DEFENDER 3 • CONCEALABLE PCP Air Pistol 

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Thanks for not editing out, malfunctions and mistakes, like not replacing the metal disc after shooting. It helps us to honestly evaluate the product. You might try, adding some articles of clothing to the ballistic gel tests, so we can see what level of penetration we can expect in a realistic setting. Thanks again!

A little silicone oil on the burst discs and they'll hold air 100% for months and maybe longer. No more "psshhhh" failures either. I've had the D2 for a while and shot it lots in 357 457 and shotty barrels. Only had 2 "psshhh" failures *ever*. It does work once you get the hang of it. If that happens it means you lost air pressure before firing. But as I said it's something you can reliably prevent from happening for longer than you would think.

Air guns have come a long way,thanks for the real deal tutorials

Firstly, THANK YOU for all your videos!!! I can’t stress that enough. I have learned almost everything I know about air guns and projectiles from your presentations! I’m now Rocking a 20+j TR50 and 30+j HDR 68. Your channel was indispensable in helping me make my choices . You always have interesting subjects, informative content and top shelf production value! As far as this weapon… A whole bunch of NOPE. 😊

First video of yours I've watched. I enjoyed it very much. Very informative, and well put together. You earned my subscription.

Great in depth and honest review Thanks for the data brother. Saves a lot of time and frustration 👍🏽

I love your channel and your acting. Also love this new gun!

I was laughing at that thing until it went through that steel tray.

Its bad but in early stages. I love the ammo/ projectile. Great idea. I can see this becoming a viable option over time.

Thanks for making these videos. I think these devices are pretty cool 😎.

Very interesting piece of equipment. great review. thanks man.

I just made my own version of these a couple days ago with .25cal slugs. I used 26.9gr nsa slugs and put brass tips from h&n crow magnum pellets in the slugs hollow point tips. Had no idea anyone produced slugs that are metal tipped.

very original system for this gun. Impressive impact power

Great video, thanks for posting.👍👍👍

Ive been close on a couple of occasions to buying this, but its reliability has always been an issue. Its such a great concept and i cant help but think that at some point its gonna take off and its issues will be worked out. PLEASE be careful when carrying these. Ive never heard of any accidents, but theres a lot of pressure being held by those discs...God forbid something bursts when its close to your chest and other "body" areas. I really dont wanna see anything happen to you. I hope i dont sound like im telling you what to do, I just dont wanna see you get hurt. Hope your holidays were good my friend! Great job as usual...see ya next time buddy.

Great video. Very informative, thank you.

For a self defense tool i think a hard trigger is fine, and accuracy for close range would be fine as well. I suspect you could do some home tuning for a great tool. Great video that answers all questions.

I like the concept. There's a lot of good ideas that went into creating this airgun. However, it seems it still has some refinement required to make it more reliable and get full performance from the cartridges

This is what I call a club pistol. Something you fire to get away from Saturday night drama!

If this air cartridge concept were incorporated into a pump action style like a shotgun, I’d definitely buy. The only company I’ve seen do this before or similar would be Innovairtech with their MAC air rifle.

It's like a really big air powered Derringer. Makes my Bond Arms look tiny. I kinda figured it was going to have air charged cartridges. There was a company importing and selling... I think it was a PCP replica of an old Springfield Trapdoor. It had cartridges you would fill with compressed air and add a projectile to do, then load them in one at a time. Looked really cool, but I think the company importing them went under. Don't know if they're made anymore. There are compressors that run on 12VDC, and can be hooked up to your car battery. You were probably shooting low because the hard trigger will cause you to pull the gun down as you fire. I can't say for sure, but it did look kind of like your barrel did dip a little before you shot each time.

That looks like a useful "getaway" tool. Deal some serious pain while exiting a bad situation!

Thanks for sweating it out and your great work.

Mine lasted 2 months if that, the handle needs to be redesign for quality & comfort in the hand. Weakest point (hindge) will break, takes all the recoil from 5000psi cartridge with a 68gr slug. Once the hindge cracks, the firing pin can not strike the burst disk properly, a gap forms between the burst disk & firing pin, makes the ppphhhsssss sound. UPDATE - reached out to airgun tactical, informed them of the handle damages, sent few photos showing the areas that broke. They shipped out a new handle, no charge to me. Surprisingly excellent customer service 👏

Great video buddy happy new year

Bonsoir , c est sympa tout ça,je valide à 100%🤠👍

"Gun control is hitting what you aim at." _Charlton Heston_

Man, I just love the intro.

