EVANIX HUNTING MASTER AR4, AR6, BLIZZARD S10, WINDY CITY

Planet Foye · #1 11-01-2007, 12:20 AM

http://www.evanix.com/
just wondering what you guys thought about these rifles, the AR6 especially. I reckon it looks pretty slick, good range of stocks available too

p.s there is a HM12t on trademe
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Sports/Hunt...n-83838664.htm

Todcom · #2 11-01-2007, 10:09 AM

Hi Borat, as an AR6 owner I better chime in here.
My pistol is about as far away from any other air pistol as you could get without gunpowder. It looks and feels very serious and it is.

Pro’s
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The quality of construction is excellent, the action crys out precision machining, something most owners agree on. The woodwork is also of high quality.

Six shot revolver, I will say it again, six shot revolver, fun, fun, fun.

Tap washer over the valve stem, perfect for power control, different thicknesses for a range of settings, pop it out in 2 seconds and you're at full power.

I have 4 clips or cylinders as they are called, cheap from Pyramyd Air.

Career fill probe.

With full thickness tap washer 24 shots at about 12fpe.

Threaded barrel. 10mm x 1

Trigger great on single action, i.e. hammer already cocked by thumb.

With the hammer design at a glance you know if the gun is safe.

Con’s
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Heavy, only really suitable for two hand shooting in the taco hold.

Loud, on full power ears are ringing probably well into the damage range for your hearing.

12 shots, 2 clips on full power with the last couple dropping off.

Expensive.

Trigger heavy on double action, i.e. trigger cocks hammer then releases it.

Mine has the older stock design where you need the hands of a giant, the newer stock is much thinner around the thumb and trigger finger area.

Being a pistol its hard to hit your target.

Some pellets don’t stay in the cylinder well but I have found Gamo Magnums are a little bigger and always stay in and Never Ever jam.

Twice my thumb has slipped off the hammer while cocking (very heavy hammer spring) this caused accidental discharge, this is very dangerous and I am now taking extra care. Crosman use an ingenious bar system on their revolvers to prevent this.

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When I bought mine it was my first pcp and in fact the first I had ever seen.
I can still remember taking it outside for my first shot, wow was I stunned!
( a special moment I will remember forever)

I have a red dot on it now and that is much much better than peep.

Last weekend I took the Talon, AR6 and 2240 to a mates house with a few of the boys there, the 2240 was dismissed as a toy pretty quickly and set aside, the Talon got boring soon after because it hits what you aim at and sounds girlie, the AR6 went thru two tins of pellets and drained my dive bottle, we were nearly fighting over who got to shoot it next, all the boys said afterwards “wow, where can I buy one of these”.

If I want a quiet hunt it’s the Talon.
If I want a big smile it’s the AR6.

I would buy it again in an instant.

Search the yellow forum for AR6, there’s plenty of info.
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greyskull · #3 04-03-2008, 09:36 PM

This thread might get a revival shortly......

GS

sherrod833 · #4 05-03-2008, 03:57 AM

Here is some good info.
http://www.americanairgunhunter.com/ar6.html

greyskull · #5 05-03-2008, 07:28 PM

I have not been a close adherent to Jim Chapman's reviews etc. Its great that he writes so much for us to read though.

I had read that piece by him, GHCE posted the link. I also read another article he wrote about hunting with 30 gr Piledrivers. Seems the rotary mag likes these pellets, so he says. Notwithstanding Mr Chapman's assertions I feel I would like to give them atry myself alongside the Korean heavy pellets.

GS

greyskull · #6 10-03-2008, 03:20 PM

Bear with me a little bit and I will do a review shortly with Pics.

Sittin by the gate today thinking: "are we there yet, are we there yet, are we there yet, are we there yet,......."

cheers
GS

MotherDuck · #7 10-03-2008, 03:23 PM

I'll be watching this thread with interest as Hubby is quite keen on an AR6

greyskull · #8 10-03-2008, 08:17 PM

So a preview of the rifle that arrived.

It arrived very well protected in its crate, all bubble wrapped. Nice job done on the packaging. Lets mention here that this rifle is second hand, bought off Forum member "Ant b".

I found the probe wrapped searately and went off into town in search of a solution to the filling problem. You see the Steyr system requires no yoke or probe assembly, the fitting screws into the Din valve. This probe needed more hardware, so off I went. I fully expected the run around all day only to be referred to Ron Young for the appropriate item.

I was pleasantly surprised after consulting my Dive shop and the local ENZED hose doctor. I bought a second hand Paintballers fill station, and armed with that and the probe, but nothing in between, I saw the hose doctor. Half an hour later I left with a completed fill station for my newly filled Dive tank. Just to be safe the entire fill station is rated to 5000 psi as assembled.

I also bought a foam Dive bottle carrier to stop it rolling about when driving.

All set to test this baby out then!.......but no we then had visitors arrive. (grumble grumble....make nice)

So I took some photos instead to placate myself. More later.......

GS

MotherDuck · #9 10-03-2008, 08:19 PM

Ohh that looks great GS

shame about the visitors

greyskull · #10 13-05-2008, 11:07 PM

I have decided to call it a Tele-Evanix, as I intend to "reach out and touch something" with this rig.

Recently installed a rockmount bipod up front, a Mike Newell suppressor adaptor, and a Nikko clone 10-40x50 sidewheel scope. I think it has some potential for precision sniping of pests. Combined with the Piledriver, EunJin or Daystate ammo which all work well in it, I have had some interesting times getting to grips with it. I certainly would not have wanted to be a newbie learning how to handle this rifle.......

Still awaiting the right suppressor, trying several things to get the same acccuracy as unsuppressed mode. Its pin point accurate without, but really noisy........and the design has to take the huge blast pressure into account. Work in progress.

Still its a very attractive ornament!!!!!!

Here's what it likes to shoot......

ps: Ken, yes thats one of your sidewheels turned out to fit the oversize hub, courtesy of Mike Newell, master machinist. The other scope is the Leapers 4-16 x 50 1" tube R/G Ill. scope that came with it, which I suppose I will pass on down the line to one of the springers.

Cheers

GS


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