TDR is the acronym for Take Down Rifle, it is designed in such a way to be able to break down the rifle and carry it easier. Not everyone wants to carry their rifle over the shoulder in a long carry bag. The TDR rifle makes transportation a lot easier, especially if you pan on climbing to get to your quarry. Before the phrase TDR they were know as packable air rifles.
Air Rifle Parts
The basic parts of an air rifle are, stock, trigger guard, trigger, barrel, muzzle, moderator and sights. Usually on a take down rifle the stock and the moderator are detachable to make the rifle smalll enough to fit into a backpack.
Air Arms TDR
Air Arms do have a few model in their TDR range, the S410 TDR and the S510 TDR. (Average price of a used S510 TDR) The main differences (apart from the price) is that the older S410 has a bolt action to load the pellets and the S510 has a side lever. The S510 has a screw release for the silencer (and a shrouded barrel that makes it quieter than the S410) and the S410 has a quick release mechanism.
The biggest difference is that the S410 TDR comes with its own backpack to carry the disassembled rifle in. (Average price of a used S410 TDR)
Unfortunately the S510 comes in a rather large flat case, it is well made but the sheer size makes it unsuitable for transportation. This is a shame because the gun was designed with easy transportation in mind, if you could get the same case as the S410 then it would be the perfect solution.
The Air Arms air rifles break down quite simply, the silencer is removed and the the rear of the stock is unscrewed. When rebuilding there are 3 locating pins to help line up the rifle perfectly.
FX Air Rifles
DREAMLINE TACTICAL Lite Compact
The Dreamline Tacical brings AR options like the mil-spec receiver tube, full picatinny scope rail, and more to the airgunner who would like to add common AR parts and options to their airgun.The compact version provides an ultra-packed airgun into a very small package without removing any of the features of the standard Dreamline. Perfect for throwing in a backpack or having ready for that spur of the moment hunting opportunity.
The Dreamline Tactical version comes without rear stock and buffer tube so that the user can personalise the gun according to their own taste. Of course this will pair perfectly with FX Pellets.
FX Airguns Verminator MKII – .22
The Verminator from FX Airguns is a tried and tested, accurate and flexible PCP rifle that has been designed for pest and vermin control. It’s also a perfect target rifle. The accuracy of this rifle comes from an FX Smooth Twist barrel – a hybrid form of barrel design, incorporating a smooth barrel with the last few inches rifled. This air rifle is reduced in size by simply unscrewing the air bottle from the rear, the air bottle is shaped as the stock.
Gunpowder Stealth
Primarily built as a superb take- down hunting rifle, the Stealth is also an accurate target gun. The aircraft grade aluminium and space age polymer combination, together with state of the art production techniques give a high performance air rifle like no other. Using compressed air as its power source the Stealth can give over 500 shots per fill at 12ft/lbs in .22 using a EU certified cylinder that can be inexpensively filled from a standard scuba tank or from a high pressure stirrup pump.
The Stealth comes with the unique versatile GunPower “multi-mount” system featuring three dovetail mounting rails for accessories. The firing system is ergonomically designed with an automatic safety and easily accessible safety release, two stage trigger, an over-sized cocking knob, a large pellet loading port and a burst disc to prevent over filling on the tank.
EDGUN Leshiy Classic
Now if money is no object then the range at Edgun is the ultimate backpack air rifle . The famous Leshiy is a super small and light carbine that competes in power and precision with other much longer barrel carbines. Unlike other small air guns, the Leshiy is not a toy! Its size allows it to be carried in a small backpack, which makes it one of the most competent PCP weapons on the market to use anywhere. The Special Edition version has a special colour anodising. In order to keep the same color in all its parts, the Limited Edition has more metal parts than the BLACK version.
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If it is a take down rifle you want expect to pay a little more than the regular air rifle because of the extra engineering that goes into the TDR. Whilst the TDR is in storage, never place anything on top of the backpack as this may damage the air rifle.