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Been wanting a new .22 rifle for awhile now, but with the prices of .22 long rifle constantly up and down over the last several years... I decided to go another route.
AEA airguns has come out with a Challenger Standard pcp rifle that shoots pellets up to 1200 FPS.(much to fast for pellets), but still shoots bullets over 1000 to 1100 FPS. and up to 70 FPE!
Has an adjustable air port( not regulated)to turn the power down for pellets.
I have a used 30 gr. NOE bullet mold ordered for it and already have a 20 gr. NOE pellet mold on hand.
I’ll also be ordering a 25 gr. bullet mold as soon as NOE has them in stock again. The 25 gr. bullet has been shooting very well in this rifle for some of the guys on an airgun site I visit.
Kind of cool I think to get that kind of performance with air power in .22 cal. and will definitely be cheap shooting since I have plenty of lead on hand for casting.... should be fun and scratch the itch I have for a .22 rifle.... at least till the prices come down some and i can actually get the brand I like to shoot.
Pumping it up to about 3600 psi may not be so fun, and recently AEA has okayed this same rifle to 4500psi.... yikes!
Hand pumping to start with, but I see a pcp air compressor in the future lol!
It may not be a perfect solution to the .22 ammo supply right now, but i’d rather hand pump this bad boy than pay the prices they’re getting for .22 ammo right now.
We’ll see how this goes.
AEA airguns has come out with a Challenger Standard pcp rifle that shoots pellets up to 1200 FPS.(much to fast for pellets), but still shoots bullets over 1000 to 1100 FPS. and up to 70 FPE!
Has an adjustable air port( not regulated)to turn the power down for pellets.
I have a used 30 gr. NOE bullet mold ordered for it and already have a 20 gr. NOE pellet mold on hand.
I’ll also be ordering a 25 gr. bullet mold as soon as NOE has them in stock again. The 25 gr. bullet has been shooting very well in this rifle for some of the guys on an airgun site I visit.
Kind of cool I think to get that kind of performance with air power in .22 cal. and will definitely be cheap shooting since I have plenty of lead on hand for casting.... should be fun and scratch the itch I have for a .22 rifle.... at least till the prices come down some and i can actually get the brand I like to shoot.
Pumping it up to about 3600 psi may not be so fun, and recently AEA has okayed this same rifle to 4500psi.... yikes!
Hand pumping to start with, but I see a pcp air compressor in the future lol!
It may not be a perfect solution to the .22 ammo supply right now, but i’d rather hand pump this bad boy than pay the prices they’re getting for .22 ammo right now.
We’ll see how this goes.