Pyramyd Air Reveals Top-Selling Products of 2014

Cleveland, OH -(Ammoland.com)- Pyramyd Air, the world’s largest online airgun retailer, has tallied the sales of all guns, optics and ammo on its site and come up with the top-sellers for 2014.

Visit pyramydair.com/top-products to see them all. Starting with air guns, the following 10 guns proved to be the most popular air rifles. Pyramyd Air saw several guns repeated from previous years, including some of its most the tried and true.

There are also very popular newcomers. Keep in mind, most of these air rifles shoot lead pellets rather than steel BBs:

1. Benjamin Marauder Air Rifle
2. Daisy Red Ryders
3. Stoeger Arms X20S Suppressor Air Rifle
4. Crosman 1077 CO2 Rifle
5. Umarex Octane Air Rifle
6. AirForce Airguns Condor SS Air Rifle
7. Benjamin Trail NP2 Air Rifle
8. Hatsan 95 Air Rifle
9. Diana RWS 34 Air Rifle
10. Gamo Big Cat 1200/1250 Air Rifle

The top-10 air pistols include all but one CO2 pistols. More manufacturers are hitting the 10-ring when it comes making desirable guns, as these come from several makers rather than just one or two makers (as we’ve seen in previous years).

Most of these air pistols shoot steel BBs rather than lead pellets:

1. Crosman 2240 CO2 Pistol
2. Tanfoglio Witness 1911 CO2 Pistol
3. Beeman P17 Air Pistol
4. Beretta PX4 CO2 Pistol
5. Crosman C11 CO2 Pistol
6. Dan Wesson 2.5″ CO2 Revolver
7. Umarex M712 Full-Auto CO2 Pistol
8. Crosman Vigilante CO2 Revolver
9. Umarex Legends P.08 Blowback CO2 Pistol
10. Walther CP99 Compact CO2 Pistol

Narrowing down the field to the top-selling high-end airguns, Pyramyd Air saw some of the guns repeated from the previous two groups proving that even higher-priced guns sell well.

Since hunting with air guns is steadily becoming more popular, several big bores have gained popularity and make this list:

1. Benjamin Marauder Air Rifle
2. AirForce Airguns Condor SS Air Rifle
3. Sumatra 2500 Air Rifle
4. Benjamin Marauder Air Pistol
5. Air Arms TX200 MKII Air Rifle
6. Air Arms T200 Sporter Air Rifle
7. Sam Yang Dragon Claw Air Rifle
8. Evanix Tactical Sniper Air Rifle
9. Sam Yang Recluse Air Rifle
10. Diana RWS 460 Magnum Air Rifle

Moving on to the airsoft guns, which shoot 6mm plastic round balls known as BBs, the top-selling guns are:

1. Taurus PT 24/7 Airsoft Pistol
2. Black Ops 1911 Scorpion Airsoft Pistol
3. Crosman Pulse R76 Airsoft Rifle
4. Colt 1911 CO2 Blowback Airsoft Pistol
5. SIG Sauer P226 X-FIVE Full Metal Airsoft Pistol
6. Smith & Wesson M&P 40 CO2 Pistol
7. Crosman Z11 Zombie Eliminator CO2 Airsoft Pistol
8. 937 UHC 4″ revolver
9. H&K 416 AEG Airsoft Rifle
10. SIG Sauer P226 Pink Airsoft Pistol

This year, Pyramyd Air has also pulled statistics for its top-selling scopes. This list includes scopes for all types of shooting:

1. CenterPoint Optics 4-16×40 AO Adventure Class Rifle Scope
2. Leapers UTG 30mm SWAT 3-12×44 AO Rifle Scope
3. Bushnell Banner 4-12×40 AO Rifle Scope
4. Leapers UTG 3-9×40 AO True Hunter Rifle Scope
5. CenterPoint AR22 Series 4×32 Duplex Reticle Rifle Scope
6. Leapers UTG 3-9×32 AO Compact CQB Bug Buster Rifle Scope
7. Tech Force 3-9×32 AO Rifle Scope
8. Leapers UTG 4-16×44 AO SWAT AccuShot Rifle Scope
9. Leapers UTG 4×32 Hunter Rifle Scope
10. Hawke Sport Optics HD IR 4-12×50 AO Rifle Scope

Last but not least, it takes some testing to figure out which ammo works best with specific guns. Here are the top-selling pellets of 2014, which would be a good group to start your testing with:

1. JSB Match Diabolo Exact King .25 Caliber, Domed
2. JSB Match Diabolo Exact Jumbo Heavy .22 Caliber, Domed
3. Beeman Kodiak Extra Heavy .22 Caliber, Round Nose
4. Crosman Premier .22 Caliber, Domed
5. Crosman Premier .22 Caliber, Hollowpoint
6. JSB Match Diabolo Exact .177 Caliber, Domed
7. RWS Diabolo Basic .177 Caliber, Wadcutter
8. JSB Diabolo Exact Heavy .177 Caliber, Domed
9. Predator Polymag .22 Caliber, Pointed
10. H&N Baracuda Hunter Extreme .22 Caliber, Hollowpoint

Shooters use Pyramyd Air’s annual top-seller lists to select the airguns and airsoft guns most likely to deliver the highest levels of enjoyment, accuracy and reliability. Those three values are considered the elements that almost certainly guarantee complete shooting satisfaction.

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About Pyramyd Air

Pyramyd Air sells airguns, accessories and ammo from AirForce Airguns, Air Arms, Air Venturi, Beeman, Benjamin, Beretta, Browning, BSA, Colt, Crosman, Daisy, Eun Jin, Evanix, Feinwerkbau (FWB), Gamo, Hammerli, Heckler & Koch (HK), IZH-Baikal, Magnum Research, Makarov, Marksman, Mendoza, Remington, Ruger, RWS Diana, Sam Yang, Sheridan, Smith & Wesson (S&W), Sumatra, Tanfoglio, Umarex, Walther, Webley, Weihrauch, Winchester and others. Pyramyd Air provides professional product videos from Airgun Reporter Paul Capello and a daily blog, Pyramyd Air Report, written by Tom Gaylord, a.k.a. B.B. Pelletier, a world-renowned airgun writer, expert and consultant. They also provide instructional videos on Airgun Academy and airsoft videos located here on their website.