Norica Dream Hunter .22 cal - first impressions & shooting test

[@johnndavis7647]

I like these plastic stocked rifles because the buttstocks are hollow. I take the recoil pad and i stuff the hollow space with jell filled squeese toys i get at the Dollar Tree. The jell filled squeese toys absorb a lot of recoil and vibration. This protects the scope from damage and makes the gun shoot quieter. The extra weight in the buttstock makes the rifle balance better too. Thanks for the video.

[@airgunsofalaska]

That’s a great idea! Thanks! 🙏 👍

[@johnndavis7647]

@@airgunsofalaska i was going to fill the space with silicone caulk. I think It would do the same thing but its not so easily removed if i changed my mind about it. My rifle held three of the squeese toys I put the first one in a sandwich bag and i stuffed it way up in the front of the buttstock. That way it wouldnt get stuck and i could pull it out easy if i wanted too. There was just room enough in the stock for two more squeese toys. The toys i found at the Dollar Tree look kind of like banana shaped clear rubber bags with white beads suspended in some kind of jell. The tough rubber bag is kind of tacky feeling. That makes it absorb vibration from the stock really well. I thought about taking the action out of the stock and seeing if there are any empty spaces i could fill with some silicone caulk. Maybe bed the whole action in it. First wrap the action in dry cleaner plastic bagging so it isnt glued in place with silicone. Some stocks have hollow pistol grips that i think could benefit from some silicone. Theres no reason to have a scope smasher if you have a hollow plastic stock. Part of why it works is that it adds some weight to the rifle so it absorbs some recoil. That is a good thing for the scope.

[@matthewmason2037]

Eagle-eye shooting! I believe Norica barrels are hammer forged in Spain using German steel. I scratch my head as to why Norica does not put their very nice Norica N.A.T.S. trigger on their very nice Dreamhunter. Norica chose to use their crude direct sear trigger on the Dreamhunter(crazy!). The sear hook is made of stamped sheet metal sandwiched together with rivets to make it a wide enough hook to handle the heavy load. The plates are not always lined up well, so the sandwich sear hook doesn't engage the piston latch evenly and trigger weight ends up heavy and variable. Old Norica air rifles had solid steel sears which were more heavy duty and even, and produced a lighter, less variable trigger pull weight.

[@airgunsofalaska]

I was hoping this gun would turn out well as I was dialing it in. Now that I’ve seen how the trigger works I much better understand why it felt and performed like garbage. Part of me is glad the gun broke because it wasn’t smoothing out the more I shot it and the vibration, recoil and garbage trigger feel was getting old. Had they made it more reliable and included a better quality trigger the gun would be much better.

[@flashgordon99999]

Seems like a quality air gun (maybe with the exception of the stock). I too would prefer wood but can agree that scratching a nice piece of wood does bring a tear to the eye. Look forward to seeing how it holds up over use and time.

[@airgunsofalaska]

I’m curious about its long term reliability as well since I’ve never owned the brand. So far, aside from some minor niggling things the gun has been solid. But it’s only day two and I expect my airguns to last decades.

[@airgunsofalaska]

@@DrAgan_tortojed great points! I can still remember back in the 80’s when synthetic stocks were the new cool thing for rim/centerfires and people wanted them over wood for the some of the same reasons you mentioned like being more stable. But I’m really fickle and it seems like I always want the opposite of what’s offered on an airgun. If it’s got plastic I want real wood and then vice versa.

[@jskyg68]

From what I've read Norica uses German barrels.

[@nightwolf357.]

Hay now, you must have been reading my mind... was just looking at that air gun, thinking about putting it on my Christmas list for next year, hope to hear good things about it... I know you will put it through its Paices. liking it so far... 😎

[@airgunsofalaska]

Ha ha! I’ve been looking at it for a while. Airgun Depot finally got some in and had a $20 off promotion in an email so I ordered it. I think their free shipping policy sucks as it doesn’t apply to Alaska. Thats why I rarely order from them. So far the Norica looks pretty promising power and accuracy wise. I’m excited to shoot it some more this weekend. I think it’s going to do well at longer ranges.

[@nightwolf357.]

