PINTY Scopes Now Sells PCP's

[Back_Roads]

 Just shows cats like airguns too

[Whirligig]

Just shows cats like airguns too

So true!

-W

[Whirligig]

Cool kitty. Was there an Airgun in the video? 

Ha! That was probably the worst "camerawork" that I've ever posted anywhere!

-W

[Whirligig]

In a nutshell, it's a great air rifle, even if the rotary mags require an odd method of being loaded.

What is odd about the way you have to load your magazine? Mine have the same loading method used by Umarex, Air Venturi, Diana, Artemis, and AEA guns, etc, where you rotate the clear plastic cover which winds the spring and push in one pellet through the back and then load the rest through the other clear side.

It's a great question. It's covered in the printed instructions, but I made a video instead of posting photos from their manual, just because it seems so counterintuitive.

Moar bad camerawork below...



Edit: So, after re-reading your post, it seems that this method of loading PCP air gun magazine is not as unusual as I thought, and it was just new to me.

-Whirligig

[cosmic]

You let the cat out of the bag, or I mean box ...

[bduares]

So, after re-reading your post, it seems that this method of loading PCP air gun magazine is not as unusual as I thought, and it was just new to me.

-Whirligig

I have a couple of air guns that you load ammo straight in but the majority of mine load the same way as the QM-23 magazine, so it didn't seem strange. I thought you had gotten one that loaded different

[Whirligig]

So, after re-reading your post, it seems that this method of loading PCP air gun magazine is not as unusual as I thought, and it was just new to me.

-Whirligig

I have a couple of air guns that you load ammo straight in but the majority of mine load the same way as the QM-23 magazine, so it didn't seem strange. I thought you had gotten one that loaded different

Interesting. I've been into air guns for a long time, but I'm new to the world of PCPs, since they are relatively affordable now. I appreciate your question; it helped me learn more about PCPs.

-W

[Back_Roads]

So, after re-reading your post, it seems that this method of loading PCP air gun magazine is not as unusual as I thought, and it was just new to me.

-Whirligig

I have a couple of air guns that you load ammo straight in but the majority of mine load the same way as the QM-23 magazine, so it didn't seem strange. I thought you had gotten one that loaded different

Interesting. I've been into air guns for a long time, but I'm new to the world of PCPs, since they are relatively affordable now. I appreciate your question; it helped me learn more about PCPs.

-W

It might have been the DAR magazine it is simple as put one in and turn

[Whirligig]

Yet another PINTY PCP air rifle unboxing video!

New and improved video and audio quality!



-Whirligig

[bduares]

I'm curious as to what the beginning of your serial number shows. Our bullpups start with QM23 so the beginning might be the model number like the bullpup. It is also strange to me that they ended up using a smaller air tube than on the bullpup. I would have thought they would have had a lot more room for a larger one on a standard long gun type. Must have just been the air tube size that was on whatever Artemis model they modified to make that gun.

[Whirligig]

I'm curious as to what the beginning of your serial number shows. Our bullpups start with QM23 so the beginning might be the model number like the bullpup. It is also strange to me that they ended up using a smaller air tube than on the bullpup. I would have thought they would have had a lot more room for a larger one on a standard long gun type. Must have just been the air tube size that was on whatever Artemis model they modified to make that gun.

The serial number of this non-bullpup air rifle starts with "QL22." It looks a lot like the Artemis/Snowpeak M16 with a simpler stock.

Here are some other people trying to figure out exactly what this airgun is.

The bullpup just seems to accommodate a longer air reservoir cylinder because it can be extended to almost the entire length of the gun. I'll be interested to see if the "QL22" has lower power and/or fewer shots per fill than the "QM23" bullpup.

When you write "Our bullpups start with "QM23," who is "Our?"

-Whirly

[naptemp]

The rifle name is actually QL22:
https://www.defensorforever.cl/rifle-pcp-ql22

I assume that the Defensor company (in Chile) made a batch of this.
Somehow Pinty is selling them in the US.

[bduares]

Yet another PINTY PCP air rifle unboxing video!

New and improved video and audio quality!
-Whirligig

Looking up Defensor Forever, they seem to not be a manufacturer, just another distributor like Pinty. They also sell Evanix and Aselkon rifles.

They sell a tactical version of the QL22, called the QL001. Other than getting rid of the wood for the black metal it has the same specs.

[smythsg]

Looking at his video, the box appears to have the same "Made in China" sticker on it that my Bullpup box had.

[Whirligig]

Yet another PINTY PCP air rifle unboxing video!

New and improved video and audio quality!



-Whirligig

I filled the new PINTY to the recommended limit of 250 BAR and the power was practically identical to the PINTY bullpup, possibly averaging just slightly (about 10 FPS) higher. I'm just copy/pasting the FPS and FPE data for the bullpup, since, for all practical purposes, the numbers are the same.

Norma Trophy FT Heavy
Weight (grains) 17.6
Velocity (fps) 850
Muzzle Energy = 28.24 foot-pounds

H&N Excite Hammer
Weight (grains) 15.2
Velocity (fps) 910
Muzzle Energy = 27.96 foot-pounds

One correction from what I said regarding filling the 10-pellet rotary magazine is that all pellets are loaded nose-first, and does not require that the first pellet be loaded skirt-first.

And, yes, the trigger feels the same when the PINTY is fully pressurized with air, and it is extremely light. I would even go so far as to say that it is too light for a new shooter, but experienced target shooters are going to love it.

-W

[Papa T]

This may have just sealed my decision. Have you verified shot count on reg for P-Rifle?

[naptemp]

Yet another PINTY PCP air rifle unboxing video!

New and improved video and audio quality!



-Whirligig

Does it have a shroud?
What is the barrel/shroud thread size for a moderator?
 

[Whirligig]

Does it have a shroud?
What is the barrel/shroud thread size for a moderator?

The barrel does have a baffled shroud.

Dunno' about the thread size, but I doubt a moderator is even needed because the baffled shroud already does what a moderator would do.

-W

[Papa T]

From what I've seen around the forums, looks like all 3 are rocking M14x1 threads.

[Whirligig]

From what I've seen around the forums, looks like all 3 are rocking M14x1 threads.

Good to know. Thanks!

-W