Author: Terry

Full-time welder/designer, former Airman, and father of five.

Poor Man’s Side Folders

The Poor Man’s Side Folder is Here

I’ve just listed the Poor Man’s Side Folders! They work great, they look good, and they’re cheap. Here it is on the Hatsan Sortie.

Stay tuned for an even cheaper fixed length buttstock option. Also to come; side folder adapters for the Crosman 1377/1322 and 2240.

The Side Folder product page can be found here: https://buck-rail.com/product/the-poor-mans-side-folder/

In the video below I demonstrate the installation of the side folder on the Hatsan Sortie and open and closed one a thousand times with very little wear. I also mention a few things about using the side folder on the Beeman 2027.

Beeman 2027 Side Folder Lower

I’ve also added a new option to the Beeman 2027 tactical conversion kit. You can now choose from the standard lower or from a lower with a rear facing pic rail for side folder compatibility. One advantage of using the Poor Man’s Side Folder on the Beeman 2027 is that you will still have access to the hammer spring adjustment. Just fold the stock over and you now have access the the adjustment screw.

The hole just about the pic rail slot aligns with the power adjustment screw.

The new Red Dots make for a good combo with this kit as well. I know it looks like the magazine blocks the sight picture, but it doesn’t show in the glass at all.

Milspec A2 Grips

Some other news; I’ve switched suppliers for the Milspec A2 grips. I’ve found another American manufacturer who makes a better grip with a much cleaner fit and finish. All of our conversion kits will now include these new grips.

Thank You

We’re almost at 1000 subscribers to this blog. I haven’t paid too much attention to that sort of thing, but it just hit me that this blog post will go out to 938 people. That’s pretty great and very encouraging. It’s also pretty frightening and very humbling. Thank you for your support, thank you for your business, and thank you for the opportunity to serve you!

Next up should be Stormrider Conversion Kits if all goes according to plan!

Thanks for lookin’ y’all!

-Terry

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Micro Red Dots, Adapters, and Crosman Mounts

New Product Announcement 7/29/22

This is just a quick update to let y’all know that I’ve released a few new products and to tell you what’s next.

1X20 Micro Red Dots

I’ve noticed a lot of our customers using these Micro Red Dots. I’ve only recently tried one myself and can certainly see the appeal. So we’re offering them for sale! Check those out here: https://buck-rail.com/product/1×20-red-dot-sight/

Crosman Scope Mounts

The 1X20 Red Dots are only available in Picatinny/Weaver bases and they have a screw right through the middle. This means that the Red Dots would need to be centered over one of our Crosman Scope mounts and there would be a little too much daylight on each side. I’ve added an option to the Crosman Scope Mounts to select a single extended mount. I think the 1X20 Micro Red Dot looks better with this scope mount than with the short set of 2.

Dovetail to Picatinny Adapters

If you have a steel breech on your Crosman, or if you’d like to mount one of these Red Dots on any airgun with dovetail grooves you will need some sort of riser or adapter to go from 3/8 inch or 11mm dovetail to Picatinny/Weaver. We’re now offering low-profile dovetail to picatinny adapters that pair well with these Red Dots. Check those out here: https://buck-rail.com/product/dovetail-to-picatinny-adapter/

What’s Next?

Poor Man’s Side Folder – The next product release will be the poor man’s side folder and a compatible lower/grip adapter for the Beeman 2027. I have all the parts for these and we are assembling a few everyday. I just need to get pictures and product pages done. I’m thinking by the end of next week, August 5th.

Stormrider – After that I plan on releasing the Gen I and Gen II Diana Stormrider tactical conversions. Designs are done and I think they are awesome. I’m super excited about these.

Crosman ICON – I’ve completed a design for a Tactical Conversion kit for the Crosman ICON. That will be released once I’m done with the Stormriders. I will also have a barrel band for this one.

Side Folder Adapters – The designs for the Crosman 13XX and 2240 side folder adapters are done. I’m just waiting on another manufacturer for the steel parts.

I’m getting burned out again. I won’t shut the business down this time, but I might take a break after all these are done and try to recharge my batteries before attempting another manic design session. We’ll keep chipping away on the business end. Speaking of which, we’ve been running out of space for a while. I have some ideas for how we can make more room. In the meantime, once we get all of these products released I’m sure we’ll be overcommitted. My plan is, essentially, to overcommit first and then deal with the consequences afterward. Wish me luck!