@@airgunsofalaska Yes I seen that Pyramyd Air got some in too, they own Air gun Depot... from what I've seen, awhile back got pellets with the same address as Air Gun Depot, from Pyramyd Air. did a little Web research, and Tada... Any ways thought about pulling the trigger on the Norica, but needed a new scope...And .22cal. pellets... FYI don't know the shipping policy but Field Supply, has good pellet prices... Later 😎

[@airgunsofalaska]

@@nightwolf357. I’m planning to swap one of my scopes from one airgun to this Norica to try out down the road. Yeah, both Pyramid and Airgun Depot are seemingly the same. Both have the same shitty shipping policy to Alaska where they don’t honor their “over $179 ships free”. They are a great deal for the lower 48 but I went through the motions to buy pellets through them 2 weeks ago and they wanted $40+ to ship USPS. They’ve apparently never heard of using a flat rate box where weight doesn’t matter. I only order guns through them when I can’t find it anywhere else. They at least use USPS for gun shipping and with their coupon offers with discounts it helps take some of the cost down. Still, if Amazon and most eBay vendors can ship to Alaska for free I don’t see why Pyramid/Airgun Depot can’t. I checked Field Supply and they don’t ship to Alaska. 😞 We’ll see how the Norica holds up over time. Right now it’s looking really promising with accuracy and performance. After my MagFire and Dragonfly experience, it’d be nice to get a trouble free, accurate, brand new gun. I’m looking forward to shooting it some more this weekend.

[@nightwolf357.]

@@airgunsofalaska I've been saying bad words since I bought the Crossman .177 mag-fire 3yrs. ago, first thing was that was my first air gun to get back into airgunning, it was over prided by $150, and to boot made in china, double whammy... OH, yah almost forgot the mag broke the 2nd time I was loading it... For $270 I could have bought alot of better Airguns... IT's sad cause I love my 1377/1322/2240... Oh, that's right they are assembled in "AMERICA"... Have a good day...😎 Can't wait to see how the Norica pans out...🙏👍

[@airgunsofalaska]

@@nightwolf357. I try not to think about my MagFire Extreme experience… what a waste of a weekend that was! My magazine broke right away as well and that gun was so inaccurate. It to this day gets me pissed at certain big KZbin channels for putting out shill reviews tricking me into buying that garbage gun. I’m a big Crosman fan but ended up, learning through experience that the only guns to buy from them are the ones they still make in the USA. Their made in China guns are not good. I too really like those same models you listed. After the Magfire & Seneca I swore off buying any new made in China airguns. It takes a lot of work to sort through where airguns are made anymore. I think this Norica should hold up and perform well but it’s still too early to tell but things look promising.

[@bobi_rancic]

Very nice Spanish rifle with Germany barrel. Congratulations 👏👏👏. Greathings from Niš, Serbia 👍👍👍

[@airgunsofalaska]

Thank you! 🙏hello from Alaska. I shot it so much today my left forearm is aching. 😆 I think I may have discovered the secret sauce, who cares what pellet or gun you use, it’s all about the barrel!

[@armandogonzales9304]

I took delivery of the Norica Dream Hunter .22cal. The thin plastic forearm is annoying. After 250 rds., the action smooths up.

[@airgunsofalaska]

I never really felt that the action got smoother. I’d have to shot a brand new one back to back with a used one to determine how much difference there is. The plastic forearm is much thinner and way more flexible than the synthetic stock on my Diana model 34.

[@thelvadam8916]

For the price, it looks like an excellent air rifle. It will become smoother with use. Money well spent.

[@airgunsofalaska]

I’m looking forward to it smoothing out, that’s for sure!

[@springpistonriflefeverlone9611]

Looks like a winner, 🏆 minis the stock and front site post.

[@airgunsofalaska]

Yeah, the forearm isn’t the best and I’m not too keen on the fiber optic front sight now that I’ve been shooting out at longer distances today. I don’t know why the airgun companies are so enamored with them?

[@cedhome7945]

After running it in a look inside (carefully) and check for over oiling then maybe a polish on any high spots and a light Moly grease on the spring to dampen the twang (lots of tune up information on the tube ) interesting video I haven't looked at this gun yet in England price for comparison is 214 pounds as listed 👍

[@airgunsofalaska]

It’s good to hear there is information out there to reduce the vibration. 👍

[@gmanneod8085]

Awesome shooting. Wow I just bought the Gamo CFX underlever on a Black Friday deal. I hope mine shoots as well as yours. I wanted the wood stock version available by Gamo but it wasn't available in North America.

[@airgunsofalaska]

Thanks! I’ve never owned a Gamo. I’d like to hear what you think of it? I just looked it up and didn’t see that model available on either Amazon or Airgun Depot. It looks like a nice gun on the Gamo website.

[@joedokes8641]

I have the Gamo Accu in 22 caliber underlever spring powered for 8 years , way before the 10x invasion came to be . Once they came out the Accu went away . Same action as the CFX but different stock .@@airgunsofalaska

[@scavengernick3191]

Intresting breach. Looks like the air travels through the cover latch. I came close to buying a used kimar k760 this week. ( from norika )

[@airgunsofalaska]

That trapdoor style breech cover is pretty unique, at least to me. The air totally does travel through it so the design has its pros & cons. Ultimately a guy will never injure their fingers loading this gun so that’s a pretty big pro. When I was researching under levers in this price range and their origin of manufacture this Norica had most simple breech access. I wasn’t familiar with the Kimar K760 and just looked it up. It looks like a fun little break barrel. 👍 I don’t believe they were ever offered in the USA?

