Thread: Air rifle advice

Originally Posted by Noswal

Hey team
Doing a bit of research on air rifles for my brother-in-law
He has rabbit issues to sort out and doesn't have a FAL
Personally id have him buy the best available and not have him missing and making the damn things gun shy.
He could rock into Guncity and they'd likely sell what ever they have on the shelf, id like him to have some options before spending.
Cheers guys

My brother was I the same boat.
I ended up getting a .177 weirauch.
It's pretty impressive to be fair and good quality

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Originally Posted by andyanimal31

My brother was I the same boat.
I ended up getting a .177 weirauch.
It's pretty impressive to be fair and good quality

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Without a FAL? Or did you not see that bit

Weirach is very accurate ......in 0.177 does 600fps so not that powerful. Dianna FT are both powerful and accurate in 0.177. Well worth a look at them in 0.22.

My Dianna completely disintegrated a pellet hitting steel at 60yds so might stop a rabbit if hit well.Close up it goes through a 2" pine board......only downside is it's hard to cock, but for a big boy it might be OK.....!

Originally Posted by Longranger

Weirach is very accurate ......in 0.177 does 600fps so not that powerful. Dianna FT are both powerful and accurate in 0.177. Well worth a look at them in 0.22.

My Dianna completely disintegrated a pellet hitting steel at 60yds so might stop a rabbit if hit well.Close up it goes through a 2" pine board......only downside is it's hard to cock, but for a big boy it might be OK.....!

They’re the berries, wish I’d never sold my one!
Much of your accuracy will come from the make of pellet used.I bought a Camo for a local ….. problem. Accuracy was shit, until I paid 30 odd dollars for a pit of same weight pellets, like night and day

Originally Posted by Maca49

They’re the berries, wish I’d never sold my one!
Much of your accuracy will come from the make of pellet used.I bought a Camo for a local ….. problem. Accuracy was shit, until I paid 30 odd dollars for a pit of same weight pellets, like night and day

You need heavy pellets otherwise you will stuff the buffer on the piston....you should never sell a good gun, they are too hard to find........!

Originally Posted by Longranger

You need heavy pellets otherwise you will stuff the buffer on the piston....you should never sell a good gun, they are too hard to find........!

Yes, I’ve a .22, good for what I use if for, but the secret to accuracy is same weight projectiles.

This is what I sent to my brother inlaw whos after an air rifle to smack some pigeons pooing on his house.

SPRINGER AIR GUNS - MY 20 CENTS WORTH

That old BSA Meteor is only set up and can’t surpass 650fps in 177 so power is limited.
22 cal has more thump, foot pounds but Birds (feathers) tend to wrap around and prevent penetration, so 177 with a long heavy pellet will outperform it.
Key performance is -- lead pellets loose accuracy at higher velocity, so both 22 & 177 --- 900fps is optimum, no faster.
- Most Important Springer Air Guns – Artillery Hold

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOYSU5Lq7oA

Had a CFX gamo with under barrel cocking which is excellent, barrel stays solid. But issue was loading pellets was fiddly, back of pellet quiet often got damaged affecting accuracy badly.
Stay away from cheap Gas Piston set ups and even the expensive ones are no longer produced.

For the money Cometa Fusions, are as good as it gets, don’t see them second hand very often, Ron Young usually has the odd one and will be serviced it if buying a second hand one.

Scopes

As for Springer air rifles, Leapers (UTG) are hard to beat, and also would be a great choice for the 22Lr.
My HW 80 was 28ftps when I bought second hand, it was rough and grouchy, moderately accurate, certainly powerful. Has been resprung and tuned to 22 ftps accuracy and is, getting 850fps out of 16g slugs. Rig shoots to half inch at 50 yards with no wind, better than a 22Lr and is easily capable of head shooting rabbits. Don’t get caught up with fancy pellets -Webley Accupells, JSB diabolos, or H&Ns domed pellets are all good.

Back of the target (177 air rifle) showing the spatter of the pellets against steel at 25 yards

My creepy Stoeger RX20 .22 air rifle
I had a brain fade one day in H&F when they were selling them for $299 – seemed like a powerful and fairly silent air rifle – scope and adjustable trigger looked good. I managed to get it reasonably accurate using Javelin rabbiter hollow tip slugs and had a couple of good kills.
I clamped a Southern Star slimline torch on the scope – couldn’t clamp it anywhere else – but probably not a great idea and didn’t get a chance to light up a bunny so have taken it off.
Had two opportunities in last week of so to head shoot a bunny laying low in the garden at about 10m – an eye looked like a good target – but both ran off
So I took it to a safe place to make holes in a cardboard box at 20m – 100mm to the left and 50mm high – no wonder the head shot didn’t work
So the next opportunity after adjusting the scope was a bunny laying low 30m down the lawn – buggar the fancy head shot so went for the middle – whack and he ran off – dog couldn’t find him – but he will be around somewhere
But back to the trigger – I adjusted it to the lightest setting – but there is so much creep that I have developed a jerk at the end of the creep. Is there anyway that I can get rid of the creep?
My thoughts on a Stoeger are not to be printed – it has a very strong spring and I have to bump the barrel to open it – that cant be good for the scope!

Originally Posted by andyanimal31

My brother was I the same boat.
I ended up getting a .177 weirauch.
It's pretty impressive to be fair and good quality

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killed literally thousands of rats with a break open version...40 yards was no problem at all. plenty of grunt and good accuracy.