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Are these multipumps any good?
I'm bored stuck at home like most, gun club is closed....
So I was trying to see if there was such a thing as an air rifle that I could adjust power and came across this multipump style in the web.
Interested in adjusting power so I could shoot light loads in my basement and once this quarantine is over I could bring it to the range for my kids so they could shoot in the 25m and 50m range.
Is there any other option that I could adjust power?
I think I found one with an air tank that could do that, but just the pump is 150 bucks for a lot of pumping to refill the tank.

As you can see, complete air rifle noob here, any info is appreciated.

Thanks

MnM
 
I grew up shooting my crosman 760 in the basement on cold days. Fashion a box tightly packed full of paper or an old blanket, or a pellet trap, and shoot away at low velocities. (eye protection mandatory). A few pumps per round can't hurt ya. It's a hoot and you can teach basics of safety and marksmanship to the kids
 
Wow you brought back some memories.
My brother and I would shoot in the basement, one or two pumps. More for outside.
When we ran out of pellets, we used hamster food pellets. Then we fashioned our own body armor and it kinda got out of control.
Good times.

It was the 70’s
Kids didn’t get hurt in the 70’s
;)
 
I’ve got a Crosman 1377 pump pistol...or rifle...depends on how you look at it. It works well , it’s the Canadian model so has the hole drill in the air valve assembly...but easy to fix. You should be able to find an older one..no hole in the air valve...and there is a lot of mods..and u tube videos to keep you busy...in your down time. And lots of after market support ...everything for steel breeches, stocks etc. There $100.00 or under new from Canadian Tire...or look for a used one...and build the hell out of it. And most of all have fun doing it!...I did, the web store, I’ve used is CanadaShootingSupply.ca look at there pages, and see all the custom parts...for just about everything thing. If your looking for a high powered model ...the 1377..isn’t it...out of the box, but if you have a PAL, you can build on..a step at a time,to exceed the 500 FPS, and still enough using it at the same time. Hope that helps....have fun , and play safe...
 
9x19p said:
Wow you brought back some memories.
My brother and I would shoot in the basement, one or two pumps. More for outside.
When we ran out of pellets, we used hamster food pellets. Then we fashioned our own body armor and it kinda got out of control.
Good times.

It was the 70’s
Kids didn’t get hurt in the 70’s
;)
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Well this will probably, make you shack your head...but a remember, when we were younger lol. One of me friends of the day, loading up some cooked up hamburger meat out of the frying pan...just a little piece...left over in the pan...and shooting another one of my friends at the time,.....we’ll that didn’t turn out so well. He end up with a piece of hamburger meat under his skin...not good! So just remember these are fun little rifles...but..you get it!
Cheers
Brian
 
quinnbrian said:
I’ve got a Crosman 1377 pump pistol...or rifle...depends on how you look at it. It works well , it’s the Canadian model so has the hole drill in the air valve assembly...but easy to fix. You should be able to find an older one..no hole in the air valve...and there is a lot of mods..and u tube videos to keep you busy...in your down time. And lots of after market support ...everything for steel breeches, stocks etc. There $100.00 or under new from Canadian Tire...or look for a used one...and build the hell out of it. And most of all have fun doing it!...I did, the web store, I’ve used is CanadaShootingSupply.ca look at there pages, and see all the custom parts...for just about everything thing. If your looking for a high powered model ...the 1377..isn’t it...out of the box, but if you have a PAL, you can build on..a step at a time,to exceed the 500 FPS, and still enough using it at the same time. Hope that helps....have fun , and play safe...
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You are very wrong, the 1377,1322 and 2289 are all pistols and will always be considered pistols no matter what you do to them and bringing them over 500 fps makes them restricted.

For the op, I hear the crosman 392 are accurate but pumping them to full power can be difficult.

Most pcp’s can be adjusted up and down for power, some are easier than others and hand pumps can be had for as little as $86.
Artemis makes a multi pump as well as co2 and pcp and they are decent quality for the price.
 
@Ronan_357
Where can you get a PCP pump for 80.00? 150 was the cheapest I've found.

What PCP and CO2 rifles would you anyone suggest? Remember that adjusting power is a must for me. I don't want to be shooting 700FPS in the basement.

Now talking about memories, I had a Rossi break action when I was a kid, and for some reason I can't remember the trigger guard fell off.
So one day I had it open and I was inserting a diablo in the barrel and something pulled the trigger.
That thing snapped shut on my finger and I almost lost my finger tip.
Memories....didn't say it was good...
 
