What would you buy? Rifle now bought ;)

[DSDL-35 1]

Hi all just sold my logun s16 as it was a little ott for me, i'm looking to buy a 2nd hand rifle springer or co2 with a budget of upto £150, want a solid good named gun with more power the better, any advice what i should try and get and what to avoid, thanks, Dom.

Edited August 24, 2011 by DSDL-35

[Daz 7 563]

Forget co2 for Hunting Bud, Affected to much by Temperature, You'll also Have to Up your Budget a little also, Only two real Brands here Mate, HW & Airarms.

Go to your local Gun shop and try various Models for fit and your personnel taste and what feels right in your shoulder.

 

regards Daz.

[secretagentmole 1,701]

Try paddling in the secondhand pool a bit, How long are you prepared to wait for your next rifle? Holts have a sealed bid auction coming up, 6th of October. We paid under £40 for a gas rammed BSA Supersport Carbine. Damned good little emergency back up gun that one! Contrary to popular rumours there are other makes than HW and Air Arms, Benjamin have a nice little gas ram that is just beginning to hit the second user market now (also being sold as a Remington I believe) and having fired one of these little guns I was very impressed with it.

 

Just see what fits you and then paddle through the shallow ends of the secondhand pool, see what is happening, sometimes you can get more than you bargained for!

[DSDL-35 1]

I'm not in no rush to buy one but sooner the better before money trickle's away as it does, i've been searching 2nd hand sites, and found these

 

Hatsman Arms 60s .22 with nikko sterling 3-9x50 scope £140

Remington skeleton stock .22 with scope & bag £115

BSA supersport .22 with hawke mill dot sight £145

Voere semi auto .22 but says firearms licence ??? Do like the look of this one.

 

On the right track whats your opinions, thanks , D.

[charlie caller 3,654]

I'm not in no rush to buy one but sooner the better before money trickle's away as it does, i've been searching 2nd hand sites, and found these

 

Hatsman Arms 60s .22 with nikko sterling 3-9x50 scope £140

Remington skeleton stock .22 with scope & bag £115

BSA supersport .22 with hawke mill dot sight £145

Voere semi auto .22 but says firearms licence ??? Do like the look of this one.

 

On the right track whats your opinions, thanks , D.

Yes mate the voere is a .22 rimfire so you will need an fac to purchase that im afraid,but you will get 100ftlbs instead of 12

[secretagentmole 1,701]

The Hatsan at the price you ahve stated should be a blasted new rifle, not secondhand, you can pick up a 60S for under £90 and a hawke 3-9x40 scope and mounts for £50!

[DSDL-35 1]

Cheers for the info mate. It's harder then i thought don't really want to up the budget but might have to, what are bsa's like, and for small animals is there a difference between 177 & .22's

[sneeky1 5]

accuracy is the key ,not calibre.they will both do the job but you have to do the work and practice hitting the target.the bsa supersport is a good starter gun and powerful enough for hunting.

[secretagentmole 1,701]

Warning about the Hatsan, if it is secondhand take care, these are usually bought by people who do not know a lot about air guns, or by people who want a Webley Stingray at a knockdown price (basically the same gun, only a better safety switch on the Hatsan). The gun itself is fine, the mechanism is a little belter, however they can be neglected through the first owner not knowing what they are doing! So it is either going to be a great buy, or a right bag of bolts! I owned a 60S I loved that gun, only reason I have given up on springers is that tendonitis in the elbow hurts like hell (knackered elbows through beach casting), so for shooting I went PCP!

[DSDL-35 1]

Whats HW , & whats your opinions on weihraunch hw90k .22 with hand pump.

[pianoman 3,587]

WEIHRAUCH HW80 or HW77 for the money you have would make a fantastic hunting rifle bargain. HW90 is a gas-ram and very reliable and accurate. Non will dissapoint you I can assure you.

[DSDL-35 1]

I've now bought a Rifle( Air Arms TX200 ) from a fellow member i had to up the budget a little but think it was worth the extra as i'm very pleased with it. Off to the rifle range to practise my aim this weekend.

[Buster321c 1,010]

What a great buy

[DSDL-35 1]

What a great buy

 

Thanks mate, i'm very pleased with it, i was going to get a hw90k gas ram but had to wait a week or so which i did'nt really want to, then the tx200 popped up and i went for it, so glad i did as i love everything about it, just got to practice, practice practice now and hopefulluy be ready to go out hunting in a month or two

 

I'm a softy when it come's to animals so want to make sure when i shoot at one it's a kill shot as i'll just feel shitty if i just wound it and it'll play on my mind for god knows how long.