Where's all the interest in airguns?

[rickpeterson]

I did pick up a DAQ .308 Exile carbine today for $1,100 before it got posted on the Yellow forum, but I'm hanging onto pretty much anything that makes over 200 FPE for good measure. I grabbed 520 FPE a DAQ .457 a few days ago and will be shooting it at the Devore range tomorrow.

I did post a DAQ .308 for sale on the Yellow Forum for a buddy the other day, but ended up buying it myself. Hate when that happens!

I just got in this little Daystate bullpup today from New Zealand. I was planning to take advantage of the exchange rate (which isn't all that bad with NZ at the moment) and turn it, but it's almost too cute to let go of.



If you're looking for a new big bore airgun Pyramidair.com sells the .50 caliber Dragon Slayer for about $600.0 or the .45 caliber Sam Yang 909 for a bit less.
They make about 180 FPE (without checking my notes). If you want a new custom big bore the price is about $750 for a new DAQ or Bontrager, but it takes a minimum of 6 months to get one, and more often several years. If you watch www.yellowforum.com every 20 minutes or so you may find a used Bontrager for about what a new one goes for, but the DAQ's sell for $1,000 to $1,600 if you're the first to post, "I'll Take It!"

The Gary Barnes guns sell for $4,000 to $9,000 new and take 3 to 6 years to get. The secondary market for them is mixed, but seems to average maybe 10% to 20% more than the new price.

Hope this helps. It will be several months before my 400 FPE 5-shot repeater is available.

[Tycoon]

Sweet, thanks for the info.

[timsuggs]

Hi Tim,
I've always preferred the laser-triggered crossbow for vacation home security, but you may be onto something.
I have a large book on air machine guns around here someplace, but off the top of my head, you might want to
take a look at the Lark International M19-A. It used a "vacuum" feed system like a carburetor
to suck BB's into a tube and up to the barrel. It used freon cans for power.
It's out of production (along with 50 trillion freon cans) but the concept should work with compressed air.
If you're really iterested I'll have Kim re-sort the bookshelf and get you the titla of the air machinegun book.

Hi Rick, thanks for the reply.  I got a couple of those laser triggered crossbows the other day on eBay if you ever need to borrow them <grin>.  And I remember the Lark M19-A too.  But that was back when a can of R-12 could be had at K-Mart for .49 cents too.  Now I can find my way around some pipe and a few fittings, and I've seen a few air powered YouTube videos as well.  What I would tinker with would be considered to be at the "hobbyist" level compared to your Craftsman or even Engineer level of involvement.  And those are indeed some beautifully crafted pieces too.  Anyone who can build their own has my utmost respect.  And I'm sure that many of the tools and equipment you use to build air guns could also be utilized to build a wide assortment of interesting "toys" too.  I like the investment angle you presented too.  I can see that.

I was thinking for some reason that you and Kim were in TN, but I now see on your member profile you call Big Bear CA home.  I had momentary hopes of having a high power air gun demo at the Southern Survival Shindig.  Guess I better get to work on my "marble hose" if I want to woo them with air power.  

Tim.

[nate49080]

how much!

[Juggernaut]

 


This is the .45 caliber Pre-Charged-Pneumatic (PCP) air rifle that my overly-manly, yet overtly considerate
and attentive husband is developing.
 
It has a 5-shot magazine. The 4,000 PSI held in the titanium air cylinder is regulated down to 2,800 PSI for 5 even shots.
 
The goal is a 250 grain bullet going 850 FPS for 400 FPE. After the 5th shot, the air in the tank (on both sides of the regulator) will have dropped to 2,500 PSI and it will drop further with each successive shot.
Anything after the first 5 shots is considered backup until you get back to the SCUBA tank, compressor,
or "bicycle-style" pump used to re-fill a PCP.
 
Airguns tend to be heavier than powder-burners because they don't use lightweight gunpowder to make power. Target weight for this rifle is 8-1/2 LBS.

its... its.... beautiful