ok guys I'm still sorta new to this but I'm learning fast, but one thing i cant figure our is gun sizes! why don't they come up with a standard way of measuring a gun? the most realistic measurement would be from muzzle to the base of the gun where it touches your hip or chest when loading! I can convert cm=inches and inches=cm but there isnt a standard way to figure out how long a gun is when looking at them on web sites, they say it is a 110cm gun, but is it? I was in a shop today and they told me that the length of the "gun" 110 is usually the length of the shaft or the length of shaft that gun can handle. who gives a crap! I need to know how long the gun is from the muzzle or bands to the base since i chest load and need to know if i can reach the bands or not. I can have a shaft where the tip is just out side the muzzle or have it set up like my JBL where there is a foot of shaft out of the muzzle then the tip. this makes selection of a gun very difficult and just adds one more confusing step. whats the deal!
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gun sizes
- Thread starter giericd
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Well you do have a point!
Most band guns are measured from the band fixing point to the trigger mechanism, air guns are measured by overall length of the gun without the spear loaded.
However some of the latest guns have reversed mechs, some have different muzzle designs & loading pads so - yes there can be some variation.
75, 90, & 100 guns are all manageable to load & maneuver around by the average person, after that the guns become more about technique when loading & mores specialist to hunt with.
Most band guns are measured from the band fixing point to the trigger mechanism, air guns are measured by overall length of the gun without the spear loaded.
However some of the latest guns have reversed mechs, some have different muzzle designs & loading pads so - yes there can be some variation.
75, 90, & 100 guns are all manageable to load & maneuver around by the average person, after that the guns become more about technique when loading & mores specialist to hunt with.
yeah, I'm 6'6" tall so i have a pretty long reach and enough strength on larger guns like my 50" (loading butt to muzzle) seahornet to pull the band back with one hand and push the gun forward with the other then center the loading butt on my chest to finish loading the band. When buying a new gun and you are looking for a specific length to make loading a little easier and the gun a little more enjoyable to use or when ordering a new gun that you cant get locally it would be nice to know what you are getting before it shows up on your door step and find out it is much shorter or much longer than you wanted. Even if there wasn't a standard method to measuring a gun it would be a simple fix and good customer service for the company to add 1 more picture to their multiple angle shots of the gun, add a picture next to a tape measure and the customer can then see from the photo that from the loading butt to the muzzle is 110 cm or the gun with shaft is 110 cm but the gun is only 75cm...... just think it would be good customer service and it wouldn't be hard to do!