Leshy 2 build quality

[Conecrusher]

What is the build quality of an EDGun West Leshy 2 like? The specific gun of interest is the 35 cal hi power. Specific questions:
- how is the barrel mounted to the receiver?
- is the receiver one piece or bolted together from many components like an FX?
- what parts are polymer?
- does the folding "back half" of the rifle lock up solidly to the front?
- does that quick mount for the Behemoth silencer make a stable, rigid connection with the barrel?
- is the barrel a one piece steel component or a "liner in a tube held by spacers in a shroud"?

For $3000 USD the Leshy should be at least as well made as the American Air Arms or RTI offerings. Is it?

I'm asking this forum these questions because I have completely lost faith in the "airgun influencers" promulgating marketing material on social media. I would very much appreciate an owner taking his time to comment on how well satisfied he is with the Leshy simply because he has found something that delights him. Alternatively, I would appreciate being warned away from a steaming pile of over priced, shiny aluminum alloy crap even more.

Kind regards,

Mike

 

[PasadenaMike]

PM sent and also I’ll make it public for folks to know.

Glad I found you. I’m no influencer I’m just a regular dude that owns many L2s. All of the L2s are built like tanks. The receiver is one piece, the folding portion locks solid, the barrel is as solid as it gets in the receiver held in place by several grub acrews, the polymer parts are the trigger mechanism/ lower, behemoth is solid and the barrel is one piece. I owned the 9, just sold it and it’s up for sale on AGN. Excellent rifle just too much power. I currently own 4 of them from .177-.30 and also a classic. hope that helps.

 

[Luis Leon]

@PasadenaMike, as per our PMs you have invaluable insight as an owner/users of many, many PCPs. Share that “singular” knowledge. Every piece of the knowledge puzzle helps fellow members like @Conecrusher. Particularly when contemplating spending 3K+ on one PCP….

 

[Conecrusher]

Yessir Luis, we consumers need to speak up about top price airguns that have "problems" on delivery, talk about those problems and encourage the makers to improve. There is money to be made selling airguns. The unregulated American market is a good milieu for development. Top quality at a reasonable price is an end point of decentralized capital markets, a DESIRED endpoint that rewards the maker that delivers. One distortion to this is how some of us feel the need to self censor about an expensive gun that fails to live up to real world expectations. After all, when we hear some guy with a solid but second rate history of centerline competition (one species of influencer) say that the new gun marketed by Brand Alpha Airguns is the apex of projectile weapons we tend to spend our money to "get the best". Imagine the regret and embarrassment when we realize that we have been taken, again. Better to quietly sell that shiny new "Alpha" airgun at a loss and move on than be seen by the community as an easily exploited Rube with more money than sense.

Stop it! Talk about your mistake purchases. Be objective, honest, appropriate and business like, but say something. If a dealer or maker steps up and makes things right, talk about that too.

I'll probably pursue a Leshy 2, probably by a personal visit to the EGW shop.

Kind regards

Mike

 

[Luis Leon]

In general, me being a working class dude. 2-3K for a PCP is a lot of coin… “Zero” operational or QC issues… Those are my unwavering expectations at those price points.

 

[Conecrusher]

2-3 K is a lot of money for which high expectations are reasonable.

 

[PasadenaMike]

Agreed and most simple expectations like leaks, fit and finish, loose fasteners just aren’t being addressed. When I was a motorcycle tech someone could’ve died if I didn’t address the basic things like loose bolts. Airguns are not as serious but at the prices they better damn well be ready to roll

 

[peebrainz]

- how is the barrel mounted to the receiver?
- is the receiver one piece or bolted together from many components like an FX?
- what parts are polymer?
- does the folding "back half" of the rifle lock up solidly to the front?
- does that quick mount for the Behemoth silencer make a stable, rigid connection with the barrel?
- is the barrel a one piece steel component or a "liner in a tube held by spacers in a shroud"?

- 4 set screws clamp the barrel into the receiver. Its very secure and very easy to change.
- there is a top half and a bottom half like an ar15. the top half is aluminum and the bottom half is mostly polymer. it feels very appropriate for the purpose. most of the business is behind the pivot.
- the lockup is impressively solid
- I don't have experience with behenmoth
- the barrel is once piece solid