CT Custom Airguns

Connecticut Custom Airguns isn't a retail shop—it's a design and manufacturing operation run by shooters who compete in field target (FT) and long-range airgun events. The founder brings 25+ years in advanced ballistics and decades of competition experience, including wins at national matches.

The Nautilus SideWheel

A scope focus wheel that solves a real problem: standard large sidewheels are fragile and hard to pack, but small wheels lack precision at long range. The Nautilus grows from 3" diameter (short ranges, 10-35 yards) to 6" diameter (long range, 35-55 yards) using a logarithmic spiral pattern inspired by nautilus shell geometry.

• •Clamps onto the scope knob using metal-to-metal contact (no weak grub screws)
• •Fits inside soft scope cases for transport between lanes
• •Available for AEON scopes, SWFA SS sidewheel model, Sightron SIII, Nikko Stirling NightEater, Hawke Sidewinder 30, and Falcon T-50
• •Small model: $110 postpaid (continental US)
• •Large model: $160 postpaid (continental US)

The Hex Louver ("Secret Sunshade")

A 15-degree cutoff sunshade using expanded aluminum honeycomb technology borrowed from the lighting industry—not 3D-printed plastic. Delivers the sun protection of an 8" sunshade in something compact enough to fit inside scope covers.

• •Starts with 0.0015" aluminum (kitchen foil thickness), then expanded into hexagonal cells
• •1/8" x 1/4" cell depth with matte black anti-reflection coating (<1% reflection)
• •Only 1.2% aperture reduction (21-22 internal "walls" total)
• •Compatible with all scopes having ≤68mm inside scope cover diameter
• •$40 postpaid

• •Custom airgun builds tailored to hunting or competition (FT, long-range)
• •Professional consulting to manufacturers on design and ballistics
• •Scope selection & installation advice based on actual match experience
• •Pellet Path Calculator app with advanced trajectory modeling and true scope height measurement
• •Hector's Airgun Blog covering competition results, technical analysis, and ballistics fundamentals

They run annual shooting events with results archived back to 2013-2014. Top competitors include shooters from Spain, Austria, and across the USA. The shop actively advises shooters on achieving consistent performance in field target and long-range competitions.

Worked with Sightron to develop the "Héctor's Special" riflescope—a 10-50X60 FT chassis with MOA-H reticle (fully illuminated with multiple aimpoints) instead of the standard single center dot. Built for shooters who don't click turrets and need holdover aimpoints in bad weather or low light.

• •Semi-custom work: 25%
• •OEM goods: 10%
• •Other returns: 50%

Email through their Contact page. They work with shooters internationally and handle currency conversions. European customers can reach their distributor contact for international orders.