I had to laugh, I said to my wife he wont sleep much now that air rifle is waiting. Started your video and its night time and you re out there with it !! Love it well done. Again, a real honest test. Take care Keith
@@keithbarker-e4q Ha ha! Thanks 😀 It wasn’t even that late, we start getting dark now around 5pm. Gotta love the time change. 😡 At around 4:30 the photocell on my shop light kicks on. But I was curious how it’d do with a scope as some guys were asking for that. But the low light introduced other issues that don’t exist during the day.
My break barrel rifles are like that..one day they can shoot a dime. And the next day I have to Reset my scope.. but not on my real rifles or pump Daisy 880..but I kinda like your new rifle.. I was looking at a 22 pistol today. Thinking about buying it for $250 bucks at the gunshop. It holds 17 rounds..long grain..
When I think about it, there are a ton of variables when it comes to different types of airguns. The power output being consistent, the secureness of the lock up on a break barrel, the movement between the barrel and pressure tube of the gun that can occurs while pumping, pellet inconsistencies, the shooter trying to compensate for gun movement using a loose hold with a springer or gas ram, etc, etc. It all serves to make the hobby both frustrating and interesting to figure out. 😄 Something I thought about with this gun is I should be gripping it tight rather than loose. I don’t need to be compensating for movement, let the recoil system do that.
My ZRS out of the box (with a scope and JSB 18.13 pellets) had excellent accuracy. After about 500 rounds the groups started to open up. After disassembling the gun, I found out that it is just a regular air rifle (with dovetail rails) stuffed in a chassis. The reason for the inaccuracy was the wear between the chassis and internals. The scope is mounts to the chassis and not the gun, so they were pointed in different directions. I figured out how to shim the internals to remove the movement between the gun and chassis and the accuracy is better than new. I also own a Diana 56TH which will never have this problem because the scope is mounted to the gun, but it is tough on scopes because of the recoil.
@@dtm6190 this is a great description of how it works. I’ve never seen one disassembled but this matches what I’ve read about the ZRS system. I can see if the bushings wear the tolerances would come out of spec and allow for too much movement. If only shooting iron sights it wouldn’t be an issue but a scope would create an alignment issue. I suppose it could be argued that the pros of the recoil system outweigh the cons for the average shooter. Rather than relying solely on the shooter’s technique and experience to counter recoil the ZRS will and on average provide better accuracy in more situations. This is me hypothesizing but also I recently experienced how difficult it was to shoot my extremely accurate Diana Mod 34 off hand at can bottoms as opposed to my Air King off hand. I’ve never had my Air King out in the field but I suspect it’d be very sensitive to dirt and grit intrusion into the rail system. I’m speculating that this ZRS system might be better protected for those elements in the field?
I’m confident they will as well. Fortunately other guys have featured good advice in their videos on the gun so I’m not alarmed by anything. I also had a thought this morning that I need to hold the gun tight. I’ve been holding it loose out of habit and didn’t even think about it until this now. I really like how it feels and handles.
Thanks for the Update on this Norica. Like you I always try to have my scopes mounted as low as possible. I found the variable zoom Bugbuster or the similar TPO scopes are great for a light weight compact scope which work great for out to 60 yards. They are on most my pumpers.
@@gmanneod8085 No problem. 👍 I like the way the gun feels and points with the small scope at present and with my Daina 34 I’ve had good success out to 50 yds with a fixed 4x32 scope. I’ve read numerous good things about the Bug Buster.
@@gboutdoors5198 I think between the wind gusts, poor lighting and the scope making the targets look fractured that it wasn’t the best situation to try and shoot tight groups. But unless you try you never know. 🤷♂️
I have been watching more videos on this gun after your earlier one. The barrels also seem to have a good layer of anti corrosion goo on them. Would be nice if the 22 had just a bit more oomph though.
I’ll be sure to clean it before the first video. Just by looking down the barrel it looks normal, all the rifling is distinct and the bore is shiny. I guess I’m not a big believer that airgun barrel cleaning makes much of a difference. If you look down the barrel and see all kinds of junk than sure, absolutely! 👍 But if it looks bright and shiny…? In any case I’ll do it of course to eliminate potential issues.
@@airgunsofalaska Usually it isn't a whole lot but it is some kind of oil or grease anti rust coating. One of those could effect accuracy things. Looking forward to seeing how it turns out with some more time with it.
