Nice review. I also have this pcp. The 2 gauges are because it is a regulated gun. You shouldn't let the front gauge drop below the rear gauge as that may cause cycling issues because not enough air pressure to drive the magazine. The rear gauge should be between 14 and 17 mpa. Being regulated is also why the shot spread is so tight. Your FPE is spot on with 270 being close to max. Using 180g hollowpoints at 800fps you are taking down large game. Especially with semiauto 15 shot followup. If you tighten down the power wheel with 82g JSB diablos you'll get between 35 to 45 shots per fill. Also when loading you are able to load 3 bullets at a time before rotating the magazine 3 clicks. You don't have to do 1 at a time. It is the best semiauto big bore on the market to date Enjoy!
Perfect review I always wanted to know what keeps the pellets or slugs from falling out you just explained the situation. Out all reviews yours was right on. Thank You
Taking a golf tee and sanding / cutting the sharp tip makes a great tool for seating the pellets or slugs i then attached a piece of Paracord to wear around my neck it’s always there can even use it while it’s on.
i have the LCS SK19 in 25 cal. it’s fun but it has broke. airguns of Arizona fixed it under warranty and I recommend them highly. can’t wait to see you shoot something with it.
Thank you for another video Mr. Vogler (sp?). I always watch yours on whatever rifle, or ammunition, you care to review, since you are perennially honest ad infinitum. Stay well.
new to big bore air guns, getting ready to buy a rifle in 357 trying to decide which rifle this review only added one more to the list (power & accuracy most important )some help please Q 2. as a old powder burning reloader I wonder have you ever tried the 357 148gr wadcutter that we used for target loads for 38spl . that hallow base always looked more like a pellet than a (powder) bullet
nice rifle one thing people should know before you buy one is most rifle ranges wont allow you to shoot it there as there is no way the range officer will be able to inspect for an empty chamber ,and no they wont take your word for it
By far the biggest drawback of the various rifles patterned on the LCS/Huben/Rattler (all the same design, with "inventors" flagrantly ripping off ideas from each other but the Huben was the original) is that there's no way to really make them safe. As in uncocked and nothing in the chamber. You _can't_ "un cock" the rifle at all. The only safe way to store this weapon really is with it degassed, empty mag, empty chamber. I think that all the Huben-based air rifles are just begging for an accidental discharge where someone gets hurt or killed. And if you want a full-auto air rifle get a Hatsan Blitz, which will save you $600-700 over the LCS. Yes I know that Hatsan is crap -- believe me, I've owned several of their rifles -- but still the Hatsan works and (in .30) holds 19 rounds in the magazine, which can be swapped out to another full mag in just a few seconds especially considering that you can clip two full mags together on the rifle. A full air charge will get you at least 3-4 magazines at full power. But best of all if you remove the magazine, make sure the chamber is clear, and then decock the rifle you can hang it on a rack on the wall without ever worrying about a bullet coming out of it when it's not supposed to.
@@patrickscalia5088 the rattler is an lcs sk19 the designer moved to this company and the gun have two safety’s you’d need to be a clown to worry about it going off while hanging from rack I’ve had a sk19 for few years never once have had an issue or thought about one occurring
you want to sight up and shoot , not mess around with cocking the rifle at all ,. this is why this is the best gun,.. i have the sk-19 30cal regulator maxed love it,.. i will upgrade to this in 357cal to shoot slugs and gain sum more power,,. i get the 50grain pellets in my sk19 to whizz and whistle threw the air like there braking the sound barrier ,.. so its semi auto with a decent amount of shots or go home the other guns dont compete ,.. very excited you have gotten one of these .357 is a devastating cal ,, i always notice slight overall improvements when i eventually get a donny fl moderator on the front of my air guns its fun to set up and deck out guns.. its this is the future and best platform powerful slug shooter semi auto accurate high powered dont take your eye of the target just shoot making it the most fun ,. :)
Yeah but an Airforce Texan single shot and other rifles like it will still kill pigs and deer and other large game a lot more cleanly and humanely than any amount of bullets in your semiauto .357. It all depends on what you want to do with the rifle. The Rattler would be ideal for something like medium game or predator shooting for smaller pigs and coyotes where followup shots might actually mean something. Or if you're trying to kill multiple pigs at close range. But the various .45 and .50 and larger single shots are still vastly superior to the rattler for killing anything that might weigh more than 80 pounds. If you're one of those who sees your air rifle as also a self-defense weapon (against other people) the Rattler is one of the best ones for it by far, second (maybe) only to something like the Bin-tac .45 semiauto which has more power but fewer shots (much fewer). For those of you now lusting over the Rattler and considering getting one, before you get too overheated and excited you should first know that it retails for somewhere close to $3K. I'm sure it's quality and worth every penny but most of us can't lay down that much cash for an air rifle no matter how innovative it is. And being totally honest there's almost nothing the Rattler can do in normal hunting usage that a sub-$700 AEA Challenger .45 or .50 can't do a lot better. Semiauto is a convenience, not a means for improved shooting skill. If anything it makes marksmanship suffer and degrade.
He uses a booster pump along with tanks to get the most air possible but any high pressure compressor with a foster fitting will work. He doesn't typically do accuracy testing until after power testing. Accuracy testing will be done at the range.
@@vincegonzalez7249 you would have to get a shoebox compressor to be be able to fill it with any low pressure compressor. Shop compressors are built to supply larger volumes of low 125 psi or less air. Depending on the model a PCP could require up to 5000 psi. No shop compressor can do that.
@@kyleklukken4089 Thanks for getting back with me, some of those shoebox compressors are more than the rifle itself. I already have a collection of air rifles and pistols, kinda become a Hobby but holding off on larger rifles until I buy my first home inn the next 8 months. My shooting range currently is only 25 feet. I will subscribe, at least you get back with people, Have a Great Day.
