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Thread: 2015 SHOT show: AirForce big bore air rifle .457 cal PCP

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    Quote Originally Posted by ckc123 View Post
    anyone know if someone has successfully imported this into Canada (as a non-restricted obviously)
    Yup a buddy here in Calgary,should be here in a day.

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    Hand pump vs compressor.

    Quote Originally Posted by Jake1911 View Post
    Oh yeah, you're definitely right about that, I think there's some kind of portable pump you can get though, there's a guy at my grandpa's gun club that shoots a pcp airgun sometimes and I'm sure he doesn't use a compressor to refill his tank. I just googled it, "The hill" pump came up, it looks just like a bike pump, it's got a guage that goes up to 3500 psi though. Interesting. What did they use to refill it when you tried it at SHOT, Tootall?
    I got the Benjamin/crosman hand pump to fill a Maximus. I recommend that rifle as a great pcp entry point, and the hand pump does fill it - with about 100-110 slow strokes. I have got 3/8 inch groups at 10 yards, no tuning, just a great buy for an accurate rifle. For the bigger capacity rifles (aka Sam Yang offerings) a powered pump is preferred - when do you want to do 530 strokes to fill the tanks? Never, by my call.
    I bought a Yong Heng high pressure compressor for approx $400 including shipping handling and import duties. That is noisy, has an external water pump, and overall is a loud pain in the butt to listen to - but about minute and a half can fill those dual tanks to 3000 psi. Sumatra in .22 , creepy peep sights, but again dead on at 10 yards, everything goes into the 10 ring or the X. A windy day, and still within an inch at 25. So here's the link for the pump, Chinese manufacture but well made overall : https://www.aliexpress.com/item/110V-220V-300BAR-30MPA-4500PSI-High-Pressure-Air-Pump-Electrical-mini-Air-Compressor-for-airgun-scuba/32723665015.html but you must specify the voltage. I suppose a small tank for carry along recharge might be a good thing but at $600 that becomes a bit pricey. Where I shoot I have electrics so no big deal. Hand pumping works fine but takes a while - this old guy needs the exercise (not).

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