.25 Air Ranger Extreme 80 for long range target shooting?

[travels4fun]

Okay, I was in AOA last week and had a long hard look at the .25 DayState Air Ranger Extreme which is capable of 80 ft/lbs muzzle energy with the right pellet. While I was in the store, I dry fired it with and without a Huggett which was amazing. Without the Huggett, the gun is way loud and would definitely require some sort of hearing protection to avoid hearing damage. With the Huggett, it was much quieter as expected and no hearing protection would be needed. Anyhow, want to get into long range target shooting and like the idea of a .25 cal rifle that can shoot heavier pellets with enough speed to maintain a flat trajectory. By long range I’m taking anywhere between 100-200 yards.

I am hoping to hear from anyone who has shot the Air Ranger 80 so they can tell me if this is the right tool for the job.

Thanks,
Scott

 

[blackdiesel]

I remember Ted did a review of it awhile back. If I remember correctly he was not impressed with the long range accuracy of it and suggested it was better suited for short range hunting. The problem is the gun was overpowering pellets to the point that they spiraled. Look on his youtube page you should be able to find the review.

 

[travels4fun]

I have watched that video maybe around 40 times now and can't get enough of it. I was thinking a heavier pellet or slug would solve the spiraling problems he encountered.

If you read this Ted, what are your thoughts?

 

[blackdiesel]

Remember JSB is supposed to release some 34 gr pellets in the coming weeks. Maybe they will do the trick. A Sumatra 25 cal gets close to 90 fpe with the 43 gr Eun Jin pellets and they are pretty accurate with these pellets.

 

[travels4fun]

I wasn't aware of that so thanks for the info. I'm sure the 34 gr would shoot much better than the current .25 Kings though I'm not sure even 34 gr is sufficient at that power. I guess we will have to wait and see. I'm thinking about getting a .25 Sumatra too and have been riding the fence on pulling the trigger for quite some time. Anyway, I am glad to hear JSB is putting out a heavier .25 pellet. I wish they would do the same for the .22.

 

[blackdiesel]

JSB has the 25.4 gr Monster 22 cal pellets. I have tried them and they are not as accurate as the Diabolo style pellets from JSB.

 

[travels4fun]

The JSB Monsters have never worked well in any of the .22 cal rifles I have shot. My Air Wolf shoots the Eun Jin domed pellets quite well albeit they are some greasy pellets. The key to air rifles is a thin waisted Diablo pellet. Cylindrical pellets are for the most part, not as accurate. At least in the rifles I have shot.

Scott

 

[manabeknives]

Scott,
Try the JSB Jumbo Monster Straton pellet in .22 for your long range....they worked out well in my rifle. You can get them through Top gun Air gun...just ask for Bori
Mike

 

[travels4fun]

Thanks Mike, I'll do just that.

Scott

 

[SteveS.]

This is just wild Scott, this is what I'm trying to accomplish. But with my cricket. I figured that any higher end gun will do it with the right pellet. 

 

[AZBOBCAT]

I was wondering the same thing as my buddy has the standard air ranger and it does awesome. Watching Ted's video I think the extreme is too much for the pellets available, you could always turn the power down a bit. AOA has a great price on the standard 25 but the extreme is a heck of alot more....the Cricket 25 seems to be able to put out some higher speeds also, but everyone seems to have to turn them down to get the most out of accuracy. My Bobcat 22 needs 18.1 or more shoooting on high power. It tends to shoot the 16's too fast and they tend to spiral.

 

[travels4fun]

The thing about the Air Ranger Extreme that piques my interest is just how hard it is to find any information on the gun (aside from Teds video of course). I think the rifle deserves a 2nd look to see how it does using heavier ammo. If I could get my hands on one, I'd do a in-depth review and post it.

 

[AZBOBCAT]

$1000 more for the Extreme almost gaurantees I would be disappointed. ....

 

[TonyT]

When my 25 Cricket arrived. It was shooting the JSB 25.4 gr at 1000 fps for 50 shots from a 220 BAR fill with an ES of 7 fps. I was concerned about accuracy until I went to the 100 yard range. The first six 10 shot groups were ca 1.5 to 2 inches. I decided to leave it alone and use it at the factory setting. Now that the weather is improving I will test it with the 27.8 Benjamin's and 31 gr. H&N. I don,t see how one could push the JSB's any faster and I am loathe to use anything except domed pellets in airguns. In my view slugs are for powder burners. Did that for many years and do not want to repeat.

 

[travels4fun]

@ABOBCAT - Yeah but this one goes to 11
@TONYT - Thanks for the insight. I would love to hear how your Cricket does with the 27.8 gr and 31 gr pellets once you have had a chance to shoot some.

Scott

 

[blueflax]

I think that 80 foot pounds may need bullets to truly perform. I chose a 50 fpe Air Ranger because I wanted to shoot pellets. I gotta tell you that 50 shoots a whole lot faster then the 40 in my Marauders. Time will tell.

Ron