Umarex Origin

[BigAl52]

Daystate is one I wanted for sure but they are pricey. I thought you had more than one PCP NCG. This where I was before I bought the HW-95. I hit a road block when it came to the filling of the PCP. Seemed like just more than I wanted to deal with.

[North Country Gal]

We have the Benjamin Disco and the Steyr Olympic free pistol, but, as I mentioned, those I can pump. The Daystate is the headache as far as filling.

Dive shops have their own compressors, but those make the compressors that PCP shooters use look like toys. Huge up front investment that they partially recover by filling tanks for local divers. Yes, they have to remove water to safely fill scuba tanks for actual scuba use. Note that dive shops may or may not fill tanks for air gun shooters. It's at their discretion. You need to check ahead of time with the dive shop.

Some local fire stations can also fill tanks, but it varies widely. Helps to know someone.

This dependency on others to shoot PCPs is why so many PCP shooters have decided to get their own compressors, but compressors need regular maintenance and the durability of some of these compressors being marketed for PCP shooters is not the best. Most are made in China.

Oh, yeah, just being able to grab a spring piston gun and go shoot as long as you want, no worries about running out of air, no pumping needed ... is nice. Springers are, by far, the most numerous and most used guns in our collection.

[BigAl52]

I think I checked with my local scuba shop and they would fill the tank for 15.00. But they also wanted me to buy a used tank from them to do it and I dont remember the price it was for that.

[fortyshooter]

Tempted to get my air rifles out again and take them down to the range after it warms up into the 50's again....35 degrees out with a wind this afternoon. See if I can hit the 80 yd gong with one of them. All but one is a springer and in .22 25 and .30 caliber.

[BigAl52]

Hey Forty how do you like the 25 caliber.

[fortyshooter]

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Hey Forty how do you like the 25 caliber.
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The Hatsan 25 cal Sniper is a good mix of accuracy and power. The big and heavy Hatsan .30 cal Carnivore is a beast to cock and shoot with a 50 gr. .30 cal pellet going a sleepy 650 FPS but hits with a thud. Takes about 60 lbs. of arm torque to break the barrel and cock it. Not an all day shooter!

For fun plinking my .22 cal springer Disco I think it is is really fun and packs a good punch too.
The .30 is on top followed by the .25 cal Hatsan Sinper and then down to the .22

[BigAl52]

Nice collection there Forty. I was contemplating an HW97 in 25 cal but I may stick with 22 cal to stay with one caliber of pellet.

[North Country Gal]

Nice collection, forty. We're strictly target shooters, so most of our air guns are 177, which, of course, is the caliber used in almost all air gun competition. We do gave a few 22s and, of course, 20s with our Sheridans. 25s are interesting and if I planned to do any hunting, would consider one.

[BigAl52]

Man all this airgun talk is cool I like it.

[North Country Gal]

You'll like this, then.

Here's why I can't bring myself to sell the Daystate and why it keeps nagging me to buy a compressor.