EVOL HPS First day out with the HPS 300 test rifle.

[Woogie_man]

Oh poo, that is no fun!

 

[CTAirgunner]

Oh poo, that is no fun!

Thats the most fun lol, I like to shoot, not tune. Even with the quick adjustments I find myself getting exhausted fine tuning this and that. I am a set it, forget it, and shoot it guy. Thats what appealed to me so much about the evols. If somethings working, I don't put it in a position where it may not work afterward lol.

 

[Woogie_man]

Agreed, once I find a tune I typically leave it. Shooting is fun for sure, but tuning can be fun as well. The technical side is fun

 

[CTAirgunner]

Well , I took the hps out again for its last time in my hands.

I have some final thoughts on it but a short version is I am really, really happy to see this as the next variation of the Evol.

I got back out today with Zans and again they disappointed, I do not blame the rifle, or my shooting, ( I shot .5 moa at 100 with the Slayer after this lol see my next slayer post ). I think there's truly a QC issue. 4 or 5 would group "decent" then rest shotgun blast. At 905-910 fps.

The rifle shoots half moa full magazines with 44.75 if I do my part which proves it can shoot at the top of the best!

Each and every modification to Tom made to the evol while turning it into the HPS is brilliant. The ease of adjustability , smooth consistency of the new valve, the new hammer cocking system. All , AWESOME. As expected none of the upgrades feel cheap or feel like they compromise the ruggedness the American Air Arms lineup is known for.


And with that said I'm sending it back to Tom, I feel extremely lucky to have tested and used this rifle. I wish I could keep it lol.

 

[pan60]

i had high hope for the zans in this little test you was doing.

 

[Woogie_man]

I have been reading that Zan has been having issues with his latest pellets. It would be interesting to see if some of the custom pellet molds would produce a very consistent ammo

 

[Keith Rush]

Well , I took the hps out again for its last time in my hands.

I have some final thoughts on it but a short version is I am really, really happy to see this as the next variation of the Evol.

I got back out today with Zans and again they disappointed, I do not blame the rifle, or my shooting, ( I shot .5 moa at 100 with the Slayer after this lol see my next slayer post ). I think there's truly a QC issue. 4 or 5 would group "decent" then rest shotgun blast. At 905-910 fps.

The rifle shoots half moa full magazines with 44.75 if I do my part which proves it can shoot at the top of the best!

Each and every modification to Tom made to the evol while turning it into the HPS is brilliant. The ease of adjustability , smooth consistency of the new valve, the new hammer cocking system. All , AWESOME. As expected none of the upgrades feel cheap or feel like they compromise the ruggedness the American Air Arms lineup is known for.


And with that said I'm sending it back to Tom, I feel extremely lucky to have tested and used this rifle. I wish I could keep it lol.View attachment 3278View attachment 3279View attachment 3280View attachment 3283

Well , I took the hps out again for its last time in my hands.

I have some final thoughts on it but a short version is I am really, really happy to see this as the next variation of the Evol.

I got back out today with Zans and again they disappointed, I do not blame the rifle, or my shooting, ( I shot .5 moa at 100 with the Slayer after this lol see my next slayer post ). I think there's truly a QC issue. 4 or 5 would group "decent" then rest shotgun blast. At 905-910 fps.

The rifle shoots half moa full magazines with 44.75 if I do my part which proves it can shoot at the top of the best!

Each and every modification to Tom made to the evol while turning it into the HPS is brilliant. The ease of adjustability , smooth consistency of the new valve, the new hammer cocking system. All , AWESOME. As expected none of the upgrades feel cheap or feel like they compromise the ruggedness the American Air Arms lineup is known for.


And with that said I'm sending it back to Tom, I feel extremely lucky to have tested and used this rifle. I wish I could keep it lol.View attachment 3278View attachment 3279View attachment 3280View attachment 3283

Very nice with the 44’s. You are going to make it hard for me to decide between the 30 and 22 cal for sure to begin with.

 

[Woogie_man]

To start with I would honestly go with a 22, if it's your first rifle. The 30 is a big round and can get expensive to plink with.

 

[Slugslinger]

I read somewhere about the Zan issues too. Thought the post mentioned the new versions will be stated on the packaging, anyone seen this post or the new pellets being sold yet

 

[pan60]

To start with I would honestly go with a 22, if it's your first rifle. The 30 is a big round and can get expensive to plink with.

very LOL



but i so like it.

but i am looking farward to my .22 getting here.

 

[Slugslinger]

Well , I took the hps out again for its last time in my hands.

I have some final thoughts on it but a short version is I am really, really happy to see this as the next variation of the Evol.

I got back out today with Zans and again they disappointed, I do not blame the rifle, or my shooting, ( I shot .5 moa at 100 with the Slayer after this lol see my next slayer post ). I think there's truly a QC issue. 4 or 5 would group "decent" then rest shotgun blast. At 905-910 fps.

The rifle shoots half moa full magazines with 44.75 if I do my part which proves it can shoot at the top of the best!

Each and every modification to Tom made to the evol while turning it into the HPS is brilliant. The ease of adjustability , smooth consistency of the new valve, the new hammer cocking system. All , AWESOME. As expected none of the upgrades feel cheap or feel like they compromise the ruggedness the American Air Arms lineup is known for.


And with that said I'm sending it back to Tom, I feel extremely lucky to have tested and used this rifle. I wish I could keep it lol.View attachment 3278View attachment 3279View attachment 3280View attachment 3283

Does anyone know the weight of the green Magpul stock on Tom's hps vs the prs magpul they typically came with

 

[CTAirgunner]

Does anyone know the weight of the green Magpul stock on Tom's hps vs the prs magpul they typically came with

Same weight. The prs lite is the prs lite despite color. If you're referring to prs lite vs the gen 3 prs they used to come with

Prs lite 18.2 ounces
Prs gen 3 32.1 ounces.

 

[Slugslinger]

Same weight. The prs lite is the prs lite despite color. If you're referring to prs lite vs the gen 3 prs they used to come with

Prs lite 18.2 ounces
Prs gen 3 32.1 ounces.

That's exactly what I was trying to ask and forgot the gen 3 description. Thanks

 

[CTAirgunner]

That's exactly what I was trying to ask and forgot the gen 3 description. Thanks

No problem! personally I like the PRS Lite more, I have had Evols with both the Gen3 and the Lite, they both have the same functions the Gen3 just has quick adjustment knobs and a place on the bottom to mount MLOK for things like a monopod.

 

[Dogowski]

Ok so



Tom had this rifle tuned before I got it. He sent it field used. So barrel needed to be cleaned, I needed to zero it, etc

So I put it in my jeep and let the rifle acclimate to the 23* we had today.

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I packed the rest of my stuff up and headed down to the range. Once there I took a few glamor shots and set up my shooting area


Once I had everything setup I hooked my bottle up and let it slowly fill to 4000 psi, new fill pressure on the hps models is 4500psi but my tank didn't have that much in it.

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While I waited for it to fill I decided to clean the barrel, it was filthy, pics show all.

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She was a dirty girl! Lol

 

[CTAirgunner]

She was a dirty girl! Lol

Like the inside of a chimney