I usually go for the odd or vintage air rifle. However, I do like to explore the new every once in a while which is why I purchased this 362 from the Budk.com site last week arrived today. I have not been able to test velocity but others have and I have no doubt this one will perform in a similar manner.
As for accuracy testing it was to dark upon arriving home at 4:45 pm and we have a winter storm moving in tonight as well according to the weatherman we should get 1-3” of new snow, but it comes with wind gusts up to 40mph which will cause dangerous windchill conditions making it feel like it -40 below 0 Fahrenheit.
Knowing this I decided to explore this rifle and share some pictures of details not yet photographed.
1. This rifle is light and very maneuverable.
2. The forearm magnet has been documented and I will be using some electrical tape to weaken the magnet a little as it is hard to pull away from the compression tube.
3. The forearm could stand a piece of thin felt padding to muffle the clicking of the forearm when pumping.
4. The factory sights are nice and appear adequate as is, but I will be installing a Mac1 scope rail at some point soon.
5. The stock I like wood more, being a plastic stock it is nicely done and goes well with the engineering of the rifle as the whole rifle feels very balanced.
6. The rubber butt plate grips and sticks well in your shoulder, so much so it is possible to hold in place and shoot with just one hand.
7.The breech is plastic but very solid and like others I may upgrade mine after the warranty expires (1 year).
8. Per pumping instructions a minimum of 2 is required and a maximum of 8
9. Lubrication is to be done with pelgun oil, but I think I will stick with Mac1 secret sauce.
10. Shining a light up through the barrel the riffling is very clean and smooth and the crown has a smooth clean finish and no paint in the barrel. Based on these factors I feel this rifle is going to be very accurate with or without a scope.
11. Over pumping could result in breaking the forearm, maybe one day Mac1 or someone will make a billet arm replacement.
12. The pump cup assembly is a design I am not familiar with, it does not look like the one in my Type I 1322.
In summary my initial take is you really cannot go wrong with adding a 362 to your personal collection and at the initial purchase price of less than $100 US Dollars and quality of what you are getting looks like it should it beat a lot of what is out there on the market today. I actually see myself purchasing another one in the very near future, but for now this one will do just fine.
Attached are a few pictures of my 362 including two cropped images from the instruction sheet. One shows the pumping instructions and the second shows the general warranty information.
As for accuracy testing it was to dark upon arriving home at 4:45 pm and we have a winter storm moving in tonight as well according to the weatherman we should get 1-3” of new snow, but it comes with wind gusts up to 40mph which will cause dangerous windchill conditions making it feel like it -40 below 0 Fahrenheit.
Knowing this I decided to explore this rifle and share some pictures of details not yet photographed.
1. This rifle is light and very maneuverable.
2. The forearm magnet has been documented and I will be using some electrical tape to weaken the magnet a little as it is hard to pull away from the compression tube.
3. The forearm could stand a piece of thin felt padding to muffle the clicking of the forearm when pumping.
4. The factory sights are nice and appear adequate as is, but I will be installing a Mac1 scope rail at some point soon.
5. The stock I like wood more, being a plastic stock it is nicely done and goes well with the engineering of the rifle as the whole rifle feels very balanced.
6. The rubber butt plate grips and sticks well in your shoulder, so much so it is possible to hold in place and shoot with just one hand.
7.The breech is plastic but very solid and like others I may upgrade mine after the warranty expires (1 year).
8. Per pumping instructions a minimum of 2 is required and a maximum of 8
9. Lubrication is to be done with pelgun oil, but I think I will stick with Mac1 secret sauce.
10. Shining a light up through the barrel the riffling is very clean and smooth and the crown has a smooth clean finish and no paint in the barrel. Based on these factors I feel this rifle is going to be very accurate with or without a scope.
11. Over pumping could result in breaking the forearm, maybe one day Mac1 or someone will make a billet arm replacement.
12. The pump cup assembly is a design I am not familiar with, it does not look like the one in my Type I 1322.
In summary my initial take is you really cannot go wrong with adding a 362 to your personal collection and at the initial purchase price of less than $100 US Dollars and quality of what you are getting looks like it should it beat a lot of what is out there on the market today. I actually see myself purchasing another one in the very near future, but for now this one will do just fine.
Attached are a few pictures of my 362 including two cropped images from the instruction sheet. One shows the pumping instructions and the second shows the general warranty information.