@ I just need the wind to stop now. I shot a dime sized group at 20 yds off camera today but as soon as I tried to set up for filming the wind came back blowing harder than before. 😡
@@motorosso3349 I was able to find all 6 articles and read about the cheek-weld, super interesting. I’m going to reinstall the adjustable comb and hopefully be able to shoot this gun better and more consistently than I have been. Tons of info in that series and I wasn’t aware of it until you commented. Thanks!! 😄👍
👍 You know you had to get your shooting in. 😂 I've shot till 10pm with two dim porch lights. One for me and one for the target. Lol Only short distance with open sights though, I don't know how you do it with a scope. Are night vision scopes legal in AK? My Noricas like the RWS pointed.
@@jackpotparty58 boy, I didn’t even think that a night video scope could be illegal. 🤣😆 That might be a neat item to try. But, I wasn’t happy with how poor the video quality looked on my TV with the low light. Still, I’m in the dark part of the year and it’d be nice to be able to shoot at night as otherwise I’ll have very limited opportunities with the shortness of our days for the next few months.
@@dustinamaral5108 I don’t own a Gamo Magnum except for my Swarm Hornet. What are you looking for out of the 1101S? I’ve done a number of videos with it in the past. I feel like I’m at a wall with it currently unless I can improve the trigger by reducing its pull weight.
@@rapalaron6348 Interesting! I didn’t think 20 yds was particularly far away and I’ve had great results with them in lots of other guns at that range. Plus, the almost dime sized group I got before the video was done with the same tin of Meisterkugeln pellets at 20 yds. But, I’m going to be using different pellets in a future video.
@@airgunsofalaska Yes interesting. For me flat heads have always been 10 to 15 meter paper punchers. They are designed wad cutters for paper and i use them only for my short range target rifles and air pistols. I have shot flat heads with my HW spingers and AirArms S410 PCP on 25 to 50 meters. The average from domed JSB exacts are half inch groups and the flat heads about one inch groups. On longer range the better BC from the domed pellets lead to better fight stability that will result in more accuracy. I,m very interested to see the results with domed pellets shot from the ZRS. Cheers buddy!
@@rapalaron6348 The wind is increasing now so it likely won’t be until Friday that I’ll have decent shooting weather. I got a quick chance to shoot today and actually shot a legitimate dime sized group at 20 yds using Crosman Copper Mag pellets. Then when I got my cameras set up to film I couldn’t replicate it. 🤦♂️ It now starts getting dark at 4pm and by 4:30pm you can really tell. My ability to shoot after work is basically gone now. 😕
@@airgunsofalaska Yeah, i understand buddy. If there is no access to an indoor range than you're totally dependable from the weather. Here where i live it's about the same climate as you have over there and in this time of the year you will be lucky to have a good day for pellet testing. I've bought myself some air pistols to shoot indoors with bad weather 😁
@ We do have one indoor range at our high school but I don’t believe it is regularly open to the public. Plus I’d feel pretty silly shooting an airgun there and filming myself. 😆 That’s probably what I like best about airguns, the ability to shoot them at home in my own yard where the travel time to my range is simply walking out my door. 😄 But unfortunately, as I get into winter my opportunities to shoot outdoors become far more limited. But that’s for the best, it forces me to take a break from shooting and do other hobbies so I don’t get burned out.
@@johnnybbgunner2136 I don’t think so, it appears it was taken off the shelf and mailed off to me. The box had dust on the top. The Norica box was taped up from the factory and they had Pyramyd ship it to me. I don’t think it’s a special unit in any way. In my power sports would I’ve often read about stuff like that happening. The media will get a snowmobile in the spring to test that runs and handles much better than the production units that customers get in the fall.
Waiting to see if the groups get better in daylight and minimal wind conditions.... in the dark and windy is more a test of your abilities not so much the gun....
@@BoggWeasel definitely not great conditions for either shooting or filming. I thought I’d give it a try but didn’t care for how the video looked on my TV.
@@scavengernick3191 Ahhh… I didn’t know that. I also misspoke in the video, the factory said Norica Match pellets and not Norma pellets. I got them mixed up.
@@motorosso3349 It was hitting where it was hitting and I didn’t want to touch the scope on that sheet of paper. Plus, did you notice it was dark? Kinda hard to see or show people the group on a black bullseye in low light conditions.
