Welcome to the Pyramid Insider. I'm Tyler Pattiner. Today we are going to be taking a look at the brand new Umerex Gauntlet 2 in 30 caliber. Before we dive into the Gauntlet 2 30 caliber, want to ask you guys to do us a favor. All right. We're getting hit hard by YouTube right now. They don't like us for some reason. I don't know why, but you guys are the answer and gals if you're watching out there. If you can like, comment on this video, share it with your friends, subscribe to the channel if you're not already. We'd appreciate it a ton. It helps us tremendously and helps us spread the good news of air guns. Now let's get into it. So the Gauntlet 2 in 30 caliber, obviously the Gauntlet 2 is a platform not new to us here. It's been on the market for around four or five months now and has done quite well in 22 and 25, but Umerex wanted to step their game up and bring this into a more mid-bore, big-bore category with the 30 cow. And this is very interesting because it's the first time we've seen what is thought of as a budget air gun in this 30 caliber. So we're going to see how this does today, but I'm expecting good things. Now we've done a full review of the Gauntlet 2 in the past, but taking a look at this 30 caliber, there are a few key differences. I do want to let you guys know about upfront. Now, obviously a lot of the same stuff. You still have the adjustable stock, a lot of M-lock slots, regulated system, all of those things, but some of the specs have changed. So let's go over them now. At the front of the gun, we have a fully shrouded barrel, but what's different about the 30 caliber is that Umerex has gone ahead and added a half inch UNF threading here. So one half by 20 so you can easily add a moderator. And that's going to be necessary. You're talking about a hundred foot pound gun here with this 30 caliber. It's going to be way louder than the 22 and 25. So you're definitely going to want to add something on the end if noise is a consideration for you. A Donnie FL Ronin is going to be right at home on this gun and perform very well. Now moving down from our barrel shroud here, we do have the same 24 cubic inch bottle. You still have your quick disconnect fill fitting. The big difference here is the rag pressure. So the output pressure on the 30 caliber is 2800 psi. It's way higher than the 2100 and the 1900 of the 25 and the 22 caliber. Now because of that, you're probably going to want to pick up a personal compressor if you don't already have a fill source because this thing is going to use a lot more air than it's 22 and 25 counter parts. Not a bad thing. They're rating it right around 24 25 shots per fill. Obviously, we're going to test that for you, but something to know going in at that 4500 psi fill pressure with that higher rag pressure. Less shots. So we're going to put more air if you're running off of a tank and for those of you hand pumping, this is going to be a lot of pumping. Moving back to the breach of the rifle, the biggest departure here is that we have a machined on dovetail pick a tinny weaver combo rail. So this will accommodate all of your mounts, but unlike the gauntlet two we've reviewed before, you do not have those set screws holding this top rail portion on. This is all one piece. I like that a lot. This is going to be way more solid for you, especially for those of you that are looking to get into some of that 100 yard bench rest shooting. This is going to be a better option for you, not just because it's a 30 caliber, but because this breach block is all one piece. Now speaking of the breach, we do have a 30 caliber specific magazine. Of course, this is seven rounds in 30 caliber and the gun comes with two of them. The only pellet this will not fit that I've encountered so far are the predator polymags. Other than that, your JSB Hades, your JSB 44 grains, 50 grains, everything runs fine. The slugs run well also that we've tested, but those predator polymags are going to be a no go for you. So everything from here back is exactly the same. We'll run through it really quickly for you. We have that enlarged bolt action, super easy to operate. I've said this before. You want to get your thumb at the back of the action. Go ahead grab this with a couple fingers and pull it back to cock it. That's going to be the easiest way. If you try and run this like a standard bolt action without putting your hand at the back there, you're going to run into a little bit more difficulty. I will say this was no more difficult to operate than the 22s or 25s that we've shot before. So the cocking effort seems still pretty reasonable by comparison to those lower calibers, even though you're talking about a much more powerful platform with the 30. Procedure for decocking, this is the exact same. You just