"Ataman" is a pneumatic rifle. Reviews, manufacturer, characteristics

Hunters and fans of entertainment with pneumatics have long come to the conclusion that there is nothing better in the market than weapons with pre-pumping. And this is quite natural, because breaking the barrel and producing single shots is extremely inconvenient, especially when hunting, when every second is expensive. Literally for several years the market of pneumatic weapons was filled with rifles and pistols with the PCP system. Naturally, the buyer was in a difficult situation, because you need to make the right choice and get a decent weapon.

In the focus of this article - a wonderful product of Russian gunsmiths, "Ataman". The rifle has a pre-pumping system and is positioned in the hunting segment. Overview, description of characteristics and feedback of owners will allow the reader to learn more about what an interesting product the domestic producer offers them.

Cottage industry?

Many buyers are interested in information about the manufacturer, because the enterprise "Demian" is known to few people outside of Russia. Yes, it is not a Tula arms factory, and not the Turkish giant Hatsan. The Ataman air rifle is assembled in a small company by unknown designers, and is being promoted to the market by former Olympic shooting champions. In this case, the product on the arms market beats price records - from 80 000 rubles and above. Where is the logic?

The explanation is simple. Some company "Demyan" for several years was engaged in repair and modernization of weapons with pre-pumping, until at some point the company's management decided not to produce rifles under its own brand (or rather, to collect from finished materials and bring to perfection). So the trademark Ataman appeared on the market.

About modifications

Many potential buyers managed to draw attention to the fact that the most popular among hunters is the Ataman rifle 6.35 caliber. It's clear, a large caliber with a decent power - it's lethal power and great accuracy. However, in addition to the large caliber, there are representatives of small class - 4.5 and 5.5 mm, which are less popular on the market. The buyer will find the store window and large calibers: 7.62 and 9 mm. This is already a serious statement of the manufacturer, because such a caliber is equated to lethal weapons.

Also on the market there are rifles as single-shot, and multiply charged. Naturally, a buyer who bought weapons without a store can improve it by purchasing the necessary components and completing the modernization with his own hands. This is really convenient, because single-shot rifles are cheaper, and the buyer is given the opportunity to save money and get acquainted with the characteristics of the weapon closer.

Authorization system

Let the law also provide for a limitation of the air gun capacity of 7.5 J, which can be bypassed by installing an additional bypass valve in the pre-pumping system. However, it will not be possible to deceive the state with killer calibers. The manufacturer of rifles "Ataman" will not allow buying large-caliber weapons (7.62 and 9 mm) without a license. What is the point of such a powerful pneumatics? In the cost of consumables - lead pellets at times cheaper than live ammunition, and the optics are not so beating.

The representatives of the law do not have any questions with 4.5, 5.5 and 6.35 mm rifles, because in the factory equipment their muzzle energy is 4 Joules. At home, with a screwdriver, the customer already independently increases the power to 60 Joules.

Features of modernization and maintenance

The instruction manual of the weapon is a real masterpiece, which the Ataman air rifle boasts. The feedback of the owners, without exaggeration, is more like a speech of gratitude, because the manufacturer provided its product with a full-fledged disassembly-assembly scheme with a full algorithm of actions and a description of the problems during installation. It is logical to assume that even a child can cope with the maintenance and repair of a rifle, but the manufacturer in the manual limits the minimum age of the owner to eighteen years.

As for the most disassembly-assembly, here already the owners' reviews are divided. Someone thinks that it is a pleasure to unscrew the screws, since they easily yield. But other users do not like that the Ataman air rifle has screws not made from hot steel. With an inept turn to "roll your head" screws are easy.

Advertising - the engine of progress?

Promotion of a new brand in the domestic market is active, many potential buyers have already paid attention to this, but some users have many questions. For example, not everyone understands the cost of the novelty (from 80,000 rubles), because in the arms market it is customary to bribe the future owner at a price. ISO-9001 certification is the answer to all questions. This standard has all self-respecting foreign enterprises for the production of guns and ammunition. This is a guarantor of quality, which shows not only the high-precision equipment installed at the enterprise, but also the availability of verification of each unit on the test stand, whether it is an Ataman 5.5 rifle or its older nine-millimeter counterpart.

Tactical and technical characteristics

A wooden bed, a 250-cubic-inch balloon with a maximum pressure of 450 atmospheres and a rifled barrel from the German manufacturer Lothar Walter, are the firm kit of the Demyan enterprise. And then everything depends on the classification of the gun. If it is a short-billed "bull-papa", then he gets a short half-meter trunk and lightweight body kit, and the carbine gets an additional butt, meter-long trunk and an optical sight.

Technical characteristics of the Ataman rifle, depending on the modification, have significant differences, because the shot power, bullet speed, accuracy and range of its flight are directly dependent on the caliber, barrel length and air pressure in the pre-pumping system. It can only be noted that the initial speed of the bullet for all weapons starts at 300 meters per second, and muzzle energy without a stop ranges from 40-60 Joules.

Weapon Accessories

With an affordable price category (it is about 75 000 rubles), there is the opportunity to purchase weapons without optical devices. On the one hand, the owner will have to look for worthy optics, mount it and shoot, and this takes a lot of time. But on the other hand, there is an opportunity to save money. Many buyers prefer the latter option, since often they have optics from the previous weapon.

A mandatory element in the set of weapons is considered a moderator (it's a silencer). If the buyer purchases a multi-charge Ataman, the rifle comes with two stores and, it is not uncommon for the manufacturer to provide the user with a set of all kinds of pouches for test shooting. They differ not only in weight, but also in the manufacturer. It is a pity that, unlike Hatsan products, the buyer will not find additional overlays on the stock in the kit. It is rather inconvenient to hold a rifle on weight, if it has a shortened butt.

Features of gas-cylinder system

Rifles "Ataman", reviews of which can be found in the media, have passed more than one test, so the reader is invited to read the test results and learn the recommendations of gunsmiths on the use of powerful pneumatic weapons. The manufacturer's stated pressure in the balloon (450 atmospheres) is the maximum, and it is not recommended to pump the ball up to this value. The problem is that the bypass valve inadequately behaves at this pressure. In practice, this affects the trajectory of the bullet's flight into the unknown. Actually, the working pressure in the cylinder should be 260-300 atmospheres - this is enough to make 50 shots with muzzle energy of the trunk of 50 Joules.

Feedback

All fans of hunting with pneumatic weapons insist that prior to the acquisition of the rifle it is necessary to prioritize and determine the livestock to be hunted. The fact is that all the calibers behave differently at sighting distances of 20-100 meters, to which the Ataman weapon is oriented. A rifle with a caliber of 4.5 mm will be of interest only to fans of feathered game. With a 20-40 meter bullet weighing one and a half grams will do its job.

But for a distance of 40-80 meters you will need a caliber larger - 5.5 mm will be able to get not only feathered game, but also to stop a small fur-bearing fauna representative. As for wolves and foxes, 6.35 mm can not be dispensed with. Counting on long distances is not necessary, because this is not a firearm, but from 40 meters the bullet is capable of passing through the game. For the sake of fun, you do not need to buy such weapons, because unlike pulleys of 4.5 mm, a large caliber is very dangerous in the hands of an amateur.

Finally

Summing up, we can safely say that "Ataman" is the rifle of the future. It is she who needs to pay attention to the buyer first of all, when choosing a decent weapon for hunting without a license. Convenience, power, accuracy - all the necessary indicators that are required by all the arrows. Negative is only a price, because 80 000 rubles are a serious sum. But you have to pay for quality, and judging by the owners' opinions in the media, this money is not a pity for the best pneumatic weapon in the world.