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Forgive me for coming up with such a creative title. Sometimes you just can’t church it up and you are left with being boring and succinct. As succinctly as possible, it would appear that the topic of this blog will deal with comparing PCP air rifles to each other and then, those rifles to the common .22LR rimfire caliber. If you have gathered that much, thank you.

Sitting quietly in the pages of our catalog is a little rifle that was introduced about 4 years ago. Well, introduced isn’t the right word. It would be better to say that the Fusion 2 was re-introduced as the successor of the original Fusion. While these two rifles did share the same power source, 12g CO2, and both shot .177 caliber pellets- the revamped Fusion 2 utilized a 9-shot rotary magazine and slick bolt action. Not to mention the CO2 tube was vastly improved as well.

Why do I let this surprise me every year? January through April absolutely drags by then, when the weather gets really nice for May, it feels like the accelerator pedal of time hits the floor. June, July, and August fly by as if three whole months were a mere three weeks. Here we are smack in the middle of August with the end of the year staring us in the face. But before we get to the end of the year, the autumn hunting seasons open up, and wouldn’t you know it, unexpectedly soon.

The perfect day for you might not be the perfect day for me, but when I think of shooting the Canex, the newest pellet rifle from Umarex, a perfect day might include a fresh box of CO2, a tin of pellets, a whole stack of Shoot-N-C adhesive targets, and a couple of old boxes to stick the targets to. The Canex is a simple pellet rifle, that is to say that it has a very simple interface, and offers shooters an enormous return on their investment. Since the Canex is powered by two 12g CO2 cartridges, there is no wrestling match with the barrel for each shot or an expensive and time consuming pump needed to power it up either. Just unscrew the CO2 piercing screw found under the removable stock shoulder pad and install the first cartridge with the tip pointed toward the muzzle and the second cartridge with the tip facing the back of the rifle.

The casual observer will have noted from the title of this blog that straight wall cartridges are most certainly firearms and that observation is correct in both connotation and denotation. There’s no alternative interpretation that is applicable. Now your mind jumps– “Is Umarex making a .45-70 or 360 Buckhammer rifle?”

Yeah, I meant what I said– It’s August and you need to bundle up! No, I’m not talking about layering your clothes for cold weather, but rather layering up our Range Ready, Ammo, Hunting and other bundles found on our website. We have spent quite a bit of time working on these bundles to ensure there is a fair deal for you as a consumer. The items selected in the bundles are not just picked on a whim- the items are strategically paired with the main product for ideal use.

About a year ago we started selling the Notos .22 caliber PCP air rifle. Or is it an air pistol? Whatever it is and whatever form you choose to use it in, you guys evidently thought very highly of this little bumblebee of an airgun. We’ve actually had a difficult time keeping them in stock, which is a positive in that the Notos is popular, but also a negative in that it has been so hard to attain for many people.

The Komplete is officially in the retail stream at this moment. This is good news for all of you airgunners who were looking to score the first ever NitroAir powered air rifle. We were pretty certain the Komplete was going to be a hit when we announced it and we have not been disappointed. Our retail partners have been very enthusiastic about the Komplete, too. So much so that you might be better off looking for a Komplete at one of those retailers.

I don’t know why I let this surprise me. It’s the same thing every summer, and, honestly, it makes a lot of sense– summer is just the time to be outside and doing fun things with the family and your friends. That being the case, we have noticed that the Legends series air guns have been enjoying brisk sales this summer. For the reasons above and a few to follow, our Legends BB pistols and carbines go with summer like lemonade and mosquitoes. Except lemonade is refreshing and tastes great and getting close to a mosquito is preferable only if there's a politician buzzing around you at the same time.

I hope you got a kick out of that title. At times it seemed the only target that was hit was the mountain. The Utah wind can be flat out diabolical. But here I am getting way out over my skis with this story and I haven’t even set the stage.