I mentioned down below that I had acquired a couple of new airguns. This is the other one. This one came on a Thursday last September, and I wound up in the hospital two days later so it didn't get much use. That's about to change. I want to get some video clips of this gun and the RWS Rapier taking down some squirrels for use in the varmint hunting video.

This one uses a 10 round rotary magazine, and has a very smooth operating side lever as opposed to the more traditional bolt action. The power is adjustable and the barrel shroud makes her very quiet. I've also included a pic. of her with the digicam mounted ready to film squirrels catching pellets.

Nice gun, but it sure looks top-heavy with that camera mount.

Actually, it's not that bad. The camera only weighs about a pound, so it's a bit top heavy but not unmanageable. I was determined to start videotaping my hunts with airguns, and this has proven to be a very viable way of doing that.

Operating the camera with one hand while shooting with the other has become second nature now. My ultimate goal is to educate, and share with the larger powder burner hunting community just how much fun and challenging, hunting with modern adult airguns can be.

As it becomes ever more difficult to find open spaces to hunt with firearms, more people will be looking to airguns to fill their hunting needs. Many times you can gain access to hunt small game with an airgun, when they wouldn't consider letting you use even a rimfire.

I had an opportunity present itself the last time I was getting my hair cut. My barber asked me what I had been up to, so I started telling him about the airgun hunting video I've been working on. He says, "hey my mom might be interested in talking to you". It turns out that she lives out in the county just outside the city limits and has some prairie dogs that have moved onto her property. They have been around her for years and she didn't care, but now they've invaded her yard and she wants something done.

It's legal to shoot where she's at, but she has neighbors close by and doesn't want firearms used. He's going to set it up, and I'll bring a couple of my really quiet air rifles, like the Whisper, and AA 410ERB, and show her what we can do and the neighbors won't hear a thing, and she doesn't have to worry about ricochets.

There is a new online Ezine airgunning magazine that comes out quarterly. It's free and the third issue was recently posted. I have an article that was published in it about hunting California Ground Squirrels. If you hunt with airguns, or are interested in hunting with airguns, I think you'll find the magazine a fun read.

You can find it here. http://www.americanairgunhunter.com/agquart.html

That magazine looks interesting. Thanks for the link.


Did you get your camera mount from these guys? http://www.theriflecam.com/ [The Rifle Cam]

I saw those mounts advertised in The Varmint Hunter Magazine. They're sold direct and by Cabela's and Scheels.

Nice looking rifle.

Where can I get info on buying one like that?

Ditto, I bought it from Ernie over on Airgun Advice. I like his better because it keeps the camera over the centerline of the bore, and it's really simple to use. He makes it out of a piece of weaver scope rail, and it mounts to an upside down weaver compatible ring. The rail mounts to the bottom of the camera and the camera just sits on the ring. Tighten down the side screw on the ring and you're ready to go. Very secure mount. I've put a weaver compatible ring on all of my PCP's, so I can easily mount the camera on any gun I want to hunt with. Takes about 30 seconds to swap it from gun to gun. Here's some pics of mine.














Red, Straight Shooters, or Pomona Airguns are both Air Arms dealers, and good folks to deal with.

Here are their links.

http://straightshooters.com/

http://www.pomona-airguns.com/

Red,

Here is a Beech stock version in single shot, it actually is an older model with a regular bolt that is alot cheaper than what Cliff has, it puts out the same power and is very accurate.

These guns outshoot any .22 lr I've owned at 30 yards, it even outshoots some .22's I've had out to the 50 yard line.

Not to mention these suckers are quiet, even at full power. I'd venture a guess that they are just a little louder than a silenced .22 rimfire.

My gun put out 34 ftlbs with a 16 grain JSB at full power, enough to kill just abot any small to medium varmint including ground hogs.

Well, just let me say,
That is Slicker Than Hammered Owl Hooey!!

Was real close to gettin' one, but decided to get the Homeland Defense Rifle instead.
I am going to get one (or more) of those MTC Viper scopes

Bob

and this is also a 410 series?

Bob, I've got the MTC Viper 4X16X50MM's with the 30MM tube, and really like the heck out of them. They are a bit heavy but the optics are really nice, and for airgunning, I like their christmas tree type reticle. It gives me a lot more hard aimpoints than a mildot does. Good stuff.

Swami says, " I think I can see a PCP airgun in BoB's future, maybe even in time to whack groundhogs this spring. Yes I can definitely see that".

Red, there is the AA 400, and AA 410 series. The AA 400 is a single shot, and the AA 410 is a 10 shot repeater. The newest version has the side lever cocking instead of the bolt action like on the one Jon had. The side lever is really sweet to operate. Very smooth, and easy to cycle. I can do it with one finger.

yikes, sticker shock! and add in the cost of the tank set-up. I like the idea of the PCP's though. Guess I'm just not anxious to cut loose with the doe.

Red,

You dont need a carbon fiber tank, Air Arms guns rarely like a 3,00 psi fill. I've owned 2 400 series guns and they both like a 2,800 PSI fills.

I picked up 2 100 cubic foot tanks that my dive shop fills to 3,600 psi for 100 bucks each. The fills at my shop are $7 bucks per fill.

I get alot of shots with those tanks. It ends up being much cheaper than rimfire to shoot.

Shooting silently anytime in the back yard is priceless.

Another plus is that these guns need no modification to shoot well, just take it out of the box and you can shoot 1/4" groups at 30 yards with them. The triggers are very nice too.

Here's the other 400 series gun I had

I hear that! Not discounting it at all, I'd like to get one...or something along those lines. Just can't part with that much jack right now.

http://www.varminter.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=12386

yeah right!

no kiddin, that's why!! That and the new scope it's wearing.

It just never ends.

You are preaching to the quoir my friend, I wont even tell you what match guns cost.

There are a couple of cheaper alternatives to the AA 400 guns that shoot well but they are louder, about like a .22 short.

Career guns, Shing Sung, Webley raider, and Talons of just about every flavor.

The career 707 seems to be the most popular on the budget side of things, I think they come in just about all the pellet calibers even 9mm!

yeah I'd just as soon wait until I have the "extra" funds. The very low noise level is appealing to me.