hard work so wouldn't recomend one unless your miles from a dive shop to get a bottle filled. Also bottle air is clean and dry. Pumps can produce a little moisture in the air they produce leading to corrosion inside the gun. Regards Tony Hi, Handpumps may be hard work or not - depending on how you are built and how good shape you are in. Second. There are some confusion about the quality of air coming from handpumps. Some say they contain too much moisture - this is not true. Hill´s Drypac unit can take the moisture level to almost zero so no worries about rusty cylinders. Also a good thing is to pump in low humidity air to keep the moisture level low. Also accidents can happen then filling diver tanks at the diver shop and the tanks don´t get clean air then. But this doesn´t happen often - it simply mustn´t !!! BUT one thing to remember here NO MATTER if you are using a handpump or air from diver tanks to fill your gun with is - that you always can and will get rusty cylinders over time by not treating the system correctly. By this I mean if you take the gun or the charging gear from cold temperatures to hot temperatures or the other way around you will get condensed water in both the cylinder and diver tanks. THERE IS NO WAY AROUND THIS FACT !!! To end this discussion I have yet to see a cylinder filled with air from a handpump to be completely rusty and non workable anymore !!! Cheers - Bolta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leon Posted December 9, 2004 Report Share Posted December 9, 2004 Go with the air arms you won't go wrong, as for scopes as 1of5 says go with the best you can afford, I prefer fixed mag myself but whatever you get dont worry about objective lense size just divide the magnification power by the objective lense and aslong as the figure is 7 or above then your laughing as your eye cannot use anymore light than this. Leon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOLTA Posted December 9, 2004 Report Share Posted December 9, 2004 Hi, About the exit pupil size. Well, 7mm is alright for young people up to the age around 30 to 35 years. After that the eye sight will begin to fade. So the exit pupil could be as low as 5mm or even lower for older people meaning the last 2mm (from 5mm) up to 7mm will be lost. You can´t simply not use it anymore !!! But since the user is only 18 years old this information don´t have relevance yet BUT it will come one day. Cheers - Bolta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.