Memories, my cousin and I would hunt grasshoppers in the late 60's on his farm using pump air rifles. Those Crossman 1322's (?), pump air pistol, are great fun indoors. Very accurate and 2-3 pumps are plenty for punching paper and they go for under $100.
19x19P is right, kids never got hurt, even playing LAWN DARTS. Well......maybe.
 
Ronan_357 said:
You are very wrong, the 1377,1322 and 2289 are all pistols and will always be considered pistols no matter what you do to them and bringing them over 500 fps makes them restricted.

For the op, I hear the crosman 392 are accurate but pumping them to full power can be difficult.

Most pcp’s can be adjusted up and down for power, some are easier than others and hand pumps can be had for as little as $86.
Artemis makes a multi pump as well as co2 and pcp and they are decent quality for the price.
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Yes you right, was just coming back on here to tell him that...as soon as you bump the FPS up above 500 FPS, it become a restricted handgun/ weapon...so you would have to register it as a handgun (RPAL)...I did not know that until last night.... I got thinking about it, and looked at the Canadian Air rifle forum...and someone had call the RCMP, and was told , that yes it would be classified as restricted...if it was bump over 500 FPS...so there you go! But if you by a pump up air rifle, that was factory built..as a rifle, it would fall under a PAL, if it runs over the 500fps .
Thanks for catching Tha Ronan_357!
Cheers
Brian
 
MiniMe said:
These two look interesting, does anyone know them?

https://dlairgun.com/collections/benjamin-sheridan-rifles/products/wildfire

https://dlairgun.com/collections/diana-rifles/products/diana-stormrider-177-1050fps-dia-ap-080
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The storm rider is actually made by Artemis and for the price is actually pretty good. I was getting dime sized with at 25m with pellets it liked, mine was non pal and regulated and would get around 80 shots per fill.

https://airgunarcheryfun.ca/pcp-rifles/
 
MiniMe said:
I think I like these PCP options, and a hand pump for 89 would be enough.
Between .17, .22 and .25
Is there anything better? I think a 17 or a 22 would be nice.

This one seems to be the cheapest with a power option:
https://airgunarcheryfun.ca/beeman-chief-ii-pcp-air-rifle-22-cal-carbon-fiber-shroud/

Might be a dumb question, but what does it mean when it has a "regulator"? is it for power adjustment?

https://airgunarcheryfun.ca/diana-stormrider-high-power-version/
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The design of the unregulated valve is sorta self adjusting to a degree as the reservoir pressure decreases. It also lets lots of air out during long dwell times. . It is pretty accurate . A regulated gun has the same pressure at the valve for a bit narrower variation in velocity as the reservoir goes down. You will get more good shots from a regulated gun They are both good designs.

.25 can carry lots of energy but the selection of pellets are not as good as the other two,and finding a pellet the gun likes is important on the road to small group sizes.

Not an expert but hope it helps
 
With a regulator your shots should be more consistent, a non regulated gun will have a power curve (your velocity will rise and fall depending on the pressure in the tank.

.177 is typically used mainly in target shooting, there’s a large variety of pellets in weights and head size and it’s cheap to shoot.
.22 is typically used in hunting, there’s also a large variety of pellet weights and head sizes and the price is reasonable.
.25 is for hunting as it retains the most energy of the three, there’s a limited variety of pellet weights and no different head sizes and it’s expensive to shoot. Shooting my .25 is nearly as much as shooting 22lr.

Also the .25 will use more air over the two calibers.
 
One more option to consider, an SSP, or single stroke pneumatic. No external pump or air source, no recoil from spring and piston.
They're not adjustable for speed, which might be a concern considering your original post.
As an example the Gun Dealer currently has the Daisy 953C on sale for half price ($300 vs. $600) and free shipping.
It's the same rifle cadets train with, non- PAL at 495 fps. Comes with match aperture sights, sling, 5 mags, single load adapter yada yada.
The stock trigger is terrible, no question. Some minor internal work to reduce pull weight, grittiness, and pre- travel, and they have a very good trigger. The trigger work required is well documented on the web. The US Civilian Marksmanship Program sells, or used to sell, the 853 (wood stock), which is now discontinued.
It's an accurate entry level air rifle on a budget.
 
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