[@scavengernick3191]

@thatalaskaguy-airguns it was on replica airguns usa years ago. On our side in Canada, I can only find second-hand.

[@juliusdream2683]

The front sight guard is supposed to move so it doesn't break as easy. The front plastic I don't know about that.

[@dmann1209]

Excellent review! I wish you had mentioned the cost for comparison. When I see Norica I think of Snow Peak from China. It looks like it hits hard. I have two Gamo's, one from Spain , the other a BSA re-badge and the quality is top notch.

[@airgunsofalaska]

Thank you for watching! This Norica lists for $250 at the two big, online airgun websites. I had one Snow Peak gun 6 months ago and didn’t have a good experience with it. With the Gamo’s, are certain guns now out sourced to China? I’ve never owned a Gamo but they make some interesting models. I’m just trying to avoid buying any made in China guns for my collection.

[@dmann1209]

@@airgunsofalaska I have the Accu 22 and the Urban. I know the Accu was made in Spain, but the Urban is a BSA rebadged from England. Before I make an airgun purchase, I research it and try to catch a KZbin video. If you want an airgun with no thrills, requiring a lot of muscle to cock, dead nutz accurate and decently priced, check out some of the close outs from Hatsan (Turkey). Dime size groups at 20 yards and one heck of a workout to boot. Oh I have two Hatsan rifles also.

[@airgunsofalaska]

@@dmann1209 boy, I don’t know? My experience with Hatsan hasn’t been the best. I have a Mod 95 in .25 cal and it’s my least favorite air rifle. I find if very unpleasant to shoot.

[@dmann1209]

@@airgunsofalaska Yup! I have the 25 in 177 and I gave $125 for it one of those close out deals, it is hard work to shoot it , but it will send one of those 8 grain pellets super sonic. Stack the heavier pellets at 25 yards. After several shots it is time for a sandwich...lol

[@WalnutandSteel]

Dang look at that snow!😱

[@airgunsofalaska]

A lot more than last year during Thanksgiving weekend. 😀

[@rickbaker5972]

I have the M1A from spring field armory and it shoots very well but hard to aim for me with the peep site and my bad eyes although I still like the fixed barrel under lever

[@airgunsofalaska]

I was looking at that gun and thought it looked really cool!

[@armandogonzales9304]

I am also interested in the Springfield Armory M1A.

[@vinhha6073]

Love it .. snow was nice.. ✌️

[@airgunsofalaska]

Thanks! Just be sure to check out my last video if you are interested in this gun and curious to see why it broke. I wouldn’t recommend it or buy another one. I’m glad I was able to get a refund.

[@kingfishphill4120]

Nice Shooting , sweet Norica underlever 👍😎👍

[@airgunsofalaska]

Thank you! It’s fun to shoot. 😀

[@kingfishphill4120]

@@airgunsofalaska 🎯

[@johnnybbgunner2136]

Congratulations on your purchase from YT money…how cool is that.🤠🇺🇸

[@airgunsofalaska]

The YT payment definitely didn’t cover the purchase price and that’s with running two YT channels but it made up a pretty good chunk. What I like is I’m not selling out my soul like the big YT channels to get guns. I buy what I’m interested in and then test and review those.

[@johnnybbgunner2136]

@@airgunsofalaska It’s all good…always trying to just have fun along the way. I enjoy the shooting in the snow and windier weather videos as we are spoiled in my area.

[@peteralexben]

hello , if you cock the gun with the pellet inside and action closed the air is sucked beside the pellet and the pellet must get back to let the air by, first cocking ,there are 3 brands sofar as i know from spain gamo ,norica and cometa. norica has also a diana 54 recoil type system ,the omnia zrs

[@airgunsofalaska]

Thanks for this! I didn’t realize or even think about the how the loading sequence could have a negative impact on the pellet. From here forward I’ll make sure to cock the gun first before loading. It’s funny to experience all the different nuances between all the assorted types of airguns. I’ve never owned a Gamo. I was doing some reading about them last night and in one forum post they were talking about how they moved some and/or all of their manufacturing to China. Is that true? I’d only consider a made in Spain Gamo if that’s the case. Cometa is a brand I’ve not heard of before. I watched a few reviews of the Omnia ZRS last spring and it looked interesting. It is priced a lot lower than the Air King but the big KZbin channels that were reviewing it I don’t have much respect for as they overhype everything and put out shill reviews IMO. I’d like to try one out. I could see myself liking it but I don’t know if I’d $400 like it.🤔 My Air King is very smooth, very accurate and very nicely built. The idea of that system in a lower priced, hopefully lighter gun sounds appealing. Something you wouldn’t mind taking out in the field and weather has a lot of promise.

