Thread: Airgun Interest

Back in the early days when I started out I had a Salavia 177 which was a pretty good gun to start with then the need for more power came along and I got a 177 BSA Meteor then later on a BSA Meteor in 22 cal. Back then we hounded the bird and rats relentlessly using upwards of a 1000 pellets a weekend. Guns needed regular maintanace and we got pretty good at changing springs etc.Back then we also shot a few rabbits and possums when we could.
The Crossman I now have is 177 and scoped and shoots well and has taken a few rabbits , possums, wallabies, magpies etc . I also have a BSA Meteor which we bought for our son when he was starting out shooting and a Telly which belonged to a mate who was killed in a shooting accident , both these are 177 also. Both the old ones run velocities around 500 fps depending on pellet weight.
The Crossman with heavy 8.95 gr pellets average 714 fps and with light Gamo pellets at 4.9 grs average 870 fps.