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Re: Pellet pistol reccomendations. HELP!
« Reply #20 on: September 23, 2010, 08:45:33 PM »
I too, am interested in this.  Probably more in the rifle range.  NOT co2, and with fastest reload possible.  under $200.

I looked at the Tech Force .177 Contender (easier to find pellets) at 189.00. http://www.compasseco.com/tech-force-tech-force-caliber-rifles-c-233_34_182.html

Want to kill small varmints (possum and coon).

Thoughts?
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Re: Pellet pistol reccomendations. HELP!
« Reply #21 on: September 23, 2010, 09:09:00 PM »
I too, am interested in this.  Probably more in the rifle range.  NOT co2, and with fastest reload possible.  under $200.

I looked at the Tech Force .177 Contender (easier to find pellets) at 189.00. http://www.compasseco.com/tech-force-tech-force-caliber-rifles-c-233_34_182.html

Want to kill small varmints (possum and coon).

Thoughts?
Go to airgun depot. com. You can get the various Gammo field rifles for under 2 bills. You can also get an RWS 34 in .22 at about $230. All wood and metal and Haz junior will be shooting it when you're gone. I'd go that route. I've had mine for 15 years and its still an 800 fps tack driver. T
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PS for varmints buy only .22. Remember bigger pellet=bigger hole. As far as .22 being harder to find? Order 1,000 with the gun and it'll set you back $50 at most.

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Re: Pellet pistol reccomendations. HELP!
« Reply #22 on: September 23, 2010, 10:21:42 PM »
Thanks, FQ.
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Re: Pellet pistol reccomendations. HELP!
« Reply #23 on: September 23, 2010, 10:58:00 PM »
Thanks, FQ.
Check out their remanufactured section. You can get the RWS 34 combo with a 4x32 scope in .22 for $189. That is a steal.  They also have the Gammo "silent Cat" (now there is an oxymoron ;)) in .22 new for $179 with a scope. It will do 1000 fps, but I'd trust the RWS more for the extra ten bucks. The gammo is supposed to be quieter though, if that is an issue.
Have fun, and seriously, buy .22, your terminal energy is a lot greater.
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Various flavors of RWS 34s (check out the original wood and blue new, and the remanufactured with the scope, note one of the two remanufactured is out of stock, the other isn't)
type in airgundepot.com
then go to Search and type in RWS 34. You'll get about ten models, accessory packages and finishes.

The Gammo Silent Cat
http://www.airgundepot.com/gamo-silent-cat-22.html


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Re: Pellet pistol reccomendations. HELP!
« Reply #24 on: September 24, 2010, 12:17:40 AM »
RWS 5G Magnum:

You can find much better places to buy it, but these guys at least show what it is.

http://www.cabelas.com/p-0043407228476a.shtml

Thing is AWSOME!  Built to last the rest of your life.  More power than many rifles.  Accurate enough that you'll want to put a small scope on it.

Certainly not the cheapest, but is anything well made known to be?



I had found a place on-line, actually located in OH that sells them for close to a hundred.  Can't remember what it's called...  Try to let you know.

Plus a million!

I have one for practice.  It is inexpensive, easy to maintain and accurate!
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Re: Pellet pistol reccomendations. HELP!
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Re: Pellet pistol reccomendations. HELP!
« Reply #25 on: September 24, 2010, 06:54:50 AM »
 NOT co2, and with fastest reload possible.  under $200.

.177 .... (easier to find pellets)
Want to kill small varmints (possum and coon).

Thoughts?

First, .22 pellets aren't hard to find.   Secondly most air guns are rather sensitive to the pellet type, so I'd go to Straight Shooters  and get their pellet sampler.   Then when you figure which pellet style/weight works best in your gun, just order a couple thousand.

