Air rifles anyone?

[Graham Orm]

I have a Crossman 2250b (Rat-catcher) that I bought when my lad was at home for us to have a bit of fun with. He's grown and gone now and the gun is still sat there in the garage. It looks like a toy, but a bit of research has shown that it's a well respected and accurate little gun.

Anyone else have one, or any type of air gun?

 

[marcros]

I have a theoben mft in a funny calibre (.20). Handy little thing when needed.

 

[paulm]

I've gone through a few over the years but settled for the last few years on a Daystate Huntsman Classic pcp in .22, lovely handling bit of kit and as accurate as they come

Cheers, Paul

 

[Harbo]

Another Huntsman Classic (.22) used mainly for shooting rats.

Rod

 

[ColeyS1]

Bsa ultra for nightvision and r10 for in the day time. I use to have a rat catcher but it never had enough clout for my liking. I've seen people spend a little time on them making wooden stocks, I think.... unless my memories playing tricks someone may have adapted a buddy bottle to fit

 

[wizard]

weihrauch hw77k and a SMK19 both with single point sights plus 3 barnett crossbows

 

[Benchwayze]

I use a catapult. Doesn't count I guess? :ho2

 

[t8hants]

Webley Mk III .22, and an Original Model 50.

 

[BRYAN]

I have loads of old relics but the main workhorse is the Daystate Airwolf on Fac. Now that really is a good pie filler. @

 

[petermillard]

Used to shoot 10-metre rifle with a Feinwerkbau 300s side lever. Just shredding paper, no rats harmed

 

[Graham Orm]

It's all Greek to me, I'm a complete novice but interested. Bit of a minefield where to start. I think the Ratty is a little short on umph. Any suggestions on a lower priced Co2 gun?

Or any suggestions on other options...multi shot....compressed air canister???

No big words please...novice here.

 

[Harbo]

Have a look at Airgunforum.co.uk.

Rod

 

[Lons]

I have a Weihrach HW97K STL which I use for target practice and the odd magpie It's very accurate ove 30 mtrs.
Did have a nice old Webley vulcan but my brother nicked it also have an old Webley junior pistol and a couple of others tucked away somewhere.

 

[marcros]

Unless it has changed over the last few years, co2 canister guns never had a great deal of power. Ok for shooting tin cans but nothing much else. The gas powered ones- buddy bottle style are very good. I like the theoben but there are many other good ones too, some mentioned on here.

Pigeon watch forum or airgunbbs forum both used to have a good for sale section. I bought mine off one of them, I forget which.

 

[n0legs]

I have a Relum Tornado .25 and I love it. BSA Mercury .22, my old faithful and a BSA Scorpion .22, first pistol thankfully missing out a Gat gun. Two years ago bought a Rohm Twin master .177 for serious target practice and my first co2 gun.

 

[marcros]

I have a Weihrach HW97K STL which I use for target practice and the odd magpie It's very accurate ove 30 mtrs.
Did have a nice old Webley vulcan but my brother nicked it also have an old Webley junior pistol and a couple of others tucked away somewhere.

i had a hw97k. it was a bit heavy for me as a teenager, but nice and accurate and very well made. I wish that I had never sold it. i do quite fancy one of the theoben break barrel gas ram guns- the fenman or i think that they did another one too.

 

[Benchwayze]

I haven't owned an air-gun/rifle for some time. However, when I last had one, there were legal limits on how much pressure a rifle could have; in view of the more sophisticated models that had means of increasing the sir pressure with gas canisters. Or something like that. I could be wrong of course! :mrgreen:

 

[marcros]

12 ft lbs is the limit for air rifles (without a firearms certificate). There has always been ways of tweaking the power- changing springs, or adjusting the valve somehow to get an extra 10% but i was always told that there was no point adding a little bit of power- the difference in trajectory comes at about 20+ ftlb (and the appropriate certification to wn it). All gas guns now have anti tamper seals, and probably security fixings.

It remains the responsibility of the user to ensure that the gun is within the legal limit etc.

 

[DennisCA]

No air guns, just gunpowder using ones. Used to have an airgun or five as a kid though. Most used was this cheap made in china (or possibly in the USSR) gun with a break barrel that fired 4.5mm BBs (or diaboles if thats the proper term). I would love an IZH 46M if I where to get an airgun, but far too much money.

 

[Graham Orm]

12 ft lbs is the limit for air rifles (without a firearms certificate). There has always been ways of tweaking the power- changing springs, or adjusting the valve somehow to get an extra 10% but i was always told that there was no point adding a little bit of power- the difference in trajectory comes at about 20+ ftlb (and the appropriate certification to wn it). All gas guns now have anti tamper seals, and probably security fixings.

It remains the responsibility of the user to ensure that the gun is within the legal limit etc.

Yes, I'd found most of that out by digging around. My Ratty is about 7ft lbs. So you don't think it's worth getting it tweaked up to 12?