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There are some very powerful precharged pnuematics but they are so expensive that I consider them gimmicks. They will kill a buffalo tho.

My most powerful one is an RWS Diana model 48 in .177. It will shoot the standard pellets such as the RWS hobby or meisterkugeln at close to 1200 fps and that really is pretty strong.

I think the little Daisy model 880 which will pump up to around 850fps if you pump it a couple of pumps more than they recommend. They only cost $34 at Wal-Mart and that includes a scope. They can be extremely accurate. The biggest bargain in airguns to me.

I have a Daisy 880s, and put a Bushnell 4x32 scope on it for $30 more (and gave the orig. scope to my daughter to put on her Crosman 760.) The 880 / Bushnell combo is hard to beat for plinking - it’s a real tack driver with pellets, once properly sighted in and practiced with.

However, for the occasional varmint, like a big raccoon that would get into it with our cat, and didn’t take the hint when I plinked it with the 880 (a couple weeks later the coon was back), I purchased a Ruger Impact .22 airgun. It does 1000 fps with .22 alloy pellets (a bit less with lead “Devastator” pellets.) I left the scope off the Ruger so I could get shots off quickly at night. Being a break barrel type airgun means one pump, although it requires some real effort, The Impact is heavy, too - this is NOT a gun for a 90 lb. youngster. Once sighted in, and I got “acclimated” to the gun, I was surprised how accurate it was without the scope. The power is enough to severely split the BACK of a soda can filled with water, using (again) the Devastator pellets. It certainly did a number on Mr. Coon. Obviously, this is not a stopping power weapon for self defense. But if you hit a human with a carefully placed (or perhaps a “lucky”) shot, no question it could be fatal.

I just did a search on Wal-Mart for the Daisy 880, and this is what came up.

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I don't know if that is company wide, or if it possibly just referred to my local Wally World. I have heard that they are caving in somewhat on firearms, so who knows? Next thing ya know, they won't sell baseball bats in sporting goods since they are lethal weapons.