Deo volente, we will keep cranking out great products at great prices! Thank you for your support and thank you for the opportunity to serve you!

– Terry

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Beeman 2027, Diana Stormrider, and Other News…

Beeman 2027, Diana Stormrider, and Other News…

Howdy folks! It’s been a while. Here’s an update on what I’ve been working on.

Beeman 2027 Tactical Conversion

I’ve listed the tactical stock conversion kit for sale HERE. I just released the suppressor today. Check that out HERE.

Beeman 2027 with Tactical Conversion Kit and Suppressor Installed

I’ll also be releasing a “lower” or grip adapter that will be compatible with Picatinny mounting side folding stocks. Stay tuned for that.

Poor Man’s Side Folder

I’ve recently found myself searching for a reasonably priced side folder that is also good looking. I’ve found some that were good looking and some that were reasonably priced, but I couldn’t find both. I hope to remedy that with the “Poor Man’s Side Folder”. Don’t be fooled by the name. It is compact, good looking, locks open, locks closed, adjustable LOP, and will be compatible with multiple airguns. The design and testing are complete (Tested on the Sortie). I have all the parts (Metal hinge pin, E-Clip, Springs, screws, nuts, etc.) I have the custom steel parts on order for mounting it to the Crosman 2240 and 13XX (no power adjusters… sorry). It will also be compatible with the Beeman 2027 Lower, mentioned above, and I will work on an adapter for the Diana Bandit, Chaser, and Airbug next.

Diana Stormrider Tactical Conversion

Since I released the Diana Tactical Conversion kit a common request has been to make one for the Diana Stormrider. The Gen I seems to be backordered everywhere, so I will need to wait to see what I would need to do for that one. I do, however, have a Gen II and have worked up a nice little kit for it. Check it out:

Still testing, but expect that in the near future. It will be announced here.

1X20 Mini Red Dots

I’ve noticed a lot of our customers mounting 1X20 and 1X25 Red Dots using our Crosman Mounts. A single mount, from a set of 2, can be used to mount one of these, but they don’t quite look right. I’ll be extending the Crosman 2240 and 13XX mounts to match one of these red dots and offering them as an option. Here’s what I mean:

Crosman Drifter with Extended Crosman Scope Mount and and 1X20 Mini Red Dot

These Red Dots will be available at a great price from us soon. We’ll also be offering low-profile dovetail to Picatinny adapters if you’re looking to mount one on a Diana Chaser, Bandit, Airbug, or any other airguns with dovetail grooves. Stay tuned for that!

Beeman 1357 and 1358 Suppressor

I believe this suppressor is our most affective to date. I’m very proud of it. We’ve sold a humble 92 so far. I have only heard good things from folks who’ve used it, but haven’t had a single review come through for some reason. If you’re one of those lucky 92 please consider letting other customers know that it doesn’t suck.

Here’s a little video I posted for that one recently:

YouTube

You may have noticed… we’re back on YouTube. We’ll try to start posting there more regularly. Not everything that is uploaded on YouTube will be shared here. If you’d like to keep up with what we’re doing there check out the channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/BuckRail/videos and do all the things that YouTubers like to tell you to do. Or not. Either way, there will be more and more videos posted there of some interest to airgunners.

Thank you for the opportunity to serve you! Know that it’s not taken for granted and we’re still working hard to provide great products at great prices.

-Terry

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Coming Soon: Price Increases

Starting Friday, July 1st, we’ll be raising prices on many of our items.

I don’t take this lightly, so let me give you a lengthy explanation. This business started as a lesson for my kids. At the time, I was a full-time welder in the Oil and Gas industry and a hobbyist designer and 3d printer. After developing the Little Buck Rail for my daughter to use a Red Dot on the Daisy Buck I thought other folks may want one too and started a little business that would be operated mostly by them. My eldest son would 3d print Little Buck Rails, and him and little sister would write thank you notes with hand drawn pictures. Mom would ship and they’d make a few bucks here and there.

