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Career / Shin Sung

CountrySouth Korea (defunct manufacturer)TypeTrue manufacturerPlatformIndependent (defunct)Catalog5 models

Career, made by Shin Sung Industries of South Korea, is a defunct PCP manufacturer best known for the lever-action 707, the Dragon Slayer .50, and other Korean big-bore platforms still active in the used market.

In our words

Career is a collector-driven brand. The 707 and Dragon Slayer earned their reputations the hard way — high power, hard recoil, lever-action character, and a fanbase that keeps them running through third-party regulators and tuners. The buying decision is mostly about condition: pressure hold, leak history, magazine availability, and whether the rifle has already been through a known tuner.

Real-world commentary

Career rifles have a cult following for raw power and lever-action character — the 707 and Dragon Slayer were landmark Korean PCPs in their day. The downside is well known: leak-prone valves, magazine availability, and no factory backstop. Used buyers should expect to send the rifle to a tuner before relying on it.

Support

First contact
Specialty parts/service house (e.g., Lane Regulators) or the legacy U.S. importer that sold the gun.
Summary
Defunct manufacturer; support is through legacy importers and third-party tuners. No factory warranty path remains.
Warranty
Defunct manufacturer; assume no transferable warranty and no factory parts pipeline.
US availability
No active U.S. importer; legacy distribution was through Airguns of Arizona, Pyramyd AIR, RWS Precision Products, and ARS. Spare parts availability is limited and dealer-dependent. Lane Regulators and a few specialty shops still service Career-platform tunes.
Owner prep
Exact model and caliber; Generation (Career, Career II, Career III, Ultra); Serial number if present; Pressure-hold proof; Magazine count and condition; Bottle hydro/replacement history if applicable; Photos/video of any leak or function issue; History of any aftermarket regulator install; Chrono data with documented pellet

Also known as

CareerPioneerShinsungShin SungShin-SungCareer 707Career IIICareer UltraCareer II 707Dragon SlayerCareer PioneerCareerShin SungShin SungCareerCareer Dragon SlayerShin Sung Industries

Catalog · 5 models

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