The Storm looks quite handsome though I'm not sure what a "Vaporized Beech stock" is. How do the quality of these guns compare with a Hatsan or a Crosman?What kind of power do they produce? Are they accurate? When it comes to springers I find that I am gravitating toward magnums. I have plenty of 14-17 fpe springers. Looking for another 20+fpe magnum.
Quote from: Blowpipe Sam on April 23, 2023, 02:00:31 PMThe Storm looks quite handsome though I'm not sure what a "Vaporized Beech stock" is. How do the quality of these guns compare with a Hatsan or a Crosman?What kind of power do they produce? Are they accurate? When it comes to springers I find that I am gravitating toward magnums. I have plenty of 14-17 fpe springers. Looking for another 20+fpe magnum.I "think" vaporized Beech means the checkering is LASER engraved (wood vaporized). IMO the quality of the first 5 rifles in the catalog page is similar to Crosman & Hastan around the $100 price point. Some features slightly better, other features not as good like the hard direct sear triggers. You can ballpark check fpe from the velocity specs, but all the ones I own are in the 14-17fpe ME range. My Norica rifles are as accurate as any other break barrel I have.If you want >20fpe Magnums the Norica rifles listed here are not powerful enough.
Quote from: mikeyb on April 23, 2023, 02:53:55 PMQuote from: Blowpipe Sam on April 23, 2023, 02:00:31 PMThe Storm looks quite handsome though I'm not sure what a "Vaporized Beech stock" is. How do the quality of these guns compare with a Hatsan or a Crosman?What kind of power do they produce? Are they accurate? When it comes to springers I find that I am gravitating toward magnums. I have plenty of 14-17 fpe springers. Looking for another 20+fpe magnum.I "think" vaporized Beech means the checkering is LASER engraved (wood vaporized). IMO the quality of the first 5 rifles in the catalog page is similar to Crosman & Hastan around the $100 price point. Some features slightly better, other features not as good like the hard direct sear triggers. You can ballpark check fpe from the velocity specs, but all the ones I own are in the 14-17fpe ME range. My Norica rifles are as accurate as any other break barrel I have.If you want >20fpe Magnums the Norica rifles listed here are not powerful enough.Thank you. I did some estimating based on the published figures and my own ideas about what that should translate into real world wise. Came up with similar numbers. I've been thinking about a Remington model 725 as my next break barrel. Comfortable 12-17 fpe springers have started to bore me. Got plenty. Don't need any more. Heavy, awkward, painful-to-shoot magnums still pique my interest however.
Thanks Tom. Interesting that you got an increase in performance with the Crosman ram. I'm getting between 16 and 18 fpe out of my spring powered .25 cal Striker. It makes a very handy "snake charmer" with wad cutters. I've also been day dreaming about a .25 cal Hatsan mod 135 as well as the Remington 725.