Air Rifle Appreciation thread

[Broadbill]

Now that Crosman makes 20 cal pallets it should be getting easier. I still think its worth the hassle with the 20 (5MM) you get the best of both worlds.

DaveR,
That cracked me up. I was shooting my Slavia 622 in the yard with my son.
He hit his target looked at me and said this gun is really 44yrs old?

How many people do you know who have anything for 40yrs.

Broadbill

 

[The Deer Hunter]

I'm so angry, someone played with my sights and now its not shooting right

 

[Spiggy]

airsoft count?



awesome for plinking around- my next step is building a solenoid operating gas bolt.

 

[Userzero]

Nothing fancy, just a brand new Baikal IZH-61 five pellet repeater. I like it a lot.





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[Khornet]

My babies:

Beeman R8 (not R7, just a step up from it)

Walther LPM-1, single stroke pneumatic match pistol

Steyr LP10, precharged pneumatic match pistol

All are tack drivers, and allow lots of convenient and inexpensive practice. The Beeman is on its second mainspring and going strong.

 

[No_Brakes23]

Funny, I just got done plinking in the garage with my Daisy 856 Poweline, and then I see this thread. With a $10 Wal-Mart scope that I never so much as BZO'd, it keeps amazingly tight groups at 5-10 yards. It was good enough for rodent control in urban settings, but if I ever buy another air-rifle it will not be a pump. I have missed quite a few pests just because of how long it takes to get the pump into action, (Plus it is noisy.)

 

[Davo]

I just picked up an $8 daisy red dot for my 1377 "carbine", cant wait to see how well it shoots.

 

[The Real Hawkeye]

I have a couple of scoped Beemans, one in .22 and the other in .177. Both are made in Germany, and are more than powerful and accurate enough for squirrels. When I was a kid, I bagged lots of them with those guns. They are great silent killers. Before that I had the old 1970s made Crossman pump rifle, and it too had a scope. I became an expert, believe it or not, at dispatching wasps with that rifle when I was a kid.

 

[Cueball]

I have a RWS Model 34 as others have posted too. Mine has sent dozens of assorted animals in my suburban area to meet their maker. I have dispatched cottontails, squirrels, chipmunks, ground hogs, oppossums and one coon. The last 3 were with head shots and pointed pellets.

 

[Peter M. Eick]

Astonishingly accurate. The thing that I am amazed at is the triggers on the match guns. Mine is in the 5.5 onz range. Absolutely perfect break. To bad you can't buy a high powered rifle with a trigger like that from the factory.

 

[Axman]

Wow, and I only have a Crosman 760 Pumpmaster.


Here's a BB gun quote from Nation Lampoon's Vacation...

Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld: That's not a real gun, is it Clark?
Clark: Are you kidding? This is a Magnum P.I.
Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld: It's a BB gun!
Clark: Don't tempt me. I could poke an eye out with this thing.
Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld: You couldn't even break the skin with that thing.

 

[crunker]

Air rifles are nice because they are quieter, cheaper, ammo is cheaper, they're more legal, and you can legally have them silenced provided the silencer is permanently attached. You should be able to legally convert one to f.a, but you should never take out the sear.

 

[cslinger]

Air rifles are nice because they are quieter, cheaper, ammo is cheaper, they're more legal,

Well three out of four ain't bad. There are air rifles that I want that cost more then any of the "real" guns that I want.

 

[Karbon]

Gamo Shadow 1000

I have to say mine gets used more than any other gun I own, (except my Benelli S90).

I even took out a coon last week at about 25yards after it did a number to my garbage can. Head shot, done.

I'll give it a huge thumbs up for fun and accuracy.

 

[hillbilly]

I coach a collegiate club air rifle team.

We shoot Anschutz 2002 CA rifles.

"CA" stands for "Constant Air" as they run off compressed air cylinders we fill with a scuba tank.

Air rifles are inherently more accurate than firearms because they can be engineered to give out exactly the same amout of air every single time they fire.

Even with the highest grade .22 match ammo, there will be little differences in the powder, the brass, the bullet.

Air guns break that down to just two components....blast of air and pellet.

If you can keep the pellets consistent, the well-engineered rifles will keep the amount of air consistent.

Air rifles are wonderful. They are accurate. They are a great way to get folks into shooting.

Me likey!

hillbilly

 

[Airjunki]

Talon SS 22 cal.

I have to say, the Talon may not be for everyone but it sure is for me. I have had several high power adult airguns not to mention all the daisy's , crossmans and benji's of childhood and this is the only one that I can honestly say I will never get rid of! I had another rifle that shot as good but the thing weighed 10 lbs. w/o scope. That would be the BSA super 10. Nice but heavy! But this Talon SS is sweet! I can break it down and carry it in a back pack (not freaking out the neighbors) adjust velocity to the type of shooting or pellets. Change barrels for a quick caliber change or just longer barrel. And it weighs only 5.5 lbs with my scope! I personally don't have a problem with my cheek resting on the bottle. I have glued another piece of foam where I reference my cheek for shot consistancy. And I don't agree with a prior poster that said he has trouble with hold over on short range shots due to the high scope mounts. I have taken squirrels at a short as 5 ft. out my window and as long as 40 yds. using the same scope setting. I think it is more just a personal preference thing just as many things are. I love the portability combined with fine accuracy, plenty of adjustable power along with being light weight that this rifle has to offer. Highly recommended! And "NO", I don't work for them. I can prove that with this statement: The safety sucks and the trigger ain't great either. That is until ya take it apart and smooth it. Then it's "AWESOME" It's a keeper!