Air Rifle

one last thing...very rarely does an airgun reach its stated velocities!...to get those 'advertised velocities' they will find the tiniest lightest pellet they can to get those numbers....be wary of that...

any airgun manufacturer that will post its 'ft/lbs' capability is much more accurate and you can then back calculate what the actual speed will be with certain weight pellets that you will actually use...

all those guns that claim 1000 fps etc. usually a bunch of crap...a real world stout springer that will push a 7.9 grain .177 cal pellet at 800 plus over the chronograph is a stout air rifle!...thats 11.2 ft/lbs at 800 fps, not many springers will do the 17.5 ft/lbs necessary to push the same pellet at 1000 fps! so keep that in mind.

many springers will do in that 12 ft/lb range, typically a .22 cal version of the same rifle will retain a bit more energy...ie; if pushing a 15 grain .22 cal pellet out of the same rifle that pushed the .177 cal pellet to 800 fps would probably go about 600 fps or 12 ft/lbs energy....same rifle, same spring...go to bigger pellet and the larger pellet is able to hold a little more of the energy than the smaller pellet is all.

i'd love to have 600 fps in .22 cal vs the 625 fps in .177 cal that i have but can't find it in such a small, light, nice and fun to shoot little air rifle...so i know i have the penetration capability but just not as much 'thump' as the .22 cal pellets can deliver...so shot placement just a tad more critical for me...my little rifle is doing 6.9 ft/lbs energy fyi....

i'll bet if you chronographed most rifles claiming 1000 fps with a standard 7.9 grain pellet...you'd be aweful surprised what they actually did for speed...so don't get your hopes too high...you only need about 350 fps at impact to kill the critters you mentioned...and even my little rifle probably maintains that speed to over 50 yrds or more...with only 625 fps to start

beeman sells my same rifle under their own name as the 'R7' i believe...they have a bit of a cult following from what i remember as a very under rated air rifle and one of the most pleasant to shoot etc....and i totally agree, nothing fancy, nothing flashy but it works and is a joy to shoot

Blake
 
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Thanks for the link to Specialty Shooting Sports.
Have been looking for the RWS 48 or 52 for some pest contol in an urban setting. Pricey ? yes. but the best choice for the task imo.
Quieter than a .22 rimfire, smaller pill will have less chance of arrrant damage.
I've seen them work fine on large marmots, raccoons, rats, crows, etc.
 
I have used a .177 Diana 52 that chronographed at over 1200 fps using a standard weight pellet. Pellets would just about make it through a 2x4, very easily through 1" boards.

It is about as loud as a 22 CB, but then there is a supersonic crack to it. The noise of a CB is lower in pitch and seems quieter.

Oh, and the stop screw for the scope mounts really chews into a set of aluminum rings.
 
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airgun info: www.airgunforum.ca

Go here for the straight dope on airguns...airgunforum.ca
and its not about muzzel velocity but consistency. For example a 9mm airgun pellet traveling at 500fps will do a lot more damage hunting than a .22 or .177 cal pellet traveling at 1000+fps...good luck!:shotgun: :runaway:
 
I had a .22 airgun that was bought to shoot rodents. I only ever tried it at the range though. I found it too cumersome and hard to ####. Not a serious problem, just a pain in the butt.

Now I have switched to a Gamo CFX. I paid just over $300 for it and it does the trick on squirrels just fine so far.

I am using premium pellets though as I agree, they do achieve their published velocities with them.

My buddy borrowed it to get the pidgeons out of his barn and ended up shooting right through his corrugated steel roof so I know it has plenty of power.
 
Here's some reading:

1) From the UK, where air rifles are used when other rifles aren't (esp. for th young ones):

http://www.shootingtimes.co.uk/guntests/airguns/

2) From a website devoted to the stuff:

http://www.airgundepot.com/

And one point to be made - despite the fact that Chapter 130 (Firearms) of the Municipal Code in Etobicoke - and I refer to part "~ 130-3. Private property restrictions" in particular - stated that:

"Nothing in this chapter contained shall prevent any person (otherwise having the legal right to do so) discharging a gun or other firearm upon private property if such discharge is with the consent in writing of the owner or occupant of such private property and so that the bullet shot or other missile fired or ejected from such gun or other firearm will not in its course pass beyond the confines of such private property."

By virtue of Amalgamation into the city of Toronto, it appears that all Toronto components now need to abide by the "former City of York's" regulations against the discharge of even an air rifle within the city limits. The fine, if I recall correctly, was around $5,000.00.

This is what is known as trashy rulings.
 
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