That is one nice looking rifle, love the wood furniture on it.Andy I recently started a similar thread. Thus far everything I got in that thread is pointing towards the Air Venturi Avenger for price to precision. It is right at your price point. I appreciate the wooden stock and I imagine you might as well.
Looks like Pyramydair has them now. They do look DAMN nice! Looks like they sell them with a plastic stock about a C note cheaper and for those who have the plastic even sell just the wood stock for them. If I was going to buy one of these that wood would probably be worth the extra too me just due to how nice it makes the little rifle look!
www.pyramydair.com
Looks like a NICE set up. I for some reason just really like wood furniture on these things.
Now you're in trouble. This is how it stared with me and now i'm hip deep.I don't have anything to add here but I'm interested!
Like this? I honestly never knew these existed.Now you're in trouble. This is how it stared with me and now i'm hip deep.
Will be selling my Sig now that I got the new one. The Sig was fun but the select fire? The Sig would just sit gathering dust now.
I got the PCP version of that in .22.
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I bought a Hatsan .22 air rifle and put a Bushnell 3x9 scope on it... for killing vermints. It is a springer. The best feature is an adjustable trigger. Pretty sure it was around $200. Not breaking the bank like a pneumatic rifle. Super accurate with the right pellets... simple round nose Ruger pellets. I forget how many grain those are tho.So while reading a different thread I saw a link which stated that it is legal to hunt grouse in Washington with a air rifle.
The caliber of the rifle needs to be .22 or .25 .
I have been wanting to get a air rifle for a bit now...but held off , since I couldn't hunt with it...now I can...
I also have been thinking of getting a break barrel spring piston air rifle....without breaking the bank.
Something in the $300 or less range would be nice...I ain't adverse to buying used...so what do I look for in that regard...?
Knowing that this is a very deep rabbit hole ...any suggestions for a simple air rifle to hunt grouse and other small game with ?
Thanks
Andy
Having owned many different break barrel, co2, and a couple pcp guns I would say go for pcp. Break barrels simply do not have the accuracy unless you are talking air arms or other very high end ones. pcp offers WAY more consistency Imo. I would venture that if you talk to experienced air gunners most will say they moved away from break barrels to pcp (that includes me ha ha).
Ideally get a good barrel such as lothar Walther choked barrel and find pellets it likes would be my suggestion. Often people find jsb exact or h&n field target/trophy (available in very slightly different diameters) to be what their gun likes.
Benjamin marauder can be found for $300 used pretty easily (I think there is one in nfa ads right now but may not still be there). A Walmart pump for around $58 is what I would do for air supply. Mine hasn't needed service despite used for many years. Issue with marauder rifle though is it is a big, heavy gun. I have pistol version of marauder with folding stock that I prefer for hunting. Have taken about 2000-2500 pests with it over the years. As a data point for pellets mine likes jsb exact jumbo heavy, field target trophy copper plated the best. I often find the heavier pellets for that caliber in dome shape work the best although mine likes h&n sniper light too.
If you check out renos pcp post in the airguns section there was a recommendation for hatsan flashpup at $400 so that may be an option. Field supply often has low prices or clearance or refurbs on hatsan airguns fwiw. I have no experience with hatsan but people seem to
Like them from what I can tell.
Hatsan | Field Supply
www.fieldsupply.com
Also a YouTube channel I highly recommend for airgun hunting is tedsholdover. He has some review videos too but mostly shooting pigeons etc. most YouTube airgun reviews are not worth anything Imo as people are either too praiseworthy and not critical enough or simply not experienced enough. Gateway to airguns forum has some good advice also.
Almost forgot tko makes suppressors for many different airguns (I'm sure there are other makers out there) which to me are very valuable for hunting purposes. They can transform a loud gun into really quiet for low cost. Also suggest not going for overpowered guns. Even a well made gun at too high power will lose a lot of accuracy. Only the really high end guns can deliver accurately at high power Imo.
Funny I used to have a lothar Walther barreled .177 co2 pistol that people would say is underpowered for fox squirrels (about 5 fpe as I recall?). That's because they are used to taking body shots to get a decent hit. That little thing was so accurate you could put it in the ear hole or soft pallet behind chin every single time. Accuracy is everything when it comes to airguns imo. And it's not that hard to get an accurate .22 or .25 with more than enough power without getting into the overpowered and less accurate guns. All imo.
What is a good pcp repeating air rifle for 22 cal . We have a pest problem and need a repeater
I don't know about "best" cuz people's opinions are limited to what they have used and to say what's best one woudl have to have tried a huge array of guns.
There is a LOT of them. How much do you wish to spend? Look at places that sell a lot of brands and decide how much. They are a TON of damn fun. If you find you like shooting them I would also buy a compressor. The hand pumps will "work" but, they are a workout. A compressor is well worth the cost.
