looking for advice about which airgun to buy

[Hunterforlife]

Hey CGN, I'm needing a new air rifle, I had a Marksman 1792 but had very poor luck with it. I don't want to spend a lot and don't need a lot of power (less than 495 fps would work great) looking for something accurate and more reliable than the marksman.
Thanks!

 

[garmic]

TSC had the Crosman phantom for 89 bucks, its got to be a better rifle than the Marksman.

 

[Hunterforlife]

Thanks! I also got looking at a Webley & Scott rebel, bit more money but the variable pump would be nice for shooting pigeons in the machinery shed if you want to only pump a few times and not risk punching holes in the roof.

 

[sulisa]

You're in Ontario - are you near a TSC Store? Another thread on CGN mentioned that TSC has/had Daisy 953 rifles. The 953 is a plastic stock (and lesser barrel) version of the Daisy 853, used by Cadets and for biathlon training, both under legal limits. The action is excellent, 5-shot clips (not mags ). The whole thing is repairable/maintainable, as opposed to a cheap-o that you throw away when the seals start to go. If you can pick one up, I doubt you'll be disappointed.

 

[Hunterforlife]

Thanks! That looks like a good one! Just wondering if a 500 fps gun would go through the steel roof? Anybody tried it?

 

[grauhanen]

A sub-500 fps air rifle will put a pellet through an aluminum pop can but not a steel roof.

 

[MBBlaster]

For my money, the CZ Slavia 630 is one of the best sub-500 air rifles out there

 

[rod1]

I like qb78, action is bolt and lots of parts for sale.

 

[ronaldharold]

Just bought a diana panther 21 - 170 dollars .I spent 35 dollars for the proper spring to bring it up to 570 fps. It wont go through a steel roof but it will take a pigeon down.I installed a bushnell elite 3500 2x7 scope that i set the parallex at 25 yards. I took it out yesterday and was whacking grapes at 25 yards 9 out of 10 times.Great reactive targets and a fun little rifle.

 

[WolfyW]

Options

If you don't mind a springer, German quality from a top notch vendor:

www.airgunforum.ca/forums/topic65756.html

www.airgunforum.ca/forums/topic65752.html

www.airgunforum.ca/store/product_info.php?cPath=22_31&products_id=87

 

[Chinmuda]

I've got 2 cross man phantoms and I love them. Great gun for the money

 

[Dragunov]

I have the slavia 630. Holes touch at 20 meters if I do my part