Heyup chap, quite an innovative pistol, looks like a potential too much fun gun 😁 all the best for 2024 cheers buddy, Jon 👍 Hawkes Eye TV 👍🇬🇧😁

That electric pump you have is made for filling in the field. It’s set up for battery power too.(car) at least in the one I got that’s the same model.

nice but... they couldn't think of a better way to indicate it's charged except using a disc that is technically in the process of failing??? I was already wondering about the structural integrity of the air cartridge as that is obviously a potential disaster if it isn't very tough. This bulging disk is not just a poor choice, IMO, it's actually negligent design because it is reasonably foreseeable that it will fail. Thank you for your continuing service to the airgun / less lethal community. You are a gem.

Excellent video as always. I enjoy your channel very much. I have version one of this when it first came out. The barrels were loose and wobbly in the frame. That would greatly effect accuracy. I had to wrap a little electrical tape around the barrels to snug them up a bit. I have never fired it. There is no way of knowing if the loaded air cartridges have leaked out the air until it is fired. If this airgun was needed to defund oneself and the air leaked out, not good 😂

i googled it and your video popped up first wow !!!

there is a cool 3D printed revolver shotgun prototype out there called the Liberator 12K zig zag revolver shotgun. with very little modifications, i could totally see it shooting these PCP cartridges.

Great vid. Where's the shot string? Kidding. What a workout! ... it is quite anti-climactic when you pump 40 times and the thing blows out the back. Thank you for suffering through that.

Thumbs up for your great magic trick :D Damn that's a cool gun, I really like that it have what looks like a great sight with fiber optic. that is something I really miss in my umarex guns :D Great video as always :D Thank you for the great content :D

been looking for this video

Love your videos bro

Great video alot info 👊🏿

I have the same compressor love it !

Nice work 🤙

That’s what I’m talking about! Good morning brother!

Nice video as always. Cool pistol. Not legal here. Keep up the good work. Cheers from your friend in Norway 😃

Hi Gian I've seen plenty of those videos on Macabe Speed channel and always a misfire so even these Gen 3 ones are unreliable for personal defence but thanks for sharing I always enjoy your content greetings from SA 🇿🇦

the derringer of air guns ! nice.

Thank you for the review, Gian. 🤔 I think your name is Gian. Cool little gun. Love your videos bro. 👍😎

I have considered the pre-charged cartridge concept before, but his is the first practical one I've seen. I know this is a first generation of this tech, but I see it being embraced by airgun designers in the future. I can see more efficient revolvers and autoloaders in various calibers coming. If they get too good, I can see PCP getting regulated by the ATF at some point. Watch...

Another great vid with something new. But, this gun requires way too many steps to shoot just a couple of rounds, but seems pretty powerful. I'll stick to my Umarex HD 50 T4. Simply insert the co2 click to activate, and shoot away. Thanks for this new update!

Thanks for the great review. The Defender series has always had reliability issues. Did you test what the performance is at 4500 psi instead of 5000 psi. I think that 5000 is too high and a prime source of failures. Thanks again.

I was really thinking about buying this gun but after seeing this video it turned me off. It's described to have eliminated the same old issues but obviously not yet fixed. I'll stick with my s45 mini for now. Thanks

Great vid.

I remember those bike pumps! I feel old. Lol

How long will the cartridges maintain most of their air pressure?

THANKS MISTER 🎯

*I own 3 of these and know how to make them 300% more powerful. I just put a dab of Klotz oil & grease mixture in the back of each pellet and the 5000 PSI burst of air makes the oil explode and "Diesel" making the pellet go twice the speed. My pellets Kronograph'd out at 1800 FPS when DIESEL'd in the 'Defender 3! Also it was LOUD! Like a real gun!!! This is the only way to carry a concealed a gun in California that really has stopping power and since its an AIR GUN there are no laws regulating it,,,,,, yet. After a few Rapists and Robbers are killed with air guns I am sure the Democrats will do everything possible to protect these people from being shoot.*

I dont know this gun! You are a very good handyman😉👍

I can’t wait to see version 3.0

Nice little PCP

Impressive power for an air pistol

I'm 68 yrs old and I luv the new air guns, Ive had airguns sInce I was 12 yrs old and got my first within which was the pump action gun . Pump it about about 20 times and could see the BB come out. Lol Today's air guns are awesome I would have a whole collection of these new air guns if I could afford it.

Dude , your killin me , who would want to go through all that work for a toy gun . DANG !!!!