@airgunsofalaska That's awesome Scott - sweet that they sent you an Omnia to review like that 👍🍻😁🇪🇸 Now, if I can just get Norica to send ME their Luxe Omnia with the wood stock to test, I'd be fat, dumb, & happy! 😁😅 I'm already two of those things already so why not all three!? haha I wonder how one of those Daisy 5899 sights might work on there? I figured with these guns having an adjustable cheekpiece & Norica's relatively fine front FO bead it would be a good potential combination..👍🍻 Of course, you might need a riser mount or one of those Gamo scope rails, but it might also fit the receiver rails as-is perhaps? 🤔💡👍 Looking forward to your testing on it buddy - sucks you don't have much good shooting light this time of year for sure.. BTW, I believe you can de-cock these adjustable trigger Noricas from what I've heard..👍 Take it easy my friend 🙂👍🍻
@@natesmith5393 Ha ha! I’ve not tried to fit that peep sight to this gun. I’m not sure if it’d fit or not? That’d be an interesting experiment. I keep meaning to show that the gun can be decocked, l really like that capability. I tried filming twice yesterday and each time the wind increased and I wasn’t able to replicate the legit dime sized group I shot @20 yds off camera with Crosman Copper Mag pellets. It’s been a bit maddening with darkness and wind.
@airgunsofalaska Regarding peep sight fitment, if I recall correctly, the rails run all the way to the back of the action on these, but I'm not sure; if not, something like the standard Gamo riser rail from your CFX would probably do the trick...👍
@ I tried the Daisy peep sight out today and it slid right onto the dove tail and fit nicely. It was easy to look through but the problem is I ran out of windage adjustment. Even the stock open rear sight is adjusted pretty far over to the right. The two different scopes I’ve tried don’t seem to be impacted by excessive windage adjustment but it’s something I need to look into.
@@airgunsofalaska Hmm...I wonder if perhaps the barreled action isn't quite straight in the recoil-absorbing chassis, or at least off-center enough to make using the relatively limited (compared to a scope) adjustments in the open sights difficult? 🤔 We were able to get my Dragon dialed in pretty easily at twenty yards with the open sights (Norica probably has the best fiber optic ones on the market). Unfortunately the gun is not performing up to spec, delivering less than 600 fps with 14.3-16 grain pellets. 🤨🤔😠 Norica (and at one time with some models Cometa as well) had issues with mainspring fatigue & attendant power loss in years past; despite updated architecture & 'German steel" springs, it seems they might still be prone to this if my experience is at all typical - I believe you are thus lucky to have the gas ram, & hopefully those hold up better..🤔👍
@@old_rocker3642 I have two Gamo’s and they’ve been rock solid reliable and the Swarm Hornet is very accurate. I’ve never owned or shot a Cometa but have read/seen good things about them. I really liked my Norica Dream Hunter until it broke. I’m really liking this Omnia and think it has a ton of potential but am reserving judgement until I’ve shot it a bunch over time and out to 50 yds.
@@back_roadsairgunning2200 I tend to get obsessed with certain guns and do a series of videos about it while testing. I’m really curious to see how things one does over time and it helps that so many viewers are also expressing interest.
@@michaelnewenham8092 There are a ton of choices out there at all kinds of price points and different types of power plants. All of them have various pros and cons. You’ll get tons of opinions about what to get, some informed, some not informed. Also it all depends on what you plan to do with it, how often you plan to shoot it and as always how much you want to spend. The best value and performing airgun I bought this year was a remanufactured .22 cal Gamo Swarm Hornet break barrel repeater. It was $105 shipped and it’s been very accurate, easier to shoot than a springer, so far it’s been reliable and it’s easy to cock and very versatile as you can target shoot, plink or eliminate up to squirrel sized pests. I’ve had quite a few guns that cost twice as much or more that were not accurate. But if you wanted to buy only one airgun that’ll last forever, you can’t go wrong with a quality German spring piston break barrel. But it’ll be expensive and don’t be surprised if you can’t hit things with it until you learn how to hold it properly so you can shoot accurately. A Crosman 2100 or Daisy 880 pumper is only $60 and are accurate and way easier to shoot accurately than a break barrel springer or gas ram gun.
@airgunsofalaska that can be it. But if you aren't setting your parallax as close to the range you're shooting as possible not only will it be out of focus, it will not be a true and precise point of aim. If you have astigmatism, especially untreated or under corrected you'll have kind of a kaleidoscopic blurred or fragmented effect. I have astigmatism, if I don't wear glasses or lenses holosignts are a giant red starburst and reticles appeared doubled or quadrupled. Still know which one is real but there will be a blurry horizontal and vertical double
@ I do have an astigmatism and it’s most noticeable in low light conditions. I’ve never used this scope at night so definitely not the best situation to try a shoot right groups.