hold that bolt at the rear. You go ahead, pull the trigger and you hear it click and you are all good to go now. All safe. Safety here, just flip it back. That is safe coming forward. That's hot and ready to go. You do have a hammer spring adjustment here at the back of the stock. So that will allow you some adjustment of the gun there, not something you have to mess with if you don't want to. But if you want to play with your speed a little bit, you certainly can. Of course, at the very back of the stock, we do have an adjustable cheek piece. I don't have it adjusted for me. Works just fine. But for you, your mileage may vary depending on how you set up your scope. The other thing I should mention really quick is the QD sling mount here at the back of the action. You are going to have to mount something into one of these M lock slots forward if you want to have a two point sling. But if you did want to run a single point, you certainly could do that out of the back here. And then of course, you know, the stock is standard gauntlet. We have our degassing port here. You just pop that cover out and you are good to degass it with the tool that's included. Other than that, this is all standard gauntlet too. So let's get to the important stuff. Head out to the range and see how it performs. So run in the gauntlet 30 at 45 yards indoors here. So no wind to contend with. We've ran pretty much everything we have in 30 caliber. The Predator Polymags don't fit in the mag, but pretty much everything else, including one you guys haven't seen yet. We'll get to that in a minute. But starting with the 44 grain JSBs. Now inch in a quarter group, not very good for what the gauntlets, for those of you that already own them and you've seen our other reviews. This is not really up to standard for a gauntlet, but that is okay. Run in those FX hybrids. Now this is under an inch. All seven shots, a full mag there. Seven eights inch group there for seven shots. Not bad. Certainly good enough to get the job done at 50 yards. But our next up is the new JSB knockout 30 Cal, which you guys haven't seen yet. We don't even have them on the website, but we got some samples here to use for this review. Three quarters of an inch. So the gauntlet two in this 30 caliber is definitely liking the heavier stuff. And as shown here, by those 50 grain JSBs, a five eights inch sevens shot group there at 45 yards. This is very solid accuracy. Great stuff. And exactly what we've come to expect out of the gauntlet two platform. So let's break down these chronograph numbers. We went ahead and chronographed both the JSB 50 grain pellets and the FX hybrids slugs. Those FX hybrids slugs are pushing a thousand feet per second. That's exactly what the guns rated at. And you're doing so over 24, 25 shots perfectly within a nice tight spread. You're talking about 12 feet per second, just a two foot per second standard deviation. These are really phenomenal numbers. And again, 99 foot pounds of energy. This is a ton of power. And moving on down to those pellets, they did shoot a little bit better for us going 969 feet a second right around 970, 104 foot pounds on average. You were talking about just as tight of an extreme spread and just as good of standard deviation as with the slugs. Overall, the chronograph numbers look really good. Not a ton of shots, but very good consistency. If you're looking for a long range gun and don't want to break the bank, this is going to do it for you. Let's wrap up the gauntlet too in this 30 caliber. I really like what Umerex has done here. Not just bringing the gun out in a 30 caliber, but making it a very powerful option. This is going to be a great predator gun in addition to shooting those longer distances, even in competition if that's what you want to do. Personally, my only gripes are obviously the noise, but they've given you the ability to quiet it down with half inch UNF threads on the end of the trout and the trigger. Those are my only two gripes, guys. One of the triggers the same one as it always is, but it is adjustable. In a gun in this price range, I'm not expecting match grade precision and this is done out of the box. I know I can adjust it and make it better for me and you guys can do the same at home. But the enhancements that they've made to this 30 caliber and specific are really nice. It's definitely one that if you are looking to stretch your legs, go a little bit further and 25's not doing it for you or you want to get something that's going to hit maybe medium size game with real authority. This gun, this gauntlet 2 and 30 cal is going to do it for you and it's absolutely one that you guys need to have your eye on if you're in the market for a new PCP this year. 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