[@peteralexben]

@@airgunsofalaska a second hand fwb 300 is the same system .it was the most accurate springer 10 m gun .if not to windy .you can shoot 50 meter .its only 7.5 joule .but a stronger spring is made .its 10 joule then. 300 dollar i think there must be find

[@airgunsofalaska]

@@peteralexben are there different generations of the FWB 300? I just read some articles about the FWB 300 and it says it is recoilless. This Dream Hunter is not recoilless. I like that type of system on my Air King.

[@peteralexben]

@@airgunsofalaska the fwb 150 and 300 are the models where the airking kopyt its system from

[@peteralexben]

@@airgunsofalaska do you have a gmail or so

[@MalcolmJames-sg3zg]

I like the loading port, I don't trust the sliding port. No matter how safe they say they are .

[@airgunsofalaska]

What don’t you like about it? The cover swings away to the side to expose the breech. The piston is self contained inside the compression tube. The air comes out of a little 5.5mm size hole. It seems like an extremely safe system to me. 🤷‍♂️

[@MalcolmJames-sg3zg]

No I think you misunderstood, I love the loading port, and its 100 percent safe , I meant on the other undertleavers that has the sliding trap ,I think the best loading port on under.eavers were the Webley mark 3 and the Diana original 50 ,

[@airgunsofalaska]

@@MalcolmJames-sg3zg Ah! Yes, I totally misread the other first time. 😀👍

[@Indiana424]

Awesome! Hell you like it we love it!

[@airgunsofalaska]

😀 I’m pretty pleased so far. I kept wanting to shoot but ran out of daylight. I’m hoping the cocking stroke, recoil and trigger will all smooth out with use.

[@bayouflats5054]

Loading is really interesting. Rifling seems good and deep. I’m betting, after you “ lead it in”, and perfect your technique for this platform, it will be much closer to a dime maaan. 😁👍

[@airgunsofalaska]

I thought the barrel and rifling looked really good too. I’m looking forward to getting more used to shooting the gun. I’m glad it doesn’t seem to be super picky with hold. My Hatsan Mod 95 drives me crazy with that trait. I like the loading style of this gun. The flip,of trap door and mechanical action of the whole sequence just appeals to me from both a visual aspect and practical. I like not having to worry about potentially losing a finger. 🤣😆

[@bayouflats5054]

@@airgunsofalaska yea, odd cool factor is big in my book. 😁👍

[@airgunsofalaska]

@@bayouflats5054 Me too! I liked that the gun didn’t have much out there about it. I took a leap of faith it’d be good and so far things are still looking promising.

[@mikem201]

There is a reason Airgun Depot has had Noricas in stock for over a year now with no reviews, nobody is buying them. @@airgunsofalaska

[@dgoutdoorschannel]

This gun looks awesome I want one

[@thomaspicken6501]

How can I get im in Scotland

[@airgunsofalaska]

I wouldn’t recommend buying it. It’s not reliable nor particularly well built.

[@jamesbowskill362]

Utah Airguns are you best bet...... Unfortunately I am in the UK so cant really suggest anyone other than Utah.......Good luck

[@scotthanson4200]

the gun looks cool . the stock in the beginning of the vidio seems easy to flex and l noticed the forearm stock area looks very thin . do you think the stock will hold up. mostly at the 2 stock bolts in front. other than that the gun is very cool l like how they used 2 bolts for the front sight and it looks like it shoots really good. l just bought a daisy 1100s springer from wal-mart for 63.00 l read all the good reviews on it for awhile now and l just got it and this gun is a blast to shoot love the open sights no vibration after a few hundred shots it is really nice to shoot l will see how it holds up and also the stock is synthetic feels really strong and the safety is really nice, made out of metal , trigger is metal , l really like the looks of the front sight on it also. see how your norica does on paper l bet it will be good.

[@airgunsofalaska]

The front of the forearm is super thin and too flexible in my opinion. I was thinking how a guy could accidentally get tree branches or tall grass stuck in that area and potentially damage the gun while carrying it out in the field. That portion of the gun was disappointing for sure. I just looked up the Daisy 1100S and it looks quite nice. I don’t have any experience with it or any Daisy break barrel guns. Good to hear that it has so many metal parts. Lately, so many airguns are coming with plastic pieces and shrouds, etc, that it diminishes the look and appeal to me. Nice to hear they didn’t do that with the 1100S. We’ll see how this Norica holds up over time. It’s looking really promising so far and I’m excited to shoot it some more this weekend. I’m going to check the tightness of the screws today, hopefully everything is holding together. 😆

[@scotthanson4200]

@@airgunsofalaska l got a good feeling that your new gun will be a tack driver. l have been shooting my daisy 1100s down the basement all morning lots of fun.

