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Sorry to revive this thread but I'd love to get more info out there as there only has been attention paid to this on the net for the last year or so and this is a huge reason why I am going back to open sights for not just my air-weapons but my powder burners as well. In my experience all...

Hello; I am aware that there are bulk compressed air tanks available to screw into CO2 guns like the Hammerli 850 or Archer QB's that downregulate 3000+psi of compressed air to the ~1100psi required for safe use of the CO2. Fair enough, but I have a few guns that are unable to accept these...

If you're new to the whole topic the first place to go is a local range or preferrably gun shop with an attached range and get some lessons in shooting. The second thing you will want to do is take the hunter safety class for your state for which most states by now have posted where they are...

The difference in airguns vs powder burners is about 100x muzzle energy at this power level and 10x the distance equivalent. In other words the holdover required at 50 yards on a gun like the Hammerli 850 would be equivalent to the holdover required on a high power rifle. This way it's a lot...

There has been some discussion about this air rifle and many reviews on the website but after having owned one for almost a year and shot over a thousand pellets through it I thought I could give a longer term perspective. You already know all the pros and cons. It's very powerful, does a lot of...


I own a factory original Hammerli 850 which was my first, then I got an Archer QB79 that was factory tuned to the ragged edge, then I bought another Hammerli 850 for the express purpose of Roald of the 850 store tuning it. I am very happy with all three. If you want a really powerful CO2 rifle...

 It’s my understanding that as temperature rises so does gas pressure, giving rise to the warning not to leave an air rifle in a car in summer, etc. Would the stock 850 really experience a malfunction at normal summer temperatures (max. 90’s)? Hello Jaybo; I would not call it a malfunction...

I loved my Hammerli 850 so much that I did not get into PCP because of it. I just bought a second one just to get it tuned by the 850 Store. This way my son shoots the stock 850 with open sights because that's how he likes it, and then I shoot the scoped and tuned one which has a much stiffer...

Hello; Love my Hammerli 850 tuned as well as stock, also my Archer QB79. They are different guns but now I am running into propellant issues, including running low on 90g CO2 tanks and the cold affecting pressures. I have some Valken Air CO2 tanks for my QB79 but they will not fit under the...

Ruger Airhawk is OK, it is the copy of an RWS rifle and shoots pretty will with the OEM sight, I had one but I gave it to my friend. For 43 dollars it's a decent enough shooter, for the brand new price of 100ish dollars Crosman sells the Benjamin Titan GP for about the same money or slightly...

Anyone have a Hammerli 850 Airmagnum that was "tuned" such as the service through the "850 store" but still retained the CO2 powerplant and not converted to compressed air? I'm pretty happy with it as is for its combination of low cost, quiet report, power and convenience of CO2 vs requiring...

I know the Germans are so much better as I have shot a RWS Diana and it feels much closer to a real gun than the cheap Crosmans but IMHO the Crosman's are really nice for the money. They have decent power for pest control and despite having now fired many hundreds, in one case several thousand...

If you want to do a lot of plinking, the Hammerli 850 is a lot of fun but you need to spend more serious money on getting plenty of mags, more OEM factory O rings, plenty of lubricant to lubricate the magazine rubber gaskets, a lot of CO2 because it's cheaper per charge in bulk as well as the...

I like my NP. It shoots fairly well and gives good power to boot. I would recommend this gun, I've put over 1,000 pellets through it no problem. It used to shoot lousy but my recommendation is this. Just shoot for fun at close range the first few hundred pellets. Don't even invest a whole lot of...

Hello all. I finally worked out the bugs of my wonderful Hammerli with proper pellet selection, OEM O-ring replacements and chronic lubrication thereof, as well as some factory original accessories that are useless but with simple mods work amazingly well. So now that we are so happily enjoying...