If you are going to use it with open sights then you might not need the inherent accuracy of th VQ. It would be a very fine rabbit etc gun. Any of the light barrel ( carbon wrap, aluminum or other similar ) should be close to each other at 50 yds. My VQ is a pleasure but that is a lot of coin if you are not trying to get bug holes. Jmho, depends on what you want the gun to do.