PCP Pistols

i use 25mm 6060t5 allinium tubing for many pcp builds and larger 32mm tubing as well both have 3.25 mm wall thickness evan  one inc 2024t2 tubing with 2.5 mm wall thickness perfectly fine for over 4000psi have seen lab tests done using 2024 up to 10,000 psi using this same aircraft tubing i dont bother threading end caps etc 4x 6mm cap screws work just fine.

i am an old school general engineer with 40 years of experence as machist as well,good to see another engineer getting into considering building co2 and pcp airguns,i gave up using steel tubing some years ago and build all my pressure vessels using suitable alliminium tubing now for my gun builds,have used certain types hydrollic tubing because its readily available and suitab;le for up to 10,000psi in some grades,one inch or metric 24 mm alli tubing with 2.5/3 mm wall thicknes will safely handle up 10,000psi evan lower grades like 2024t2 are suitable,have seen lab tests using 2024t2 tested to 10,000 and have rested myself to 4500psi,i read some where years ago that crosman used test 2240 cylanders to 3400psi,dont know if thats still current today but would think proberly is.as to Ron not selling barrels have purchased many 2260 barrels from Ron and he did manage to get me a green moutian barrel works 25cal barrel they make exclusivly for crosman custom shop couple years ago that crosman dosnt sell normally have been sitting on this barrel ever since looking for a project for it,and just found that project,as i have munted hatsan AT44 pcp rifle in 177 cal coming shortly that some one has very crudely modified into a single shot for some reason by opening up breech loading port and removing all the mechanical componants for the mag etc i intend to use the 25cal barrel and rebuild hpa system to suit 25cal and rework breech to use crosman maurder rotory mags and hopefully end up with a 60 plus fpe 25 cal rifle,as to why virtually no ones still building pcps havnt a clue on that one,but guess pcps not everyones cup tea and there is the firearms lic thing for pcp rifles,allso anyone building any airguns for sale now needs a dealers lic,i dont build guns for anyone else these days am retired so got plenty my stuuff to do,and no longer hold a dealers lic either as there is no monet to be made building any type guns its not worth the cost of mantaining a dealers lic any more or the hassels that come with holding this lic either.the way the law is in nz these days its just not worth getting involved in building or evan working on airguns or firearms for anyone else without the dealers lic.

thats very definatly some one playing silly buggers as these rifles have never been lic required,the fact seller holds a lic dosnt apply,other wise following that logic by police would mean every lic holder who sells any airgun not a pcp rifle would only be able to sell to another lic holder which is total BS of course and taking it further would mean any lic dealer would only be able to sell any airgun not lic required to a lic holder,who knows maybe thats their eventual plan,i dont know the ins and out of that sale but could just be seller covering their but by specifying selling online only to lic holders too,police dont like QB co2 rifles anyway because too many were converted to hpa and then became pcp rifles under the law and many once modded to hpa were proberly owned by some without a lic,police are pareniod bout pcp rifles as others did mention.getting back to topic,Pual ans Mercs right there nothing wrong with a well modded and setup 22 cal co2 2240/2250 pistol they got enuf power for rabbits possums etc,the only down side is the cost of continually buying 12 gr co2 cartridges,which can get expensive if you want shoot a lot but plus side is you will have good pistol you can hunt with,the way things have become here now we sometimes just have to make the best of what we can get,or or find a pcp pistol you can by locally,or find someone prepared to convert a 2240 to hpa for you,and good luck with the last option as not many us building pcp airguns in nz these days.third option is to buy in a hipac unit and modd the 2240 properly to use it know quite few who have hipacs on properly modded 2240 pistols all work fine and no one i know has had any issuses with the hipacs.

police are just playing silly buggers over import licences but thats what happens when government bassically gave police the powers to decide whats importable or not or to interperate the law to suit themselves as has been done under labours bs new laws,pcp pistols are exempt from licence requirements.but they will only allow Ron to import pcp pistols under the same rules as rifles so in order to get import permit for pcp pistols he has no choice but sell to licence holder because they are on his licence,as for the commet bout some believing pcp airguns are as powerful as firearms many police now believe that because thats what they are taught in police training now many cops allso beieve that all pcp rifles are semi autos,just absolute rubbish of course  but the worlds full misinformation these days hence all the weird things people believe today bout covid,politics religion etcguns just one more to add to the growing list of misimformation out there people believe today,Puals right bout 2240/2250 co2 guns they are a good platform for tinkers to do all sorts things with though i am not a fan of the hipac system simpliy because it screws into the thin co2 tube and unless valve fixings are up graded for higher pressure correctly they are potentually very dangerous additions to a gun built for lower pressure co2 but if done properly they seem to work ok for an unregulated gun,seen few guns blown up with hipacs over the years,easy enuf to either buy or make a proper hpa cylander for 2440s and fitted with the right breech build pretty damn good pcp 2240 pistol.because the local supply of pcp pistols is limited to whats essentually in country certain people are pushing prices up simplily because they can to rediculous levels.

Heres the article   https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/odds-against-air-rifle-firing-fatal-shot-expert/76QMPYE47Q2DPOINHJ5N5YDS2Q/

The very next month   https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/high-powered-air-rifles-now-require-licence

And something i find quite interesting that police could be 300x more likely to loose a firearm than a licensed firearm owners, maybe they could address that public safety issue...   https://sportingshooters.nz/ssanz-blog/a-significant-distortion-of-the-truth/