MyAirguns6

I had a lot of problems getting airguns into the Philippines. I was afraid to try and bring in a good quality piece because of the hassle, possible confiscation and expense involved.

Because of past bad experiences I was very glad ot learn of Filarms and the possibility of having a powerful, accurate and well made airgun available locally with parts available and custromer support. This is why I am behind Noli and Chris and their efforts to get Filarms off the ground and established as a leading builder of airguns here in Asia. It is my hope that they succeed in this effort despite teething pains that often happen with new, start-up ventures.

It's not that I have any interest in how these two prosper personally or for that matter how any Filipino business does. It's very simple. I am selfish. I want their airguns available to me by mail order or in retail outlets so I can enjoy my hobby with as little hassle as possible. Thats it. Thats why I support them and that's why I encourage them to continue despite any problems or criticism. It's not about them. It's all about me. Period!

It's light, accurate and powerful. I have only had about 250 pellets through it and I have a lot of changes I want to try. My pump broke, my fault, and so I'm not shooting right now but I have a 95 cubic foot SCUBA tank and Noli has my adapters on the way so I should be shooing again soon.

Mine is a folding stock version with BigBoy tank and brass barrels in .177 and .22 cals. I tried the .177 cal but the pellets were going supersonic and accuracy suffered. I don't have a chrony but a 19 gr pellet is moving over 900 fps according to specs. I got full penetration of both sides of 6 tin cans at 25 meters for what it's worth.

Let's let the pictures tell the rest of the story. Judge for yourself.

I don't have a chronograph but the power is obvious while shooting. For me this gun is very comfortable to shoot and when I got the trigger adjusted to my liking it felt good. I started with a Leapers scope in "C" mounts but it was too low to be comforable. I switched to my Winchester light-weight variable in a one piece Accushot mount and it was much better. Hold was benched and some shots were taken using a field hold. Informal shooting mostly so don't expect match accuracy from me. All shooting in .22 cal with factory setting on hammer spring.

I still have a lot of fiddling and adjusting to do and the gun is brand new to me. It's easily the most powerful airgun I own and very nice to shoot. I'm trying to be objective in my assesment. This is the first and only PCP gun I have. The modular aproach Filarms took is a definite plus. Easy to work on and work with. Stock finish should be better and on my folding stock the buttpad pieces are wood not plastic but I can find no fault with the mechanics so far. Seems to be solid, rugged and well built. The external hammer and see through barrel is a definite plus also. Easy to clean and check for a loaded pellet in the breech. Very quiet except for the click of the hammer hitting the firing pin. Absolutely no felt recoil and the trigger, while not a match trigger, is very smooth on my airgun.. Working the pump is a bit of a pain and time-consuming. I think the SCUBA system is definetly the way to go, but that's a comment on PCP in general not about the Caiman..