Sidewinder & AoA

[wimpanzee]

So AoA called today about my sidewinder pre-order. It is no longer a pre-order.
Woohoo!

 

[Emu]

I am about to receive mine in .30 Cal.

I will share experience.

 

[DevilsLuck]

I'm still waiting for that call...

 

[Bowhunter73]

So AoA called today about my sidewinder pre-order. It is no longer a pre-order.
Woohoo!

Awesome my friend you'll have to let me know how you like it.

 

[Ezana4CE]

I just saw this on the site. The semi/full-auto .22 Sidewinder can be ordered like any other air rifles.

Western Airguns Sidewinder Semi/Full Auto .22: Airguns of Arizona

 

[airgunmike56]

I got a call and a E mail that my 22 sidewinder was in, I let AOA know that I dropped my order a few months ago and went with a Huben, New gun, new build, but the weight and the trigger made me jump ship, I will be watching from the side line.
Mike

 

[Ezana4CE]

I received an email saying the prices are going up in the middle of March 2023 (this month).

 

[bfloyd1095]

So AoA called today about my sidewinder pre-order. It is no longer a pre-order.
Woohoo!

Congrats amigo!!
Keep us posted on how it works out for ya.

Too bad another gun manufacturer left some money on the table by Not making the gun Lefty friendly...

 

[wimpanzee]

Got a few shots out today after putting one of my trusty 4-14 athlon btr scopes on it.

1 mag of single shot. after a few shots to site in, the last 7 shots went into 1 dime sized hole from 50 yards. 25gr JSB pellets, as the sheet from AoA said it was tuned to 890fps for.

1 mag of full auto - dumped it on my spinners and they went all crazy for about 5 seconds...super fun.

I shot an LCS SK-19 before, and it didn't seem like the trigger jumped as much in full auto as the LCS did. Semi auto, its a very long first stage, and not a great crisp second stage either, but not bad at all. Still better than a lot of triggers I've pulled.

 

[MLE]

The fact alone that this thing is putting out twice the foot pounds in .30 as the blitz is enough to get my mouth watering.

I have to keep reminding myself that there’s nothing to hunt with full auto.

 

[DonEnzone]

How is the reload on this thing? Is it quick and easy?
Sadly I just bought an SK19 last fall because the Rattler wasn't available in Europe. Not sure if I'm willing to make another investment like that, unless I can sell the SK for a decent price first. The removable mag sure is a big improvement though... aaah!

 

[wimpanzee]

Reload is a little tricky, you have to sort of twist the magazine into the slot, the push a lever to lock it in.

I also noticed I have serial number #4, kind of neat to be in that early! I must have pre-ordered way early on some drunken late night browsing because I don't even remember when I did it.

 

[Emu]

The fact alone that this thing is putting out twice the foot pounds in .30 as the blitz is enough to get my mouth watering.

I have to keep reminding myself that there’s nothing to hunt with full auto.

The day after tomorrow I should be receiving mine in .30 Cal.

I am positive that I will never use the full auto. ...... BUT..... The semi auto in .30 Cal should be something very attractive for running jackrabbits and coyotes !!!! ...... Doubtless !!!!

I will share experience.

 

[FIDI_G]

Hiw accurate is it past 130 yds? How are the groups at 100?

 

[Emu]

Hiw accurate is it past 130 yds? How are the groups at 100?

Both, the .30 Cal with 44.7 JSB is very accurate. The .25 with JSB 34 grain is very accurate.

I do not have chance to put a pellet trap at 100 yards anymore. I have a neighbor that gets crazy with the shots flying in the direction of not his house, his empty land.

The top I have now is 83 yards.

I can shot up to 300 yards to an empty land, but not putting pellet traps nor targets, just shooting at stones in there.

Here are some pictures of groups: