Air rifles

[wslayer]

What do you have and are you happy with its performance ?
Time to upgrade the daisy powerline.177 Looking at the Gamo Swarm in the .22 10 shot mag . Need some knock down power for the bunnies that are tearing up the trees and shrubs. Any experience with ?

 

[guywhofishes]

PM me - too much to type.

 

[5575]

Had a gammo, kind of a piece.
Now shoot and RWS Diana 48, darn good gun.

 

[bigcatpike]

buy some cci .22 cb longs and use them instead out of a bolt action. extremely quiet and low power (32 ft/lb) at the muzzle. 29 gr projectile at around 700fps.

 

[Sum1]

I shot the “Bone Collector” one that they have down at Scheels. Shoot either .177 or .22 cal pellets, can remember, at 1200fps. That’s pretty damn impressive considering you average .22 LR is shooting the same. Was a very nice gun and shot very well with impressive range. I will own one.

 

[PrairieGhost]

I tried the Gammo and didn't like it. I bought a Beaman with Nitro piston. The 177 barrel shoots nice, but the 22 shoots crappy. I do have an old 20 cal Sheridan Blue Streak, but the pump up takes to long for a second shot.

 

[Callem'In]

I have a Benjamin pcp air rifle. I have a maurder. You may want to look into a pcp air rifle. No pumping, fast reloads, and multiple calibers. I have the .22 cal.

 

[guywhofishes]

wait - wut?

 

[Callem'In]

Sorry it ment to say maurader..and pcp (pre-charged pneumatic) ..damn auto correct gets me every time!

 

[guywhofishes]

ha ha

I googled Benjamin pcp and figured it out

 

[deleted member]

Guy, clue us in tomorrow when you are at "work" and have more time.

 

[Bluegill]

I have the Benjamin trail 1500 .177. I used it as my trapping gun I have no problems dispatching coyotes with it. I usually just take one shot to the head I have tried lung shots and with certain pellets you will get complete pass throughs.

 

[Kentucky Windage]

Real men get it done with a Red Ryder

 

[all4eyes]

RWS Diana for me. Just make sure you buy air gun rated optics. Hawke is a good choice there.

 

[WormWiggler]

I got a cheapo, well not red ryder cheap, gamo from runnings, the fricken scope mount keeps slipping out of the slots.

 

[Allen]

PM me - too much to type.

Do we have voicemail on NDA?

 

[frozen4sioux]

had a crossman 10 pump bb slingin chump for the backyard rabbit army ... wanted something more..
bought that $200ish gamo whisper to really pile up the long eared bastards but ...
It was supposed to be quiet... its louder than a 22
The thing destroyed 4 scopes within the first 30 days. Guys at scheels said those spendy air rifles have so much vibrations they eat scopes like nothing.
it sits in the safe unused, back to the crossman and its back in action slaying more bunnies than hef could have dreamed of.

Quiet, effective, cheap, works.
Ammo makes a big difference... the little red pointed tipped pellets seem to be the most effective.

god i hate those weed spreading bastards

 

[Davy Crockett]

Real men get it done with a Red Ryder

With hard red spring wheat when you run out of BBs Cock and dry fire every other round or you get too much flower build up in the tube .if it plugs run a brazing rod down and push it out and dry fire a couple times . Spare on the oil . Like Horsagar would say would say , They feed like shit.

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buy some cci .22 cb longs and use them instead out of a bolt action. extremely quiet and low power (32 ft/lb) at the muzzle. 29 gr projectile at around 700fps.

I miss the days at the hardware stores when the 22 choice was birdshot , short, Long or Long rifle or blazers Nothing was over 89 cents a box.

 

[guywhofishes]

Do we have voicemail on NDA?

I was going to send cell number - ha ha

 

[Jiggernaut]

I used to use a Daisy 880 pump w/pellets. Do they even make those things anymore?