Edgun Lelya 2.0 - My Ongoing Photo Thread (and Some Random Thoughts)

[PiterM]

Thank you guys! Well, my Lelya .177 is a perfect plinker and I can take her everywhere with me. No need for a shooting range. Weekend in a backcountry? Sunday in the forest? Or just afternoon plinking session after long day in the office? Perfect for anything. Short & quiet, doesn't attract unwanted attention. And fully legal in the field at 17J, anywhere and anytime (but - safety first, of course). I can tell you that plinking in such a wild place as this, next to the mountain creek and surrounded by colors of autumn, is something really special:

  

[Gear_Junkie]

Thank you guys! Well, my Lelya .177 is a perfect plinker and I can take her everywhere with me. No need for a shooting range. Weekend in a backcountry? Sunday in the forest? Or just afternoon plinking session after long day in the office? Perfect for anything. Short & quiet, doesn't attract unwanted attention. And fully legal in the field at 17J, anywhere and anytime (but - safety first, of course). I can tell you that plinking in such a wild place as this, next to the mountain creek and surrounded by colors of autumn, is something really special:

 

Piter,

How is the trigger on this gun?  (and on Edguns in general?)

Thanks.

[PiterM]

How is the trigger on this gun?  (and on Edguns in general?)

Every gun is different:

- EdGun Leshiy: single stage trigger, simple and reliable. There’s nothing to be broken in that gun. But you need to get used to that trigger. 2-stage conversion is possible with just changing one screw behing trigger blade but I orefer it just as is

- EdGun R5 .30 cal: two stage fully adjustable trigger. I set mine a bit harder than usually as it’s a 100+ Joule beast and I want it to be super safe.

- that new Lelya 2.0: superb trigger! Crisp and reliable, fully adjustable. It’s not a match trigger (so you can’t dial it down to just ‚touch’) but it can be set very lightweight, so that the second stage is just  a bit above first one. Very very good trigger. Thanks to overall ballance and that trigger Lelya is my most accurate off-hand shooting airgun ever. It’s my most used airgun at this moment.

Hope this helps.

BTW, what is really great about EdGuns is real field-proven durability. If you drop it in a barn, ding it on a truck etc. it doesn’t matter. It’s build like a real field gun! All heavy metal, one-piece milled chassis, no thin barrel exposed. I used to have AirArms S400. Suuuuperbly accurate airgun... aslong as you don’t touch (let along ding!) any hard object with it. If I leaned it against a tree without superb care, well... I needed to zero it again. Lelya or Matador? You can drive nails with that beast

[ranchibi]

Piotr, beautiful setting! Really enjoying your thread! Your walnut stock works in harmony with your nature shots 👍.

[Gear_Junkie]

How is the trigger on this gun?  (and on Edguns in general?)

Every gun is different:

- EdGun Leshiy: single stage trigger, simple and reliable. There’s nothing to be broken in that gun. But you need to get used to that trigger. 2-stage conversion is possible with just changing one screw behing trigger blade but I orefer it just as is

- EdGun R5 .30 cal: two stage fully adjustable trigger. I set mine a bit harder than usually as it’s a 100+ Joule beast and I want it to be super safe.

- that new Lelya 2.0: superb trigger! Crisp and reliable, fully adjustable. It’s not a match trigger (so you can’t dial it down to just ‚touch’) but it can be set very lightweight, so that the second stage is just  a bit above first one. Very very good trigger. Thanks to overall ballance and that trigger Lelya is my most accurate off-hand shooting airgun ever. It’s my most used airgun at this moment.

Hope this helps.

BTW, what is really great about EdGuns is real field-proven durability. If you drop it in a barn, ding it on a truck etc. it doesn’t matter. It’s build like a real field gun! All heavy metal, one-piece milled chassis, no thin barrel exposed. I used to have AirArms S400. Suuuuperbly accurate airgun... aslong as you don’t touch (let along ding!) any hard object with it. If I leaned it against a tree without superb care, well... I needed to zero it again. Lelya or Matador? You can drive nails with that beast

Great info, thank you!  That's really good news about the R5 and Leyla triggers, as those are the guns I'm most interested in.  If the trigger could be dialed down to 8oz, AND be super crisp, I'd be happy.  The trigger in my Regal XL really spoiled me.  The build quality of these guns is one of the things that draws me to them.  Now I just need my financial situation to change so that I can get me one of these    It will definitely be awhile.

