New Archer Airguns Universal Muzzle Brake for Airguns With 15mm Diameter Barrels.

Just introduced is a new, improved muzzle brake from Archer Airguns, with two setscrews for more secure fixing.




This universal muzzle brake is CNC-manufactured from solid steel with a deep blued finish. The length is 4-inches and outside diameter is 0.855-inches. Weight is approximately 6 ounces. It's supplied with 2 setscrews and a hex wrench.

Apart from looking very cool, this muzzle brake usually makes a significant improvement in accuracy of an airgun by reducing barrel harmonics when the gun is fired.

This solid steel, blued muzzle break fits a huge number of air rifles and pistols having the very common 15mm diameter barrel (15mm is .0590 inches, approximately 19/32-inch), including the following models:

- Beeman 1073, Grizzly, Kodiak and similar air rifles.
- Ruger Air Hawk and Blackhawk.
- Crosman Optimus, Quest and Phantom air rifles.
- Stoeger X10 and X20.
- QB78 Deluxe, QB79, AR2078, AR2078A, AR2079 air rifles.
- Tech Force TF79, TF89, TF78T and TF78GS air rifles.
- Benjamin Trail NP air pistol.



Installation may require an existing front sight to be removed from the barrel, so it’s suitable for use only if a scope or red dot sight is fitted to the airgun. Many plastic sight assemblies can be removed by first backing-out the clamping setscrews (if fitted), carefully warming the part with a domestic hair dryer (NOT a heat gun) and driving off using a piece of soft wood as a drift.

The Archer Airguns Universal Muzzle Brake is NOT a silencer or suppressor. It makes no change to the report of the airgun. It's in stock now for immediate shipment.

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New, Old Stock B4-1/TS45 Vintage Shanghai Air Rifles.

Archer Airguns has a very small number of these vintage side lever air rifles available, manufactured by Shanghai Airguns Company.



This is the side lever B4-1 air rifle. These are "new, old" stock guns that were manufactured in 2004 but have sat in a warehouse since then. The boxes are marked B4-1/TS45.

These are sold "as is" with no warranty but will be test fired to confirm functionality. The packaging says that pellets are included, but we've thrown these away as they were of very poor quality. Instead, they are supplied with 2 spare breech seals in case the original is in less than perfect condition.

These guns have stocks with rubber buttpads and a reasonable color varnish - not the legendary virulent orange of really old Shanghai guns. The wood is "2004 good", with no, or minimal cracks. There may be a little filler and a few slight dings. These stocks are very serviceable and will refinish well if you like a project. The metal may have a little surface rust from storage, but the bluing is generally good. The original boxes and instruction sheets are in excellent condition. They are surprisingly heavy, all wood and metal construction.

There are also a few B4-1 air rifle seconds with poor wood having "non-lethal" cracks, dings or filler that would look great with a bedliner refinish.

Available in .22 caliber only, the example we test fired achieved 505fps over the Chrony using 13.9 Grain Peak wadcutters, with good consistency and just a little smoke. There's an interesting manual safety inside the trigger guard that's primitive but seems to work well.

These guns shoot, but they will benefit from some care and attention from a new owner. Replacing the breech seals and some concern for the leather piston seal would be in order. Of course Archer Airguns has additional breech seals and piston seals available.

If you love these vintage Chinese airguns, this is a "one time only" offer. When these are gone, we have no more.

I know that there is collector interest in these vintage air rifles, so thought I'd mention them here.

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Read the Latest Issue of Airgun Hobbyist for Free...

...or at least part of it!

If you've wondered what Airgun Hobbyist magazine is like to read before making a subscription, now you have a chance to read the first 10 pages of the latest issue at no charge.

Airgun Hobbyist is now giving an online view of the first 10 pages of the latest issue. Here you can read a major report on the 2014 SHOT Show with lots of interest about many of the new products being introduced this year.

The Airgun Hobbyist online demo is here: http://airgunhobbyist.com/DEMO/April_2014

It looks like this. Simply click on the page corner to turn to the next page.



You can subscribe to Airgun Hobbyist - or order the latest issue - from Archer Airguns online store.

If you buy the latest issue in hard copy, you'll also see many airgun reviews, including the one written by Stephen Archer and Paul Manktelow on the new Remington Express air rifle.

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A New PCP Target Air Rifle - The AR2079B.

Our photograph above shows the Shanghai Airguns AR2079B target air rifle in PCP configuration.

Just like other members of the QB79 family, the sidelever AR2079B can be configured with a Ninja 13/300 Regulated HPA tank and Archer Airguns QB79 Paintball Tank Adapter to work perfectly with high pressure air as a PCP. This gives a low cost way to obtain an accurate and useful target rifle for airgunners, although the stock design means that it's suitable for right-handed shooters only. Sorry lefties!

The AR2078B uses a lever action for bolt operation. This is the smoothest and easiest-cocking version of the QB78 family and every one comes with a test target from the Shanghai factory as a proof of accuracy.

Below we have a factory test target and an Archer Airguns Gold Service test target for the same gun - shot on CO2 - that indicates the accuracy potential for the AR2078B. Both targets are 10 shot groups fired at 10 yards. Please note that the targets are not reproduced at the same scale, the Shanghai target is actually less than half the size of the Gold Service target.



The latest PCP target rifle? It's an AR2079B!

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Archer Airguns Offers Left Handed Bolt Handle Conversion Service for Benjamin Marauder Air Rifles.

If you have a NEW MODEL - "Synrod" - Benjamin Marauder airgun (Models BP1764S, BP2264S, BP2564S, BP1764W, BP2264W or BP2564W) Archer Airguns can now convert it to left hand bolt operation. As a factory-trained, authorized Crosman Repair Center, Archer Airguns can convert your Marauder to left handed bolt operation while retaining the factory warranty.



Above and below are photos of the Marauder air rifle with left handed bolt handle conversion.



After conversion, your air rifle will be test fired to confirm correct operation before the gun is shipped back to you. Return shipping cost will automatically be calculated when you order, based on your location and shipping choice. Your gun will be returned with insured shipping and signature confirmation required for delivery.

Archer Airguns is also offering new Benjamin Marauder air rifles with the left handed bolt conversion undertaken as an option before the gun is shipped to you. You can see these models on Archer Airguns PCP Air Rifles page. Again the Crosman factory warranty is maintained with this conversion.

PLEASE NOTE: THIS SERVICE DOES NOT APPLY TO "FIRST GENERATION" MARAUDER AIR RIFLES (Models BP1763, BP2263 and BP2563) as they do not have left handed bolt operation capability.

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