Refurbished, Hammerli Pneuma Elite 10, .177 Caliber

I bought, I was told, one of the last few Hammerli Pneuma .177's sold here a few years back and have NEVER REGRETTED IT. It IS the most accurate rifle I have. By far. It is CHEAP to buy and CHEAP to shoot, and CHEAP and FAST to shoot and refill. And, NO, I do not work for, or am associated with ANY of this stuff. But I must confess, I do have a thing for my Hammerli!!

Forget the pumps. Forget the "shoebox" compressor. Forget the SCUBA tanks. On second thought, come buy my SCUBA tank. It's been sitting in the garage, full, for several years. I NEVER use it.

Someone asked about the refill connection. It comes with a fitting that is threaded for a standard hp hose on one end, The other end slides into the "gun tank" to refill.

GET a TKO suppressor. It screws directly on after removing the thread protector on the end of the barrel. This is how quiet it is: I set the Hammerli (with bipod) on the breakfast room table, open the window slightly, and shoot targets, rabbits, and chipmunks out to 112 ft (tape measured from the table to the property corner) WHILE TALKING ON THE PHONE. Wife is in the den reading usually. NOBODY HEARS ANYTHING. I hear the "tink" of the hammer/slide AND I hear the "thunk" of the pellet hitting whatever I put the crosshairs on. I'll ask; can YOU reliably make head shots on chipmunks at 30 yards?? Sometimes I shoot them through the ear to make 'em run, just to make it sporting and keep from getting bored. I love springtime.

Here is the "REFILL" system for this, or most any PCP: "Compressed air" and nitrogen are basically the same thing to a PCP. "Air" is 78% nitrogen anyway. Nitrogen (commercially available) is much better for your PCP than air because it is DRY, as in NO moisture. Remember, air has moisture and moisture rusts steel. And compressed nitrogen is available at paintball shops and fields for CHEAP. They use LOTS of it and sell it cheap from 7000PSI cylinders. The shop around the corner charges $1 per "thousand pounds" refill. Takes about 15 seconds. That translates to $1.50 because I refill at 3,000 psi, up to 4,500 psi in my tanks. The guy there feels bad about charging so much, or little, and tries to waive it off, but I tip him $10 and we are both ecstatic!! They are used to dealing with high school brats with NO money. I'll get 5-8 rifle refills per tank, and about 20 shots per rifle refill. The shop has all kinds of other useful fittings, hoses, hardware, gauges, etc.

So, what kind of "tank" is this, you want to know. You have pictured in your mind a 6 ft tall, green steel "medical gasses" cylinder in my garage. Not. It IS a 10.5 inches long, overall, and 4.25 inches in dia, 68 cubic inch, carbon fiber Ninja paintball tank. Also have a 90 cu in tank. I picked it up cheap on craigslist. Go look at Ninja's website, they have a section on PCP stuff!!

NOW you are thinking, "it's just not possible to get that many refills out of that little tank." Right?? So don't take my word for it. You can do the math yourself on your smartphone...if you only knew which math to do. Figuring THAT out is a whole 'nother class, but if you really want to know, it's all available right here under your search button. Hint: Boyle' Law. That should put you right in the middle of it.

And get the JSB Match EXACT HEAVY Diablo (and MONSTER Diablo) pellets for this rifle. It likes them best.

I tried all the other refill systems and pellets. Don't you waste your time and money.

Pros
FUN, ACCURATE, FAST, ACCURATE, CHEAP, ACCURATE, NO FFL, and ACCURATE.

Cons
Nana won't let me leave it in the breakfast room table during breakfast.

Looked earlier and it wasn't available yet then looked again later and they had come in and gone. Put me on the list

Pros
Looked earlier and it wasn't available yet then looked again later and they had come in and gone. Put me on the list

Cons
Looked earlier and it wasn't available yet then looked again later and they had come in and gone. Put me on the list

This gun is exactly same as the Hatsan AT44-10 (it is the re-branded Hatsan). It is deadly accurate, and definitely more than worth the price (the Hatsan model costs a 100$ more). It is extremely powerful, and you can hear a sonic boom with lighter pellets at 200 bar pressure in the tank!
The accuracy is great and you can easily get 1/2 inch groupings with open sights at 20 yards.

Pros
Nice build, great accuracy and power, great value for money

Cons
A bit loud (can be easily fixed with a silencer or shroud) Wastes a bit of air (can be easily fixed by modding the tank valve and the transfer port)

For the price, it is an excellent performer! I found it to be a bit louder then some other PCP rifles I own. It is only 1/4 of their cost making this an excellent accurate choice. A decent scope too so you can't miss! I have already recommended it to several friends.

Pros
Price, accuracy, and ease of using.

Cons
It is a little noisier than other pcp rifles I own.

This is an absolute tack driver. 10m in basement, I started with regular targets then to white tacks, and that was still no challenge. Now I shoot at 1/4 dots made with a sharpie and can still hit them consistently. I am using a Centerpoint 4x16 air gun scope bought at Walmart for $69.00! I use a Hill hand pump and it takes 3 to 4 pumps to bring it back to full for each shot taken. The pump is a bit of exercise, if you can afford an Air Hog that would be the way to go! The only drawback is loudness. You may want to consider ear protection for younger shooters!

Pros
10 shot repeater Tack driver accuracy Adjustable stock

Cons
A little too loud