cardassian
26-04-2009, 04:04 PM
sorry if this has been done before but here is my review of a second hand tdr
when i first got this air rifle it had, and still does have a bit of wear and tear due to sticky fingers, power levels shots to pieces screws and bolts missing so it never really got used much . but after sorting out power and a few screws i havent been able to put it down .
for me it is used soley for ratting in difficult close range(6ft)with fences ,wire mesh and bushes around me to standard 20yrd plus open range and since having a trapped nerve in my shoulder, the shorter length than my 410k and less weight makes this so much easier to use for long periods of time .
it shoots pellet on pellet with a number of pellet types.
the pistol grip is perfect ,having two magazine holders in the small cheek piece is a very good idea allthough when shooting you do tend to get a bit of internal resonance noise through the removable stock ,it did take me a while to figure where the noise i could hear was coming from as it was getting to me a little bit .
the build quality is good apart from the bit on noise in prevous paragraph and the blueing is getting a bit of hamering due to the wire fenceing and thorn bushes so in a year or two i might think about getting it redone.
power wise it is currently running at 11.4ft/lb as a rifle and 3.5ft/lb as a pistol with aa fields though if you alter rifle power down pistol power will go to about 4.5ft/lb ,something the owner before me must have been playing with and losing the top screw:rolleyes: so air was escaping with every shot
this air rifle is so much fun you tend to forget the downsides ie lack of shot count per fill ,i am thinking of turning down the power to about rat catcher levels so shot count may go up a tad
being able to strip it down and then put it in a backpack if used for hunting trips in the field is a good idea though something i dont do
in all i cant fault this rifle exept the shot count it shoots like all my other aa410`s and it just works, something that my rat catcher that i had just couldnt do in the same conditions
i hear air arms have now brought out a .177 version with a carbine air cylinder which gives a much bigger shot count but i am more than happy with what i get with my .22
long live the tdr :D
when i first got this air rifle it had, and still does have a bit of wear and tear due to sticky fingers, power levels shots to pieces screws and bolts missing so it never really got used much . but after sorting out power and a few screws i havent been able to put it down .
for me it is used soley for ratting in difficult close range(6ft)with fences ,wire mesh and bushes around me to standard 20yrd plus open range and since having a trapped nerve in my shoulder, the shorter length than my 410k and less weight makes this so much easier to use for long periods of time .
it shoots pellet on pellet with a number of pellet types.
the pistol grip is perfect ,having two magazine holders in the small cheek piece is a very good idea allthough when shooting you do tend to get a bit of internal resonance noise through the removable stock ,it did take me a while to figure where the noise i could hear was coming from as it was getting to me a little bit .
the build quality is good apart from the bit on noise in prevous paragraph and the blueing is getting a bit of hamering due to the wire fenceing and thorn bushes so in a year or two i might think about getting it redone.
power wise it is currently running at 11.4ft/lb as a rifle and 3.5ft/lb as a pistol with aa fields though if you alter rifle power down pistol power will go to about 4.5ft/lb ,something the owner before me must have been playing with and losing the top screw:rolleyes: so air was escaping with every shot
this air rifle is so much fun you tend to forget the downsides ie lack of shot count per fill ,i am thinking of turning down the power to about rat catcher levels so shot count may go up a tad
being able to strip it down and then put it in a backpack if used for hunting trips in the field is a good idea though something i dont do
in all i cant fault this rifle exept the shot count it shoots like all my other aa410`s and it just works, something that my rat catcher that i had just couldnt do in the same conditions
i hear air arms have now brought out a .177 version with a carbine air cylinder which gives a much bigger shot count but i am more than happy with what i get with my .22
long live the tdr :D