Triple_sod wrote:Been thinking about getting my lightning switched over to a gas ram as apparently they don’t weaken over time as with a spring. Anyone had any experience?
I've shot gas ram guns. They're very smooth.
Having said that if your gas ram malfunctioned would you have the spare parts of technical expertise to repair it if the SHTF? A springer is reasonably easy to repair if the spring breaks or it suffers a mechanical failure. I wouldn't know where to start with a gas ram.
Triple_sod wrote:Been thinking about getting my lightning switched over to a gas ram as apparently they don’t weaken over time as with a spring. Anyone had any experience?
I've shot gas ram guns. They're very smooth.
Having said that if your gas ram malfunctioned would you have the spare parts of technical expertise to repair it if the SHTF? A springer is reasonably easy to repair if the spring breaks or it suffers a mechanical failure. I wouldn't know where to start with a gas ram.
I always thought that, I have a few ram guns, but there filled with nitrogen, the nature of any gas filled item is you are going to lose pressure over time, the only place I know is easy to get nitrogen are car tyre places as they fill high end tyres with nitrogen, but most air riffles use their own proprietary filling system.
My sprinngers are easy to fix and parts are easy to stockpile. If you keep everything maintained and greased there is no reason why a springer will not last you 30 years or more.
metatron wrote:I always thought that, I have a few ram guns, but there filled with nitrogen, the nature of any gas filled item is you are going to lose pressure over time, the only place I know is easy to get nitrogen are car tyre places as they fill high end tyres with nitrogen, but most air riffles use their own proprietary filling system.
My sprinngers are easy to fix and parts are easy to stockpile. If you keep everything maintained and greased there is no reason why a springer will not last you 30 years or more.
Indeed. If you want something that shoots smooth you might as well buy a PCP. I'd have better ability to keep one of them charged and maintained post TEOTWAWKI than a gas ram gun.
just bought myself this little beauty. she is the new offering from webley. the webley alecto .22 . a fantastic piece of kit. she has three power settings and is recoilless. it is so easy to shoot and exceptionally accurate.
Triple_sod wrote:Been thinking about getting my lightning switched over to a gas ram as apparently they don’t weaken over time as with a spring. Anyone had any experience?
I've shot gas ram guns. They're very smooth.
Having said that if your gas ram malfunctioned would you have the spare parts of technical expertise to repair it if the SHTF? A springer is reasonably easy to repair if the spring breaks or it suffers a mechanical failure. I wouldn't know where to start with a gas ram.
all that will go wrong is the seals, buy a pump and the hose and spares
they are easy to work on just like pcps
i was quite lucky, i managed to get her second hand for £155, in my local gun shop in town (Gilders). she was bought as new in april of this year for £230 by a disabled marksman, the original sale receipt was still in the box. he had to part exchange her for a gun that was easier to use. he couldnt use the pump properly as his arms were not strong enough. so the chap behind the counter told me.
i snapped her up straight away. she was over my budget but i splashed out anyway because it is a very good quality gun and i had intended to buy a much cheaper co2 pistol. if it had been the as new price i wouldnt have bought her but i thought with what i would spend on bits and bobs for the co2 pistol it would be better in the long run just to buy the webley, that and the fact she does look amazing. and i dont have to worry about running out of co2 cartridges.
I can't believe how accurate she is, you seriously have to try hard to miss your target. and no recoil makes for easier more accurate shooting. i am looking at buying myself a new rifle for my birthday i'm not 100% sure which one to get a .22 or a .177. is there a legal limit as to how many airguns i can own??. i have four rifles, 3x .22 and 1x .177 so far and the webley .22 pistol. i will still be buying a co2 repeater pistol at some point can anyone reccomend a good one?.
I am not aware that there is a legal limit on the number of air guns you can own. I know people who own 5 or 6.
CO2 pistols are just for plinking really. They're not very accurate at more than 10 yards. But I would suggest either the Walther CP99 (which has an 8-pellet magazine) or the Umarex P30 which can fire 8 pellet magazines or BB's. But those are fairly low power (around 1.5ft/lbs).
I'd get a .177. The pellets have a flatter trajectory and are better for shot placement.
