accurate air rifles
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What do you want to use it for? Target, plinking, hunting???
A nice, reasonably priced CO2 target rifle is the Brno Tau, about 500 fps, loads from bulk CO2 cylinders. More power? As above, go Diana, spring.
A nice, reasonably priced CO2 target rifle is the Brno Tau, about 500 fps, loads from bulk CO2 cylinders. More power? As above, go Diana, spring.
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Up until recently the Pre-Changed Pneumatics were very expensive, but considered the best shooters.
Now Crosman has brought out the Benjamin Discovery for under $400 for gun and pump. This is an amazing deal.
If you go the the Can airgun forum that bosley mentioned above, you will find out much more
Now Crosman has brought out the Benjamin Discovery for under $400 for gun and pump. This is an amazing deal.
If you go the the Can airgun forum that bosley mentioned above, you will find out much more
I fired a new 9mm air gun this weekend, forgot the name of it but is well made in Korea. I have seen them advertised before but this is the first time I've used one. We tried 148gr. wadcutters as .358" soft lead bullets are recommended, however, they recommend a 105gr. .358" bullet at approx. 900 fps. The bullet expanded when fired into 2x4s. I will have more info as I go along.
Take a look at the American Vintage Airguns Forum.
There is a heavy lean there towards old target guns.
Many of the old target guns are not well known enough to be sought after, thus, reasonably inexpensive, for what they are capable of.
An FWB 300, unfortunately, is a recognized "brand name" bit of work that usually draws top dollar.
You can get lucky, though, if you are not too concerned with originality or collectability. There were lots used as club guns or junior guns, and many of them were mch modified over the years. They don't shoot any worse for it, but may look cobbled together (stocks, stickers, etc.). A handy guy could build a pretty decent looking stock for not much money. Or rebuild a hacked up one.
Cheers
Trev
There is a heavy lean there towards old target guns.
Many of the old target guns are not well known enough to be sought after, thus, reasonably inexpensive, for what they are capable of.
An FWB 300, unfortunately, is a recognized "brand name" bit of work that usually draws top dollar.
You can get lucky, though, if you are not too concerned with originality or collectability. There were lots used as club guns or junior guns, and many of them were mch modified over the years. They don't shoot any worse for it, but may look cobbled together (stocks, stickers, etc.). A handy guy could build a pretty decent looking stock for not much money. Or rebuild a hacked up one.
Cheers
Trev