@@airgunsofalaska if your parallax isn't perfect, your crosshairs will look dead on, but will be shifting around if you don't hold the same PRECISELY EXACT eye position. If your parallax is correct the point of impact cannot shift by slightly different eye positions between shots. I shoot benchrest target comps... The degree to which it matters is very substantial
@ my understanding to check for parallax is to move your head slightly side to side and see if the reticle moves. If the reticle stays on the target while you move your head you are not experiencing parallax. This scope has an adjustable objective but I can’t change the focus on the rear of the scope.
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I had to laugh, I said to my wife he wont sleep much now that air rifle is waiting. Started your video and its night time and you re out there with it !! Love it well done. Again, a real honest test. Take care Keith
@@keithbarker-e4q Ha ha! Thanks 😀 It wasn’t even that late, we start getting dark now around 5pm. Gotta love the time change. 😡 At around 4:30 the photocell on my shop light kicks on.
But I was curious how it’d do with a scope as some guys were asking for that. But the low light introduced other issues that don’t exist during the day.
My break barrel rifles are like that..one day they can shoot a dime. And the next day I have to Reset my scope.. but not on my real rifles or pump Daisy 880..but I kinda like your new rifle.. I was looking at a 22 pistol today. Thinking about buying it for $250 bucks at the gunshop. It holds 17 rounds..long grain..
When I think about it, there are a ton of variables when it comes to different types of airguns. The power output being consistent, the secureness of the lock up on a break barrel, the movement between the barrel and pressure tube of the gun that can occurs while pumping, pellet inconsistencies, the shooter trying to compensate for gun movement using a loose hold with a springer or gas ram, etc, etc. It all serves to make the hobby both frustrating and interesting to figure out. 😄
Something I thought about with this gun is I should be gripping it tight rather than loose. I don’t need to be compensating for movement, let the recoil system do that.
the pellet rifle looks like the M3 machine gun also called the Grease Gun . looks like alot of fun to shoot.
My ZRS out of the box (with a scope and JSB 18.13 pellets) had excellent accuracy. After about 500 rounds the groups started to open up. After disassembling the gun, I found out that it is just a regular air rifle (with dovetail rails) stuffed in a chassis. The reason for the inaccuracy was the wear between the chassis and internals. The scope is mounts to the chassis and not the gun, so they were pointed in different directions. I figured out how to shim the internals to remove the movement between the gun and chassis and the accuracy is better than new. I also own a Diana 56TH which will never have this problem because the scope is mounted to the gun, but it is tough on scopes because of the recoil.
@@dtm6190 this is a great description of how it works. I’ve never seen one disassembled but this matches what I’ve read about the ZRS system. I can see if the bushings wear the tolerances would come out of spec and allow for too much movement. If only shooting iron sights it wouldn’t be an issue but a scope would create an alignment issue.
I suppose it could be argued that the pros of the recoil system outweigh the cons for the average shooter. Rather than relying solely on the shooter’s technique and experience to counter recoil the ZRS will and on average provide better accuracy in more situations. This is me hypothesizing but also I recently experienced how difficult it was to shoot my extremely accurate Diana Mod 34 off hand at can bottoms as opposed to my Air King off hand. I’ve never had my Air King out in the field but I suspect it’d be very sensitive to dirt and grit intrusion into the rail system. I’m speculating that this ZRS system might be better protected for those elements in the field?
It sure looks cool, without the cheek piece it suddenly looks like a FAL. I think the groups will tighten up👍
I’m confident they will as well. Fortunately other guys have featured good advice in their videos on the gun so I’m not alarmed by anything. I also had a thought this morning that I need to hold the gun tight. I’ve been holding it loose out of habit and didn’t even think about it until this now.
I really like how it feels and handles.
Thanks for the Update on this Norica. Like you I always try to have my scopes mounted as low as possible. I found the variable zoom Bugbuster or the similar TPO scopes are great for a light weight compact scope which work great for out to 60 yards. They are on most my pumpers.
@@gmanneod8085 No problem. 👍 I like the way the gun feels and points with the small scope at present and with my Daina 34 I’ve had good success out to 50 yds with a fixed 4x32 scope. I’ve read numerous good things about the Bug Buster.
