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AirGunEric · Site Admin

I was speaking with someone earlier today who is "in the industry" with some close contacts with Crosman- and they hinted that Crosman may soon be releasing a PCP air rifle.

Can't confirm if it's true- but I'm wondering if there is a place for a Crosman PCP gun in the market?

Anyone have any info or ideas on the concept?

The outdoorsman · Veteran Member

if it is in fact true i think it might be a good gun to introduce people into the world of PCP's for example i know squat about pcp's if i bought 1 of there's (because it most likely would not be as expensive as others)
if l liked it i may look into buying one of a better quallity if i didnt i like it i didnt waste tonnes of monney...

AirGunEric · Site Admin

That's probably true- but one of the problems with PCP is that unless you live next to a dive shop, have a local fire hall that will fill tanks for little or no money, or really want to buy $3-400 worth of hand-pump and fittings- I wonder if a "cheap" PCP really would work? If Crosman were to make available more economical hand pumps for getting them charged- that might better suit the "market space" they have typically been occupying of late.

The outdoorsman · Veteran Member

i had no idea how to "charge" them

broommaster2000 · Moderator

With high pressure air. It's like a pumpgun, only several times more powerfull.

I shot an air airms s400 at the club, last teusday. Cost the guy about 1200-1400 euro's, but wow, that thing packs a whallop. I got a pretty nice group at 25 meters (more or less laying down). If you are going to spend a lot of money, spend it on a PCP for a change.

Trigger was a bit spungy, and the gun was quite heavy but for me it was well balanced. But you could feel that power, even though there was hardly any recoil. Very Happy

dogon1013 · Member

It's easy to get High pressure air refilled, here in the US at least. (Florida specifically)

Paintball has gotten big here and most paintball parks can refill paintball HPA tanks...a PCP rifle made specifically to take advantage of this refilling network should have no problems being sold. I know things may be different in other parts of the world.

I know of several paintball shops nearby my house that can fill up CO2 or HPA/N2 tanks.