Artemis M40 🎙 Semi-Auto

[Nutcracker]

Yeah, service and parts availability could be a problem. I am hoping that the thing has super simple & reliable mechanism, & think that could be possible. It may be easy to service yourself, but if you can't get parts then what. Is there no American dealer, I searched, have not found one.

 

[Roachcreek]

I have a Skyhawk, put in a LWPC barrel, Huma and ditched the shroud. Good enough gun now as it sets, but if something breaks there are no parts available. This gun was made in the same nonquality control/don’t care if it is crap factory.

My advice, don’t do it. After watching that video, I hope you feel the same way.



Regards,



Roachcreek

 

[AirNGasman]

A new, semi-automatic, CHINESE airgun. Sounds to me like a recipe for leap-of-faith disaster. Who'll be first to roll the dice?

 

[Nutcracker]

4 or 5 could go in to quarter ownership. the most mechanical one, gets it first. after 30 days sent it to the next & so on. not one of them would be out anymore than a bottle of scotch. 

 

[chasdicapua]

I don't t think this is a cheaper alternative to the Huben. Their web site says in .25 it's shooting 797fps. We don't know with what pellets. The Huben in .25 will shoot the JSB 34 gr. at over 1,075fps. And, as another person mentioned, you have to cock the rifle first, so, it's not a hammerless design.

This doesn't mean it might not be a nifty air gun, but a Huben, it's definitely not. 

Chas

 

[Mack-Attack]

I get what everyone is saying about it being Chinese, potentially not being able to get it serviced, and it could be crap. This isn’t just some crap company though, it’s Snow Peak, and they put out a decent product; P15 being the most popular. I don’t mind being the Guinea pig here and doing a review on it. For $600 I don’t know of any other airguns that has the same functionality for the price. I appreciate everyone’s opinions on it.

 

[L.Leon]

@Mac-Attack, am looking forward to your review/impressions...

 

[bernieorosz]

Snow Peak makes some very good PCP's, and hopefully, the M40 semi-auto will be another good one. It's just so new right now, and not much info on it. The price is decent, comes with a hard carrying case, but only one magazine. As I mentioned a few posts back, Krale will be getting back to me about availability of extra mags and price.

The other issue is... repairs. If it needs to be serviced, now what? I don't know Krale's return or repair policy on these guns.

There is a YouTube video in Spanish, where a guy from Chile (I think), demonstrates the M40. However, while filming the video, the clear part of his magazine cracked and broke off. He had to finish the video shooting single-shot. I'm not sure, but it appears that the probe or handle caught the magazine and broke it. Extra mags is definitely needed for any semi-auto. The M40 also seems to have decent power as he was getting high 800's with JSB 18.1's. That's not too shabby. 

 

[bernieorosz]

@Mac-Attack, have you received your M40 yet, and any first impressions?

Krale emailed me back, and they hope to receive extra M40 magazines at the beginning of 2021. The price will be about $40 USD ( €32,95 Euro).

 

[Roachcreek]

Other than very poor quality control and no parts available, what could go wrong?



I have a Skyhawk, I had to manufacture a trigger linkage two weeks ago.



Roachcreek

 

[bernieorosz]

Sorry about your Skyhawk.... Maybe the Artemis/Snow Peak quality control is not what it used to be.

I had an Artemis PP700SA pistol and ATI Nova Liberty that I believe are both made by Snow Peak... but not positive about this. Both were great guns with minimal problems. They were also easy to mod thanks to all the info in these forums.

 

[MBG]

A new, semi-automatic, CHINESE airgun. Sounds to me like a recipe for leap-of-faith disaster. Who'll be first to roll the dice?

Not really Huben is Chinese made and I believe the SPA factory manufactured the Huben for a period of time giving them a good understanding of semi autos

 

[MBG]

Sorry about your Skyhawk.... Maybe the Artemis/Snow Peak quality control is not what it used to be.

I had an Artemis PP700SA pistol and ATI Nova Liberty that I believe are both made by Snow Peak... but not positive about this. Both were great guns with minimal problems. They were also easy to mod thanks to all the info in these forums.

Artemis is SPA... ATI Nova Liberty is made by Nova Vista in Macau separate company

 

[bernieorosz]

Thanks for the clarification about the Nova Liberty not being manufactured by SPA.

I agree with @Roachcreek about the lack of spare parts for these guns. Sadly, it just seems to be more the norm than exception with these companies.

 

[Mack-Attack]

Not yet mate, I’m going to hold off and wait for the .25 cal to come out by the beginning of next year. I’m following the Artemis group on Facebook and reviews are starting to flow in. People seem to be happy with it so far but they modifying the magazine so it works more efficiently.

 

[bernieorosz]

Thanks for the update. I'm also going to hold off until they get extra mags in stock. Plus I want to see more feedback from folks who already have this gun. I'm not on FB anymore, but hopefully, there will be a few Artemis M40 YouTube videos soon.

 

[Mack-Attack]

If any of you have facebook there are a few guys in the artemis group that have already received them but no detailed reviews yet. Krale is out of the M40 at the moment so I'll have to try and get one when they get back in stock. Everyone who owns one on the Facebook group seems to like them. No issues reported as of it.

 

[bernieorosz]

It seems like these are great guns, and I'd love one.... but what to do if they break? From what I've read on forums, Krale's return policy/warranty is not that good anymore. 

I'm not on FB, but wonder what those guys say about the warranties and where to get them fixed. 

 

[TheTurn]

I have an M40 on my bench at the moment which is not functioning as it should (semi auto) it looks as if the auto cocking mechanism is air powered, but it is coming against too much resistance to allow it to function. The Chinglish booklet that comes with it does state it will not function around / below 100 bar (actually it says 10mpa) I have tried the rifle a very still levels it is still not working the linkages under the trigger seem to be far more substantial than previous offerings : let's hope the insides are also better. About to take it apart now...

 

[Mack-Attack]

Keep us updated @TheTurn, I'm interested to hear the outcome. Does Krale or wherever you purchased it from offer warranty?