There is such a thing as an

by Paul , Saturday, July 28, 2012, 18:11 (4299 days ago) @ Byron

after market barrel. Some of the guys are getting good results with solids in the 50+ grain range. Shot count per fill goes down, FPE goes up. In many ways the air rifles are even more interesting than cartridge guns. They can be quite finicky, but taking game at extended ranges with them is a real accomplishment.

At this point in time I'm digging for info. Time will tell which way we go. The Korean rifles seem to handle the heavies much better, even with factory barrels. Cost is quite reasonable as well. They are, however, ugly as a gold plated Roxio, well the Sumatras and EunJins are anyway. The Evanix is at least reasonably acceptable (to my eye) but haven't found anyone shooting heavies out of them yet.