Evanix is out with the .30 cal too now

[Nomadic Pirate]

Man those guys keep coming out with a bunch of guns and calibers 

Classic rifles, bullpups, tactical rifles, semi automatics, bottle guns, tube guns, double bottle, combination tube bottle.

.177 .22 .25 .30 .357 .45 .50 Calibers magazine fed repeters.


Evanix might not be top of the line but, boy they sure give you a lot of options 

[dcorvino]

Thanks for the heads up Manny.
Going to check out the prices in a little while.

Dave

[LDP]

the only thing I dislike about the Evanix .30 they came out with is the fact they did it 6 months to late I might have bought the .30 RSII instead of my .25 RSII.

[dcorvino]

Hi Manny
Any thoughts on pellets for it? Found only the JSBs.just wondering because I am interested

Dave

[Nomadic Pirate]

Yeah, so far only the JSB, hopefully the barrel will take cast bullets, but no one knows so far

[rsterne]

The JSBs are 0.300" head size.... Most cast bullets are 0.308" with the exception of my 70 gr. BBT which was designed to work in a .300" Airgun barrel....

Bob

[Nomadic Pirate]

one good bullet is all you need

looks like the .30 is becoming more and more popular with airgun manufacturers, Pellet companies will eventually follow the trend

[QVTom]

30 is a great caliber for the Rainstorm2   The action is flexible enough to shoot the JSB 44 and 50 gns well past what make sense and the BBT to 120 fpe as well.  How can you ask for more?  I hope Evanix takes note of how amazing the JSBs and BBT fly out of the 1:26 twist barrel and don't do something dumb with the twist.

Tom

[LEE IN VA.]

I see none are in are in stock but they will be available on the 9th. I was hoping the new gun that looked similar to the airforce guns would be available now. at least the sniper carbine is available in .30.
 

[rkr]

30 is a great caliber for the Rainstorm2   The action is flexible enough to shoot the JSB 44 and 50 gns well past what make sense and the BBT to 120 fpe as well.  How can you ask for more?  I hope Evanix takes note of how amazing the JSBs and BBT fly out of the 1:26 twist barrel and don't do something dumb with the twist.

Tom

It's the biggest caliber they should use in the RS2 platform as 9mm is really stretching out things. I hope they kept the valve housing and transfer port in the same size they have in 9mm guns. Next thing they should do is to use that bigger breech from ML bullpup and make a line of guns with wood stocks in .357-.50 calibers, perhaps RS3? Also pump up the power a bit, .35 JSBs really should fly in the 880-920fps range.

[supertech77]

got my first evanix gun, really like the way its made and shoots,as for power i am pleased for now,  i am sure will.p, could up the power, should i want more,the 45 seems to have a strong and smooth lever system hope it is that way with the 30 cal., but like i said, this is my first evanix product,more to come i am sure... 

[Nomadic Pirate]

30 is a great caliber for the Rainstorm2   The action is flexible enough to shoot the JSB 44 and 50 gns well past what make sense and the BBT to 120 fpe as well.  How can you ask for more?  I hope Evanix takes note of how amazing the JSBs and BBT fly out of the 1:26 twist barrel and don't do something dumb with the twist.

Tom

It's the biggest caliber they should use in the RS2 platform as 9mm is really stretching out things. I hope they kept the valve housing and transfer port in the same size they have in 9mm guns. Next thing they should do is to use that bigger breech from ML bullpup and make a line of guns with wood stocks in .357-.50 calibers, perhaps RS3? Also pump up the power a bit, .35 JSBs really should fly in the 880-920fps range.

Well, that really depends on the needs and applications, I bought the Rainstorm .357 and what I needed was exactly what the gun's gives, the 130 FPE are just perfect for what I do and I have no intention to power it up and she's been flawless for a couple of years now.

Agree that they should have a wood stock version for the new action.

[Nomadic Pirate]

got my first evanix gun, really like the way its made and shoots,as for power i am pleased for now,  i am sure will.p, could up the power, should i want more,the 45 seems to have a strong and smooth lever system hope it is that way with the 30 cal., but like i said, this is my first evanix product,more to come i am sure... 

One day I want one of those .45s.....but I can't see my financial situation giving me the option for some time to come

[QVTom]

30 is a great caliber for the Rainstorm2   The action is flexible enough to shoot the JSB 44 and 50 gns well past what make sense and the BBT to 120 fpe as well.  How can you ask for more?  I hope Evanix takes note of how amazing the JSBs and BBT fly out of the 1:26 twist barrel and don't do something dumb with the twist.

Tom

It's the biggest caliber they should use in the RS2 platform as 9mm is really stretching out things. I hope they kept the valve housing and transfer port in the same size they have in 9mm guns. Next thing they should do is to use that bigger breech from ML bullpup and make a line of guns with wood stocks in .357-.50 calibers, perhaps RS3? Also pump up the power a bit, .35 JSBs really should fly in the 880-920fps range.

Well, that really depends on the needs and applications, I bought the Rainstorm .357 and what I needed was exactly what the gun's gives, the 130 FPE are just perfect for what I do and I have no intention to power it up and she's been flawless for a couple of years now.

Agree that they should have a wood stock version for the new action.

Exactly, let me take the needs thing ones step farther.  I've tried to design a big bore to shoot pellets and slugs from 30 to 45 caliber,  I've found it is impossible to meets both requirements efficiently and effectively.  A pellet shooter doesn't need huge porting and a fancy probe-less design but a bullet shooter does need the max in terms of porting and probe design to reach the potential slugs can deliver in terms of BC and energy.  So I've split my designs into regulated pellet shooters and non-regulated high power slug shooters, not big bore and small bore. 

So the Rainstorm2 9mm easily falls into the pellet shooter category having plenty to effectively drive the current ~80 gn pellets.  Heavier slugs are another story.  That's why I commented on the 30 cal as the perfect nexus with ability to shoot both pellets and slugs effectively although not with the same tune.

Tom

[ToRmEnToR]

What has the better pel BC? the .30, or the .357?

[rsterne]

The .357 should have the better BC, as the SD is higher....

Bob

[LEE IN VA.]

I wonder if the fpe numbers Pyramyd has listed are actual numbers from them or from an Evanix? They said they were going to test some themselves.

[Nomadic Pirate]

I think the best option for those .30s shooting the JSB pellets is to be a 80 FPE gun

[LEE IN VA.]

So the rainstorm and sniper have different actions?  I have rainstorms in .22 and .357, the sniper carbine .30 is looking good to me but it's list at only 71 fpe I believe?

[Nomadic Pirate]

Yeah the Sniper and MAX-ML series have the new beefed up actions, that's why they are in .45 and .50 cal too.

The Sniper Carbine is cool but the shorter reservoir and shorter barrel will give less power and shot count