A good air rifle is not a joke.

[Terrierman]

You can buy a 4500 PSI compressor for what a carbon tank costs.  And then stay home.

[BilletHead]

Just now, Terrierman said:

You can buy a 4500 PSI compressor for what a carbon tank costs.  And then stay home.

                  Correct!

    Again those things work hard to do what they do. My uncle has one that he bought I think it is oil less and he is now direct filling his gun. He likes it. 

[Terrierman]

The one I'm looking at on Amazon is oil filled and water cooled.  $255.Amazon.com: High-Pressure Electric Air Compressor Pump 4500 PSI 30 MPa 300 BAR High Pressure System Rifle PCP Paintball Fill Station for Fire Fighting and Diving (30Mpa): Home Improvement

[Johnsfolly]

11 hours ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

Pictures are always a nice touch to any post though....  Right @Johnsfolly?😁

You know that's right Pete. I posted a few this evening on the Push for 100 thread 😉.

[BilletHead]

24 minutes ago, Terrierman said:

The one I'm looking at on Amazon is oil filled and water cooled.  $255.Amazon.com: High-Pressure Electric Air Compressor Pump 4500 PSI 30 MPa 300 BAR High Pressure System Rifle PCP Paintball Fill Station for Fire Fighting and Diving (30Mpa): Home Improvement

               Pretty much same one I use. Lots of people use these. Like I said I had to replace my piston once so far.  Worked it hard  when I had the non regulated rifle. Not so much now with a rifle I get plenty of shots with so many fills. 

   I use the royal purple compressor oil. 

[fishinwrench]

Honestly the hand pumping thing isn't so bad.   You're usually just topping off from 1600-1800psi back up to 3000

It's good excersise. Hell I can do it with a cigarette hanging out of my mouth. 

I like short compact air rifles, and the only downside to them is the lack of air capacity.  But still I can get 32 shots that are stupid accurate before I have to spend 5 minutes on the hand pump.  

As for scopes.....you gotta have mildots, and a 2-7x is good for most small game airgun work.  3-9x if you wanna show off or shoot tiny dinosaur's at 50 yds. like I do.   Hawk is probably the best DECENT & AFFORDABLE airgun scope.  Stay away from UTG (their reticles are too thick, eye relief is annoying, and you'll pay extra for crap that is useless, like multicolored reticles).    I'm not a huge stickler about crystal clear optics....but if YOU are then Leopold, Nikon, and a few others have better glass ....but expect to PAY FOR IT.  

You don't want something like a 4x or 6x scope that is set parallax free at 100 yards. like most deer rifle Scopes are.   50 yard parallax-free optics, or adjustable A/O scopes that will range down to 25yrds. are more suited for airguns.

[fishinwrench]

One thing that I think you may have missed, or might have misunderstood....

If you go the compressor route you'll still need a portable tank.   You use the compressor to charge up the tank.....and the portable tank to charge up the gun.

I don't think anyone charges their gun straight from the compressor.   Right Marty?   (I could be wrong)

 

If you don't mind a gun that is as long as a giraffe's neck, and want one that is an easy hand pumper, look at the Benjamin Fortitude.22 Baker Airguns has a trigger kit that makes it a really sweet rifle.  It's a LOOONG bastard though. Like packing an old flintlock muzzleloader.

[fishinwrench]

7 hours ago, BilletHead said:

 

    Oh heck I can see it now.  Team OAF at the next Olympics. Terrierman, Fishinwrench and the BilletHead. We need more to sign up incase one or more of us goes South!

If they ever start a silhouette or baby dinosaur league I'm all in.     I suck at punching paper though, so no desire to do THAT whatsoever.  😊 

And I ain't going South !   

[BilletHead]

7 hours ago, fishinwrench said:

One thing that I think you may have missed, or might have misunderstood....

If you go the compressor route you'll still need a portable tank.   You use the compressor to charge up the tank.....and the portable tank to charge up the gun.

