Good evening. I purchased an Airacuda Max .25 a year and a half ago. This is the first pcp gun I’ve ever owned. . I love this gun but have had several problems and I am now willing to move on if there is a better path. I’ve had clipping problems that I resolved I’ve had air leaks that I have gotten repaired and now today I have another air leak. I’m willing to move onto another gun if there is one out there that is way more dependable and at least as accurate and as quiet as this one is. I am set up with a filling station and scope so all I need is a high-quality gun. I really don’t want to put a price point on it but I use this gun for pesting and family shooting. Key points are something extremely dependable and overly accurate in a .25 caliber.
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I am willing to consider. Groundhogs are a problem where I’m at. That’s why I went with a .25.
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how about keep the .25 if it is a real slow leak ,and buy a .22 Marauder , nice gun for the family and reliable and tons of aftermarket stuff to add if you wanted.
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I was just always a little reluctant with that because it’s such an older model gun. Do you think a .22 can handle groundhogs?
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they all leak,,, sooner,,, or later
if it has o-rings or tires ,,, it will give ya troubles, sooner or later
ya 22 is to small for groundhogs in my opinion, I use my 25 cal, shooting 33 gr at 850 ft/sec
if it has o-rings or tires ,,, it will give ya troubles, sooner or later
ya 22 is to small for groundhogs in my opinion, I use my 25 cal, shooting 33 gr at 850 ft/sec
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I know quite a few people that use .22 for GH's i have personally taken them with .177 @ around 700 FPS Brain shots only .
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.22 is perfect for groundhogs. Shoot, people have posted about taking decent sized ones with 11fpe .177 springers. A higher power .22 PCP will do it all day
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New or used, Brocock is a solid dependable choice. Airguns of Arizona has been great to me. I have a Concept Lite 22 I bought from them well used, it’s been great. If even fell off my shooting table and had no problems.
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Who repaired your previous air leak? If you like the gun and it’s a shooter, maybe just have a meticulous person replace all the china orings with new ones carefully. Then you won’t have to go shopping, debating or take a chance with new issues. All I’m saying is if someone is a little reckless assembling a PCP, sometimes new leaks eventually pop up. Self induced.
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I sent it back to Airacuda and they repaired the leak in November. I’ve had two since. Please refer me to someone who is really good and that would be my first choice. Thank you.
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Airforce TalonP or Escape is what I would recommend. keep in mind I am an Airforce airguns fan so I am heavily biased.
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That is something I can’t help you with because I don’t let anyone touch my guns until the new owner opens the box. I know one meticulous guy here that will work on other peoples guns but he’s a FX guy. Hopefully someone will recommend someone. I wouldn’t hesitate to send it to Motorhead because while resealing it, he would clean up any flaws that might cause reliability issues. I don’t know if he’s interested in simple reseals so you’d have to PM him.
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What's your budget? Makes a huge difference in what we can recommend.
If you got 1500 or so to drop on a gun, get a Daystate Huntsman Revere in 22 or 25, or a brocock Sniper magnum.
If you want to stay around 400-500, get a marauder or kral mega.
Don't waste your money on DAR, beeman, hatsan, or some of the diana pcp guns. You obviously don't want to get a budget gun again, especially if you aren't inclined to fix them yourself.
If you got 1500 or so to drop on a gun, get a Daystate Huntsman Revere in 22 or 25, or a brocock Sniper magnum.
If you want to stay around 400-500, get a marauder or kral mega.
Don't waste your money on DAR, beeman, hatsan, or some of the diana pcp guns. You obviously don't want to get a budget gun again, especially if you aren't inclined to fix them yourself.
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I almost recommended Motorhead as well, but im not sure he's back to it yet after the shoulder surgery.
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Regarding your concerns about .22 for groundhogs, it’s a long story but my good buddy accidentally killed a deer with a .22 re design.
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Might consider the Avenge-X by Air Venturi. The Avenger has been a popular "starter" PCP for some time, last year they released an updated version, the Avenge-X. Been hearing mostly positive comments from members regarding this new version. Pyramyd Air's Insyder did a YouTube video comparing old and new, check it out, if interested. WM
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