Author Topic: RUGER EXPLORER (Read 12562 times))

Tactical Tom · « **on:** August 28, 2011, 03:17:19 AM »

My boys (identical twins 7yrs old) love to shoot, they have a Daisy Buck BB gun now & they can cock & shoot it pretty good. They have a Birthday in Oct. & they have asked me for a "Real" Air Rifle

So after some reading I picked up a set of Ruger Explorer youth air rifles ! I can't wait until they get these ! Anyone here gave them a try yet ? They look & feel pretty solid made.

mikeiniowa · « **Reply #1 on:** August 28, 2011, 08:13:12 AM »

Same rifle as the XS-16, easy to cock and look cool for the kids. Not a real powerhouse but get the job done. The same action etc is avaiable as the XS-12 but with a wood stock. IMHO the 12 has a better barrel....

Tactical Tom · « **Reply #2 on:** September 19, 2011, 01:55:39 AM »

These are rated at 495fps...so will it be ok to shoot the light alloy & PBA pellets out of the Explorer's ? Maybe give'em a few more FPS ? Whats your thoughts ?

MustangMike · « **Reply #3 on:** September 19, 2011, 02:04:53 AM »

My co2 pistol is rated at 360fps, it loves the 177pba pellets and I can deff tell a slight increase in velocity. But that's judging by shoot further away and judging the time from when I shoot to when I hear it hit the box.. I shoot 3 lead pellets and then 3 pba's and the pba's get there a little quicker from 35ft back

Tactical Tom · « **Reply #4 on:** September 19, 2011, 02:09:42 AM »

Quote from: mustangmike on September 19, 2011, 02:04:53 AM

My co2 pistol is rated at 360fps, it loves the 177pba pellets and I can deff tell a slight increase in velocity. But that's judging by shoot further away and judging the time from when I shoot to when I hear it hit the box.. I shoot 3 lead pellets and then 3 pba's and the pba's get there a little quicker from 35ft back

I don't think that PBA's or Alloys would hurt a C02 or HPA type of gun. The Explorer is a Springer, I just want to make sure the light pellets wouldn't hurt these guns...they aren't as stout as a regular adult air rifle.

tom96 · « **Reply #5 on:** September 19, 2011, 02:48:48 AM »

... a tin of premier hollow points is cheaper than 100pba's and predator has come out with a lead free pellet that the price per pellet is cheaper, and they are more than likely much higher quality.

edit. thinkin about it i see it may be for there safety... baracuda greens are heavy enough to prevent damage and are lead free. they're also cheaper than pba's

https://www.pyramydair.com/product/h-n-baracuda-green-lead-free-177-cal-6-48-grains-round-nose-300ct?p=842

Tactical Tom · « **Reply #6 on:** September 19, 2011, 03:09:52 AM »

Crosman has the Alloy pellets, Hollow Points ...250 for around $8 at my Local Wal-Mart, tin says 4g ea. My buddy weighed a few from the tin on his reloadng scales & got an average of 3.5g ea. !

tom96 · « **Reply #7 on:** September 19, 2011, 08:25:55 AM »

3.5 grains is going to damage the internals i would stay above 6gr. thats why i said the baracuda greens, and they're very consistent,my .22 trail will stack em up at 20-100 yards i can shoot a whole tin through one ragged hole.....granted it is about 1-1.25 inches across tho....

fperez0209 · « **Reply #8 on:** September 19, 2011, 11:54:09 AM »

Ruger Explorer same rifle as B-16,but if can make a sugestion get them B-12s from Mike Melick over at Best Airguns.My B-12 was tuned by Mike and shoots great,Feels like an R7 without the cost.

Smaug · « **Reply #9 on:** September 20, 2011, 02:18:19 AM »

I don't think you'll damage the guns by shooting 4 gr. pellets through them. I shot some Crosman SSP through my Crosman Raven, which is a step up in power from the Explorers. Probably 100 fps faster, but probably also not as easy to cock.

The Skenco Poly Match 4 gr. pellets, on the other hand, were the most accurate pellet I've tested in my Raven. Pretty fast too, well over 600 fps.

