Thread: Air Rifle for Pest Control

Originally Posted by gonetropo

its a gas ram, when you cock it it pulls back a piston and compresses the nitrogen. this acts as the spring. the advantage is it does now have the same whiplash effect as a steel spring.

And there is no good way to combat this for night vision gear, like rings or something...

Originally Posted by Reon Morrison

And there is no good way to combat this for night vision gear, like rings or something...

its not as harsh as a springer, i still wouldnt put an nv scope on one ( i repair nv and the digital ones are pretty small complex electronics). i have seen scopes that last on a 338lapua that are destroyed by springers

The "proper" name for a air rifle gas ram or nitro piston etc, is Ta da - gas spring. They perform exactly the same job as a steel spring. The main advantage a gas spring has is that it does not vibrate so can be quieter. The recoil they produce is more or less same as a steel spring. Hence I would not put NV on a gas springer or a steel springer. I think the Gamo air rifles are overpriced for the accuracy and quality that you get.

Most spring rifles excepting youth and target models have the power to kill a rabbit at 50M if you shoot it in the head, hence accuracy should be your first criteria. Possums are a bit tougher, and a bit of extra power would not go a miss.

Originally Posted by xyon

The "proper" name for a air rifle gas ram or nitro piston etc, is Ta da - gas spring. They perform exactly the same job as a steel spring. The main advantage a gas spring has is that it does not vibrate so can be quieter. The recoil they produce is more or less same as a steel spring. Hence I would not put NV on a gas springer or a steel springer. I think the Gamo air rifles are overpriced for the accuracy and quality that you get.

Most spring rifles excepting youth and target models have the power to kill a rabbit at 50M if you shoot it in the head, hence accuracy should be your first criteria. Possums are a bit tougher, and a bit of extra power would not go a miss.

So best bet, either .22lr or low power air rifle

Originally Posted by gonetropo

its not as harsh as a springer, i still wouldnt put an nv scope on one ( i repair nv and the digital ones are pretty small complex electronics). i have seen scopes that last on a 338lapua that are destroyed by springers

So what would your say would be, pcp?
I'm thinking the pulsar scopes and as you said I know people use them on massive rounds, but surely they stand up to the gamo's "fancy tech"??