JTS Airacuda Max PCP Air Rifle

Accuracy, velocity shot-to-shot consistency, smooth action, adjustable trigger, value

Better cheekpiece, Picatinny Rail on bottom of forestock, bottle option.

I am enamored by the Max and I bought one in each caliber only to find, unfortunately, that about six months ago when I bought them, everyone of them clipped a moderator and therefore became unusable to me. I returned all three, the 22 caliber, the 25 caliber, and the 30 caliber. JTS who is/was in denial that there was a problem with moderator clipping but you can check all the forums including but not limited to Facebook and you'll see loads of posts about the Max clipping moderators. I absolutely love the Max because of their accuracy and consistency of velocity and many more treats. But since I shoot every day in my backyard I couldn't, especially with the 30 caliber, shoot without a moderator. So I waited about 3 months after I returned my last Max and ordered another 30 caliber Airacuda Max from Pyramyd Air, hoping that by now this serious problem would be corrected in further batches. Well thank Goodness, I was correct. The one I received does not clip a Ronin moderator.

Gun is put together well and is balanced. Side lever is the smoothest I've ever handled. Has plenty of power for small and medium game. Trigger breaks nicely. Etching on the grip and stock are really nice and comfortable. Gun shoulders nice. I like the shorter overall length and barrel. Gun is 41" overall and very maneuverable while hunting.

I don't love the cheekpiece. I'd prefer them to do a little moulding on it for a more comfortable and secure rest. Moving it up and down helps a little, but the screws aren't very secure and require locktite to keep from becoming loose. Gun doesn't love the cold. It handles better than some I have, but not as well as others. I wouldn't take it out below 20 degrees.

Great value. Shoots nice. They just need to tweak the cheekpiece a bit.

Build quality is excellent. All metal, including the magazines. No polymer or plastic anywhere. The side lever action is very smooth. Very accurate out of the box. I paid the "20 for 20". Scope mounted and zeroed at 10 meters. Out of the box it held zero past 50 yards. A couple of adjustments to zero to 50 and 100 yards. Hats off to JTS Airguns on this rifle. Engineering was well thought out.

The only negative I have is the magazines do not have an "empty stop" for the side lever. If you're not counting your shots, you don't know it's empty till you have a shot that is just air.