is an airgun a must have in an arsenal?
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Willie Lowman
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I just don't see the need for a air gun. I have two .22 rifles and a .22 pistol and they serve all my small bore shooting needs.
I have seen some very accurate RWS air guns. vvveeeeerrry accurate when the German pellets were used.
I have seen some very accurate RWS air guns. vvveeeeerrry accurate when the German pellets were used.
m.p.driver
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I bought a Tech Force 99 just for killing chipmunks.I have Rugers,Smiths,and Colts in .22,but try to avoid having Johnny Law at my door everytime Chip and Dale takes a dirt nap.And .22 hollowpoint pellets give a satisfying pop when they hit.
scottycoyote
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ive been slightly bitten by the air rifle bug lately, and i say go for it. I picked up an rws 45 at an estate sale 15 years ago, didnt even know what i had but i got it for a song so it came home. Got it out the other day and shot it some, good power, just need a better scope and probably some much needed maintenance and oiling. Ive been eyeing some of the harder hitting guns, thinking of getting one for xmas. Air rifle hunting is so big in europe, which i never realised, but theres something cool about going small game hunting with a grownup version of what you played with as a kid.
If you want one for pest control you're probably on the right track. If you want one for shooting practice then you'll be happier if you get something that's less powerful.
It will be (among other things):
I think that nearly every shooter could benefit from having an airgun or two around.
It will be (among other things):
- Quieter
- Easier on your target trap
- Easier to cock
- More fun to shoot
- Less hold sensitive
- More accurate (from a practical standpoint)
- Easier to scope
I think that nearly every shooter could benefit from having an airgun or two around.
I have an airgun. I've had it longer than I've had any actual firearms. But I simply don't shoot the airgun anymore, at all. I don't have any pest control needs or anything like that. IMO, my airgun is just too boring, impractical, and ill-designed to even be a good plinker. The one I have is a Gamo P23, and there aren't too much good things that can be said about it. Has the nastiest trigger of anything I've ever fired, also has an annoying, impractical design for loading the gun, and accuracy is far worse than any of my real guns. Even at close range (such as 30 feet) there are BB's often hit completely off the bulls-eye by a good 6 inches or so.
Drummer101
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I have a Talon SS and it is nice for very quiet pest extermination, the cities use it in the suburbs.
RockyMtnTactical
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I'd prefer just using a .22 rifle. If you want quieter and/or slower loads, try the Colibri stuff by Aguilla.
I'm sure you mean: "When legal, I'd prefer just using a .22 rifle."
Most of my airgun shooting is done where it would be illegal (or at least EXTREMELY inadvisable) to use a firearm. Even the light Colibri loadings are not legal where it's illegal to discharge a firearm, and even though they're light loads they still tend to have a good bit more penetrative/destructive power than a pellet from a typical airgun which can make safety an issue.
Tucker 1371
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What JohnKSA said plus ammo is cheap and almost always in stock. They're still useful, everything has its place.
TheNatureBoy
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I don't know about a air gun being a "must have" even though I have one. I live in the city and I love to target shoot so having one has been a benefit to me in that I can set up in my back yard and work on my shooting mechanics. I have a table inside my garage and shoot out to the target.