Anyone else shoot PCP air rifles?

[truth]

Had a rodent issue that I need to deal with here at the house and while I'm on 5 wooded acres and legally allowed to discharge firearms on the property, even a .22 was going to be too dangerous. Picked up an FX Wildcat Mk2 Compact in .25 and have been really digging it. Made short work of the squirrels that had been living la vida loca in our attic. Pretty fun targets at 30-50 yards in the trees (150 ft tall Red Cedar, Hemlock and Doug Fir). Have steel out to 90 yards and it's been rather enjoyable shooting from the front porch. Was able to plug data into Ballistic AE and then true it real world. 30 yard zero is 6.4 mils at 90 and remarkably accurate.

 

[Andrew1182]

Had a rodent issue that I need to deal with here at the house and while I'm on 5 wooded acres and legally allowed to discharge firearms on the property, even a .22 was going to be too dangerous. Picked up an FX Wildcat in .25 and have been really digging it. Made short work of the squirrels that had been living la vida loca in our attic. Pretty fun targets at 30-50 yards in the trees (150 ft tall Red Cedar, Hemlock and Doug Fir). Have steel out to 90 yards and it's been rather enjoyable shooting from the front porch. Was able to plug data into Ballistic AE and then true it real world. 30 yard zero is 6.4 mils at 90 and remarkably accurate.

I've got Benjamin Marauder with a vortex Diamondback HP that I undoubtedly shoot more than anything else I own. It's just too fun and too quiet not to. It'll rip one jagged hole at 35 yds and drop squirrels/birds consistently 55yds out and 50ft up if you use a slight amount of Kentucky Windage.

 

[truth]

Nice. I threw an old Bushy Elite Tac 3.5-21 that was just lazing about the safe on mince and it's been epic. Can't believe I waited this long to pick one of these things up.

 

[Andrew1182]

Nice. I threw an old Bushy Elite Tac 3.5-21 that was just lazing about the safe on mince and it's been epic. Can't believe I waited this long to pick one of these things up.

I felt the same way. I bought my first one about 2 years ago as a .177 rifle. Since then I've picked up a .22 pistol and .25 rifle. If sound is a concern at all I highly suggest a .177 Marauder. You will not believe how quiet it is and how accurate it is with crosman premier 7.9 lites. This review is 100% accurate to what you can expect out of the box. Quite honestly he's probably sloppy at that distance. I'll shoot some groups for you tomorrow at 35yds

 

[truth]

The FX Wildcat mk2 Compact is suppressed out of the box. Only sound is the pellet hitting the steel.

 

[Sean the Nailer]

I looked at picking up a Marauder or one of those Crossman (competition level) type rifles, a few years ago. And then our budget was destroyed and it hasn't been a possibility since.

Those items sure multiply in value once they cross the line, up here.

 

[Diver160651]

Had a rodent issue that I need to deal with here at the house and while I'm on 5 wooded acres and legally allowed to discharge firearms on the property, even a .22 was going to be too dangerous. Picked up an FX Wildcat Mk2 Compact in .25 and have been really digging it. Made short work of the squirrels that had been living la vida loca in our attic. Pretty fun targets at 30-50 yards in the trees (150 ft tall Red Cedar, Hemlock and Doug Fir). Have steel out to 90 yards and it's been rather enjoyable shooting from the front porch. Was able to plug data into Ballistic AE and then true it real world. 30 yard zero is 6.4 mils at 90 and remarkably accurate.

Try Chair Gun a free app tuned to PCPs.
I run a FX500 .25cal. Best rodent control ever.

The rats have no idea that you can see them. I run an IR flood light and it lights up a huge portion of yard.

 

[Spblademaker]

I felt the same way. I bought my first one about 2 years ago as a .177 rifle. Since then I've picked up a .22 pistol and .25 rifle. If sound is a concern at all I highly suggest a .177 Marauder. You will not believe how quiet it is and how accurate it is with crosman premier 7.9 lites. This review is 100% accurate to what you can expect out of the box. Quite honestly he's probably sloppy at that distance. I'll shoot some groups for you tomorrow at 35yds

God damn it! I was trying to convince myself not to get one of these. Now I’m going to have to. I Hate you all. ?

 

[supercorndogs]

I had a Benjamin Armada for a while. It was super fun to shoot, but not air up. For shooting 25ft in my garage it was too much. I started shooting my springer in the garage again, and bought a 22 rim fire.

 

[yakstone]

Where is the best place to buy FX Wildcat?

 

[Andrew1182]

God damn it! I was trying to convince myself not to get one of these. Now I’m going to have to. I Hate you all. ?

I've been where you are, but I can't recommend one strongly enough. I shoot birds in the eyes on the regular.

 

[Andrew1182]

Try Chair Gun a free app tuned to PCPs.
I run a FX500 .25cal. Best rodent control ever.

They rats have no idea that you can see them. I run an IR flood light and it lights up a huge portion of yard.

I've got a pulsar trail xp50. Must mount, bait, and video.

 

[Diver160651]

I've got a pulsar trail xp50. Must mount, bait, and video.

Get chickens all the bait you need.. damn rats..

 

[truth]

Where is the best place to buy FX Wildcat?

https://www.airgundepot.com/

 

[kthomas]

I recently dived into the PCP game myself. Being in AZ, I can't legally discharge a firearm anywhere near my house, so I bought a PCP airgun to shoot pack rats and targets out to ~200 yards (got a desert wash just out my backyard - going to be great wind practice!)

I picked up a Bantam Brocock in .25. Topped it with an Athlon 6-24 scope for the distance shots, and running a Sig Romeo3 red dot sight offset for taking out the pack rats. Also have a DonnyFL Ronin suppressor to keep things quiet. Also have a Harris bipod with pod-loc on the way for it.