Confession time: Not intending to do anything more than the Little Buck Rail, I wanted to name the website “buckrail.com”. Unfortunately, that domain name was taken by a news company in Jackson, Wyoming. So I made the brilliant decision to add a hyphen between buck and rail. I guess that’s better than “A1Airguns.com” (I just looked it up. That’s a real domain…) Can you even look up websites in alphabetical order?…

Anyway, we’re coming up on three years in business. Much to my amazement, and the amazement of friends and family, we’ve grown way beyond a business lesson or side-gig (I left full-time employment in the Aerospace industry in November 2021) and will likely grow beyond a home-based business soon.

If you look carefully, you can see when I got burned out, took vacation, considered closing down, then quit my job and went for it.

Our product line has expanded rapidly and we’re only just getting started. There is way more demand for this stuff than I imagined and will work hard to be the one that provides it. We now keep almost 40 3d printers running 24/7 and barely keep up with demand. The only reason we don’t run more is because we’ve maxed out our breaker box (I’m working on that!). Instead of raising prices to match demand we just work harder and longer hours and find ways to decrease costs and increase production while still providing great value products. This has worked well for us so far and has allowed us to keep prices low while everything is going up elsewhere. With that being said, the cost of doing business has increased significantly as we’ve scaled up. In order to continue providing great products at great prices I need to increase prices. I’ll continue working hard to make our products accessible to the little guys and provide the BEST VALUE out there.

Speaking of value, check out what my fellow Texan and Buck-Rail.com customer did earlier this year. He bought a suppressor from us for $20 or $25 (the older UNF suppressor with helical insert and smooth finish), took a very blurry picture of it, and auctioned it on eBay, with little to no description, for over $40!

Unfortunately, I didn’t keep up with it long enough to see how high it sold for. There was still a day left with 12 watchers!

Thank you for your understanding and thank you for the opportunity to serve you!

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New Products, Promo, and Updates

New Products, Promo, and Updates

Hey there folks. A lot going on at Buck Rail lately. Here’s the highlight reel…

Air Venturi Avenger

Avenger Barrel Bands are out and I’m giving a few away. Use code FIRST20 at checkout to get one for free. Only the first 20 customers can use it. Limit one per customer. Check those out here: Avenger Barrel Band. Let me know what y’all think!

Benjamin Akela

Akela/Kratos suppressors are back in stock. I’ve increased the outside diameter some and tightened up the baffle inner diameter. Also, I’ve added a scope rail support for the Akela. This has been a common request from customers and it worked out nicely. Check that out here: Akela Scope Rail Support

Canada

We stopped shipping to Canada a while back. Canadian customs kept holding packages for “closer inspection” and it became impractical for our small business to absorb that. Wes at AirgunArcheryFun.ca will be selling our Diana AR Conversion Kits within Canada. Wes is a great guy to do business with. I’ve bought quite a few things from him myself and it was all top notch with great service to boot. If you’d like to see any of our other products (sorry, no suppressors) available in Canada reach out to Wes and let him know!

Beeman 2027 Work In Progress

I’m working on a tactical conversion for the Beeman 2027. This PCP pistol is a lot of fun, feature rich, and solid for the price. The stock is purdy, but a bit clunky and… well… YUGE. Seriously, you have no idea how big this thing is from the pictures.

There’s a lot of work to be done, yet. But I am super excited about what I have so far. The grip and rail are done, but I have a lot more work to do on the stock. I need to make the side folder mechanism (it will fold to the right), add an adjustable stock, and figure out how to keep the price low. Check out the progress:

As you can see, when you close the side folder it dims the lights….

If I work up a reasonably priced and effective side folder I will make an adapter for the 13XX, 2240, and Dianas as well. Please be patient with me while I work out the details. I don’t have a release date, but will announce it here when that day comes.

Sig MCX and MPX

I made suppressors for the MCX and MPX, but they don’t work worth a dang. I would be embarrassed to sell them. That’s all I got on that…

Umarex Gauntlet

Another customer request has been to make the Gauntlet suppressor constrain the barrel. I’m about done with that and will have those available sometime soon. I plan on working up a few Gauntlet Barrel bands as well.

