Ruger Yukon Scope Combo

There are two thoughts on this; one is it doesn't need anything except maybe a drop of lube here and there once in a great while, the other is it should be completely taken apart first thing and cleaned/lubed. Just note that the trigger is held together by a bunch of pins which are floating and held in place by the stock. So if you remove the stock I'd do it with the gun horizontal but upside down. If on it's side then one or more pins will likely slide out and it can be difficult to figure out how it all goes back together. There is lots of info out there on break barrel guns, but this one has a new trigger design and there is very little info on it. To take this gun completely apart you have to remove the trigger and it's guts.

Yes, There are video's on UTube.com and on www.Gatewaytoairguns.org.

They're not too hard to understand, and very similar to other break barrel guns. Be careful taking the stock off because the pins holding the trigger together are loose and the stock is what keeps then from sliding out. There's an exploded parts view out there somewhere, so google that which will help. I have it for the Octane, which is no doubt identical to this one. As for tuning and/or maintenance I have some info if you want it. Basically I'd start with repairing or replacing the main seal, and doing a lot of little things here and there to improve it chevota at hotmail if you want any/all the info. Just tell me the exact gun you have, and what you want to do and/or improve on it.

This link has some cool info and interactive motion: http://arld1.com This may be what' you're looking for: http://arld1.com/pistonpelletdynamics.html The above shows a coil spring, but a gas spring does the same thing. Basically picture a big syringe with a barrel for a needle. The plunger has a spring (coil or gas) behind it. You cock it by pulling the piston back against the spring under a lot of tension. When fired the spring forces the piston fwd pushing all the air in the syringe out the needle, which is where your pellet is. Make sense? Gas springs are better than coil springs in theory, but the reality is many leak out. The mfg's give the impression they last for ever, but on avg coil springs will easily outlast them. Don't believe the velocity claims either, those were done using super light and useless pellets Also note the coil spring predecessor to this gun had a much better trigger. Between this gun and others sold here you have lots of options, each with pros and cons. Before I'd buy any gun with a gas spring I'd find out who pays shipping when it fails. If you have to ship to Umarex and pay ship one way then it might not be worth it. Then once past the warranty I'd better be able to buy a replacement gas spring for a reasonable price. Umarex is known for not helping people with parts, and if they do the price can kill the deal. If so then Crosman is very good about parts, and their nitro/gas springs should fit it with a little effort, and are $30 delivered. If needed you can send me your gas springs measurements and I'll tell you which Crosman nitro will be the best fit. chevota at hotmail. You might also check out the Ruger Impact for $99, or Ruger Blackhawk Elite for $60. Good guns to see how you feel about this type if gun before dropping $200 on one.

Spring piston and gas piston rifles both work on the same principal. When cocking the gun, a tube containing either a spring or gas piston (a sealed tube with gas, that compresses to high pressure) is compressed. When fired, this launches forward, compressing the air in front of it, shooting the pellet. Videos can be found on YouTube - it is easier to understand when explained visually. This also causes a forward recoil - which makes shooting them incredibly tough compared to other air rifles or firearms. The techniques that normally get you a good shot won't work with a spring piston, they must be shot using a special hold (artillery hold, also something you an look up on YouTube.) These guns are extremely powerful, don't require multiple pumps like multi-pump pneumatics, or an external air tank or CO2 tank, like PCP and CO2 rifles, so they are entirely self-contained, making them a very good general-purpose gun.

The older Rugers with coil springs cannot be converted to gas, at least not for a reasonable price. This Yukon is basically the factory version of the old Ruger with that mod. They had to make a whole new trigger system to make it work and it isn't as good. Same with the Ruger Air Magnum, the gas spring version is the Umarex Octane. You can mod your coil guns to be much better and quieter, either with home mods or buying a Vortek kit which is likely to cost more than the gun is worth. Fyi.

I don't know of any conversion for the springer. If your looking for a nice gas piston 22 cal. I highly recommend the Ruger Yukon it's a very smooth cocking quiet and accurate gun I am very happy with mine as far as the price goes if I had paid 50- 100 dollars more I would still be satisfied. I hope this helps good luck.

With so many choices of manufacturer and caliber and power source, I cannot think why a person would want to go to the expense of converting a springer to a gas-piston when the nicest gas-piston .22 pellet rifle (in its price class) is already out there: The Ruger Yukon. If you really need the black synthetic stock, why not consider the Umarex Octane ? It uses the same Reaxis power system, and is just slightly more in price than the Ruger Yukon. I own a Yukon and have nothing but great things to say about it.

Amazing lightweight is certainly THE reason I bought one. In reality the old saying still holds "If it seems too good to be true, it probably isn't" and the weight IS closer to 9.00. Notice I didn't put a #'s or lbs. after weight number? Neither did they in description or specs. Let the buyer beware! I still am happy to include this rifle in my collection, btw.

Without the scope and the rifle held upright with the butt end on the bathroom scale it reads 9lbs.

John, According to our website, it shows this particular gun coming back into stock on August 25, 2013. Hope that helps. Sincerely, The Airgun Depot Customer Care Team

Most guns of this size and power level weight about 6.75lbs +-4oz w/o a scope. The specs on this page as of today (17 Jul '15) say 9lbs. Scopes that size usually weigh about 16oz, maybe 20 with mounts. I have the Umarex Octane which is a larger magnum version of this gun and it's 8.52lbs w/o scope. The Octane has a synthetic stock but it is not lighter than a wood one. Other magnums like the Trial XL and Diana 350 also weigh 8.5lbs +- 2oz. So my guess is 7lbs at most w/o scope. Bathroom scales are usually useless for weighing guns so maybe that's what whoever used.

I was wondering the same thing, so I looked up the specs in the manual on the Umarex website. The rifle weighs in at 9 lbs.

I have a Ruger Yukon in .22 cal and my (admittedly inexact ) measurement system shows it weighs 6.5 pounds WITHOUT the scope. Great air gun!

Josiah, This particular gun is a break barrel. Hope that answers your question. Sincerely, The Airgun Depot Customer Care Team

Josiah, A single shot means that you have to reload after every shot. It will not shoot more than on pellet at a time. Sincerely, The Airgun Depot Customer Care Team

It all depends on the accuracy you can achieve. If you can consistently place 5 shots in a 1 inch circle at X yards, move back another 5 yards and try again. If you can't repeat that, then the first distance is you effective range. That being said, for a clean kill on small game and garden pests, residual energy AT THE TARGET should be between 6-8 Ft. Lbs. This rifle has a muzzle velocity of 1050 FPS, probably with lighter hyper velocity pellets ( most companies, with the exception of Hatsan publish velocities with this type of pellet ) So if the pellet weighs about 10 grains, with a velocity of 1050 fps, you get a muzzle energy of about 24 ft. lbs. This should be good out to at least 25 or 30 yards, again depending on you accuracy.

This gun is surprisingly quiet considering how powerful it is. My daughter, her husband-to-be, and I shoot right in the back yard constantly, with neighbors surrounding all but the rear yard, and no one even notices us. I walked 30' away from where we were shooting to see why, and was pleasantly surprised- this gun's no louder than my old Crosman pump that I had from when I was a kid! What MAY be loud is the pellet hitting a hard target! I built a 3-bay target box that's padded with scrap carpet as the first damper which makes backyard plinking practically silent even at 25 yards, but when that 15 grain pellet hits the plastic 2-liter bottle in the tree at 60 yards it sounds like someone walked back there and whacked it with a bat! Soft targets, no noise- stuff like a barrel or drum, you'll be heard loud and clear, so it depends what you're aiming at- as it will with any setup Hope this helps!