by B.B. PelletierToday being Friday, I want to give youse guys something to talk about all weekend. As for me, I'm in the Catskills, filming new episodes of American Airgunner.
Coming soon
Well, Crosman has a PCP pistol that's going to hit the market pretty soon, which I mean by Christmas. If not by then, certainly early next year. I shot it while in New York and it's both powerful and accurate. Imagine a 2240 with a longer barrel and reservoir tube. I was able to cut weed stems at 23 yards when shooting in the Creedmore position. Imagine this thing as an affordable air pistol! Look for 12 foot-pounds.There's been an awakening among airgun manufacturers in the past three years. There's been more innovation in the past three years than in the 40 years before that. I don't think the trend has peaked yet, so I look for some surprises in the near future. The companies to watch are AirForce, Gamo, Crosman and FX.
I expect an affordable electric compressor capable of filling an air rifle to 3,000 psi by the SHOT Show of 2010. I expect it to run on both 110 house current and 12-volt car current, and it should take just a few minutes to fill a standard-sized PCP like a Hammerli Pneuma. Best of all, I expect the retail price to be at or below $500.
In a couple of years
There's a new type of powerplant on the horizon. I expect to see it in production within the next couple of years. Performance will be equal to certain centerfire firearms. It will revolutionize the world of sporting airguns when it comes to market.The world of spring guns has not come to a standstill. With guns like the Chinese AR1000 and all of its derivatives on the market, I know we have not yet reached the end. I remember spring rifles that many of you have never seen. Rifles like those from Ivan Hancock. His powerful actions were as smooth as butter, yet they delivered the greatest power in their class. I expect to see another round of rifles just as nice but manufactured rather than hand-built.
On the far horizon
Many people think 10-meter airguns have gone as far as they can, technologically. I disagree. I believe there's room for a novel new type of sight for air pistols that makes them much easier to shoot. Remember the success of bicycling's world hour record holder, Graeme Obree (a.k.a. The Flying Scotsman), who set the racing world on edge with his homemade bicycles and the "Superman" riding style that has now been banned?I believe that a novel new sighting system along the lines of the aperture system used on rifles could have a huge impact on air pistol competition.
There's no good reason that PCPs are as expensive as they are. When Crosman brought out the Benjamin Discovery, they shattered the PCP price barrier. Oh, the Chinese already had a cheap PCP, but it wasn't what I consider a credible gun. The Disco showed the world what can be done. Well, I know a secret. We haven't gone as far as it's possible to go, yet.
In the world of engineering, there's a process called a Pareto analysis in which you study a design to do more with less. This process is so successful that it is at the heart of "Japanese" management, which is nothing more than allowing the people closest to the operation (the worker bees) to have a large hand in the design. A Pareto analysis could be done on the Disco that could yield remarkable savings.
I think we have not yet discovered the best relationship of spring load to power and cocking effort in spring guns. I look for a 20-25 foot-pound rifle in the future that takes only 30 lbs. to cock.
We DEFINITELY haven't seen all the optimum pellet designs, yet. I believe there's a great long-range pellet on the horizon. In fact, I've been working on one, so I know that something is being done in this department.
So, that's my look at what I think is coming in airguns. Now, tell us what YOU think!
]http://www.pyramydair.com/blog/2009/07/what-is-coming-to-world-of-airguns.html
В кратце, чувак говорит о том что нас ожидает доступный компрессор для ПЦП, который может за пару минут заполнить винтовку до 3000 PSI. Его покажут на шотшоу в 2010. Кросман собираеца выпустить ПЦП пистолет с дульной энергией где-то 10 дж(12 фут-паундов). За 3 последние года, в области пневматики было больше инновации чем за 40 лет до этого, по этому надо ожидать нового от Гамо, ЭрФорс, Сросман, ЭфЭкс.
Через пару лет.
Есть новый тип источника энергии для пневматики, который скорей всего появиться в производтсве в следующие несколько лет. Ихняя производительность будет на уровне некоторых винтовок с центральным воспламенением.
Больше дешёвых винтовок, как китайская АР1000.
Далеко за горизонтом.
Чувак думает, что есть ещё место для новых типов прицельных приспособлений. ПЦП станут ещё дешевле, как это показал кросман со своим Диско. Более оптимальные формы пулек.
Так же чувак где-то в камментах статьи упоминает, что пирамидэр скоро выпустит черию оптичсеских прицелов, которые раньше никто не видел. НЕИМЕЮЩИЕАНАЛОГОВ!!!
И компрессор на авиамодельном движке для супер РСР от Алекса-СС? 😊
Чуваку ганзы пятилетней давности перевели
Все эти вещи концептуально - стары как г. мамонта, технологически - возможны уже лет **, однако их реальность на реальном рынке - зависит от конкретного УДАЧНОГО инженерного исполнения и проворного маркетинга. А с двумя последними факторами напряженка: обычно или сделают через *0пу, или рекламу дать забудут. Таким образом, например, канула в попу в общем-то неплохая винтовка эйрстар-200, которая ППП с электровзводом. А когда одна попытка провалилась - другие фирмы не спешат пытаться покуда пыль не уляжешься.
а я слышал что в будущем нас ожидает сильное ограничение на .кал дж и т.п., а оказывается вот 😀
Насчет калов, не сомневаюсь.