Who's buying the new Umarex Primal 20 gauge shotgun? Being able to get a whole ounce and more of shot in there and with that huge air cylinder, it looks like it will be good for turkeys and geese, plus get 4 good shots per fill minimum. I'm going to buy it and give it a go as another tinkering platform. It's actually a quite affordable pcp, offset by the price of shot and wads that is.
Umarex Primal 20 gauge air shotgun
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This is just an area where the powder burner is just better beyond all imagination. Air shotgun is just a road I will personally never travel. I really enjoy PB shotguns though. Probably overly biased.
All of the math, adding the costs of wads, pure tungsten shot, and caps does it come out to quite that expensive. I am seeing just over two bucks per shot if shooting tungsten shot. It's rather inexpensive shooting lead shot from Roto Metals in bulk.
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For the cost of the shotgun, plus outrageous price per shot. Don't think I'll be buying one.
Have a Crosman 1100 and my custom Hatsan 130QE 8mm smoothbore shotgun. Enough shotgun fun for me. I would like a Farco.
Shooting either of mine is probably 6 or 7 cents per shot. Not counting the co2 for the 1100
Have a Crosman 1100 and my custom Hatsan 130QE 8mm smoothbore shotgun. Enough shotgun fun for me. I would like a Farco.
Shooting either of mine is probably 6 or 7 cents per shot. Not counting the co2 for the 1100
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If I was looking to purchase a air shotgun. This would be my first choice of available guns.
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We know you won’t be buying one.. you’re an anti-pcp guy
The quackenbush shotgun pistol is cool but in a different league as the primal in terms of power. 400+ fpe vs 100 fpe(if that). Also the amount of shot it can send down the barrel. .410 gauge vs 20 gauge.
The primal is an affordable option compared to similar powered air shotguns. Considering one of the guys who helped develop it used to sell air shotguns that were 3 times the price, it’s a bargain. Now we’ll just have to see if it performs.
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No I'm not anti PCP's. They are just not my preferred platform. They are great if that's your thing, and I understand. And your right, I won't be buying one.We know you won’t be buying one.. you’re an anti-pcp guy
The quackenbush shotgun pistol is cool but in a different league as the primal in terms of power. 400+ fpe vs 100 fpe(if that). Also the amount of shot it can send down the barrel. .410 gauge vs 20 gauge.
The primal is an affordable option compared to similar powered air shotguns. Considering one of the guys who helped develop it used to sell air shotguns that were 3 times the price, it’s a bargain. Now we’ll just have to see if it performs.
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However I would buy this if the opportunity presented itself.We know you won’t be buying one.. you’re an anti-pcp guy
The quackenbush shotgun pistol is cool but in a different league as the primal in terms of power. 400+ fpe vs 100 fpe(if that). Also the amount of shot it can send down the barrel. .410 gauge vs 20 gauge.
The primal is an affordable option compared to similar powered air shotguns. Considering one of the guys who helped develop it used to sell air shotguns that were 3 times the price, it’s a bargain. Now we’ll just have to see if it performs.
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Definitely one of the coolest and better built rifles made by the Filipinos. I owned a .22 farco co2 rifle that was crudely made to put it nicely. I read the shotguns had better build quality. And on a hot summer day can crank out over a 100 fpe. Impressive for a co2 rifle!
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They say the Farco will shoot. 120-grain .433 lead ball to about 500 f.p.s when the temperature is around 80 degrees.
My Crosman 1100 will shoot a .375 79 grain at about 500fps on a 80 degree day.
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80 degrees is a warm day. Imagine what they’ll do on a 100+ degree day. Typical summer day here in the central valley of California.
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They've had previous release dates iirc and they kept getting pushed back. Hopefully June is true.
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