[@johnnybbgunner2136]

Nice shooting with iron sights.

[@airgunsofalaska]

Thanks! It just impressed me a 35 yds AND I got it on video. 😄

[@michaelcarey3105]

Nice gun/shooting/video!

[@airgunsofalaska]

Thank you! I’m still pretty excited about its potential.

[@yoitired]

Seems a lot nicer than I would have expected! I've been suspicious of Norica that they aren't who they say they are, but maybe they really are a quality company that deserves a lot more publicity. Is that breech design safe from getting your fingers pinched? That would put it at a level of safety above most springers.

[@airgunsofalaska]

I wasn’t totally sure what to expect? There wasn’t a lot of videos or info out there about this model. At least that seemed current. Best I can tell Norica builds their own guns in their own factory in Eibar Spain. I’m guessing they’ve just not had a big presence in the USA. Their website is a bit confusing to an English speaker. The trapdoor style breech is one of the features I liked. There is no way to injure your fingers since the spring piston is fully contained within its tube. We’ll see how the gun holds up and does accuracy wise at longer ranges. I’m looking forward to shooting if more this weekend. 😀

[@yoitired]

@@airgunsofalaska I was thinking more about where the heck did they come from, why haven't I heard of them? Could be they've been a micro cap family business for the last 100yrs, like 1 owner and 1-2 employees at any given time, importing and assembling parts in tiny orders, and maybe now they're trying to expand a bit. Noting wrong with buying parts I guess, in the Diana tour he said they buy a lot of their parts, as long as it's all done right. But yeah seems like a cool gun! Accurate out of the box, and the new safe design deserves a round of applause. Keep us posted!

[@airgunsofalaska]

@@yoitired I don’t think I’d heard of them until this year when I learned of their Omnia ZRS. One of the major reasons I went with this model was that it was made in Spain, not another China made gun. I almost….. ALMOST bought a Hatsan Torpedo… yeah, those sling swivels and the looks and power of the gun were pulling me in. Then I fortunately watched the right video and the guy was funny saying how now he remembers why he rarely shoots it. Twang! All the recoil and vibration is then evident on video. I was thinking, yeah, yeah, I can live with that, it’ll teach me to be a better shooter. Then in another video he shows how THE ENTIRE BARREL SLIDES FORWARD to load a pellet. I’m like, “Heck NO!”. What a stupid design. Let’s ruin an underlever by making the fixed barrel unfixed. Genius! The Norica factory looked pretty large. But then I don’t know? Could be that their website isn’t legit but I’m doubting it. I suspect they are just a European brand that doesn’t have a large presence in North America. I got the impression they were more popular in South America from the lack of English speaking KZbin videos on the gun. Hopefully the gun holds up for the long run. I mean it should, steel coil spring and all the important parts are metal. I liked the lack or plastic crap on the gun compared to many of the Gamos, Crosman, Umarex…well heck, most all of them. I feel a lot better about this purchase right now than I did my MagFire Extreme and Seneca Dragonfly but of course time will tell.

[@johnnybbgunner2136]

Any numbers on it or chronograph testing?

[@airgunsofalaska]

@@johnnybbgunner2136 yes! 👍

[@miguelangelabascaltorres1472]

Estas Carabinas las hacen, dónde yo Vivo, la Fábrica Norica, Cometa y Gamo pero Gamo ya queda lejos para ir un día. Yo también soy aficionado al Aire comprimido. Un saludo desde España.

[@airgunsofalaska]

Eso es bueno escuchar. Una opinión decía que el Dream Hunter se fabricó en China, pero no proporcionó pruebas. No pensé que fueran correctos. Me desanima que esta arma se rompa tan rápido. Tenía potencial para ser bueno.

[@miguelangelabascaltorres1472]

​@@airgunsofalaskaSe fabricó en España en el País Vasco, Eibar Bizkaia, hay están echas.

[@airgunsofalaska]

@@miguelangelabascaltorres1472 ¡Gracias! Tenía la sensación de que el tipo que dijo que estaba hecho en China estaba equivocado.