Good video! How much energy does the pistol deliver with the pellets your using? How does it compare with other firearm pistols?

I like the power but just a little too much work for such a small airgun and with only 2 shots. Not bashing ( with all due respect ) but I'll take my chances on C02 pistols with the capability to shoot 8-10 shots at a time with .177 hornets 😅

Why they dont make pcp air reservoir in the handle like co2 guns?

i conceeal a gk1 but I think im gonna pick that one up too.

kudos! my question: how does one get the 60 joules they say this gun can reach?

The Design and Concept of Both the Pistol and Ammo have Serious Potential. I think that if the Right People focused on just the Air Cartridge and Redesigned it and made it Totally Dependable, then it could be Safely carried for Active Self Protection. Thanks for the 411.

Cool, but I'll stick with my Gavle 1.5. Thanks for the vid! Very interesting.

Needs refining and practice to get used to, probably, but this is a very powerful gun!

That's nice

Noticed everything is shooting very low. I suppose a laser or a red dot sight will be an adequate fix.

Great Video 💯💥💥💥💥💥💥💥

Oh, Brother. Are you about to send me down a whole new rabbit hole? ;)

Make that with the HDS body design would be cool. But I'm confused with the metal disk. They bubble up?

Hi guys I recently moved to an area where firearms are illegal but air guns are not. What is the best air pistol for self defense within a reasonable budget. I’m fairly new to the whole airgun thing as I used to legally be able to carry a firearm. I’ve seen the videos on the Huben GK1 and others like that but cannot currently afford something like that right now. What’s a good option within a reasonable budget? I’ve also seen some videos on tuned hdr68 s but I’m not sure how effective those would be. Is there something slightly more expensive/effective than that but cheaper than the Huben? I know you cannot feasibly get firearm performance from and air pistol but that Huben comes pretty close which is what I’m aiming for. I was really hoping this one would be that but it seems to be unreliable Thanks in advance!

Wow magnifique❤

I'll be sticking with the huben gk1

Nice tunnel!

A peperbox revolver design would be a cool way to get more shots

What about building a slamfire tube mechanism like one of those cheap diy slamfire shotguns but out of pvc pipe? Cheaper, I think. Also more concealable... and legal since it's not a firearm

Thanks for another great video I wouldn't trust that platform for self defense it seems those cartridges always leak. I will stick with my gk1 hey what compressor do you have that goes to 5000 psi? Thanks😊

How does the firing mechanic work? Is it a hammer strike, or does the firing pin just push against the rear of the cartridge?

I mean the fact that you can carry it in Boston without no gun license is pretty cool, can’t carry a Airgun in NYC but can in Massachusetts

I actually like it. Yes, it’s a 2 shot and that’s all you got type of weapon. In an altercation, this gives you a chance to escape/evade, or a small snickers break to figure out what to do. Or, maybe a chance to close the distance for a clinch if it’s a must. It’s an option. I love options. So, pick your poison wisely fellas....

Your favorite felon gun channel!

Happy New year, excelente teste 👍🏻👍🏻🇧🇷🤓

think this would be great with a shotgun style round clip on a rifle that is semi or full auto in the 9mm pellet

I'd imagine that would be an excellent self-defense tool if you're attacked by balloons.

Cool!

Alright mate 👍 great little gun good power shame about the reliability of it .dont like the idea of them disc plates incase fauls fier . On the plus side glad you are showing me all types of guns that i didnt know where out their 👍 probly stupid idea would the ammo fit the torpedo revolver you have or was it smaller as always keep up the good work 👍

Is the stl file available? Because I have the AEA defender and a 3 d printer.

This is great news for responsible citizens that caught a felony. Also it looked like the pellet tumbled 180° in the gel.

Et voilà !👍👍👍

makes me wonder if there is some kind of air soft gun that is charged with something like butane

So I’ve seen a video where the guy added some extra o rings and did something else and was have no failures and having really good reliability. And I’ve also seen videos of 180gr slugs hitting 520 fps. If we could get that every time this thing would be great.

So, would I buy this gun for self defense. Not after as many problems as he had with it. Especially, when you only have two shots. I would go with the Huben GK1 or Evanix Viper. However, if they fix the flaws it could be a great concealed gun. Just my opinion. Thanks for posting as always.

Hdr 50 modified with spike or assplosive ammo is the way to go. I keep mine in leather pouch.

I wanted to see if itll break glass.. eill it penetrate fiberglass?

This is the future