Air Rifle

[karial 0]

Hey folks, First post here so i'll introduce myself breifly.

 

My name is Myke and I recently decided to start hunting, with my friend and his father, using air rifles.

 

Basically I'm making this post to get peoples personal experiences or opinions of the rifle i've chosen:

 

Umarex 850 AirMagnum

 

 

Has anyone had any experiences with this and would you recommend this for hunting rabbits, rats, pheasant etc?

 

 

 

Thanks in advance!

[mad al 146]

Hello Myke and welcome, I've no experience with that rifle but I'm sure someone will be along shortly

[Big bald beautiful 1,231]

co2 powered so can run limit in summer but when cold, well under.

would be better with a spring or gasram gun, co2 is ok for tin can hunting

[karial 0]

i dont think that i would be hunting in winter to be fair, it'll be a little cold, i want something that is bolt action, and full power to the 12ft/lbs limit, but isn't too expensive, So PCP is out of the question.

 

any suggestions for a first, powerful rifle

[davyt63 1,845]

i dont think that i would be hunting in winter to be fair, it'll be a little cold, i want something that is bolt action, and full power to the 12ft/lbs limit, but isn't too expensive, So PCP is out of the question.

 

any suggestions for a first, powerful rifle

 

hi buddy

click on the link & have a look at this

 

http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/index...showtopic=74028

 

regards

 

davy

[karial 0]

thanks mate, replied on there.

[davyt63 1,845]

thanks mate, replied on there.

you have pm

[karial 0]

o00oo! i has reply!!

 

(so do you hehe)

[karial 0]

o00oo! i has reply!!

 

(so do you hehe)

 

 

I decided to buy Davy's rifle, and its fantastic!!!

 

need to get it zero'd to 35ft or something, but hey, its fantastic, alot heavier and less plasticier sounding than i was expected (after reading reviews).

 

tested it out in the garden, and it went through the paper target( obviousley), through the halfinch thick wood board the targets were mounted on, and halfway through the garden gate whch is again about a half inch thick wood.

 

The guncase you send didn't fit the rifle with the silencer on, but i just slit a couple of the threads so theres a small hole in the top and the rifle fits in there no problem and the silencer sticks out a little bit.

 

Nicely done, paypal went through no bother and delivery was next day! (this sounds so much like a cheesy ebay +rep lol).

[Guest noluv6]

Hey folks, First post here so i'll introduce myself breifly.

 

My name is Myke and I recently decided to start hunting, with my friend and his father, using air rifles.

 

Basically I'm making this post to get peoples personal experiences or opinions of the rifle i've chosen:

 

Umarex 850 AirMagnum

 

 

Has anyone had any experiences with this and would you recommend this for hunting rabbits, rats, pheasant etc?

 

 

 

Thanks in advance!

 

Hi,

If you have a look around on network 54 there is a dedicated forum for the 850 airmagnum which is usa,think it is called some thing else in usa, walther air magnum i think.

 

any way as a co2 gun it is not consistent enough to give you tight groups at a set distance so no good but there is a air conversion kit available by one of the members on that forum and your gun can be made more then capable of hunting if converted.

 

You need to have a google and have a look for it as i recently lost all my bookmark's,the new air magnum is pcp so you may be able to buy the valve and air tube for that and fit it on yours.

just a idea.

[Guest noluv6]

o00oo! i has reply!!

 

(so do you hehe)

 

 

I decided to buy Davy's rifle, and its fantastic!!!

 

need to get it zero'd to 35ft or something, but hey, its fantastic, alot heavier and less plasticier sounding than i was expected (after reading reviews).

 

tested it out in the garden, and it went through the paper target( obviousley), through the halfinch thick wood board the targets were mounted on, and halfway through the garden gate whch is again about a half inch thick wood.

 

The guncase you send didn't fit the rifle with the silencer on, but i just slit a couple of the threads so theres a small hole in the top and the rifle fits in there no problem and the silencer sticks out a little bit.

 

Nicely done, paypal went through no bother and delivery was next day! (this sounds so much like a cheesy ebay +rep lol).

 

that rip will now get bigger and your gun will fall out.

walking in the community with a silencer poking out your bag is also a bad idea.

you should of done what the original owner must of done and just took it off.

 

happy hunting by the way

[davyt63 1,845]

o00oo! i has reply!!

 

(so do you hehe)

 

 

I decided to buy Davy's rifle, and its fantastic!!!

 

need to get it zero'd to 35ft or something, but hey, its fantastic, alot heavier and less plasticier sounding than i was expected (after reading reviews).

 

tested it out in the garden, and it went through the paper target( obviousley), through the halfinch thick wood board the targets were mounted on, and halfway through the garden gate whch is again about a half inch thick wood.

 

The guncase you send didn't fit the rifle with the silencer on, but i just slit a couple of the threads so theres a small hole in the top and the rifle fits in there no problem and the silencer sticks out a little bit.

 

Nicely done, paypal went through no bother and delivery was next day! (this sounds so much like a cheesy ebay +rep lol).

 

I'm glad you like it, it was my nephews but he lost interest and at least some one is going to get some enjoyment out of it.

would like to say thanks for a smooth transaction and communication, would recommend you to any one on here .

now start bagging some quarry don't you know there's a competition on !!!

happy hunting

 

davy

[karial 0]

o00oo! i has reply!!

 

(so do you hehe)

 

 

I decided to buy Davy's rifle, and its fantastic!!!

 

need to get it zero'd to 35ft or something, but hey, its fantastic, alot heavier and less plasticier sounding than i was expected (after reading reviews).

 

tested it out in the garden, and it went through the paper target( obviousley), through the halfinch thick wood board the targets were mounted on, and halfway through the garden gate whch is again about a half inch thick wood.

 

The guncase you send didn't fit the rifle with the silencer on, but i just slit a couple of the threads so theres a small hole in the top and the rifle fits in there no problem and the silencer sticks out a little bit.

 

Nicely done, paypal went through no bother and delivery was next day! (this sounds so much like a cheesy ebay +rep lol).

 

I'm glad you like it, it was my nephews but he lost interest and at least some one is going to get some enjoyment out of it.

would like to say thanks for a smooth transaction and communication, would recommend you to any one on here .

now start bagging some quarry don't you know there's a competition on !!!

happy hunting

 

davy

 

I'd LOVE to, however we've not got anywhere to shoot yet, currently we're lookin at the local rifle range, £4 a day, so yea not too bad, my friends father is ringing around and sending round business cards for us to give us a head start.

 

Lookin forward to bagging my first rabbit, or bird. (this can be done from my bedroom when they're on the lawn eating bread, the big fat pidgin who like to bully the others).