[@olegbarth928]

Have you thought about, how and wich way the air is getting into the chamber while cocking it? Especialy when a pellet is allready in the barrel?You wear the seals out if you cock it loaded and closed because you force it to suck air into the chamber while it schould be completely close. If you expect to maintain a tight and powerful system while pushing air out, you should not force it to pull air in when it should be sealed. Sorry for that.😅

[@airgunsofalaska]

You are right, after the video another guy commented and I’d not even thought about it. I was so used to the manual of arms on other guns being needed to be loaded first that I just shot outta habit. In later videos I cock first than load.

[@olegbarth928]

@@airgunsofalaska i learned It the hard way.😅

[@airgunsofalaska]

@@olegbarth928 oh no! That’s unfortunate

[@precisionrodentcontrol]

Looks fun!!

[@airgunsofalaska]

I’ve had some minor issues today with it but things are now coming together. 👍

[@prashantpatel453]

This gun is front heavy and a bit long. The trigger is hard. Otherwise good.

[@VigilanceTech]

It's looking to me like you could be loading the pellet into the BACK side of that flip-up port (and it might be easier from there than trying to poke it down into the cavity created by flipping it up)

[@armandogonzales9304]

Nope. The seating of the.pellet into the breech is mandatory.

[@airgunsofalaska]

I don’t think that’d be good as the gun isn’t designed that way.

[@VigilanceTech]

@@armandogonzales9304 well, I think they missed an opportunity there then, not only to make easier loading, but also gaining a couple more inches of barrel length

[@benjimenfranklin3668]

It says it was made in Spain but a lot of those parts are from China maybe it was assembled in spain. I have a Chinese 22 just like it but mine has a wooden stock.

[@airgunsofalaska]

I don’t know about that? I’ve had quite a few viewers comment it has a German made barrel. Norica has a factory in Eibar, Spain and you can street view it in Google maps. Their factory is a long way from China. What is the Chinese .22 called you have that is just like it? If it is a Chinese made airgun than Norica is straight up lying. They’ve got made in Eibar, Spain right on the box and also engraved on the gun.

[@benjimenfranklin3668]

@@airgunsofalaska In a roundabout way they are made in China. The assembly process is in Spain and soon in America too but parts do come from China. This is from there Web page. Conquering the United States. Norica, after 105 years of activity, has positioned itself in more than 60 countries, but curiously, it had never added the United States to its list. The company’s managing director, María Asun Rodríguez, who has taken over from her father Fernando, is very hopeful of putting an end to this commercial anachronism, which “will contribute to meeting the objectives we have set ourselves in the 2022-2024 plan”. At the last trade fair in Las Vegas “we presented a world revolution in conventional break-action airguns, a recoilless system that we have patented in the United States, China, Turkey and Europe. The reception was very good and has led to major contracts in South Africa, Australia and Arabia, as well as opening doors in Canada and the USA, where we are in advanced negotiations to sign an agreement with a major national distributor”. By 2024, they hope to manufacture 35,000 airguns annually. This leap in the United States will contribute to the objectives of increasing production of airguns, whose mechanical parts are manufactured by Elcoro, to “reduce costs and selling prices”. The plan’s goal is to reach an annual production of 35,000 units, with an aggregate growth of 40 percent since the pre-covid years: “We have to take into account that, as a leisure element, the airgun sector did not suffer from the health crisis,” stresses María Asun. In order to take on this industrial leap more effectively, Norica is preparing a series of actions that have begun with a contract with Tekniker to reorganise the Elgeta plant and move from a manual assembly system to one of semi-automatic lines (one for conventional airguns and another for PCP -with compressor-). After completing this work, they are currently preparing the lay out of the facilities, which will increase efficiency and quality and which will include the 35-metre shooting range where the airguns are tested. As María Asun Rodríguez explains, the boost to their market offer includes a series of innovation projects with which they will focus on expanding the catalogue with more economical models and on the efficiency of the production processes. In this way, they are working on creating more affordable alternatives in PCP airguns, which they will present in Las Vegas in 2023. On the one hand, they will offer these models with a fibre stock instead of wood, and the option of mounting a domestically produced barrel, the machining of which will be undertaken by Elcoro. Another vector of improvement will be the standardisation of components for different families of airguns, which will provide industrial and economic synergies

[@aliceinchainz3003]

i like your gun its nice however lol i still would by that gamo 3gen .22 magnum over this one

[@TMFShooting]

Nice 💯Great Video Thanks for Sharing 💥💥💥💥💥💥💥

[@airgunsofalaska]

Thanks! The gun was fun while it lasted, I just posted a new video showing how it broke.

[@TMFShooting]

Thank's I will take a Look 👍@@airgunsofalaska

[@gerrit-janhofste5622]

Why did you prefer a spring piston over a gasram?