[PiterM]

Happy Halloween Airgunners

[PiterM]

What I like about Lelya (all generations) is that I can fit one in a variety of pack. Not just dedicated gun packs like Eberlestock but also more standard stuff like this Tasmanian Tiger Modular Pack 30. There are many variants of that pack, also some more „civilian looking” than this black multicam. But hey, black multicam is cool.

Fit is very good. If Lelya would be just one inch longer it’d not fit inside this pack. Yeah, Lelya has juuust perfect in size!

[ranchibi]

Piotr, the perfect back packing pup! The tiger walnut looks great in the black multicam pack 🤓👍.

[PiterM]

Piotr, the perfect back packing pup! The tiger walnut looks great in the black multicam pack 🤓👍.

Thanks, and yeah, it’s a cool pack

[PiterM]

Forgive me a little slow down due to Christmas and so.... but... here finally some close-ups of that beauty. I really dig all the design details, egdes, curves, etc. It looks (and is) very rugged, built to last for sure. And last but not least I love that chunky moderator with knurled end and the fact that barrel is fully hidden inside chassis. Thin and exposed airgun-obvious barrel is the last thing I'd like to see on my PCP









And all together... one and only like this, the Lelya 2.0:

[anti-squirrel]

Thank you for sharing more photos of the best looking bullpup made, Piotr.

[PiterM]

Thank you!

BTW, I hope you all enjoyed Christmas holidays and managed to find some time to put your airguns in good use. So now I wish you all only bullseyes in 2020 and possibly new shooting toys, of course!

Happy New Year!

[anti-squirrel]

Thank you!

BTW, I hope you all enjoyed Christmas holidays and managed to find some time to put your airguns in good use. So now I wish you all only bullseyes in 2020 and possibly new shooting toys, of course!

Happy New Year!

A PCP that performs function yet is quite a beauty.  I love the Lelya!


The Lelya will become part of my arsenal later this year- that I can guarantee- but for now... I think... I need...

A Leshiy.

[PiterM]

So yeah, it happened... I didn't rush it but after couple of months I was ready to summarize all my thoughts & mods in one big complete review... enjoy!

LELYA 2.0 in review: http://edgunleshiy.com/lelya

[anti-squirrel]

Much obliged!

I'm still on track for a Lelya mid-year.  I've been enjoying my Leshiy despite a small slow leak.

[ranchibi]

Piotr, wonderful photos of your wonderful Leyla! Keep’em coming 🤓.

[AKM]

How quiet are they compared to Marauder quiet? The LDC looks very small.

I really like the Leshiy.

[anti-squirrel]

How quiet are they compared to Marauder quiet? The LDC looks very small.

I really like the Leshiy.

It depends on the power level to a point, but I think the MRod is a little more quiet to my ears.  Okay, compared to my .22 Leshiy out of the box, a lot more quiet.  If I opt for adding a Sumo or similar, I'm sure I could knock the bark off even more.

I think you'd enjoy a Leshiy; there's nothing quite like it except >maybe< the Rex pistol.  My Leshiy was shipped running hot- darn near 35 FPE in .22, and I don't think there's an easier PCP to tune.  I'm using the stock regulator (Ed's newer design) and just tweaked it down to 560 FPS using JSB Ultra Shocks, then adjusted hammer spring tension until the speed fell, then turned it back up a scosche.  Incidentally, JSB Ultra Shocks are like tiny little sledgehammers of lead in this gun.  25+ grains in a .22 at 560 FPS   The gun ain't cheap but I find it a joy to use freehand.  For a gun with a 10" barrel, it performs quite well and is very accurate.

However, the Lelya 2.0 is even better freehand and that's how I do the vast majority of my shooting.  I'll be ordering one in 3 or 4 months. 

[PiterM]

My favorite combo… Lelya, Stalker and Eberlestock S25 – like made for each other!

[ranchibi]

Piotr, beautiful photo and wonderful combo hunting partners!