Turning To Air Guns

[tmwinds]

Is anyone getting feed up with ammo and component shortages and prices and turning to air guns?

I see more air guns each time I visit my local range and the participation in the air gun matches is growing by leaps and bounds.

 

[243Lapua]

A long time ago. I've added 5 air rifles.

 

[bobm]

Prices and shortages ain't bothering me. I was a Boy Scout.

I've had numerous airguns throughout my life. Today I only have one, only need one. I have a tuned Weihrauch model 80 in .22. I'm well stocked with HN FTT pellets. I shoot it almost every day. My stock never dips below 50 tins.

 

[PatMiles]

Prices and shortages ain't bothering me. I was a Boy Scout.

Be, be, be prepared the motto of the Boy Scouts!

 

[243Lapua]

A long time ago. I've added 5 air rifles.

Benjamin Sheridan 392
Benjamin Sheridan 397
Feinwerkbau 300
Gamo Whisper Nitro 22
Crosman .177 Nitro piston

It's a daily Feral pigeon slaughter at my neighborhood.

 

[PigButtons]

What do you want to do, and how much do you want to spend? PCP, Springer, Single Stroke Pneumatic, Multi Stroke Pneumatic, all have a place and a price.

 

[Kracken McGraw]

Not to condemn air rifles or there shooters, but it seems like we would just be waving the white flag and giving the anti-gunners their way.

 

[JEFFPPC]

Is anyone getting feed up with ammo and component shortages and prices and turning to air guns?

I see more air guns each time I visit my local range and the participation in the air gun matches is growing by leaps and bounds.

Go to Rimfire and see the thread running as TX200

 

[JEFFPPC]

Not to condemn air rifles or there shooters, but it seems like we would just be waving the white flag and giving the anti-gunners their way.

No. So when a round is 5.00 how much are you going to. Are you just going to let the big couple companies keep gouging you. Not me. Oi will play snother game until they are choking on overrstock over price.

 

[CharlieNC]

I've had my RWS54 right at a year and besides ammo being lower cost, available, and no reloading required; like a 22lr the air rifle is a great trainer. Much longer barrel time accentuates negatives associated with trigger pull and follow through, plus watching the wind much closer. My Fclass performance improved as a result. But it seems most air rifles have stocks unlike centerfire, and I don't understand the rationale of many designs. Wish I had "pulled the trigger sooner"!

 

[Raydee]

I shoot a lot of air pistol and have been looking at rifles but I wonder which model in .22 I should get. I would like to get something like a bench rest model.

 

[bobm]

Not to condemn air rifles or there shooters, but it seems like we would just be waving the white flag and giving the anti-gunners their way.

Contraire my friend. Today's high quality, accurate and powerful airguns are a lot of fun to shoot.

As for giving up on firearms?.......from my cold dead hands.

 

[bobm]

I shoot a lot of air pistol and have been looking at rifles but I wonder which model in .22 I should get. I would like to get something like a bench rest model.

If you want to shoot little groups on paper from a bench, a PCP is your best option.

 

[Rook 6]

Love my PCP. Stacks up to regular .22 at 50 yards until the wind really kicks up. Right at 980 fps. It's not a magnum model. I've posted this photo before... No, I will not give up on my firearms.

 

[bobm]

Love my PCP. Stacks up to regular .22 at 50 yards until the wind really kicks up. Right at 980 fps. It's not a magnum model. I've posted this photo before... No, I will not give up on my firearms.

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Look away bobm, look away! You don't have that kind of money.

 

[Rook 6]

Look away bobm, look away! You don't have that kind of money.

It's really easy to spend other people's money. I've had this one for almost four years and I've loved every minute of it! Great practice year round!

 

[tmwinds]

Not to condemn air rifles or there shooters, but it seems like we would just be waving the white flag and giving the anti-gunners their way.

Just the opposite, I hope I didn’t insinuate that I was giving up and waving a white flag. I will still practice and compete with my center fire match rifles. Just not as often. Instead of shooting a $100 of ammo I can have fun and build my skills for less than $5.

 

[newbieshooter]

I shoot a lot of air pistol and have been looking at rifles but I wonder which model in .22 I should get. I would like to get something like a bench rest model.

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[JEFFPPC]

PCP are scary accurate. I just don't want to be held hostage to needing a bottle of air. Just a tin of pellets is what I want. But, springers offer a challenge to shoot not everyone is interested in. Still, no cleaning and cartridge reloading is a huge plus. Maybe down the road I will need a PCP because I can't cosk the springer any longer. Thats a nice looking rifle Rook 6.

 

[hpshooter]

Just the opposite, I hope I didn’t insinuate that I was giving up and waving a white flag. I will still practice and compete with my center fire match rifles. Just not as often. Instead of shooting a $100 of ammo I can have fun and build my skills for less than $5.

Great off hand practice and you can do it in your basement.