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dak47

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As much as I like my powder burners, time is a issue. Struck on this as a compromise to my lack of bench time and can shoot a solid 15 yards downstairs. May even consider a rifle of some sort to knock off the occasional Magpie raiding songbird nests.... Rural but not quite enough for the report of a .22 rimfire going off :rolleyes:

The wife is damn competitive, I can see this ending in some interesting wagers... ;) . Leaning to a break action springer for the rifle, or pre-charged the better choice in this new era of my youth?

Cheers!

Superpoint .177 (2315048) (RWS-PL-004)1
Superpoint .177 (2315048) (RWS-PL-004)
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Meisterkugeln .177 (2315030) (RWS-PL-001)
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Meisterkugeln .177 (2315030) (RWS-PL-001)
1 $12.99
Superdome .177 (2315044) (RWS-PL-012)
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Superdome .177 (2315044) (RWS-PL-012)
1 $12.99
HW 45 .177 495FPS (WIR-AP-101)
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HW 45 .177 495FPS (WIR-AP-101)
1 $545.99
 
I'm always drawn back to the springers. Unbeatable reliability. And you can have a lot of fun tuning and tinkering. You can build quite an awesome Springer for cheap if you are handy. That's what I like about them. As for a pistol, consider a crosman 2240. Endless upgrades available and very accurate for basement practice
 
I grew up in the 80's with 'plastic fantastic' airguns like the Crosman pump up 'blow molded stock' 66 Powermaster 495 fps (no, I am not recommending this).

Tried a few of those lower end Chinese and Russian springers, which were better but almost equally unremarkable.

Landed a well used Diana 34 .177 some years ago in a trade. This one had the plainest stock, finish, and sights (base model) and around 20 years old, but easily ten times better than any of the above. Shot it for awhile then left it in my gun safe. 5-10 years later I dug it out, and with zero maintenance whatsoever (other than a quick bore and function check), popped in a pellet and gave it a try. That old Diana still worked every bit as well as ever.

I've since traded it away, however I've replaced it with two others without so much as a second thought: a Diana 350 Magnum Classic with plain walnut stock and fibre optic sights in .22, and a Diana 34 Premium in .177 whose checkered walnut stock and blued finish are what I'd expect from a decent European .22LR bolt action, and it cost less than $500 CAD. Both have their latest T6 trigger, which I really like.

YMMV, but in my experience German springers like these seem to last forever, aren't high maintenance, and won't break the bank. Even if I someday go for something along the lines of PCP, I'll always have at least one well-made springer in my proverbial stable.
 
I should add that I am a semi-frequent guest of friends who live in what can best be described as a 'rural suburb': houses within 20m of each other, but in a small town whose liquor store was about the size of a Subway sandwich restaurant.

In those circumstances, even a .22 rimfire would be a no-no, but the next door neighbours aren't the least bit bothered by our fending off the 'empty tin can apocalypse' with hours of BB and pellet gun fun. The 1,000 fps .22 cal Diana 350 Magnum doesn't raise any eyebrows or draw unwanted attention either - just a couple o' guys with pellet guns in their backyard :cool:
 
Wanstalls still has a sale going on their Diana Model 24Cs - $130. I love mine! It looks like it has a metal trigger guard and more handed stock compared the 240 Classic
 
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