Your sons are going to LOVE these guns. Be sure to buy a pair of scopes too. The UTG Bugbuster 4X would be perfect, and not too expensive. I have a Bugbuster 6X on my Raven.

I daresay that YOU will love the guns too. The short stock does not impede adult shooting at all.

I think the Daisy Bucks shoot BBs at around 320 fps. (350 advertised) These will shoot 7 gr. pellets around 420 fps, I bet; same as a CO2 gun, but without the CO2 expense. You will have the expense of pellets though, instead of BBs...

Let us know how it pans out, and post a review in the Airgun Reviews Gate please when you've got some miles on them.

gamoshooter · « **Reply #10 on:** September 20, 2011, 06:46:55 PM »

my son is also 7 he shoots the ruger explorer with a barska 30 mm red dot scope at 10 meters using crosman primier hollow points
the gun has held up well and is accurate enough for him to learn on (this is his first real airgun) the trigger has a long first stage so when you pull it you can pull it fairly far before it actually goes off the cocking effort is very light my son is able to do it on his own

he has killed a ton of balloons cups of water and pop cans with it

and its still going strong

guess i won t mention the doves i killed in the back yard with it while he wasn t looking

northern lights · « **Reply #11 on:** September 22, 2011, 12:46:32 PM »

If the gun shoots a pellet 450fps that plenty of power to shoot out to 25yd,s an if you get a mildot scope you can shoot out to 50 yd,s with prett good accuracy.

Tactical Tom · « **Reply #12 on:** September 23, 2011, 12:55:31 PM »

I'll let you guy's know how these work out, They will be getting these on Oct.16, this is the day of their B-day party. Someone told me they picked them up a set of NcStar 4X Air Rifle scopes for the Explorers. We will see ! As for Pellets, the boy's will be using the Crosman Destroyer Pellets ( I have around 2K of these to burn thru). My Hammerli doesn't shoot the Destroyer's very good out past 15yds. So I will let the boy's use these ! I've got a 500pk of the Crosman Copperhead Wadcutters that I'm gonna let them use to break the Explorers in with.

xXcrosmanhunterXx · « **Reply #13 on:** September 23, 2011, 06:48:38 PM »

PBA ammo is very inconsistent, wouldn't mess with em. Try some H&N alloy pellets?

Tactical Tom · « **Reply #14 on:** September 29, 2011, 11:24:54 PM »

Well...We were out shooting last weekend when one of the levers on one of the Daisy Bucks just snapped right off ! So now they are on to me to get them a new BB Gun...They still have no clue I've got them the Explorers! I can't wait for them to open these up !

tom96 · « **Reply #15 on:** September 29, 2011, 11:39:47 PM »

Quote from: Tactical Tom on September 29, 2011, 11:24:54 PM

Well...We were out shooting last weekend when one of the levers on one of the Daisy Bucks just snapped right off ! So now they are on to me to get them a new BB Gun...They still have no clue I've got them the Explorers! I can't wait for them to open these up !

are you really going to make the poor kids wait?

Tactical Tom · « **Reply #16 on:** September 29, 2011, 11:49:57 PM »

Quote from: tom96 on September 29, 2011, 11:39:47 PM

are you really going to make the poor kids wait?
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Yep....It will make the surprise that much better !

tom96 · « **Reply #17 on:** September 29, 2011, 11:57:37 PM »

your a cruel man....but i guess so... now they'll have time for homework that all kids hate...

Tactical Tom · « **Reply #18 on:** September 30, 2011, 12:01:17 AM »

Quote from: tom96 on September 29, 2011, 11:57:37 PM

your a cruel man....but i guess so... now they'll have time for homework that all kids hate...

Nahh...they can share the other Daisy Buck & I've also got a Daisy Powerline880 they can shoot !

tom96 · « **Reply #19 on:** September 30, 2011, 12:09:43 AM »

Quote from: Tactical Tom on September 30, 2011, 12:01:17 AM

Quote from: tom96 on September 29, 2011, 11:57:37 PM
your a cruel man....but i guess so... now they'll have time for homework that all kids hate...
Nahh...they can share the other Daisy Buck & I've also got a Daisy Powerline880 they can shoot !

oh well that does change things i believe, hey how bout 2 rws shutzes in a few years....

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