303 certainly looks like a plenum, looks to be after the regulator.I can't figure out the air path through the valve though, might just be dense today.The pressurized magazine certainly seems like a fun option (as mentioned above).
for all you guys that think you know the Hammer, you dont......i bought one a month ago new from PA.the air blast out of the mag is normally what (shoot-thru the mag) design does.the very popular leshiy 2 is STTM also and there is an amount of air that escapes there as well,at least the one i had did.and i also had the texan .45 with CF bottle, and the hammer has no where close to the muzzle report of the texan filled to 3600psi. maybe thats the area UX made better ? my hammer has been shot over 150X with very good accuracy and reliability.dont voice your opinion until you own a new one.the aea 50, the one bin just refunded my money on had massive problems.even on a good day would not produce 400fpe, but that was its least problem.my hammer can do over 600fpe, but i keep it there because i like the NSA 388gr .501 slug traveling 835fps very accurately @ 50yrds....thats all i care to shoot for distance because its a hunting gun.if i experience any problems with my hammer, PA has a great return policy
Quote from: Rob M on October 27, 2021, 10:31:42 PMwith the guns AEA is rolling out in the same price range ( generally less) the hammer makes no sense. That being said , the review on HAM was almost all positiveCorrect it was positive. However, I don't put any weight in a review that neglects to seriously point out a design and engineering flaw such as that. Yes, I would buy AEA first even though I know nothing of them.
with the guns AEA is rolling out in the same price range ( generally less) the hammer makes no sense. That being said , the review on HAM was almost all positive
Quote from: HPAman on October 27, 2021, 10:38:38 PMQuote from: Rob M on October 27, 2021, 10:31:42 PMwith the guns AEA is rolling out in the same price range ( generally less) the hammer makes no sense. That being said , the review on HAM was almost all positiveCorrect it was positive. However, I don't put any weight in a review that neglects to seriously point out a design and engineering flaw such as that. Yes, I would buy AEA first even though I know nothing of them. At HAM, we generally report on what the gun is, not what it should be. During the testing, there was a lot of discussion of the flaws in the design. We’re not sure why they continued to pursue the design when there is no way to fif the blast. Some kind of side lever bolt that pushed the slug into a chamber would have been much better. We figured out that the power loss from a bolt probe would be about a wash with the power loss due to air loss around the magazine.
Quote from: HPAman on October 27, 2021, 10:38:38 PMQuote from: Rob M on October 27, 2021, 10:31:42 PMwith the guns AEA is rolling out in the same price range ( generally less) the hammer makes no sense. That being said , the review on HAM was almost all positiveCorrect it was positive. However, I don't put any weight in a review that neglects to seriously point out a design and engineering flaw such as that. Yes, I would buy AEA first even though I know nothing of them. At HAM, we generally report on what the gun is, not what it should be. During the testing, there was a lot of discussion of the flaws in the design. We’re not sure why they continued to pursue the design when there is no way to fix the blast. Some kind of side lever bolt that pushed the slug into a chamber would have been much better. We figured out that the power loss from a bolt probe would be about a wash with the power loss due to air loss around the magazine.
This is an incredibly complex air rifle. I'm surprised any of them work.
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