Powerfull Air Rifles

[Buckwheat]

Does anyone shoot them.
I have been looking at getting a airforce air rifle but can not find a real reason to spend that much money on having one.
But who knows, maybe I do not need a reason.

[Cskypup]

Buckwheat,

Last month I purchased a Benjamin Marauder .25cal from pyramydair.com and I have to say what a blast to shoot these new high power air rifles!!  The only drawback is in Penna they're not legal to hunt with.   That being said I have a few farms where I use this to assist in rodent and problem animal control inside of the barns and grain silos.  My Mrod is accurate as any .22 that I have shot and I've taken animals out to 70yds with it.  One farm in particular lets me hunt because I eradicate the barn pests very quietly lol.  I am not an expert by any means but did tons of research before buying mine.  So if you have any questions send me a pm and I will get you my cell number.

Chris

[Pa Goosehntr]

  Good topic...I'm considering an investment in a Whisper for bird feeder predator control  I live in town so shot blast is a problem 

[hd833]

For suburbia and in town a break barrel in .22 cal that delivers 18- 30 ft.lbs of energy is great. I use a Crosman "Discovery in .22 cal and have killed groundhogs @ 30 yrds. Hatsan Bt65 in .25 cal that delivers about 60 ft. lbs of energy and is a tack driver. Also a .45 cal rifle that delivers 150 ft. lbs. All these rifle though are PCPs (precharged pneumatics) and give you multiple shots on 3.000 psi of air but these can get very expensive.

[Buckwheat]

Boy it looks like there are some pellet gun enthusiasts on the board.
Any of you experts hear anthing good or bad about Air Force Air Guns?
I have been looking at them.

[Cskypup]

As I said in my prior message I'm no expert but a newbie. My Mrod is the first PCP I've owned but certainly not the last one.  My experience so far has been great. Consistent dime size groups at 50 and 75 too! The price to start can be daunting but I'm able to practice my fine motor skills. Also motivated me to learn to read the wind so much better lol. But seriously can't beat the price to shoot. No recoil no fuss. If I wanna sit back and try some groups once the fams asleep sit at the table and shoot till I'm out of air.
AirForce guns are good from what I've read. Lots of choices! Good luck!


Chris

[hd833]

Check out network54.com. All the info you'll need to make a educated choice. And yes A.F. weapons are very powerful and a good weapon.Also check out gatewaytoairguns.org.

[jaspr1]

  Buckwheat !!!! your gonna shoot your eye out... Goose.. ..wondering why you would want to go to a single pellet gun ...when you can't hit anything with a gun shooting 600 pellets.. ...Cskypup.. wondering how that thing works on cats... ....70yds... those are some barns and silo's your doing vector control in.... .....Musings of an OLD guy over morning coffee..... PS: Here's a buck I shot on Friday the 13th 1985...with my King #1 air rifle...shot him in tha AS%, which startled him and he slipped on the ice and broke his neck... ..that's my story and I'm sticking to it...

[Pa Goosehntr]

jaspr1, we talking about Air Rifles not people with a lot of hot air

[Cskypup]

I just woke up to get ready to go hunting and while reading that post I snorted coffee out of my
nose all over my hunting clothes! Putting em back in the wash now lol....btw it works very well
on stray cats especially the Eun Jin 43gr hunting pellets....just sayin

[Pa Goosehntr]

jaspr1... see whatcha done did

[Pa Goosehntr]

Here I was thinking pellet guns, I've been reading about these powerhouses and WOW!!! There are some interesting stats on those things...... Clear up to 50 cal. taking deer... ..All I can say is I need to look into this more but I'm still gonna get a Whisper for my varmint problems

[Buckwheat]

I know, I am thinking of getting the airforce in 25 cal.
But these guns you can change them to another cal.
It is no longer just the red rider

[Pa Goosehntr]

  With a powerhouse air gun you don't need to worry about reloading supplies, just buy the bullets Now you will have the initial investment in a charging unit, but that's all, no powder, no primers,  and no cases. I just need to handle one, as some are a bit  heavy.

[Buckwheat]

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