Anics 9000 S
Written by: Randy Mitchell
The Anics 9000 S belongs to the family of fun airguns that emulates the look and feel of a real firearm. In this case, the makers of this airgun chose to emulate one of Beretta's fine semi-automatic handguns with a close copy that features a working thumb release, magazine, safety, slide release, hammer, and a slide that can be opened like the real thing, though it does not cycle during firing.
Holding 22 rounds in .177 caliber, the Anics 9000 S comes complete with a 6 groove rifled barrel featuring a right hand twist. The magazine will work with lead bb's as well as lead pellets up to 7.6 mm in length. Powered by a 12 gram CO2 cartridge, you will get over 70 shots from each cartridge, letting you reload the 22-round magazine at least 3 times. The manual states that it is okay to leave the CO2 cartridge in place for up to 3 months if you are not going to use up the entire cartridge.
The muzzle velocity of this little gun hovers in the 300 fps range depending on the weight of the pellet. It isn't meant for hunting or target shooting, but rather as a fun plinker that gives you several shots before having to reload.
Some of the interesting features include the life-like safety, magazine release, and slide action. The safety on this gun can only be engaged with the gun on half-cock. Moving the safety down so that the red button is visible releases the hammer to be manually cocked, or to be used in a double-action mode by simply squeezing the trigger. And if you have the hammer fully cocked, you can move the safety the other way, up all the way, and the hammer will drop down to half-cock position. It is very realistic as well as ambidextrous.
The magazine drops out of the butt of the gun just like a real firearm by pushing the magazine release located where it would be on a real gun.
Once out of the gun, reloading is accomplished by sliding a plastic cover out of the way and placing your pellet or lead bb in the magazine, filling each hole as it rotates around. There is a probe included in the case to allow you to seat each round deeper in the magazine slot provided. Failure to seat the pellets or bb's correctly can lead to a frustrating jam from time to time as I found out. But seated correctly, the magazine works quite well in the test gun I was provided.
The trigger pull is a little stiff in the double action mode on this gun, but one must remember that it is the trigger pull that rotates the magazine, so there is more moving going on inside the gun than what may appear from first glance. In single action mode, the trigger is much more pleasant. And this is also a new gun that I'm reviewing, so the trigger pull may smooth out and become easier as more shots are fired and the gun breaks in.
The gun is made for individuals with smaller hands. I have average hands, and the pinky finger on my right hand, the one I use to hold the gun, will occasionally slide off the butt of the gun. If you have large hands, you won't be able to grip the gun with all your fingers, just the thumb and first three fingers.
The manual included with this gun does a good job describing the operating procedures and features of the Anics 9000 S. A cleaning rod, foam-lined plastic hard case, and a pellet seat give you all the tools you need to get shooting in very quick time.
The Anics 9000 S belongs to the family of fun airguns that emulates the look and feel of a real firearm. In this case, the makers of this airgun chose to emulate one of Beretta's fine semi-automatic handguns with a close copy that features a working thumb release, magazine, safety, slide release, hammer, and a slide that can be opened like the real thing, though it does not cycle during firing.
Holding 22 rounds in .177 caliber, the Anics 9000 S comes complete with a 6 groove rifled barrel featuring a right hand twist. The magazine will work with lead bb's as well as lead pellets up to 7.6 mm in length. Powered by a 12 gram CO2 cartridge, you will get over 70 shots from each cartridge, letting you reload the 22-round magazine at least 3 times. The manual states that it is okay to leave the CO2 cartridge in place for up to 3 months if you are not going to use up the entire cartridge.
The muzzle velocity of this little gun hovers in the 300 fps range depending on the weight of the pellet. It isn't meant for hunting or target shooting, but rather as a fun plinker that gives you several shots before having to reload.
Some of the interesting features include the life-like safety, magazine release, and slide action. The safety on this gun can only be engaged with the gun on half-cock. Moving the safety down so that the red button is visible releases the hammer to be manually cocked, or to be used in a double-action mode by simply squeezing the trigger. And if you have the hammer fully cocked, you can move the safety the other way, up all the way, and the hammer will drop down to half-cock position. It is very realistic as well as ambidextrous.
The magazine drops out of the butt of the gun just like a real firearm by pushing the magazine release located where it would be on a real gun.
Once out of the gun, reloading is accomplished by sliding a plastic cover out of the way and placing your pellet or lead bb in the magazine, filling each hole as it rotates around. There is a probe included in the case to allow you to seat each round deeper in the magazine slot provided. Failure to seat the pellets or bb's correctly can lead to a frustrating jam from time to time as I found out. But seated correctly, the magazine works quite well in the test gun I was provided.
The trigger pull is a little stiff in the double action mode on this gun, but one must remember that it is the trigger pull that rotates the magazine, so there is more moving going on inside the gun than what may appear from first glance. In single action mode, the trigger is much more pleasant. And this is also a new gun that I'm reviewing, so the trigger pull may smooth out and become easier as more shots are fired and the gun breaks in.
The gun is made for individuals with smaller hands. I have average hands, and the pinky finger on my right hand, the one I use to hold the gun, will occasionally slide off the butt of the gun. If you have large hands, you won't be able to grip the gun with all your fingers, just the thumb and first three fingers.
The manual included with this gun does a good job describing the operating procedures and features of the Anics 9000 S. A cleaning rod, foam-lined plastic hard case, and a pellet seat give you all the tools you need to get shooting in very quick time.
posted by Randy Mitchell at
12:34 PM
3 Comments:
hello i was just wondering if you could make a thread or thing or whatever its called about the remington air master 77 cause im looking to buy the remington air master 77 but i cant find a whole helpful about it
thank you
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Anonymous, At
12:43 PM, May 22, 2007
The Remington Airmaster 77 is made by Crosman for the Remington company, basically a re-badged Crosman rifle. I haven't shot one recently, so I can't remember all the performance numbers.
The advantage of airguns like the Remington Airmaster is that you can regulate the power level by varying the number of pumps you put into the gun. And they are very light and easy to carry, as well.
I will try and snag a Remington Air Master for a review in the near future.
Randy
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Randy Mitchell, At
12:03 PM, May 27, 2007
thank you very much i look forword to it
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9:47 AM, May 28, 2007
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