AR2078B Accuracy

[Taso1000]

Hi All,

Ever since I joined this site the discussion of QB rifles and how great they are has never ceased so they must be pretty good.     I have never seen one in person so I did a little research on them and I am interested in finding out more about the AR2078B. 

This is the side lever model with the heavier barrel weight and possibly still come with a choked barrel for ~$200.  Don't worry, I'm not buying anything from Bowman.    Can anyone tell me more about this model either from first hand experience or what you know about them?  Are they accurate?  Do they have any issues?  In the listings they are either branded Beeman or SAG.  Is there a difference or is one better than the other?

I'd like to shoot it at 10 meters in my basement and in my back yard at paper targets.  Maybe HOSP's if they come into range.

Since I now have a Shoebox booster I have easier access to hpa.  Would converting the AR2078B to hpa be worthwhile and would it be easy to do so?  I would also like to send the rifle to Mike Melick to have him work his magic on it too.   

I already have an Air Arms T200 that is very accurate so if the AR2078B doesn't do anything better than the T200 then there's no point. 

Thank you All in advance for your help.

Taso

[10gaOkie]

Now that I have my Disco tuned up and shooting the way I want it, I am in the market for another pcp rifle. The ones that interest me most are the QB family of rifles. The 78's need to be modified to accept a hpa bottle. Thats why I will go with either the QB79 or the AR2979a. The only diff between these two are their stocks and the AR has olympic type sights. These 79's are already set up to take a hpa bottle. I found the best price at A.G.D. The AR2079a is $169.95, or $109. for the QB79. I will be adding the regulated Ninja 13ci bottle which can be had set up for 850 to 1350psi. Keep in mind that all of the QB rifles are designed for CO2 which has a max psi of 1800. This regulated Ninja HPA bottle allows the use of HPA with max fills of 3Kpsi. The use of the regulator keeps the psi down to a working level for this QB type rifle. Without that regulator you would have to limit your HPA fills to 1800psi. I plan to go with the Rocker1 LDC on this gun. These are all designed after the old 160 Crosman which I have had a fondness for years.

Chris

[Taso1000]

Thank you Chris,

After more research I decided against the AR2078B after I saw the groups they shot in general.

Thank you,

Taso