Remington express compact

[hwkai]

Does any body have one of these?

I'm looking for a cheapie compact barn gun,

I have been looking for an old bsa lightning but can't find one,

The Remington compact seems to be a good option but it seems difficult to find out the power out of these.

[landymick]

Should do full power it just has a shorter butt i believe.

[Tony.T]

Very capable of full power, some run hot so need to be checked!

I've got the standard version and that was running somewhat over !"ft.lbs until it got dealt with!

[hwkai]

Very capable of full power, some run hot so need to be checked!

I've got the standard version and that was running somewhat over !"ft.lbs until it got dealt with!

I have actually had a full length version and it seemed well made but length of pull was too much for me, sold it to a friend of mine.

From what I can tell is that the compact isn't the same cylinder or piston though?

[Tony.T]

TBH not sure about the action internals, but doubt they are different.

As an aside I found the LOP on the standard too much. I replaced the butt pad with a thinner one and it has transformed it for me. Just look around on the bay and you'll find something that will work after a bit of sawing, grinding and swearing!

[steveiep]

The Compact version does around 10 ft/lb (in .22) out of the box.
So if you are looking for something a bit smaller & with less power than the full fat Express, then the Compact will provide a solid but relatively cheap solution.
If you cant find one, you haven't been trying very hard.
http://nmproducts.net/remington-air-...7a441897e1a97a
The full size Express is known to be a bit hot out of the box on occasion, so approach with caution

[rabbitwrecker]

The Remington compact seems to be a good option but it seems difficult to find out the power out of these.

Why so worried about the power? 8-10 ft/lb is more than enough for a true barn gun - full UK power will often over-penetrate at barn ranges, something to be avoided if you want to stay in the farmer's good books....

[hwkai]

The Compact version does around 10 ft/lb (in .22) out of the box.
So if you are looking for something a bit smaller & with less power than the full fat Express, then the Compact will provide a solid but relatively cheap solution.
If you cant find one, you haven't been trying very hard.
http://nmproducts.net/remington-air-...7a441897e1a97a
The full size Express is known to be a bit hot out of the box on occasion, so approach with caution

Not too keen on that place mate, I went to buy a rifle from there before and the box looked like it had been under water!

[venoman]

The piston and spring guide is the same as in the Express, the cylinder is about 20mm shorter making it a much shorter stroke , i work on a tuning kit for them as i do kits for the Express. I found that with the cost of the kit and the small increase in power it was not worth it, if you want full power buy the Express. I expect that we will have the key board tuners soon telling you that if you shorten the stroke open up the transfer port and fit a spring from a Ford Fiesta it will do 50 ft lbs.

[PCPShooter]

Hatsan 900x much handier than on paper like RWS superdome in 22 a perfect and cheap barn pellet, accurate, trigger heavy but I can bullseye at 25 yards no probs from 69 new see Countryway