Reviews

In our early days, my kids would draw pictures on “thank you” notes for every customer. I’m sure many of you remember this. That was back when we sold three products and this business was only an experiment and homeschool lesson for my two oldest kiddos. On the flipside, many of you have sent pictures to me. I’ve gotten pictures of dad’s shooting with their kids, tricked out airguns, I even got a picture of a Mandalorian Red Ryder conversion that included some of our parts. I’ve also received pictures, as evidence, of my failures as a designer, 3d printer, and a human in general (i.e. malignent mounts, repugnant rails, slanted suppressors, etc.). Sometimes pictures say it better than words. I’ve added an option to attach pictures to your reviews and plan on making it easier for you to share your pictures on the website. Stay tuned for more on that. In the meantime, if you feel so inclined, leave a review with a picture!

I have a mile long list of suggestions and I’m chipping away day by day. We’re working hard to be worthy of your business! Thank you for your patronage and for the opportunity to serve you!

-Terry

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Updates, New Products, and New Options

Updates, New Products, and New Options

Just another quick update to let you know what I’ve been working on and to make some low-key product announcements.

Beeman Underlever

On my last post I announced the release of the Beeman Underlever Suppressor. Now I’ve added a “barrel band” for mounting bipods, lasers etc…. Check that out HERE

1/2-20 UNF Suppressors

I’ve added a .30 Caliber suppressor option to our 1/2-20 UNF Suppressor. It’s larger in diameter, has thicker walls, and is compatible with .30 Caliber airguns with a 1/2-20 threaded muzzle. There is no taper on this suppressor like on our other UNFs. I haven’t announced it anywhere until now and have already sold out a couple of times. Please bear with me. I make more each day and update stock daily. Check that out HERE.

1/2-20 UNF Adapters

Speaking of selling out…. I’m now having our steel 1/2-20 UNF adapters manufactured in the USA. They’re working on that right now and we’ll hopefully have those back in stock soon. If you’re subscribed to that product you will be notified the day that I get them. There are quite a few folks on the waitlist to be notified when they are back in stock. If they go out of stock again before you can get one I should be able to get them back in stock a little quicker now!

UNI Suppressors

We use the same suppressor (with different adapters) on the 13XX, M4-177, 1077, 880, etc. Though they are not universal, they’re affectionately known to us as our UNI suppressors. A lot of folks have wanted to buy the adapters alone and use the same UNI on multiple airguns. I’ve been hearing that request for a while now and have finally made that happen. I’m sorry it took so long! You now have the option to buy only the adapter for those airguns. Please note that the UNI suppressors and adapters are M20X2 threads. They’re not compatible with anything else that I know of.

Avenger/Origin Suppressor

This suppressor is quickly becoming one of our best sellers. A common request has been to make it support the barrel to reduce barrel “whipping” etc. I’ve incorporated that feedback into the latest version. The suppressor now supports the barrel while still making use of the shroud volume to reduce the report.

Bulldog 357 Suppressor

You may have guessed, from the featured image above, that the trapezoidal suppressor is for the Benjamin Bulldog. It’s a direct fit on the .357 Caliber model and works great. Stay tuned for that. I’ve also received requests to make one that is compatible with the extended reservoir. That is on my list as well.

Website Changes

First PayPal divorced us, then Stripe. Something about irreconcilable ideological differences… Anyhow, ultimately, it has been a good thing. It’s been a lot of work, but we’re now up and running with Authorize.net and it’s way better for us and you. It’s a subsidiary of Visa, is very secure, and more reliable. It also allows for more customization and gives us more tools to better serve our customers. I’ve also added the option to pay by check or money order in case they get weird too.

We’re working hard to provide great products and great service at great prices. Thank you for the opportunity to serve you!

And that’s all I have to say about that…

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Guns, Goats, and the Pursuit of Liberty

Guns, Goats, and the Pursuit of Liberty

Hey folks! Time for a new product release! I know it’s been a while. A lot has happened. We’ve been shut down by PayPal and Stripe for selling “firearm parts”, had accounts frozen, got a big wave of business after JC over at Airgun Detectives posted a review, I started a new job, got lots of emails, got burned out, got a goat, the goat got sad so we got her a friend… Not complaining, God is good.

The point… With all that there has been no time for me to work on my mile long list of new products. Thankfully, help has arrived. My friend Chris is now working with us to take on customer service. This is good news for you and me. With his help I can start focusing on cranking out new products again.

