Please tell about it I was looking for black friday sales in all stores I ran across this mini bullpup , looks very nice and I need to know if it is and if it is worth the extra money for this gun .
LOU
LOU
American Air Arms EVOL Mini .22 who has one
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AirGuns of Arizona appear to have them, as of about two minutes ago. Hitting the "checkout" button shows them in stock.
Mike
Mike
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I was lucky enough to be at the top of the waiting list. Using the Evol I got to shoot hundreds of farm birds back in Arizona (almost 400 if I recall)
Size comparison to the Uragan Compact
Since then I haven't had much time to shoot, but I can tell you that the Evol Mini is really well built, really accurate, and has a really really nice trigger. This video is time stamped to where Tom talks about the trigger
https://youtu.be/tdvm6NFK0KM?t=2109
Out of the box its quite loud because Tom (owner AAA) is focussed on accuracy. He sends it with an air stripper. It's designed to strip the air away from the projectile, not suppress its bark. So if you wanna quiet down your Evol, you'll have to add an aftermarket silencer. I've been told that the AAA are really simple and reliable. I think the entire airgun only has 7 o-rings total.
Athlon Midas Tac, Sportsmatch Rings, Bang Precision Parallax throw lever, DonnyFL adapter + silencer, Atlas bi-pod.
Size comparison to the Uragan Compact
Since then I haven't had much time to shoot, but I can tell you that the Evol Mini is really well built, really accurate, and has a really really nice trigger. This video is time stamped to where Tom talks about the trigger
https://youtu.be/tdvm6NFK0KM?t=2109
Out of the box its quite loud because Tom (owner AAA) is focussed on accuracy. He sends it with an air stripper. It's designed to strip the air away from the projectile, not suppress its bark. So if you wanna quiet down your Evol, you'll have to add an aftermarket silencer. I've been told that the AAA are really simple and reliable. I think the entire airgun only has 7 o-rings total.
Athlon Midas Tac, Sportsmatch Rings, Bang Precision Parallax throw lever, DonnyFL adapter + silencer, Atlas bi-pod.
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thanks Michael , I like it , I love that he built gun with top materials and made it simple with few o rings . Mike what is fpe ? and shot count ? also how far is it good to hunt with for you ?
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OH be still, my heart,,,that photo of the Evol w/midas tac,, should be on a cover of an airgun calender,,,very nice gun and photo
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Looking good Michael, the moderator does quiet the gun a bit. The moderator is designed as a system that works with the shroud and keeps the gun short. Inside the moderator is a cone that can be adjusted in and out to fine tune it. This cone is set pretty close from the factory but can be adjusted. My experience is sometimes if you move it out towards the shroud it can quiet it a little more. At 30 fpe it's pretty tame, just really solid sounding. Donny has the adapter on his site if someone wanted to add an aftermarket. This is the same moderator design as on the big brother HP models. These are very precisely made and designed to optimize the gun for accuracy. I'm really happy that you're getting some good use out of the mini. 
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Michael, what LDC do you have on it? I probably will keep the stock LDC on it but like how the adapter looks like the same size as LDC OD wise.
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I have had mine for a couple months. It is a awesome little gun. I put a XLR folding unit on it not it folds down real small. Mine is shooting the 18gr JBS at 880fps. I refill after 2 mags, 22 shots, but I could get a few more shots before it is off the reg.
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I turned my reg down a bit and tuned the HS for the same drumie is shooting. 18.1 JSBs at 880 fps. I am getting 3 full magazines from a 4000psi fill on reg and then I refill and reload the mags.
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I picked one up a few weeks ago. I'll try to get pictures up. I took it to the range a couple of weeks ago. I got almost 60 shots from a full tank, with impact dropping off at around 50 rounds, maybe less. Accuracy was phenomenal off a rest at 37 yards. Even when it ran out of gas, it still had good windage, as elevation dropped by an inch or two then almost 2.5 inches when I stopped shooting it.
I added a folding joint to the stock so it folds to the side and fits into a small to medium backpack.
I added a folding joint to the stock so it folds to the side and fits into a small to medium backpack.
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