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Accurate high end air gun???

Scalloper

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A friend (70 yo) ask today if I could recommend a high end air gun for shooting inside (he has room enough for a inside range to 35-40 yds) and maybe varmints in his yard. Maybe a coyote/fox or grouse
 
A high end indoor 10m indoor target rifle and one that will dispatch a fox are pretty different.
For shooting inside one of the major factors for me (I shoot smallbore, 4p, hp etc) is accuracy and loudness. A 4p air rifle, meant for 10m only shoots maybe 400-500fps and is quiet enough to use in a house.
A 22 cal or bigger springer that shoots a pellet big ebough to kill a grouse is going to be loud and I have no idea how loud the 30 cal airguns are.
 
Twdmar said:
A high end indoor 10m indoor target rifle and one that will dispatch a fox are pretty different.
For shooting inside one of the major factors for me (I shoot smallbore, 4p, hp etc) is accuracy and loudness. A 4p air rifle, meant for 10m only shoots maybe 400-500fps and is quiet enough to use in a house.
A 22 cal or bigger springer that shoots a pellet big ebough to kill a grouse is going to be loud and I have no idea how loud the 30 cal airguns are.
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90% of springers sound reducers. most PCP's have shrouded barrels very quiet
 
I researched accurate air guns a few years ago. What I found is Accurate ones are not cheap. I have an old old Daisy that I bought for my kids eons ago, At ten yards I might hit a pop can. I also bought a $150 pellet gun. Yeah It isn't accurate either, with a variety of pellets. Gave up. Supposedly a Dianna/RWS is pretty good, but spendy. Start at $300 and go up. Otherwise just get a Red Ryder or pump BB gun
and call it good
 
Not cheap but for the money a great air rifle.

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RWS Diana Model 48 Air Rifle .22 Caliber – New, never cocked. Sidelever action, spring piston, Beechwood Stock; 900 FPS MV; Cocking Effort 39#; Blade and Ramp Front Sight; Windage and Elevation Adjustable Rear Sight; 11MM Dovetail Grooved Receiver; Rubber Recoil Pad; ~ 3.3# Trigger Pull...
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Love that description of a "$1300 bb gun". The big thing here is how much money does the guy want to spend, because if he wants accuracy (I'm quite happy with my RWS, but it's only one of several good choices) that's one gun, and it will do for grouse (.177 or .22), too, but if he is serious about (reliably) killing coyotes with an air gun, he's going to have to buy a 2nd expensive air gun - a PCP in the .30 to 45 caliber range. IMO, all his requirements cannot be met with one air gun, unless he gives up on coyotes.
 
I got a Hatsan Bullboss 22 cal PCP in a package deal last year after Christmas. The rifle with pump was under $500. I dialed it down to 925 fps. It shot 1050 out of the box. 30+ shots per fill. My best shot was a pigeon off the top of a silo @69 yards. At the time I bought mine they were closing out the 25 caliber version for under $400.
 
WAMBO said:
Not cheap but for the money a great air rifle.

SELLING - RWS Diana Model 48 Air Rifle .22 Caliber

RWS Diana Model 48 Air Rifle .22 Caliber – New, never cocked. Sidelever action, spring piston, Beechwood Stock; 900 FPS MV; Cocking Effort 39#; Blade and Ramp Front Sight; Windage and Elevation Adjustable Rear Sight; 11MM Dovetail Grooved Receiver; Rubber Recoil Pad; ~ 3.3# Trigger Pull...
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This^^^^^^^^^
Great seller too.
 
If he wants to go PCP that is a whole learning / lifestyle change, and the price is... well the sky is the limit. There are some offerings like the FX line where you can easily change barrels for .177 up to .30 and they even have slug specific barrels. Again, you said 'High End', but what does that mean in hard budget terms.

Any of these springers will work and won't be too hard to cock. These are the most up to date springers out there. Others like the Diana and Hatsan are a little too old school as far as technology goes. And all of these are beautifully crafted and will shoot easily out to 50y. The tx 2000 and the 97K are the most forgiving as far as being easy to shoot without the 'artillery hold' making things difficult.

Air Arms TX 2000
Air Arms Pro Sport
Hw 95
HW 97K
 
You can look up Ted's Holdover on YouTube. He reviews rifles and has many videos of his shooting prowess with pidgons and ground squirrels. His rigs are mostly PCP in the $2K or better range, but they sure shoot. As others mentioned, an indoor target rifle and an outdoor rifle for larger varmints are mostly incompatable.
 
I have a .25 cal Marauder & a .22 cal Discovery, I've killed raccoons with the .25 & squirrels with the .22. Within reasonable range I would think a fox could be taken by .22 or 25 but coyotes are a tougher customer, perhaps a little more horsepower, maybe step up to a .30 cal?
 
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