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The utility of a modern handpump for PCP's is one of the items every PCP airgun shooter needs to have, if for no other reason than to have it as a backup. Air tanks cost as much or more than some of your guns, they occasionally leak, and sometimes getting them filled can be problematic.

Enter the modern PCP handpump. This little marvel of engineering allows you to pump up your PCP airgun with little more cost to you than the original purchase price and a little sweat equity. And now Airgun Depot has made the Axsor/Logun Pump available, complete with the correct fitting for the PCP airguns sold by Airgun Depot. Let's take a look:

Here you see the Axsor/Logun pump setup

The Axsor/Logun pump is made in Sweden, and comes ready to use, complete with a moisture trap. Simply attach the hose to the DIN hole at the base of the pump, and with the correct adapter for the probe you are using for a particular gun, you are ready to go. Airgun Depot sells the Axsor/Logun pump setup in one of two ways....for the Shinsung series of air rifles, and for the Sam Yang series of air rifles. The pump, however, will work with any PCP rifle as long as you have the correct adapters for the probe of each gun you wish to fill. And it will fill your gun up to 3000 psi, enough for most major brands of today's PCP air rifles.

In the event you own an Aeron or FWB match gun, you can disconnect the hose from the pump, and attach the gun's reservoir to the DIN hole at the base of the pump. This stretches even further the usefulness of this handpump, making it useful for more than one series of air guns.

Having a handpump is very handy. I've found myself turning to my handpump during the hunting season when I'm traveling by air. It is a lot easier to get a handpump through the airport security than it is a tank. The TSA authority will not let a sealed, pressurized tank on board and aircraft....period! And in a hunting scenario, you aren't firing lots of shots, so pumping up a gun for a hunting session isn't all that strenuous.

When using a handpump, be careful not to overheat the pump. Steady, slow pumping allows the pump to not overheat, and when you get the gun to the desired pressure, you can bleed off the pressure by using the bleedoff screw on the pump. This has an added advantage of removing moisture from the pump's system as well. The pumping effort will get harder as the pressure rises, and it is okay to take a break during a pumping session if needed. It will let the pump cool off anyway, and might let your heart rate go down a little!

Pumps are pretty maintenance free if you take care of them. I've never had mine apart, and according to some other airgun writers, there are LOTS of o-rings on the inside of a pump. The grease is a special brand of lubricant, and it is a good idea not to remove it and just let it do its job. 

If you are a smaller person of light weight, the pumping effort at the end of a fill session might be more than you can handle. I use my entire body weight when getting near the end of a fill, and I weigh 180 or so. If you aren't near 150 lbs. to begin with, you might find the final few strokes a little more than what you bargained for. I have to lock my arms and really bear down once I've got the pressure in my gun up to a certain level, and it can be difficult without gravity's help!

So as a backup or a main source of air for your PCP, the modern-day handpump will let you enjoy your PCP in more places, with less concern on how you are going to supply air to your gun once you've emptied it. It frees you to go places where fill stations are not readily available, and also is allowed on more means of travel than the air tank.

The Axsor/Logun pump is currently selling for $245.00 and change at Airgun Depot, your place for airguns and airgun suppliers.