My choice is the original taipan veteran the anti double load and the little amount of orings, simple mags, and it just shoots. I am curious what other offerings out there right now can fit that bill. Thank you for all your input and options.
What Reliable Easy To Repair PCP Would You Choose
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Agree with Veteran, AGT also fills the bill. Collection contains two of former, three of latter, wouldn't part with any. WM
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I'd likely go with a Crosman or Benjamin because they're made here in the U.S. and parts would be easier to source.
Cheers,
J~
Cheers,
J~
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I've had my Caiman less than a week and I've done a few things on it (simple stuff like adjust the trigger) and the parts diagram only lists 10 O-rings but I don't really know how simple it is to maintain. Doesn't seem hard but I wish it came with a decent manual.
My five older PCPs (and all were purchased in 2020-2022) are 3 P35s, a Prod and an Avenger. The Prod hasn't really needed anything but I have taken it apart to increase fpe. It is simple and parts are readily available from Crosman. I don't shoot the Avenger much because it is so long. It got an early leak fix from Air Venturi and hasn't needed anything else. It doesn't look particularly difficult. I shot and messed the most with my P35s. I put a power plenum in the 25 caliber and that required removing and reinstalling the regulator. I took the trigger mechanism completely apart on the 25 (waste of time). The O-rings do not seem to be high quality but with better replacements none have given me a problem. Adjusting the trigger is easy on all of them. Parts availability may be better on the Avenger is probably better than the P35s due to 3rd party support. I've been able to get parts on the P35s, it just takes a long time. The P35 manual is the worst I've ever seen. The Avenger and Prod have better manuals than the much more expensive Caiman. While I've wanted other parts for the messing around I've done the only part I've really ever needed to replace has been O-rings. Those are readily available.
My five older PCPs (and all were purchased in 2020-2022) are 3 P35s, a Prod and an Avenger. The Prod hasn't really needed anything but I have taken it apart to increase fpe. It is simple and parts are readily available from Crosman. I don't shoot the Avenger much because it is so long. It got an early leak fix from Air Venturi and hasn't needed anything else. It doesn't look particularly difficult. I shot and messed the most with my P35s. I put a power plenum in the 25 caliber and that required removing and reinstalling the regulator. I took the trigger mechanism completely apart on the 25 (waste of time). The O-rings do not seem to be high quality but with better replacements none have given me a problem. Adjusting the trigger is easy on all of them. Parts availability may be better on the Avenger is probably better than the P35s due to 3rd party support. I've been able to get parts on the P35s, it just takes a long time. The P35 manual is the worst I've ever seen. The Avenger and Prod have better manuals than the much more expensive Caiman. While I've wanted other parts for the messing around I've done the only part I've really ever needed to replace has been O-rings. Those are readily available.
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FX ROYALE platform. Falls in that same category of simple, out-of-the-box shooters. LOW maintenance, simple design, CONSISTENTLY accurate & satisfying.
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An unregulated Daystate Huntsman is very simple - I’ve disassembled my Regal - not many parts or o-rings.
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Evanix hunting master ar6. I only came across 2 O-rings and a delrin seal when I tore mine down looking for a leak that happened to be the pressure gauge itself. Simple gun and reliable
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It always helps when the manual it comes with has this page
Oh and Sub12Airgun has a video is icing on the cake.
But I agree with several above, unregulated rifles are usually a breeze. Not all, but most.
Oh and Sub12Airgun has a video is icing on the cake.
But I agree with several above, unregulated rifles are usually a breeze. Not all, but most.
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Edgun Leshiy, you can swap barrels in under a minute. Degas, take airtube out, adjust regulator and refil within 2-3 minutes and tune to your liking. It's a single shot, but I dont mind it.
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Same here; Taipan Veteran.
There's nothing complicated about them.
Another desirable feature I recently learned is that all the hardware is standard sizes and threads. I bought a used aluminum chassis kit that was kind of a basket case, didn't come with any bolts for the wooden cheek piece or to hold the stock to the action, and the standard bolts for those locations with the laminate stock aren't the correct length for the aluminum stock. So, trip to the Ace bins, bout $8 worth of bolts of various lengths and sizes, and I had everything I needed. I've found some super funky sized orings and threads on other high end airguns, even mixing metric and "American" in some cases, but not the Vet.
There's nothing complicated about them.
Another desirable feature I recently learned is that all the hardware is standard sizes and threads. I bought a used aluminum chassis kit that was kind of a basket case, didn't come with any bolts for the wooden cheek piece or to hold the stock to the action, and the standard bolts for those locations with the laminate stock aren't the correct length for the aluminum stock. So, trip to the Ace bins, bout $8 worth of bolts of various lengths and sizes, and I had everything I needed. I've found some super funky sized orings and threads on other high end airguns, even mixing metric and "American" in some cases, but not the Vet.
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Edgun Leshiy Classic, Daystate Huntsman Regal, Edgun R5M, AAA Evols (with the proprietary tools). I would say the Leshiy Classic is the easiest out of all.
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While I am a huge Taipan fan, one thing to consider, parts... Since the vet 1 seems to be , or will soon be discontinued, how does one acquire replacement parts? Now I have 2 vet 1 guns. Each set different purpose, when one breaks where I can't repair it, It becomes the parts gun for the other. Nowadays, I would most likely recommend a stout tank of a gun that is modular, which will have a readily available supply of parts if needed. JMHO.
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I’ve always been interested in taipan. I had an agt but ergonomically just wasn’t for me. Is talon tunes a good source for parts? I know Orings can be had but what if you do something simple as damage a shroud? Can all parts be easily had? Always been my worry with these companies.
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^^^This^^^. Although a Rapid mk1 is even easier to maintain, only 5 o rings and 2 of them are the same, no reg that can cause issues, just point and shoot.
They almost never fail and if they do it’s generally user error and simple to fix.
Bb
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talon tunes is the only parts supplier for taipan i know of. if you go taipan , get the valve seal or poppet, spring, all the other parts? NO. I think you are SOL.
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Edgun - R5M, Lelya, or Leshiy Classic. The AirForce pellet rifles (I'm not sure about the big bores) are about as simple as they get.
GsT
GsT
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