I have the 28's cousin, the Ruger air magnum in .177. I believe same gun, exception being the XS28 has a wood stock and the R.A.M. having a synthetic stock. They are long, powerful guns, better off in .22 caliber. I wish I knew about the flying dragons back before I bought the R.A.M., would have gotten a XS28 all tuned from the start. I did a "lube tune" leaving all factory parts until something let's loose. In .177, the lightest pellet I can use is the H&N Baracuda Hunter 10.3 grain, anything lighter goes supersonic. It's very accurate, but will punish bad technique and you'll miss your shot. I believe the XS28 is available in .177,.22 and .25. Also the wood stock is more desirable, in my opinion. Triggers aren't bad, but I'm not picky either. Mine is smooth with about 3.5-4# pull. As for cocking effort it's not as bad as some of the uber magnums, but I limit myself to about 30 shots because it will leave you tired and sore (age/condition pending). These rifles aren't all day shooters for most, but more of a hunting/longer range gun. With it putting out the same power in .177 as my Turkish .177 uber magnums, I find it to be smoother (after lube tune) and with slightly less cocking effort. The power edge slightly goes to the Turkish as caliber goes up. I hope this was helpful, take it easy.
Quote from: ER00z on February 07, 2021, 11:56:28 AMI have the 28's cousin, the Ruger air magnum in .177. I believe same gun, exception being the XS28 has a wood stock and the R.A.M. having a synthetic stock. They are long, powerful guns, better off in .22 caliber. I wish I knew about the flying dragons back before I bought the R.A.M., would have gotten a XS28 all tuned from the start. I did a "lube tune" leaving all factory parts until something let's loose. In .177, the lightest pellet I can use is the H&N Baracuda Hunter 10.3 grain, anything lighter goes supersonic. It's very accurate, but will punish bad technique and you'll miss your shot. I believe the XS28 is available in .177,.22 and .25. Also the wood stock is more desirable, in my opinion. Triggers aren't bad, but I'm not picky either. Mine is smooth with about 3.5-4# pull. As for cocking effort it's not as bad as some of the uber magnums, but I limit myself to about 30 shots because it will leave you tired and sore (age/condition pending). These rifles aren't all day shooters for most, but more of a hunting/longer range gun. With it putting out the same power in .177 as my Turkish .177 uber magnums, I find it to be smoother (after lube tune) and with slightly less cocking effort. The power edge slightly goes to the Turkish as caliber goes up. I hope this was helpful, take it easy.Thanks for the info. I have a m48 in .177 now but wanted a.22 springer. I should have jumped on the 54 that umerex was blowing out but as usual I hesitated and you know the rest of that line. 😁 Was looking at one on airgun archery https://airgunarcheryfun.ca/177-22-25-cal-xisico-xs28m-magnum-air-rifle/ . I wish FD had them. I'm also a little leary about ordering from Canada. Don't want to get hit with customs fees. Never ordered a air rifle from another country.
Wow. Last night I stumbled onto the last one A&AF had in .25...I want to set this rifle up to shoot heavy pellets well - 28 or even 34 grain.Any chance I could ever see 30 fpe with it?That would be a 28 grain pellet at 675 or more fps....