Well I've always had a safe full of rifles, shotguns and handguns but they all burn powder. I'm more of a user than a collector and the "I wanna get" list was getting short.
The only exposure I'd had to air guns was the old Daisy and Gamo's in my closet. Then I had an opportunity to shoot a few big bore air guns including a couple of Quackenbush. Well it was so much fun I left with a NIB Quackenbush .458 LA Outlaw.
I Guess I forgot to ask some basics questions. like HOW to charge it and with WHAT. So for now I've got a new rifle and a few hundred "pellets" (?) ranging in weights up to 400 grains but I can't shoot it yet. I've gotta research SCUBA or SCBA or carbon wrapped or a compressor or even a big tank for the garage. I know it's gonna be fun but this PCP stuff is a whole different beast. Hopefully I can learn something here.
Welcome Planter, you are in for a treat. This and the Yellow Forum can provide you with a wealth of knowledge on the what, when, why, and how of all things air guns. You started with one of the premier air rifles from Dennis Quackenbush. Absolutely great for hunting. Check out Joe Broncato's web site for all things needed to complement your rifle. Once you "taste" the thrill of taking down quarry with your Quackenbush, you may never turn back. Warning: this is an addiction LOL!
You can get the special "bicycle" pumps or you can get a tank. Once you have a tank, you can fill at paintball or dive shops, or get a compressor.
- Pumping is not fun. You can call it "cardio". Cardio is not fun, either.
- Carbon fiber 4500 psi tank with a long expiration date is the way to go (they have to be hydrotested every few years, or no one will fill them).
- Compressor is optional unless you don't have a fill station nearby
- There are expensive compressors and cheap(er) compressors
- Not all the expensive ones last forever, and not all the cheap ones are bad
- If you have a fill station nearby, don't even mess with a compressor. Fill shops are not hard to find and they are nearly everywhere except the extreme boonies. Compressors are a whole separate PITA and maintenance opportunity. I'd rather shoot.
There are a couple dealers here who have exactly the right stuff (including gauges, regulation knobs, and relief valves) at prices that approach the one-time cost of reloading gear for powder burners, say around $650 or so. Safety is an important consideration at 4500 psi so don't mess around, cry once and be done with it.
Re: your Quackenbush... talk about jumping in at the deep end! How about some pics?
Welcome Planter to the really BIG Dark Side! I run DAQs from .25 -.575 in pistol, carbine and rifle. The .458 is the most versatile IMO. I agree with Daveshoot about air fills! I will add that cascading (check Joe Brancato's explanation at Airtanks for sale link/banner above) and you will get lots more shots out of two cylinders (4500PSI) than you ever will out of one 4500PSI cylinder. Your .458 DAQ doesn't sip air ?. For bullets check out Mr. Hollowpoint and a host of other providers. The Pyramid Air Blog by the "Godfather" of the modern age of airguns has good information about your DAQ.
shootski
I only had to knock over a yote steel a couple times with a 400gr chunk of lead before I knew I wanted one. I had enough time to check out DAQ on line and apparently his rifles are in high demand with a long uncertain wait. So I paid a big premium to buy one NIB. What else could I do. David I think for starters I am going to go with tanks. I have a SCBA SCOTT 30 minute tank rated to 4500 and I'm hoping to get two 60 minute 4500 psi tanks. I hope I can make those work
Shootski ive already hooked up with Mr Hollowpoint and have a few hundred really nice looking pieces of lead. He even thru in samples of weights I didn't buy. I told him that I cast 9mm and .45 and he said get a 45/70 mold from lee and a resizing die. I'm gonna TRY posting a few pics.
Glad you got a tank. I pick up dive tanks on Craigslist and garage sales. 5 year hydro test and they last forever. I also picked up a buddy bottle to carry with me. I cascade a 100 and a 88 cu. tank with a setup I got from Joe Brancato. Plenty of fills for my 3 and about half a day w/lunch to get them filled at a local dive shop, 7.00 a year for all the fills I want with a visual.
Welcome home
Well the pics of the rifle don't do it justice. It's a pretty run of the mill piece of walnut but the whole thing feels good in the hand. I was going to put on a nice Leopold 3x9 but I'm gonna have to get a rail to bridge the two weaver mounts. For now I thru a 4x Nikon. "Cheap" one on it. I've got one 30 minute tank and gotta go get two more 60 minute tanks. I'm guessing 30 and 60 roughly equate to volume. Oh yeah. What is the fitting on this tank called? Thanks guys.
Boy I'm having trouble with the pics. Need to be inside 2mb.?
And yeah, 2 Mb seems to be the limit.
You should include a pic of the fill probe and mating connector. The tank label doesn't help because they are changeable, and the AG could have been modded or adapted, too. USA standard for AGs is "kinda" Foster style but YMMV (your mileage may vary).