@@airgunsofalaska The TPO Sniper 3-12x33 is a good Bugbuster knock out.
Thanks for the videos break air rifle.
@@joelheusschen7972 You’re welcome, thanks for checking out my channel! 😀👍
Every time you shoot, I'm expecting to see the gun jump, but it doesn't. Really cool!
@@gboutdoors5198 It’s eerily smooth, the recoil system does a really good job. It makes it easy to shoot for sure. 👍
@@airgunsofalaska Looks like it does an awesome job! my experience with break barrels is if I shoulder it wrong it nails my shoulder so badly!
Espero que Air King, sea más preciso,por qué la Norica,no agrupa....me gustaría que comparases la sensación de disparo de ambas,cual es mejor..
if im not wrong with break barrels cold air messes with it so that could be why the groups look funky but not sure
@@gboutdoors5198 I think between the wind gusts, poor lighting and the scope making the targets look fractured that it wasn’t the best situation to try and shoot tight groups. But unless you try you never know. 🤷♂️
I have been watching more videos on this gun after your earlier one. The barrels also seem to have a good layer of anti corrosion goo on them. Would be nice if the 22 had just a bit more oomph though.
I’ll be sure to clean it before the first video. Just by looking down the barrel it looks normal, all the rifling is distinct and the bore is shiny. I guess I’m not a big believer that airgun barrel cleaning makes much of a difference. If you look down the barrel and see all kinds of junk than sure, absolutely! 👍 But if it looks bright and shiny…? In any case I’ll do it of course to eliminate potential issues.
I finished cleaning it and there was black stuff on the patches but they quickly came out clean after only a few patches through the barrel.
@@airgunsofalaska Usually it isn't a whole lot but it is some kind of oil or grease anti rust coating. One of those could effect accuracy things. Looking forward to seeing how it turns out with some more time with it.
@ I just need the wind to stop now. I shot a dime sized group at 20 yds off camera today but as soon as I tried to set up for filming the wind came back blowing harder than before. 😡
@@airgunsofalaska I know that feeling. I live in the middle of the mountains so it usually gets pretty windy. Gets really old really quick.
Tom Gaylord's report on Pyramidair on this rifle is very interesting.
He mentions how critical cheek-weld is to accuracy.
@@motorosso3349 Thanks! I’ll need to look up that article and read it.
@@motorosso3349 I was able to find all 6 articles and read about the cheek-weld, super interesting. I’m going to reinstall the adjustable comb and hopefully be able to shoot this gun better and more consistently than I have been. Tons of info in that series and I wasn’t aware of it until you commented. Thanks!! 😄👍
👍 You know you had to get your shooting in. 😂 I've shot till 10pm with two dim porch lights. One for me and one for the target. Lol Only short distance with open sights though, I don't know how you do it with a scope.
Are night vision scopes legal in AK?
My Noricas like the RWS pointed.
@@jackpotparty58 boy, I didn’t even think that a night video scope could be illegal. 🤣😆 That might be a neat item to try. But, I wasn’t happy with how poor the video quality looked on my TV with the low light. Still, I’m in the dark part of the year and it’d be nice to be able to shoot at night as otherwise I’ll have very limited opportunities with the shortness of our days for the next few months.
Do a video of your gamo magnum and your Daisy, 1101 S please
@@dustinamaral5108 I don’t own a Gamo Magnum except for my Swarm Hornet.
What are you looking for out of the 1101S? I’ve done a number of videos with it in the past. I feel like I’m at a wall with it currently unless I can improve the trigger by reducing its pull weight.
That’s what I meant, thank you for correcting me
Flat head pellets are not my choice for longer range. Looking forward to your next video using domed pellets 😁
@@rapalaron6348 Interesting! I didn’t think 20 yds was particularly far away and I’ve had great results with them in lots of other guns at that range. Plus, the almost dime sized group I got before the video was done with the same tin of Meisterkugeln pellets at 20 yds. But, I’m going to be using different pellets in a future video.
@@airgunsofalaska Yes interesting. For me flat heads have always been 10 to 15 meter paper punchers. They are designed wad cutters for paper and i use them only for my short range target rifles and air pistols. I have shot flat heads with my HW spingers and AirArms S410 PCP on 25 to 50 meters. The average from domed JSB exacts are half inch groups and the flat heads about one inch groups. On longer range the better BC from the domed pellets lead to better fight stability that will result in more accuracy. I,m very interested to see the results with domed pellets shot from the ZRS. Cheers buddy!
