Self-Loading Rattler 452 😎

[High Pressure]

Western Airguns has decided to bless us with the .452 caliber semi auto Rattler. Which is now open for pre order at High Pressure Pneumatics......specs and more info to come soon

Western Airguns Rattler 45 .452

Western Airguns Rattler, semi auto airgun in 45 and semi-auto, for sale at High Pressure Pneumatics

myhighpressureair.com

 

[Ezana4CE]

Interested in seeing some videos of this gun used in the field.

 

[c.wallace_06]

Interested in seeing some videos of this gun used in the field.

Yup, want to see what the specs are going to be as well before pre ordering.
One thing for sure, pretty quiet on the Internet and around the neighborhood about this new .452 caliber rattler
$3K it better be special
I need to know
-bottle size
-chamber length
-how many slugs to a full mag
-ftlbs
-etc,etc

 

[Ezana4CE]

Yup, want to see what the specs are going to be as well before pre ordering.
One thing for sure, pretty quiet on the Internet and around the neighborhood about this new .452 caliber rattler
$3K it better be special
I need to know
-bottle size
-chamber length
-how many slugs to a full mag
-ftlbs
-etc,etc

Read the specs in the following link.

Rattler 45

RATTLER 45

westernairguns.com

I’d like to know if this is a hammerless design. The Rattler .357 is advertised as a hammerless design, but I don’t see this in the description of the Rattler .45 models.

 

[AtlasAirguns]

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Read the specs in the following link.

Rattler 45

RATTLER 45

westernairguns.com

I’d like to know if this is a hammerless design. The Rattler .357 is advertised as a hammerless design, but I don’t see this in the description of the Rattler .45 models.

Yes, it is hammerless

 

[Ezana4CE]

Yes, it is hammerless

@AtlasAirguns Thanks. What’s this part for?

Western Airguns Western Rattler .45 Hammer - Factory Parts

Factory hammer for Western Rattler .45 and .45 LS

www.airgunsofarizona.com

 

[AtlasAirguns]

@AtlasAirguns Thanks. What’s this part for?

Western Airguns Western Rattler .45 Hammer - Factory Parts

Factory hammer for Western Rattler .45 and .45 LS

www.airgunsofarizona.com

That is for the horizontal main valve, not the vertical trident valve. Cheers

 

[Ezana4CE]

That is for the horizontal main valve, not the vertical trident valve. Cheers

@AtlasAirguns i thought they may have had different designs. I’m not sure I understand what you mean without seeing a diagram, but thanks for the responses.

 

[AtlasAirguns]

@AtlasAirguns i thought they may have had different designs. I’m not sure I understand what you mean without seeing a diagram, but thanks for the responses.

I'll see if I can find a diagram tomorrow for you. Regards

 

[AtlasAirguns]

I'll see if I can find a diagram tomorrow for you. Regards

I can't locate one so I just sketched the idea for you with a sharpie. The trident valve pushes air up, and the floating valve in the front is pushed back against the "hammer" (only named such as other names are confusing to people). The black under the hammer is the shear release point, so the assembly pushes back to the spring and buffer, and then after the air from the valve on the left has vacated, the spring has the force to move the hammer and valve back forward, as opposed to a traditional poppet valve. I hope that helps demystify the concept for you.

 

[AirgunsofAZ]

Here you go

 

[Ezana4CE]

@AirgunsofAZ Thanks for responding. From what I can tell, the sear engages the hammer. When the trigger is pressed, the sear releases the hammer. As a result a burst of air flows from the plenum to propel the projectile. I’m not sure how the air cycles the mag. From the diagram that was drawn in the post above your diagram segment, there’s a spring behind the hammer (I assume this is on the butt side of the hammer). I guess the spring pushes the hammer back against the valve to stop the flow of air. I don’t know how the trident valve comes into play. It’s tough to follow as I am not well versed in this system and don’t know how this all looks in its entirety. I’m trying to gain a better understanding.

I just happened to see a hammer on your site while perusing some products. Seeing the Rattler hammer for the .45 prompted me to read the details on the .45. I have a .357 Rattler and it was advertised as hammerless when I read about the .45 it was not advertised as hammerless so I asked. But again, I’m trying to better understand this system so I can follow instructions and recommendations regarding the platform.