[@airgunsofalaska]

I much prefer a spring piston from a reliability perspective. I’ve got spring piston guns from the mid 80’s that still work perfectly even after being stored for up to a decade or two without being used. I’m very skeptical that a gas ram would exhibit that type of reliability. This past spring I got a Crosman Mag-Fire Extreme and gave a gas ram a try. It recoiled and vibrated just like a springer so didn’t see it as being an improvement. All that said I’ve read very good reviews about the Theobian gas ram system but I’ve never shot one or looked at buying a gun that featured it.

[@michaelwthalman]

​@@airgunsofalaska I very much agree with you on the springers outlasting (usually) the air pistons. I went down to check on some of my "safe queen" air pistons that probably get shot only a handful of times a year and 2 of them were dead. Next to them are my 80s, 90s Beeman/Webley spring pistons all of them are still shooting just fine.

[@airgunsofalaska]

@@michaelwthalman what a bummer about your gas piston guns. I’ve got one now in the Hatsan .30 cal break barrel. I’m kinda curious to see how long it will last. It jumps and vibrates with each shot so I don’t see any benefit to this system.

[@michaelwthalman]

@@airgunsofalaska I still have a Hatsan 135 in .30 with a active air piston. And a few other Hatsans with still working air pistons. But, they could go at anytime from just sitting in the safe... The cost of repairing is similar to getting a new gun. If you can find the parts. So, I'm pretty much done on any new air piston break barrels. Will probably get another Gamo CFX springer (very accurate) and try to put mechanical springs into the Hatsans that had Vortex air pistons. If feasible and keep shooting my almost 100 year old (in some cases) multi pumpers. Crosman 101, Sheridans and Benjamins were made to last multiple lifetimes it seems. Oh and probably get a 3rd Crosman 362 and this time convert to a 367. I ended up putting an old 24in .22cal barrel on my recently acquired 2nd 362 and I'am really impressed with it. I'm getting 3/4in 15 shot groups at 30 yards. Which for me is not an easy task. The usual steel breech, extended probe was added. Also, I bent downwards on each side of the trigger sear spring and swapped out the trigger return spring from an old ball point pen and got the trigger pull to just under 2lbs. Makes a huge difference in tightening groups...

[@airgunsofalaska]

@@michaelwthalman I’m a big fan of the Crosman and Benjamin pumpers. The older guns like the 101 were definitely made to last! I shot my custom 367 the other day and was surprised at how decent feeling the trigger has become with use. The 362 model is one of my favorite guns.

[@thomaspicken6501]

How can I bye won i live in Scotland

[@airgunsofalaska]

I think you’d be better off taking this gun off your list and buying something else. Mine broke after only 5 days and the gun never smoothed out and the trigger left a lot to be desired. I’d recommend saving up more money and buying an underlever made by a German manufacturer and then just enjoy shooting that more accurate and far higher quality gun for decades into the future.

[@JaceBell]

WOW! She is a smacker!

[@airgunsofalaska]

Totally! I was surprised at how hard it was hitting the cans and silhouettes. 😀

[@david.69]

Norica es una marca puntera que hace carabinas de excelente calidad

[@airgunsofalaska]

Creo que es una buena pistola de aire comprimido, pero no la consideraría de excelente calidad. No está al mismo nivel que una Diana, que yo llamaría excelente. @david.69 Creo que el cañón es de alta calidad. Esta Norica está mostrando un gran potencial. ¡Gracias por visitar mi canal! 😀

[@david.69]

@@airgunsofalaska Weirauch, Diana y AA juegan en otra Liga... Las marcas españolas como Norica y Cometa son excelentes en la relación calidad-precio

[@airgunsofalaska]

Excelente punto, tiene mucho sentido. Me gusta comprar armas en este rango de precios y creo que son de mucha mejor calidad que una arma de fabricación china del mismo precio.

[@david.69]

@@airgunsofalaska así es, yo te recomiendo de Norica que pruebes los modelos Storm y Marvic Luxe y de Cometa los modelos Fénix y Fusión, seguro que te gustaran

[@airgunsofalaska]

@@david.69 gracias por las recomendaciones 👍

[@williamking1554]

is the loading port plastic or metal

[@airgunsofalaska]

It’s metal (aluminum I believe) with a thin rubber covering over the top.

[@williamking1554]

fanx mate@@airgunsofalaska

[@chriswedgworth]

Nice

[@heathhalfhill6401]

What kind of power and speed is it producing?

[@airgunsofalaska]

The box it came in said 820 FPS but the best I saw was 738 with a 14.3 gr lead pellet. I can’t recommend this gun as it broke after only 5 days of shooting. I sent it back to the company I bought it from for a refund.

