выпускать их в свет в состоянии " из коробки " , так , что все до единой винтовки проходят тщательнейшую предпродажную подготовку , на предмет вылавливания "мух из компота".
Эстетствующих ворчунов упреждаю : да,дэвайсы, как и все прочие ДО ЕДИНОЙ корейские винтовки предназначены для смачного плинка и кроушлёпинга , а не для соревнований по БР и(или) ФТ.
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The Evanix AR6
Jim Chapman
Evanix and Pyramyd Airguns revives a design that was never allowed to reach it's full potential, and they have done it right with this double action multishot powerhouse!
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In selecting the guns I'd be taking along to South Africa this year, I gave a lot of thought to my small game arsenal. On last years safari I was very happy with the performance with my big game guns, less so with my choices for small game :. So this year I started well in advanced and got my hands on about a dozen new rifles to test ; looking at not only the accuracy and velocity performance, but evaluating reliability, consistency, shootability from a variety of positions, rapidity of follow up shots to determine what guns to bring along. What make the process all the more important is that we are only allowed to bring three guns each into the country, and the same calibers are not permitted. We did have a little leeway however in that not everyone in the party had three guns selected so we could spread our selection out, still it was tight.
The Evanix AR 6
In the end, one of the small game guns selected was the Evanix AR6. This is a new gun manufactured in Korea and is based on the old AR 6 design. It is one of the most powerful production airguns on the market today; a six shot repeater using a rotary magazine that can be fired in single or double action mode. All of this sounded great when I first came across the description of the gun, but of course it all comes down to performance, so let's take a look at my findings.
The first AR 6 I shot was a pre-production prototype loaned out to me just so I could get an initial impression, which was positive, after which I ordered a production gun from Pyramyd Airgun Mall. The gun was shipped with the charging probe, a rotary magazine, and the operator's manual in the original factory box nestled inside of a well padded shipping box. The gun I removed from the box is quite attractive to my eye; unlike the rather rough original version manufactured (also in Korea) a decade ago, the metal work and wood on this gun is flawless and manufactured to a high quality standard. A lot of the design improvement on the newest version is attributable to the feedback and direction of Evanix's USA distributor Pyramyd Airguns, which has become one of the largest airgunning companies in the world by listening to what customers want and translating the voice of the customer into a solid product line.
Physical Charcteristics
The stock is an Asian Hardwood; the grip and forestock are nicely checkered and provide a good hold on the rifle. The raised cheekpiece offers a good sight alignment through the scope, which was affixed to the integrated rails using a low profile Leapers scope mount. The guns dimensions are fairly compact; a 23' barrel and an overall length of approximately 38' this gun weighs in at under 7 lb, a very manageable package for a hunting kit!
All of the metal work on this gun is solid, with no flaws or machine markings noted. The air reservoir is a single carbon fiber tube, the receiver is a substantial affair that sits high to allow the rotary magazine to fit, with the positive offshoot that it allows a large aperture scope to be used with low or medium profile mounts. The receiver is grooved to accept a scope. The safety is located on the right side of the receiver just ahead of the cocking hammer. Safety is engaged by pulling it back towards the rear of the gun and disengaged by pushing forward. The safety control is easily reached and the tactile response is good. The gun is cocked by thumbing back the exposed hammer, which also indexes the rotary magazine. The charging port is housed at the muzzle end of the reservoir, and is protected by an integrated housing. Positioned about midway along the forestock is an integrated pressure gauge, which is a very handy inclusion that allows fill pressure to be monitored.
The bottom line is that this well made gun looks good both in design and execution; it comes naturally to the shoulder and fits well into the shooters hand. The rifles controls; cocking hammer, safety, trigger, are all ergonomic with a solid 'feel' to them. The moderately light weight and compact dimensions of this gun make it an excellent candidate for a hunting rifle.
Filling the rifle
Charging the rifle is a straight forward procedure; the gun is shipped with the appropriate filling probe and the new owner needs only set it up with his filling station to get started. The recommended fill pressure is 180 BAR, which is where I started my testing. The probe is inserted into the integrated housing and the valve on the high pressure air tank is slowly opened until a click is heard and the needle on the gauge drops, then slowly starts advancing. The pressure gauge on the gun is a nice feature, which has the optimal fill pressure range delineated in green (red shows overcharging and yellow when the pressure falls off the optimum) and matched up to the gauge on my tanks quite well. I had read that on a single charge the gun would produce 20 full power shoots, but my experience was 31 shots in the green, all of which were more than powerful enough for most small game hunting applications.
Shooting Performance
With the gun fully charged, I started shooting groups to see what pellets it liked. It did well with a wide variety including Eu Jin Heavies, Beeman Kodiaks, Beeman Ram Jets, and the pre-released Defence XP air bullets. However I got my tightest groups with the Ram Jets, and as I had a good supply of these and was running low on the others, decided to continue my evaluation with this projectile.
The rotary magazine of the AR6 is held in place by spring loaded ball bearings fore and aft, which holds it in place. The gun is loaded by pushing the magazine (with the gun un-cocked) towards the right, where upon it will fall into your open hand. The cylinder has a fluted front end that serves as a reminder of which way to reinsert it (fluted end forward). The cylinder has a shelf in the rear that stops the pellets from falling through and requires that the pellets be loaded butt first. This arrangement works quite well, and I found all pellets fairly easy to load. The sharp points of the Polymags were a bit more challenging because they required a bit of pressure to seat in the chamber, but aside from this the rifle cycled a variety of pellets without a hitch. The magazine is reinserted by pushing it back into place from the right side towards the left.
There are two firing modes for the AR6; a single action and a double action. To fire in the single action mode, the exposed hammer is pulled back to index/cycle the pellet and cock the gun for firing. The cocking effort is minimal, and the position and configuration of the hammer is quite comfortable to use. In this mode the trigger has a light (around 3.5 lb) crisp pull with a clean break and no over travel. I found it quite easy to get good accuracy in this mode, consistently getting tight groups with several pellets at 30 - 50 yard ranges. With the Beeman Ram Jets my average forty yard group was less than ?' and under 1' at fifty yards. When the gun is used in single action mode it automatically sets to fire at maximum velocity.
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Думаю,что невзирая на бурчание эстетствующих ворчунов ,эти винтовки, при условии качественной предпродажной подготовки , вполне могут найти своих покупателей.
