Thread: BACK YARD RABBITS

Just compared cometa s power to my winchester ammo,sub sonic 22 norico near the muzzel,stopped at 216 pages of the same magazines at the cometa at 220 pages.Interesting.

You guys talking down about the Cometa don't have a clue, these are one of the best value for money airguns on the market - yes the $1200 Air Arms or Weihrauch will out shoot them but only just, and the Cometa is half the price.

I have owned a few of them over the years and killed hundreds of rabbits, possums and ever turkeys with them. Like all springers they are hold sensitive so google the artillery hold, and get some decent pellets to try - JSB Exacts are always top of my list to try, preferably the middle to heavier weight ones. Power on these is normally 15-19fpe so plenty for pesting.

Have fun and remember to put plenty of pellets through it, they don't wear in until you are about 800 shots deep.

Originally Posted by Mintie

You guys talking down about the Cometa don't have a clue, these are one of the best value for money airguns on the market - yes the $1200 Air Arms or Weihrauch will out shoot them but only just, and the Cometa is half the price.

I have owned a few of them over the years and killed hundreds of rabbits, possums and ever turkeys with them. Like all springers they are hold sensitive so google the artillery hold, and get some decent pellets to try - JSB Exacts are always top of my list to try, preferably the middle to heavier weight ones. Power on these is normally 15-19fpe so plenty for pesting.

Have fun and remember to put plenty of pellets through it, they don't wear in until you are about 800 shots deep.

I too have had several Cometas in my time Mintie and despite finding the best pellet for each barrel, despite using the Artillery Hold (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kV7zqBcW83Y), despite using good Trigger and Follow Through techniques, none of my Cometas produced better groups than 2.5" at 50yds. They are, in my opinion, a very average rifle.... a keen newbies' startup air rifle! They certainly got me interested in Air Rifle Shooting again - after 50 years of rimfire, centrefire and shotgun shooting - but then I traded them in when I discovered Air Arms, Weihrauch, SIG, Walther, etc...

My advice stands: Trade it in... and ensure you apply the four basic rules of good air rifle shooting:

1. Determine the best pellet for your barrel
2. Use the Artillery Hold for Springers
3. Apply good trigger technique
4. Always Follow Through each shot with your air rifle

And by the way, the SIG is great for hunting because you don't have to worry about Spring Strain - you can carry it cocked all day as it's a Gas-Ram springer (at 19FPE), not a coiled spring springer!

Originally Posted by Myson

I too have had several Cometas in my time Mintie

Which ones did you have? Only the Fenix and Fusion were any good, the 100,200,300 were all pretty average.

I have heard good things about the Sig but not had a go myself yet, I'm more of a PCP man myself so tend not to spend money on break barrels anymore.

Originally Posted by Mintie

Which ones did you have? Only the Fenix and Fusion were any good, the 100,200,300 were all pretty average.

I have heard good things about the Sig but not had a go myself yet, I'm more of a PCP man myself so tend not to spend money on break barrels anymore.

1 Fenix, 2 Fusions Mintie.

Yeah - the SIG is superb for NZD$849! The trigger isn't as smooth as the Weihrauchs or Air Arms but it's very good. Once I started using the Air Arms Heavy .177 pellets (10.3gr) - 4.52 headsize - the MV reduced from 1020fps to a perfect 910fps and the groups shrank to lovely 20mm - 23mm at 50yds!

For a magnum springer that's astounding in my opinion.

Of course, the PCP's are better for hunting (I use two: AA S510 and AA S410) but there's still something very special about hunting with high-quality springers! Such a precise and challenging sport!

I used to shoot 1,000yds at Bisley many moons ago but long range shooting with PCP's and/or Springers over 200yds nowadays is even more challenging I reckon!!! The wind effects are more pronounced with pellets, making such shooting the hardest to get right!

Or am I just getting older?!!!!!!
Ha!