@@rapalaron6348 The wind is increasing now so it likely won’t be until Friday that I’ll have decent shooting weather. I got a quick chance to shoot today and actually shot a legitimate dime sized group at 20 yds using Crosman Copper Mag pellets. Then when I got my cameras set up to film I couldn’t replicate it. 🤦♂️ It now starts getting dark at 4pm and by 4:30pm you can really tell. My ability to shoot after work is basically gone now. 😕
@@airgunsofalaska Yeah, i understand buddy. If there is no access to an indoor range than you're totally dependable from the weather. Here where i live it's about the same climate as you have over there and in this time of the year you will be lucky to have a good day for pellet testing. I've bought myself some air pistols to shoot indoors with bad weather 😁
@ We do have one indoor range at our high school but I don’t believe it is regularly open to the public. Plus I’d feel pretty silly shooting an airgun there and filming myself. 😆 That’s probably what I like best about airguns, the ability to shoot them at home in my own yard where the travel time to my range is simply walking out my door. 😄 But unfortunately, as I get into winter my opportunities to shoot outdoors become far more limited. But that’s for the best, it forces me to take a break from shooting and do other hobbies so I don’t get burned out.
You know they tested that one ten times before shipping.🤠🇺🇸☕️
@@johnnybbgunner2136 I don’t think so, it appears it was taken off the shelf and mailed off to me. The box had dust on the top. The Norica box was taped up from the factory and they had Pyramyd ship it to me. I don’t think it’s a special unit in any way.
In my power sports would I’ve often read about stuff like that happening. The media will get a snowmobile in the spring to test that runs and handles much better than the production units that customers get in the fall.
Waiting to see if the groups get better in daylight and minimal wind conditions.... in the dark and windy is more a test of your abilities not so much the gun....
@@BoggWeasel definitely not great conditions for either shooting or filming. I thought I’d give it a try but didn’t care for how the video looked on my TV.
@@airgunsofalaska I admire your tenacity and fortitude shooting in those conditions and all things considered you did pretty well... 😁👍
Norma is meisterkugeln. Same wadcutters.
@@scavengernick3191 Ahhh… I didn’t know that. I also misspoke in the video, the factory said Norica Match pellets and not Norma pellets. I got them mixed up.
I kept yelling at the screen: "adjust the scope down!".
@@motorosso3349 It was hitting where it was hitting and I didn’t want to touch the scope on that sheet of paper. Plus, did you notice it was dark? Kinda hard to see or show people the group on a black bullseye in low light conditions.
@airgunsofalaska
That's awesome Scott - sweet that they sent you an Omnia to review like that 👍🍻😁🇪🇸
Now, if I can just get Norica to send ME their Luxe Omnia with the wood stock to test, I'd be fat, dumb, & happy! 😁😅
I'm already two of those things already so why not all three!? haha
I wonder how one of those Daisy 5899 sights might work on there? I figured with these guns having an adjustable cheekpiece & Norica's relatively fine front FO bead it would be a good potential combination..👍🍻
Of course, you might need a riser mount or one of those Gamo scope rails, but it might also fit the receiver rails as-is perhaps? 🤔💡👍
Looking forward to your testing on it buddy - sucks you don't have much good shooting light this time of year for sure..
BTW, I believe you can de-cock these adjustable trigger Noricas from what I've heard..👍
Take it easy my friend 🙂👍🍻
@@natesmith5393 Ha ha! I’ve not tried to fit that peep sight to this gun. I’m not sure if it’d fit or not? That’d be an interesting experiment.
I keep meaning to show that the gun can be decocked, l really like that capability. I tried filming twice yesterday and each time the wind increased and I wasn’t able to replicate the legit dime sized group I shot @20 yds off camera with Crosman Copper Mag pellets. It’s been a bit maddening with darkness and wind.
@airgunsofalaska
Regarding peep sight fitment, if I recall correctly, the rails run all the way to the back of the action on these, but I'm not sure; if not, something like the standard Gamo riser rail from your CFX would probably do the trick...👍
@ I tried the Daisy peep sight out today and it slid right onto the dove tail and fit nicely. It was easy to look through but the problem is I ran out of windage adjustment. Even the stock open rear sight is adjusted pretty far over to the right.
