The Seneca Dragonfly MK2 Pneumatic Airgun, a 22 cal Multi-Pump Pellet Pusher that won't Pump You Up!

Fans of the late-80's Saturday Night Live skits will remember the duo of Hans and Franz and their commitment to help you build a stronger, more buff body. Like any good, long running skit they had their own tag-line. They were here to Pump You Up!

Thirty-five years since the grey sweatsuit duo debuted on SNL, Seneca brings us an airgun that promises to deliver the pumper experience without the sweat. As a result, shooters of just about any level of physical ability can enjoy a PCP like airgun experience without the need for a compressor or airtank.

The Seneca Dragonfly MK2 does this by way of a patented, steampunk-esque pumping lever that actually delivers on the manufacturer's promise of a pumper that doesn't get harder to pump as you put more air into the gun.

What is a multi-pump airgun? Well, it's a pellet gun that you put air into by way of an on-board pumping handle. You fill a cylinder with air by pumping, and more pumps equals more velocity. In this case you can shoot from 3-15 pumps, giving an impressive range of velocities to choose from without any tuning. Just decide how many pumps you want to put in the airgun and shoot...all you need is pellets.

The airgun comes with a magazine as well as a single shot tray. You can get it in .177 and .22 cal, mine came from @pyramydair in .22 cal. It has "iron sights" and a dovetail rail for adding an optic. In testing I used both, and in the video you'll see the results with a Leapers 3-9 with front parallax adjustment. I used JSB 18.13 pellets for testing.

In this video I will show a full velocity breakdown, cover the features of the airgun and show accuracy and some tips if you want to run a moderator using the included 1/2x20 UNF thread adapter.

I grey up shooting Crosman and Daisy multi-pump BB and pellet guns. This was nostalgia for me. If I'd have had something like this in the 70's I'd have been king of the woods, and no rabbits or blackbirds would have been safe.

Do I like this air rifle? You bet I do. For what you pay you get a lot. If you have a friend looking for something that doesn't require a lot of support equipment, doesn't suffer from temperature sensitivity like CO2 or hold sensitivity like a break barrel, or you have kids and you need to slow down their ammo consumption, this could be the ticket!

If you need a good backstop for an airgun like this check out @Target Forge as they make the pellet collector I used in the filming of this review. I don't know if Bill is still making them, but it is a superior unit and if you can get one I suggest you snap it up.