Posted on 03/07/2014 10:05:16 AM PST by marktwain
I have a PTR91(an American HK91 variant). They have some weight to them, but will still put a hurtin’ on ya.
I reckon I could put on some weight. lol
Regardless of the shoulder taking a beating, you’re right about it being to expensive shooting the .308. At $0.75-$1.25 per shot, after a mag or two, that starts getting into ‘real money’ going down range to hit non-threatening/inedible targets.
“The author is correct with respect to his assessment that air rifles will become the default .22. Much quieter and yet effective as a protein getter. I am looking for a good air rifle under $200 for small game, squirrels, doves, and rabbits. I would like to get Freeper’s views on models, caliber preference, power sources, etc.”
The ones which come with a scope and pump for the power are reasonably accurate. I like the ones that shot bbs and pellets,
One of our younger relatives has a couple of the Gamo higher end air rifles with a scope and can be shot by a left or right eyed individual. He has one in the 22 caliber and one in the 177 caliber. If he is hunting small game or varmits he prefers the 22 caliber lead pellet.
Don’t buy a 22 caliber pellet rifle unless you can buy a good supply of 22 pellets before you buy it. There has been a shortage of 22 caliber pellets for a few years here.
Here in central VA our Walmart has dropped the purchase restrictions on everything except 22LR.
Mine’s a bolt with super-soft butt pad, which helps a ton. Having to cycle the bolt helps me slow down, which extends my range time.
The real problem with guns is that there are so many of them that you always find another you have to have!
At our local Friends of NRA banquet they raffled off among other things a S&W 22 plastic target pistol & a brick of ammo. The announcer joked that the ammo was worth more than the pistol.
Benjamin Trail NP Nitro Piston® All Weather Air Rifle With Scope- .22 Cal $209.95
Oh, that's SO true! You have to put a stop to buying guns at least for a while, once you reach a certain point. You have to 'catch up' with your gun purchases in buying ammo for them, a safe, and whatever accessories you'll need. Especially with AR type rifles. With the railing system, you can easily spend more in accessories than the original gun, after attaching lights, lasers, scopes, can opener, marine air horn, grenade launcher type shotgun, and hat rack.
PS: I’ve been wanting to get a good heavy barrel bolt gun. Still unsure which way to go with caliber. I’ve been thinking 30-06, .308, or .300 WinMag. I’ve always heard great things about the .300WMs, and every time I’ve fired one, I’ve been very pleased.
Yep, I am part of the problem. is 10K a min or max? I figure its a start.
Like stocks in a rising market, accumulate!
Lewis and Clark had an air rifle on their trip north west. I think it was a 46 caliber that had an air pump with it that took something 1300 pumps to fill the tank but could shoot many times after that.
Ammo shortage is not much of a pain when you reload.
I have a Diana (RWS) model 48 which is both powerful and accurate. It shoots 1200 fps and that is with standard pellets not the super light ones most companies use to rate theirs.
It is a side cocker and ratcheted so if you lose your grip, it will not fly back. It came with a Tasco air gun scope, a 4X12X44 with RWS mounts. Springers must have a scope made for airguns or the gun will destroy them quickly.
Probably the cheapest quality gun you can buy is the Daisy model 880. It is pretty much all plastic but has a good rifled barrel. It is a pumper and with 12 pumps will shoot over 700fps. It is also accurate and comes with a really cheap scope but the little scope, as poor as it is, does work.
Price? $44 at Wal-Mart the last time I looked.
Just walked in about 1 hour ago and picked up a case of Tula 7.62x39 FMJ at the shop I work in part time, no one here knows about the crisis yet, but I did let the owner know a few days ago and he has a bunch of cases on the way to put away just in case. Thankfully I have an insane amount of ammo stashed away myself lol in all my calibers, but I figured adding a case of plinking ammo for the AKs was a good idea right now since we get it at cost as long as we dont abuse it.
Get the 10/22 anyway. Buy ammo as you can, but that rifle is a “must have”.
I plan on getting anyways,, a large box of ammo (625?) will come in the deal.
Here’s a suggestion - get the 10/22 and the box of ammo with it, and put it away for when you need it.
Then buy a Crosman 1077, an extra magazine, a case of pellets and a case of CO2 cartridges.
The 1077 is a 10/22 clone. It is a 12 shot repeater. You’ll get about 36-40 shots out of a CO2 cartridge.
I need something like this. Can you tell me the make and model?
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