Umarex Origin

[Sir Henry]

I’m going to order this when Natchez opens on Monday.

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I’ll want a scope for it that has parallax set to 25 yards or less.

[BigAl52]

Interesting Gene I checked it comes in 22 cal also. I will be following along to see how you like it

[Sir Henry]

Interesting Gene I checked it comes in 22 cal also. I will be following along to see how you like it

I was thinking this was 22.

[BigAl52]

I cant see the specs there which I assume are to the right of it. Guess I assumed it was 177

[North Country Gal]

Very interesting, Gene. Hope you like it and, yes, please do a complete report.

From experience, do the pumping the night before you go shooting, unless you enjoy shooting with an elevated heart rate. Don't pump continuously or the pump will heat up and you'll shorten the lifespan. Take a break every so many pumps. Bend you knees when you pump and let your weight do the work, not your back.

[Sir Henry]

Very interesting, Gene. Hope you like it and, yes, please do a complete report.

From experience, do the pumping the night before you go shooting, unless you enjoy shooting with an elevated heart rate. Don't pump continuously or the pump will heat up and you'll shorten the lifespan. Take a break every so many pumps. Bend you knees when you pump and let your weight do the work, not your back.

Thanks. Maybe I can hire a caddy like in golf. I hope it’s in stock.

What about sight recommendations? Maybe a red dot?

[North Country Gal]

Res dot? No way. Any PCP worth a hoot deserves a good scope. Doesn't have to be an air gun rated scope with a PCP, but I highly recommend an AO that focuses down to air gun distances. Take that Umarex with a scope out on a range trip on a day with little or no wind and try shooting it at 50 yards. I think you'll be surprised. Even on a day with ideal shooting conditions, your form still has to be top notch for 50 yard shooting with an air gun, but even my springers with their recoil have done under an inch at 50, some well under an inch. Our high end Daystate PCP is a legit half inch at 50 shooter.

A tip: do experiment with pellets. Air guns can be as picky about what you feed them as 22 rifles. Note, too, that at 50 yards, it's all domed pellets. HPs, spire points an other head designs can't compete in accuracy at 50 with domed pellets. I know, because I've tried them all.

Also, that Umarex is not regulated, so that means velocity will vary as the pressure changes and that will affect POI and accuracy. The good news, though, is that there will be a sweet range of pressures where velocity will remain quite constant. This is something you will learn as you become familiar with the gun. For instance, our Benjamin Discovery has a minimum pressure of 1000 psi and a max of 2000. Its sweet range of pressure is between 1100 and 1900, though, so I don't usually bother to fill to 2000 and do refills when it drops to 1100. (Your Umarex, like all modern PCP rifles will have a manometer (pressure gauge) right on the rifle.)

Finally, if you decide the pumping is not for you, let men know and I'll help you with tanks.

[BigAl52]

I really wanted one of those daystate pcp guns. But price of the gun and compressor with a scope just pushed me back to the spring gun. I also thought about the Diana Outlaw but I just wasnt sure about the hand pumps. I will be interested to follow you on this Gene and get your reviews.

[Sir Henry]

Thanks Joanie and Al. I’m still trying to find a good scope. Any recommendations?

I’m going to order on Monday. I already have 21 line items. Most items are inexpensive but add everything up and let’s just say I’m stimulating the economy. .

[BigAl52]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afEx2Kh6V0M
This looks like a fun job.