( http://straightshooters.com/straightshooters/sssampler.html )

I like Straight Shooters' web site.   It has lot's of good information.   They don't carry the less expensive guns though.  But then I went for the uncommon in air rifles.   Weihrauch HW77 in .22.   I had to order it from a Canadian company, because all the US dealers claim it's under powered for .22..       I figured if the Germans make a .22 version of that gun then it must work.  And I was right, I can shoot a squirrel at 15 yds, pass all the way through the body and still have enough energy to smack the fence 10yds further back, so hard that it makes more noise than the gun did in the first place.       Weihrauch is the company that made the original Beeman R1.  (Beeman designed it, Weeihrauch manufactured it.)   Beeman pushes the .20 caliber pellets which is why, I think, they look down on .22.

I wanted accuracy and power.  Think, paint balls as targets at 20m is boring, accuracy.   And I went with an under lever (fixed barrel)  as opposed to a break-barrel.    Greater accuracy.   I've taken small possums and large rabbits with drop dead in their tracks results.   

CO2 and PCPs have rather quick follow up shots, some even have magazines so you don't have to fumble with pellets.   Pumps are out because it takes too long to pump them up.     But for overall, ready to shoot when you are, no cartridges, no filling tanks, no pumping, a spring'er is the way to go.    One cocking motion, drop in the pellet and fire.   Fewer seals to go bad as well.
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Re: Pellet pistol reccomendations. HELP!
« Reply #27 on: September 24, 2010, 10:35:11 AM »
First, .22 pellets aren't hard to find.   Secondly most air guns are rather sensitive to the pellet type, so I'd go to Straight Shooters  and get their pellet sampler.   Then when you figure which pellet style/weight works best in your gun, just order a couple thousand.

( http://straightshooters.com/straightshooters/sssampler.html )

I like Straight Shooters' web site.   It has lot's of good information.   They don't carry the less expensive guns though.  But then I went for the uncommon in air rifles.   Weihrauch HW77 in .22.   I had to order it from a Canadian company, because all the US dealers claim it's under powered for .22..       I figured if the Germans make a .22 version of that gun then it must work.  And I was right, I can shoot a squirrel at 15 yds, pass all the way through the body and still have enough energy to smack the fence 10yds further back, so hard that it makes more noise than the gun did in the first place.       Weihrauch is the company that made the original Beeman R1.  (Beeman designed it, Weeihrauch manufactured it.)   Beeman pushes the .20 caliber pellets which is why, I think, they look down on .22.

I wanted accuracy and power.  Think, paint balls as targets at 20m is boring, accuracy.   And I went with an under lever (fixed barrel)  as opposed to a break-barrel.    Greater accuracy.   I've taken small possums and large rabbits with drop dead in their tracks results.  

CO2 and PCPs have rather quick follow up shots, some even have magazines so you don't have to fumble with pellets.   Pumps are out because it takes too long to pump them up.     But for overall, ready to shoot when you are, no cartridges, no filling tanks, no pumping, a spring'er is the way to go.    One cocking motion, drop in the pellet and fire.   Fewer seals to go bad as well.

A quick followup here. The reason the German and British guns are under powered is purely legal. Anything over 6 footpounds of energy is considered a fire arm. They compensate for this by being anal about accuracy. It makes for great, but pricy guns. If they had sane gun laws? Well, that same accuracy would manifest itself in 1000+ fps monsters. You are right about pellets though, you do need to figure out what the gun likes. Pyramid air and airgun depot  generally recomend pellets for each gun and both have lots of reviews posted. The thing is, even premium .22s are generally only about $8-$12 per 250 pack, so you can put away a thousand for under $50. Thats 40 rounds of centerfire rifle ammo. Given the fact that a wood and metal gun like Alfs, or my RWS 35 weighs around 7 pounds, plust the scope, you are getting about the same feel as your deer rifle and its basically free to practice with.
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Re: Pellet pistol reccomendations. HELP!
« Reply #28 on: September 24, 2010, 11:23:30 AM »
Should answer a lot of questions.

http://www.beemans.net/field%20use.htm

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Re: Pellet pistol reccomendations. HELP!
« Reply #29 on: September 24, 2010, 12:01:38 PM »
Should answer a lot of questions.

http://www.beemans.net/field%20use.htm
Very informative post Badger. The ballistics tables alone were worth the read. The kill zone and max potential accuracy/energy charts were an eye opener.
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