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[colliegreyhound123 0]

my cousin as i menchand before whats a air rifle for christmas i thought it must be light a short gun , a springer and 177. he wants a good quality one this time as his old one a shity smk underlever its heavy and to long and weak i am looking at names for good springers i have seen some good cheap gamos,NORICA are brillent bsa are good but expensive cross man ok

he wants to come hunting so powerful a nough a 177. cal for accuracy light and short the price range is no more than £150

he would rather those hard plastic black (tactical) stocks or hed rather realtree than i lovely walnut stock here are some gun i got in mind please requamend any and a scope for under £50

 

all good

 

gamo rocket

gamo hunter

norica dragan

gamo shadow

crossman repeter air (c02)

 

 

all 177.

[andyfr1968 772]

None of the above, they're all shit.

 

Second hand HW or Webley would be much better and The Walter Mitty's are very under-rated too...

[Buster321c 1,010]

Air Arms TX200HC

HW97

 

To mention a couple of quality guns , much better than any you have mentioned so far . It pays you to go that extra bit if you can , and either of these will last years , not months .

[beddylurcher 70]

Air Arms TX200HC

HW97

 

To mention a couple of quality guns , much better than any you have mentioned so far . It pays you to go that extra bit if you can , and either of these will last years , not months .

tx 200 and hw 97 would be to heavy for him i think, but are good guns i got both

get him i cheap and light bsa meteor or something like that.

[zini 1,939]

Hi Collie,

 

The rifles that you have posted will im sure kill vermin humanely at medium ranges (15 to 25 metres)maybe a bit further if the shot placement is perfect.

 

Remember that some of the rifles you have posted have a very hard trigger pull so accuracy isnt as easy as with a rifle with a Computer Designed or Rekkord trigger unit (AA and HW).

 

A gun light but full power springer is the HW99 or the HW95K.

 

A BSA Super Sport is also light, but no where near as good as the other 2 above.

 

Second hand but excellant condition is what you will be looking at mate for your budget.

 

ATB

 

Si

[colliegreyhound123 0]

so its worth paying a little more 4 a second hand gun aa or a hw weirhauch or get him a bsa lighting

[John-B 4]

I give up trying to read that!

[zini 1,939]

Yes Collie defo worth a HW, AA will be a little too heavy i think.

 

Si

[Night Hunter 109]

Hi collie,you could always give him a gift voucher for your local gun shop and hopefully if he gets some other cash gifts he could club them together and buy a new hw definately worth thinking about mate ,that way your not buying someone elses problems and he would get some warranty from the shop.

[RAMCAM 4]

Hi

 

I would not touch any of those rifles you listed, they are cheaply made with twangy springs and poor quality triggers. My mate bought the Gamo Shadow and it was doing 7ftp out of the box.

 

I would go for a second hand BSA Lightning or one of the lighter weight Weihrauchs that "Zini suggested"

[pianoman 3,587]

Hi young fella.

The Weihrauch HW95k probably fits the bill better than any rifle mentioned Collie, with the Weihrauch HW99 a darn good second.

 

A good hunt about will find a good second hand one that's been traded in for an upgraded rifle.

 

I have to say, a lot of people really skimp on spending decent money for shooting kit, buy the cheapest naffest gear they can find then wonder;

 

1. Why it doesn't work.

2. Why it breaks/fails so easily.

3. Why it's so inaccurate as to be useless.

4. Why they have to go out to buy again.

 

The Gamos are just cheaply made junk, fit for plinking in the back garden and the Norica Dragon particularly, has the worst trigger of any rifle I've tried. It needs so much effort to pull it, it's a good result if your shot hits anywhere near your target. Most BSA spring rifles belong in fairgrounds but the Lightning's not bad. The Super Sport is, at best, adequate, but no great deal of a hunting rifle for much over 25 yards hunting range.

 

Hope you get a happy outcome.

 

Simon

[beddylurcher 70]

just wondering if you had a gun sorted yet mate? they is a nice little metoer for sale in in for sale section with scope you could probably get it for £100 would be a good little gun for him.

[andyfr1968 772]

None of the above, they're all shit.

 

Second hand HW or Webley would be much better and The Walter Mitty's are very under-rated too...

 

[whippetsftw 0]

hw 35 mate a quality springer good power and very accurate i got mine second hand and in mint condition for about £140

[nod 285]

the bsa supersport has ben mentioned a few times on here already and the results havent been good, i would say this is the best starting springer airgun, i have killed alot with mine since i got it 12 years ago, fitted a theoben gas ram in it, i still use it now, i wont get rid of it, its battered now, but still has the power and accuracy even open sighted, weuse to practice shooting 2p's at 30 yards and was hitting most of the time after practice,they are light easy to cock easy to handle will take out rabbit at 45yd, will take out a goose in the river . i love em.