[@heathhalfhill6401]

@@airgunsofalaska what a shame. I think you maybe happier with a Gamo 10XGen 3 .22 cal at the end of the day short of getting a PCP. The Notos a .22 cal PCP for under 250$ and a 50$ hand pump is really special. 745 FPS with Crosman 14.3s HPs & 735 FPS with Hades and Daisy HPs 15.89 and 15.4 DHPs🤷‍♂️ Avengers are awesome too💯359$😉

[@airgunsofalaska]

@@heathhalfhill6401 I’ve never owned or even shot a Gamo break barrel. The repeater concept appeals to me but a number of my subscribers have left me comments they experienced issues with the Gamo repeaters. I had pretty bad luck with a Crosman Mag-Fire I owned briefly. Lots of guys and YT channels seem to really like the Notos. I’ve got a Benjamin Marauder pistol I rarely shoot so the Notos doesn’t have much appeal to me. I’ve got two other PCP rifles that I rarely shoot as I charge with a hand pump and don’t like how the charging effort ruins my shooting flow. I even bought a NOS Benjamin Maximus thinking its 2000psi fill might be less annoying but I found I just have to pump it up more often. 😆 A Gamo repeater would be interesting to buy and test for the sake of views on my channel. I’ll have to see how much $ I get from KZbin in the next month or two.

[@alarmactionukalarmactionuk893]

Cock the rifle first then load a pellet otherwise when cocking after loading means you are drawing against a vacuum which will prove damaging long term.

[@airgunsofalaska]

Thanks! Another viewer commented on that as well. I didn’t think about it at the time but corrected my sequence in later videos.

[@walidqaissi9292]

in 2012 I was having one ... worst ever air rifle

[@airgunsofalaska]

What didn’t you like about yours?

[@walidqaissi9292]

@thatalaskaguy-airguns heavy from the front .. spring died quickly. the plastic furniture wasn't designed comfortably.. by the way, I gave it to a friend with no change and he didn't like it

[@airgunsofalaska]

@@walidqaissi9292 it’s definitely front heavy. I hope my spring doesn’t fail anytime soon. I specifically went with this model because it used a steel spring over a gas piston. I don’t care for the distance between the grip and trigger but it’d be more comfortable for someone with large hands. Hopefully my long term experience turns out good. If it doesn’t I’ll be sure to post a video. 😀

[@walidqaissi9292]

@thatalaskaguy-airguns I respect your openion and feelings about what you get ... It's just a bad experience for me I wanted to talk about ... by the way, my name is Walid, and Im an air rifles fan ( a target shooter), especially the springs I wish did not bother you

[@airgunsofalaska]

@@walidqaissi9292I’m not sure why YT didn’t notify me about your comment. You were right, it’s not a good quality reliable air rifle. Mine broke with 5-days and I’m going to send it back to the vendor for a refund. Norica’s customer service blows. I’ve emailed them twice and they don’t respond. I won’t ever buy another Norica product.

[@johnnybbgunner2136]

Recycled EU plastics are not like HATSAN!

[@airgunsofalaska]

Only the finest EU plastic made from recycled Pina Colata bottles. 😂🤣

[@johnnybbgunner2136]

A heavier wood stock version would help the balance some. The main thing is that it works and shoots straight.

[@airgunsofalaska]

@@johnnybbgunner2136 a wood stock would be nice but the gun is already on the hefty side. I’m more excited that it has a rubber buttpad than anything. 😆 I’m kinda fickle, sometimes I want wood and sometimes I prefer synthetic. For this gun I’m pretty content with synthetic as I have a number of expensive wood stock airguns that I treat more like museum pieces than things to shoot. It’s nice to have guns just for shooting as long as they perform well.

[@Daniel-vu4ft]

what a PoS that Spanish gun quality. Feel sorry for you money mate 😐

[@airgunsofalaska]

It definitely didn’t prove to be reliable. Fortunately I was able to return it for a full refund including my shipping. The gun had potential but not with that junk show, direct sear trigger.

[@premjitpatil7254]

The worst air gun ever......

[@airgunsofalaska]

It definitely was for me. Not impressed that it only lasted 4-5 days before it broke,

[@jamesbowskill362]

Stop wasting your money pal.........Get an FX Maverick .25 thats tuned to run at 65 ftlib firing ZAN 33grn slugs at 980-1000 fps........its ALL the gun you would wish for. Happy days !

[@airgunsofalaska]

Do you know if anyone offers a discount code? I prefer to dual wield when shooting pistol style PCP’s.

[@joedokes8641]

Dang you mean I have to sell my Porsche ! 🙃@@airgunsofalaska 🤔

[@airgunsofalaska]

@@joedokes8641 I know right! I’m putting my vintage Ferrari up for sale to get some airgun money for an FX Maverick.

[@joedokes8641]

LMFAO FOR SURE . @@airgunsofalaska