First Look At The JTS AirStryke PCP Air Rifle
Hard Air Magazine readers first heard about the new JTS AirStryke PCP air rifle in our report last week from the 2025 Pyramyd Cup.
Well, JTS certainly didn’t waste any time, as one has arrived here in the HAM offices already. Plus, they are already in stock at Pyramyd! So let’s take a first close look at the AirStryke…
The AirStryke is available in a choice of .22 and .25 calibers. It’s a sidelever, regulated, silenced PCP firing from a rotary magazine. That’s a comprehensive list of features for an air rifle with a Street Price of just $249.99.
In order to become acquainted with the AirStryke, I mounted a Leapers UTG 3-9×32 AO Bugbuster scope onto the receiver’s Picatinny rails. This produced a compact, comfortable rig that weighed-in at a very reasonable 7 Lbs 13 Oz.
With a handpump-friendly 3,000 PSI fill pressure, the AirStryke is specified to give up to 47 shots per fill in .22 caliber. In .25 cal the corresponding number is 43.
JTS specifications call for a Muzzle Velocity of 820 FPS with 18.13 Grain pellets in .22 caliber.
The .25 caliber version is said to produce 700 FPS with 25.39 Grain pellets. As that equates to a Muzzle Energy of 27.63 Ft/Lbs, I find it rather surprising. Normally we would expect a .25 cal gun to give a fairly significant boost in energy compared to the .22 cal version.
There’s something to be investigated in future…
There’s certain to be enthusiasts who rejoice that the AirStryke is equipped with open sights. There’s a fairly standard, fiber optic rear and front sight combination, with the expected windage adjustment capability on the rear sight.
Above we see the front sight, together with confirmation that the shrouded barrel contains a silencing system. Looking down a little, we see that there’s a capped “Foster-style” quick disconnect for filling with High Pressure Air. Very good!
Even better – in my opinion – is that the clear, well-marked HPA pressure gauge is set to be read from the side of the gun. No more “looking down the barrel to read the gauge”. Excellent!
Magazine capacity is 10 rounds in .22 caliber and 9 shots in .25 cal. These load from the left side of the action. The magazine is compact and projects very little above the receiver, as we can see from the photograph below. Again, very good.
JTS has also provided a molded Picatinny rail in the underside of the stock.
This allows the gun to be mounted on a bipod, if required, as we can see below.
Hard Air Magazine hopes to review the AirStryke in the near future. It should be interesting…