 

[Spblademaker]

I've been where you are, but I can't recommend one strongly enough. I shoot birds in the eyes on the regular.

Looks like Lothar Walther barrels are now an option. Ugh.

 

[Spblademaker]

Ok. So the 17HMR has been tabled until next year. Marauder and pump on the way, .177. Have a ton of different pellets already, including Premier and H&N. Biggest push for this is that I can’t get my Nitro pistons to shoot consistently and the tree rats (squirrels) have been jacking my peaches. Tired of assuming a miss at anything over 15yds. And I doubt a suppressed 22 is going to be as quite and accurate. The future widows of the squirrels, chipmunks and crows thank you. ?

 

[Diver160651]

I recently dived into the PCP game myself. Being in AZ, I can't legally discharge a firearm anywhere near my house, so I bought a PCP airgun to shoot pack rats and targets out to ~200 yards (got a desert wash just out my backyard - going to be great wind practice!)

I picked up a Bantam Brocock in .25. Topped it with an Athlon 6-24 scope for the distance shots, and running a Sig Romeo3 red dot sight offset for taking out the pack rats. Also have a DonnyFL Ronin suppressor to keep things quiet. Also have a Harris bipod with pod-loc on the way for it.

200 yards with something like a .25 JSB .038 BC projectile is going to be really something with about 17 mils of of come-ups and 12.5 lbs of energy.

While my 25 yard groups are pellet sized, 50 about the size of my Vudoo 22LR , a raged hole by 100 they at least 1 inch; 200 isn’t something I can ensure I can hit anything with lethal force or predictable regularity

 

[Andrew1182]

Ok. So the 17HMR has been tabled until next year. Marauder and pump on the way, .177. Have a ton of different pellets already, including Premier and H&N. Biggest push for this is that I can’t get my Nitro pistons to shoot consistently and the tree rats (squirrels) have been jacking my peaches. Tired of assuming a miss at anything over 15yds. And I doubt a suppressed 22 is going to be as quite and accurate. The future widows of the squirrels, chipmunks and crows thank you. ?

What kind of pump did you buy? Hopefully Hill!

 

[Spblademaker]

It was the benjamin pump.

 

[truth]

200 yards with something like a .25 JSB .038 BC projectile is going to be really something with about 17 mils of of come-ups and 12.5 lbs of energy.

While my 25 yard groups are pellet sized, 50 about the size of my Vudoo 22LR , a raged hole by 100 they at least 1 inch; 200 isn’t something I can ensure I can hit anything with lethal force or predictable regularity

I'm shooting the .25 JSB King Heavy mk2's 33.95 gr, BC is .046 G1 at 654 fps at the muzzle and I wouldn't take a squirrel shot past 60 yards as the kill zone is just too small. Groups at 90 are ridiculously tight but the margin for error on a twitchy tree rat is virtually nil.

 

[kthomas]

I'm only shoots at targets at 200 yards, not animals. All my pack rat shots at my place are 5 yards or less - hence the red dot sight.

 

[kthomas]

Right now I have only gone out to 166 yards - that was shooting rocks. Going to set up some steel targets at distance when this AZ heat dies down.

 

[DellaDog]

Daystate AirWolf. If it’s not pellet on pellet inside 30 yards, it’s me. 1/2” at 50.
It gets more interest at the range then my custom 6.5 Creedmoor.

 

[kthomas]

Beautiful Daystate!

I just bought a Taipan Veteran in .22, made easy hits on my target at 200 yards. Going to try it out to 272 yards when I get back.

 

[DellaDog]

Wow. Nice shooting country there.

 

[L.R.Novice]

What does everyone recommend to fill a PCP? Does a hand pump work at all? Booster pump? Or take tanks to a dive shop to fill?

 

[swix]

Hill floor pump works great, takes a couple minutes (80 strokes) for 30shoots out of a marauder and some effort. Also have a carbon fiber tank but driving down to the dive shop/Airsoft field got tiresome after awhile. You could get a larger volume tank however or a high pressure compressor.

 

[DellaDog]

Trust me, you REALLY want a CF tank.
Lots of good info here. https://www.airgunnation.com/

 

[Maser]

What does everyone recommend to fill a PCP? Does a hand pump work at all? Booster pump? Or take tanks to a dive shop to fill?

The hand pumps are fine for the lower end PCPs such as 2,000 PSI. The 3,000 PSI ones are the max I would recommend a hand pump for. Don't even bother with trying to fill the 4,000+ PSI ones with a pump.

 

[kthomas]

What does everyone recommend to fill a PCP? Does a hand pump work at all? Booster pump? Or take tanks to a dive shop to fill?

Check out the Venturi Nomad portable compressor. Still waiting on mine, but it looks like a badass little unit.

 

[Maser]

If you want to get started in the PCP world, but don't want to carry around a tank or hand pump, how about a PCP rifle with the pump built right in?

https://www.pyramydair.com/s/m/Seneca_Aspen_PCP_Air_Rifle/4715

 

[supercorndogs]

If you want to get started in the PCP world, but don't want to carry around a tank or hand pump, how about a PCP rifle with the pump built right in?

https://www.pyramydair.com/s/m/Seneca_Aspen_PCP_Air_Rifle/4715

3600psi with a hand pump.

 

[Maser]

3600psi with a hand pump.

LOL yeah well, remember as kids when we had normal multi pump guns that were only meant to be pumped no more than 10 times and us being the dumb kids we were thought we could get extra power if we pumped more and all that happened was we'd tire ourselves out? Well, at least with this rifle pumping more than 10 times is actually worth it.

 

[perttime]

There's some interesting air rifles being used in Field Target competition.
https://www.google.com/search?q=fie...h6rfAhXnposKHRr5Bf4Q_AUIDigB&biw=1366&bih=654