So, without further ado, let me briefly introduce to you our latest suppressor. It’s for the Beeman Underlever PCP.

Beeman 1358 with new Buck Rail Suppressor

This suppressor came as a suggestion from an engineer with Marksman who worked on the 135X design. As soon as he contacted me I placed an order for one and have been very impressed with it. It’s a lot of fun and is feature rich at a great price. I hope I’ve done it justice with this suppressor design. I can tell you that it works great and ranks with our most affective suppressors, such as the 13XX and Daisy 880 suppressors, but for a more powerful platform. I can say with confidence that it is our most affective PCP suppressor to date.

I will be making an accessory rail/barrel band as well. The barrel is very stable and I don’t believe it needs a barrel band, but I will be making one anyway so that accessories such as a bipod can be mounted. The design is complete, but it may be a bit before I get it listed.

Check out the suppressor listing HERE for more info.

Thanks for the opportunity to serve you and thanks for lookin’ y’all!

-Terry

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UPDATE, WHAT’S NEW, BACK IN STOCK…

A few minor updates.

UNI Suppressors

They are not officially called UNIs, but that’s what we call them at home. They are not quite universal, but we’ll go with that for the sake of this article. I’m referring to our 13XX, 1077, 880, M4-177, QB78 Suppressors. I’ve made some minor improvements. I’ve reduced the internal diameter of the first baffle after the expansion chamber. This seems to make a significant difference in report reduction without increasing the likelihood of negative impacts on accuracy. I already had this feature on the 1/2-20 UNF and Diana M10X1.00 Suppressor, but have now included it in these suppressors. I’ve also added the honeycomb pattern that I’m putting on just about everything. Folks seem to like it and I’ve had quite a few suggestions to add it to these. So that has been done.

Hawkeye Red Dots

We were sold out of the Picatinny Red Dots for a while, but they’re back in stock now. Don’t expect them to last long.

Red Dots

Crosman Scope Mount and Red Dot Bundle

1/2-20 UNF, M10X1.00, and Avenger Suppressors

These have all been going out of stock a lot lately. If I run out of stock it won’t be for long. I add more each day and update stock accordingly.

1/2-20 UNF Suppressor

Diana Chaser M10X1.00 Suppressor

Avenger Suppressor

Crosman 1/2-20 Adapters

Back in Stock now! Crosman 1/2-20 Adapter

Buttstocks

Buttstocks were sold out for a while as well. They are now back in stock and there are now two options to select from for the 13XX, 2240, P-Rod, and Diana Adjustable Stock Kits. You can choose from the standard CTR style buttstock or a minimalist buttstock as pictured below. I think the minimalist buttstock looks better and it is also cheaper. However, our standard buttstock has the option of locking in the plunger pin and provides for slightly less play in fitment. Choose wisely. I will not be selling the stocks individually. They are only sold in the kits at a low price to sweeten the deal.

Minimalist on the left and Standard on the right

I have also added a feature to each product that will allow you to elect to be notified when a product is back in stock. Please be patient with me while I get this stuff worked out!

Last, but not least, THANK YOU for opportunity to serve you!

Thanks’ for lookin’ y’all!

-Terry

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Crosman Combo Mounts

I’ve made some improvements to our Crosman Scope Mounts. The 13XX pump tube is smaller in diameter than the 2240 CO2 tube. This meant that if I made it fit very snuggly on one it would not have the same fit on the other. They were still an improvement over the 459 intermounts, but the one-size-fits-all approach was a limiting factor. If you have a loose breech screw or loose fitting barrel cap on the 13XX you could end up with some barrel movement that would have otherwise gone unnoticed without using the barrel to mount an optic. The barrel movement was there before. You just didn’t know until you put a lever on it. I still highly recommend the steel breech, but have provided what I hope is the next best thing.

Now there are two versions. One for a snug fit on the smaller 13XX pump tube and another for a snug fit on the 2240 CO2 tube. I’ve also made them into combination dovetail/weaver mounts much like our Sheridan Scope Mounts. The 13XX mounts will have “13XX” on the sides so we can tell them apart easily and not get them mixed up and send you the wrong stuff.

Check out the listing here: https://buck-rail.com/product/crosman-scope-mount/

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