The two different scopes I’ve tried don’t seem to be impacted by excessive windage adjustment but it’s something I need to look into.
@@airgunsofalaska
Hmm...I wonder if perhaps the barreled action isn't quite straight in the recoil-absorbing chassis, or at least off-center enough to make using the relatively limited (compared to a scope) adjustments in the open sights difficult? 🤔
We were able to get my Dragon dialed in pretty easily at twenty yards with the open sights (Norica probably has the best fiber optic ones on the market). Unfortunately the gun is not performing up to spec, delivering less than 600 fps with 14.3-16 grain pellets.
🤨🤔😠 Norica (and at one time with some models Cometa as well) had issues with mainspring fatigue & attendant power loss in years past; despite updated architecture & 'German steel" springs, it seems they might still be prone to this if my experience is at all typical - I believe you are thus lucky to have the gas ram, & hopefully those hold up better..🤔👍
Norica, Gamo, Cometa. What will you choose?
@@old_rocker3642 I have two Gamo’s and they’ve been rock solid reliable and the Swarm Hornet is very accurate. I’ve never owned or shot a Cometa but have read/seen good things about them. I really liked my Norica Dream Hunter until it broke. I’m really liking this Omnia and think it has a ton of potential but am reserving judgement until I’ve shot it a bunch over time and out to 50 yds.
I can see no recoil LOL and it takes skill to load a pellet with gloved on. Following, I may recommend this gun to others if it test out well.
@@back_roadsairgunning2200 I tend to get obsessed with certain guns and do a series of videos about it while testing. I’m really curious to see how things one does over time and it helps that so many viewers are also expressing interest.
I’m trying to decide on a nice air rifle. Can’t make my mind up
@@michaelnewenham8092 There are a ton of choices out there at all kinds of price points and different types of power plants. All of them have various pros and cons. You’ll get tons of opinions about what to get, some informed, some not informed. Also it all depends on what you plan to do with it, how often you plan to shoot it and as always how much you want to spend.
The best value and performing airgun I bought this year was a remanufactured .22 cal Gamo Swarm Hornet break barrel repeater. It was $105 shipped and it’s been very accurate, easier to shoot than a springer, so far it’s been reliable and it’s easy to cock and very versatile as you can target shoot, plink or eliminate up to squirrel sized pests. I’ve had quite a few guns that cost twice as much or more that were not accurate.
But if you wanted to buy only one airgun that’ll last forever, you can’t go wrong with a quality German spring piston break barrel. But it’ll be expensive and don’t be surprised if you can’t hit things with it until you learn how to hold it properly so you can shoot accurately.
A Crosman 2100 or Daisy 880 pumper is only $60 and are accurate and way easier to shoot accurately than a break barrel springer or gas ram gun.
🤷..I'd say it's keeper.
@@user-xj3bv1wg8dcyclone it’s looking really promising so far. The groups I’ve shot since the video are even better.
Man ima go and ask norica to send me one to review lol! I want to review an air rifle soooooooooooooo badly its not even funny,
@@gboutdoors5198 I think it’s a nice gun but I can’t speak to its long term reliability as I don’t have experience with that yet.
@@airgunsofalaska Yea hopefully it last a long time!
Parallax
@@ScrotalsbySackington is that why the target bull eyes were appearing fragmented within the reticle the low light conditions?
@airgunsofalaska that can be it. But if you aren't setting your parallax as close to the range you're shooting as possible not only will it be out of focus, it will not be a true and precise point of aim. If you have astigmatism, especially untreated or under corrected you'll have kind of a kaleidoscopic blurred or fragmented effect. I have astigmatism, if I don't wear glasses or lenses holosignts are a giant red starburst and reticles appeared doubled or quadrupled. Still know which one is real but there will be a blurry horizontal and vertical double
@ I do have an astigmatism and it’s most noticeable in low light conditions. I’ve never used this scope at night so definitely not the best situation to try a shoot right groups.
@@airgunsofalaska if your parallax isn't perfect, your crosshairs will look dead on, but will be shifting around if you don't hold the same PRECISELY EXACT eye position. If your parallax is correct the point of impact cannot shift by slightly different eye positions between shots. I shoot benchrest target comps... The degree to which it matters is very substantial
@ my understanding to check for parallax is to move your head slightly side to side and see if the reticle moves. If the reticle stays on the target while you move your head you are not experiencing parallax. This scope has an adjustable objective but I can’t change the focus on the rear of the scope.