I don't think anyone charges their gun straight from the compressor.   Right Marty?   (I could be wrong)

 

If you don't mind a gun that is as long as a giraffe's neck, and want one that is an easy hand pumper, look at the Benjamin Fortitude.22 Baker Airguns has a trigger kit that makes it a really sweet rifle.  It's a LOOONG bastard though. Like packing an old flintlock muzzleloader.

                   Actually Glen more and more folks are filling directly to the rifle. I am not sure what brand my uncle is using now but he is going direct. It is oil less and not so noisy. @Terrierman pay attention here please. It is a bit more expensive but I think they have been out long enough now to maybe prove it's worth. If I was a stay at home all the time shooter I might go this route. BUT wait there is more HA they can be used 12 volt so portable too. Not for bottle filling but I think Uncle John is when letting the compressor cool of between cycles. One example,

Umarex ReadyAir Air Compressor PCP Charging System (midwayusa.com)

   So some back story about Uncle John. He is pushing 80 I think. Poor health from bad decisions in his life COPD and other issues. When he comes to visit I have to watch him like a hawk. Lots of near misses and hits with him hurting himself once he almost drown falling out of a boat with my cousin last Fall. Anyway he was one that got me started t he air rifle addiction. Ok He lives on the Illinois side of ST Louis. So very restrictive laws for everything regarding projectile weapons including air guns. When he buys one he has to send it to his daughter on the Missouri side and then drives over to get it. In the Liberal state he has to go through a gun shop to get it. Ok he shoots all the time in his Duplex rental house deal. Has a neighbor lady he calls to tell her he is going to run his Yong Heng compressor so she doesn't think the world is coming to an end. Gets a whole 5 or 6 yards in his house to shoot. Has several air rifles. Constantly shooting for he stays home most of the time. Always tinkering and sometimes will mess his guns up. When we comes we have to sight in all his guns to hit correctly for the two weeks he is here. Then he goes home and re sights then to his 5 or 6 yards for home shooting. This happens in Spring and Fall. Bless his heart I don't know from year to year if he will make it or not. He is failing fast. It keeps him busy. He buys about every pellet made for each caliber he shoots, .177,.22.25 and .30. Yes he shoots the.30cal beast in his duplex . He has even said he might get a .35cal. So he adjusts his guns to shoot different FPS bragging on his FPE and how hard they shoot. Now this combination is not always right as you want the most accuracy. So when he is here he finds and accurate pellet for his gun. Then back home screwing around and messing things up. Again this is all he has to do but it drives me crazy. He had his .177 up to over 1000 FPS and key holing his pellets in the target! HA Oh well cousin and I will get him in the bulls eye at 30 yards again in September if he makes it. I get a call from him once or twice a week telling me what gun is doing what. Bless his heart  

  @Terrierman if you go Yong Heng type compressor use ear plugs please I do and the sound is subdued on the video. Much more noise real time  

 

[MrGiggles]

 

8 hours ago, fishinwrench said:

Honestly the hand pumping thing isn't so bad.   You're usually just topping off from 1600-1800psi back up to 3000

It's good excersise. Hell I can do it with a cigarette hanging out of my mouth. 

I like short compact air rifles, and the only downside to them is the lack of air capacity.  But still I can get 32 shots that are stupid accurate before I have to spend 5 minutes on the hand pump.  

As for scopes.....you gotta have mildots, and a 2-7x is good for most small game airgun work.  3-9x if you wanna show off or shoot tiny dinosaur's at 50 yds. like I do.   Hawk is probably the best DECENT & AFFORDABLE airgun scope.  Stay away from UTG (their reticles are too thick, eye relief is annoying, and you'll pay extra for crap that is useless, like multicolored reticles).    I'm not a huge stickler about crystal clear optics....but if YOU are then Leopold, Nikon, and a few others have better glass ....but expect to PAY FOR IT.  

You don't want something like a 4x or 6x scope that is set parallax free at 100 yards. like most deer rifle Scopes are.   50 yard parallax-free optics, or adjustable A/O scopes that will range down to 25yrds. are more suited for airguns.

I have a Hawke on my muzzleloader. Good scopes.