You must not have ever shot a quality English or German air rifle. You are really missing out. I own powder burners and airguns but nothing can compare to a beautifully tuned springer.
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You must not have ever shot a quality English or German air rifle. You are really missing out. I own powder burners and airguns but nothing can compare to a beautifully tuned springer.
I hadn't fired an airgun in over 30 years. A friend asked me to teach his 10 year old son to shoot. So I bought a .177 cheapass Ruger Blackhawk. It's a 1000 fps.
I took it to the range to sight it in. You know what? I had FUN shooting it.
Air rifles are FUN! It reminded me of being a kid and shooting in the garage at home.
I took it to the range to sight it in. You know what? I had FUN shooting it.
Air rifles are FUN! It reminded me of being a kid and shooting in the garage at home.
Drozd blackbird! Full auto low powered airguns (under 500 fps) are just plain fun to shoot. Accurate enough to shoot pests with round lead balls instead of steel BBs. A quick 3 round burst doesn't even make it a challenge on egg eating pesty birds.
It is a costly gun but built like a tank.
Steel Storm is another great gun and is quite a bit cheaper.
It is a costly gun but built like a tank.
Steel Storm is another great gun and is quite a bit cheaper.
If it goes to restricted class by any reason, it is no different from .50 Desert Eagle..... same law, same rules
Look! If you are anti-airgun you don't come to a pro-airgun section of the forum. You don't even know the legal side of the tool. You can not make an airgun illegal by increasing the fps if you already own a PAL for "real" guns. You don't even know that the RCMP have said that both under and over 500fps airguns are real firearms, but only those over 500fps with a certain energy level at the muzzle exit are firearms for the purpose of the firearms act.
Don't bash things you seemingly know nothing about.
Don't bash things you seemingly know nothing about.
Brutus
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There is some seriously expensive and accurate air pistols used in ISSF 10 meter AP competition. Sure it's not for everyone. But keeping them below the threshold allows youth shooters and thier parents, at the very least, ease of transport to and from youth league pistol matches. These younger shooters often take up other shooting disciplines as they quickly grow. And they have an awesome base of shooting skills already in place.
Take a look at Weirauch's 100s its not a springer . Has a high pressure air cylinder you pump up to 200 bar . you will get 50- 60 shots out of one fill , it has a 14 round magazine . Its extremely
accurate and can take out small game at 100 plus yards . My furthest was 160 yards . It will set you back about $1700. You get what you pay for .
accurate and can take out small game at 100 plus yards . My furthest was 160 yards . It will set you back about $1700. You get what you pay for .
Priceless!
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At one time I did a lot of custom airguns. Sold off most of them now but I still enjoy shooting the favorites that I kept. My .25 cal pistol shoots 485 fps and has taken many grouse during the hunting season. The rifle is .22 cal and shoots just under 700 fps.
Yeah. If you look into the rules and regs in different countries, you will find that we actually have a bit more leeway than some, less than others.
Some interesting reading. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_gun_laws
Most of the European countries have fairly similar regs. The target air pistols tend to fit into those regs pretty closely.
Does not take much energy to cut a clean hole in paper. Takes some pretty slick engineering o make an air arm that will stack pellet after pellet in the same hole with boring regularity though.
I liked my CO2 Pardini, but it was wasted on me, using it to shoot grasshoppers off my deck.
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Trev
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For less than the price of a pair of NHL tickets, last years of enjoyment, never goes on strike and the sound of an airgun is quite pleasant compared to those that sing at NHL games. Waste of money? Hardly
Did I miss it or did the OP never post again in this thread?
It seems he just rhetorically stated his opinion, which while he's entitled to have it, has no value in an air gun sub forum.
yup- the OP hasn't come back to defend his opinion- but my wife would surely agree! I on the other hand quite enjoy ripping off a hundred shots without cleaning, disturbing noise and spending maybe $2 on ammo. My wife doesn't get it either...
I know the OP is long gone, but...
I like air guns for the same reason I like firearms: they are mechanical marvels, have history and lineage, and most importantly, they are fun to shoot. Air guns help me keep my hand in when living in an urban area. I mainly collect older German, British, and Italian air guns, pistols and rifles, and have a blast doing it. I also enjoy working on them, and making them shoot better than when they were stock. It's a hobby that keeps on giving.
I like air guns for the same reason I like firearms: they are mechanical marvels, have history and lineage, and most importantly, they are fun to shoot. Air guns help me keep my hand in when living in an urban area. I mainly collect older German, British, and Italian air guns, pistols and rifles, and have a blast doing it. I also enjoy working on them, and making them shoot better than when they were stock. It's a hobby that keeps on giving.
What I don't get about these "why not just buy a real gun" type question is this: Is an electric car not a real car because it doesn't burn gasoline?
An air rifle fires a projectile just like any other firearm regardless of the means of propulsion. Also, can you seriously compare my Air Arms TX200HC with a $50 piece of junk from Canadian Tire? I own rifles made by Remington, Winchester, Cooey, Milsurps, etc and the Air Arms has a much better trigger than all of them, better finish than the rest and a smooth as silk recoil.
An air rifle fires a projectile just like any other firearm regardless of the means of propulsion. Also, can you seriously compare my Air Arms TX200HC with a $50 piece of junk from Canadian Tire? I own rifles made by Remington, Winchester, Cooey, Milsurps, etc and the Air Arms has a much better trigger than all of them, better finish than the rest and a smooth as silk recoil.
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