Others Ever since owning only AF guns

[Grunt64]

I can’t overstate the peace of mind that comes with owning only AirForce airguns. Every other brand I’ve owned had so many seals, I was constantly worried about leaks. My life’s too busy to deal with malfunctioning, leaky guns. Now, I don’t stare at pressure gauges or run shots over a chronograph to check if a regulator failed. No worrying about POI shift—I just shoot and don’t think twice.

I also own an AirForce pcp .308 and feel the same way but, I feel the same way about the AEA 357 challenger big bore side lever. Simple in design equals reliability. I have had the AEA 4 years and only replaced 1 O-ring and that might have been my fault when I put it back together from putting a bottle brush in the air tube. I hear a lot of people that have had bad luck with AEA pcp's but never the 357 big bore challengers. The .308 I have owned for 2 years and 0 problems.

 

[Dogowski]

Oh yeah, the fill port can sometimes leak if the O-ring dries out. A drop of silicone oil every now and then goes a long way toward keeping it sealed and extending its life. I actually caused a leak on my old Talon SS by hand-pumping it from 0 to 3000 PSI—turns out the O-ring didn’t appreciate that. In case you’re wondering, it took about 700 strokes. I took breaks.

I think I'm having a heart attack just hearing 700 pumps. My hand pump days are over. Doctors orders!

 

[Chief 10-Beers]

700 Strokes? Yup that's about how many I would have trying to do that! lol

 

[JimT66]

I have tried but I just cant find any love for these
they offer nothing for me
I hate the looks where the bottle is the single shot all of it I just have no love for these guns.
it saddens me since so many others love them so.

I'm with Mike. I love my wood and Steel pups, but my Condor and my Escape SS with Condor tank got em all beat.

 

[PasadenaMike]

I appreciate beautiful guns but man when I scratch one I don’t sleep. I take care of my AF guns but im not too worried about some bumps