Are any of y'all familiar with PCP air rifles? I'm considering adding one to the luggage this fall when we return from a visit up north. Am considering the Marauder by Benjamin (Crosman), looking at the Discovery as well (depending on available funds) and thinking about other options (Hatsan BT65SB, Air Arms S510, etc), but the limiting factor is, as usual, $$$. The most likely candidate at this time is the Marauder in 25 caliber. Especially if I get enough info to feel comfortable with casting my own ammo for it. Cartridge firearms here are heavily regulated, as you know, but air powered guns are still relatively wide open. This may change and I hope to get my grubby mitts on a decently powerful and accurate one before it does. So any feedback on the subject would be welcome.

On a related topic, I've got an idea for a pellet mold that would require a minimum of machining (as compared to cutting a cherry, etc). Once I get some sketches together I'll put it up here and see if y'all know anyone who might be able to produce it for me at a reasonable cost. It's a nose pour hollow base pellet, about as simple as it can get.

Anyway, back to work. There's a lot to get done over the next few weeks.

Do you have scuba supply shops nearby? You can pump them up by hand but that is very tough. But OTOH a PCP allows good power with larger projectiles. You can get good velocity with the higher powered springers in .177, but in the larger calibers the velocity seems to drop off.

gun club. He and his son are avid airgunners, albeit they just started getting serious a couple years ago. I met them for the first time today at the range and we put some lead down range together. They have an Air Arms S410 Xtra FAC in .177"/4.5 mm and they answered some of my questions such as "where do you get it filled?' There's a couple of local paint ball shops that will fill SCUBA tanks for a minimal fee, much less than the dive shop. I DO plan to bring down a pump, preferably a Hill since they are rebuildable by the end user and had an air drying device which is important in our humid conditions. The tank, of course, is quite expensive - but that's anywhere you go. They got theirs from a friend who no longer dives, for free.