Edgun Matador r3 .30 info!!!

[JFCHARRUA]

Hi to everyone from Uruguay, I need your help a friend of mine has an Edgun matador r3 .30 2nd generation, and I'm tempted to purchase it, the problem is that we live in different countries and I can't go and try it, in the past I have had a .22 r3m and it was excellent but have no idea how the r3 .30 will perform ( accuracy, shoot count,best pellet, problems etc), and for what I search in the web there's no much info about them, I think they were not massive made or I'm wrong? Well any info will be very appreciated thanks and sorry for any grammatical mistake.

Juan.F

 

[Crank]

Juan,

I had one and it was a great rifle, it liked pellets and slugs in the 47-53gr range, excellent accuracy and decent power. Many current models can make greater power than the R3, but it's no slouch. I traded mine off because I didn't have much need for the power of a .30. It's an Edgun, so quality and ruggedness are not concerns.

Mark

 

[EDgunWest]

The most important thing is to make sure it has a 3mm valve stem. The sweet spot for the R3 .30 standard is about 860-870 FPS with 44.75 JSB.

 

[JFCHARRUA]

Juan,

I had one and it was a great rifle, it liked pellets and slugs in the 47-53gr range, excellent accuracy and decent power. Many current models can make greater power than the R3, but it's no slouch. I traded mine off because I didn't have much need for the power of a .30. It's an Edgun, so quality and ruggedness are not concerns.

Mark

Thanks for the info, very appreciated, I know they aren't power machines like we have today but if the precision is there it's all I need, I mostly wanted it for long range plinking, for your experience how it will perform in ranges of 80 to 100 yards.

 

[JFCHARRUA]

The most important thing is to make sure it has a 3mm valve stem. The sweet spot for the R3 .30 standard is about 860-870 FPS with 44.75 JSB.

Ok thanks for the info I will try to check that, with that's speed and weight I don't need more, i wanted it, more than nothing for long range plinking ( how do you think it will perform in 80 to 100 yards) and occasionally some hunting, so again thanks for the info.