what rifle to get?

[12borejimbo]

ok, ive been shooting for 13 years now, and have had a bsa lightning .22 for 10 of them, it is a nice gun, but it always winds me up, one week it is amazing, drops bunnies at sometimes 50 yards, then others I couldnt hit a cows backside with a shovel. I am going to be buying a marlin 917vs .17hmr in 2 weeks but an air rifle is always handy to have, and was thinking of getting a PCP, like an air arms s410k, s200, I have always like the falcon fn19 lighthunter. What do you guys think I should go for (open to suggestions or if your selling) and should I get it in .22 again or in .177?

Edited May 16, 2010 by 12borejimbo

[Alanl50]

ok, ive been shooting for 13 years now, and have had a bsa lightning .22 for 10 of them, it is a nice gun, but it always winds me up, one week it is amazing, drops bunnies at sometimes 50 yards, then others I couldnt hit a cows backside with a shovel. I am going to be buying a marlin 917vs .17hmr in 2 weeks but an air rifle is always handy to have, and was thinking of getting a PCP, like an air arms s410k, s200, I have always like the falcon fn19 lighthunter. What do you guys think I should go for (open to suggestions or if your selling) and should I get it in .22 again or in .177?

 

In PCP I have a .22 BSA Super ten Mk 2 dressed in a Mk3 stock, 200 full power shots from a full buddy bottle, and devastatingly accurate. I had an Air Arms S410 but sold it I prefered my BSA Super 10 I lost track of the rabbits taken with it, I use it a lot on the bowling greens I look after, I use a standard Parkerhale silencer on it and it works fine.

Alan

[vampire]

S410 .177 Classic=more shots.What ever pcp you get make sure its,multi shot and .177 as the smaller pellet travels faster for longer without having to worry so much about trajectory,hiiting the kill zone has to be your first priority,so thats .177,then the only difference is the .177 might go to deep or even right through as opposed to a bigger bit of lead hitting harder and causing more traumer.The rabbits i shot all died on impact from the pellet to the head so i would say that .177 hits hard enough

This is only my opinion,and yes i have owned .22 s410 and bsa ultra,both dam good guns that hit hard and killed rabbits

ATB

Karl

[turbo33]

S410 .177 Classic=more shots.What ever pcp you get make sure its,multi shot and .177 as the smaller pellet travels faster for longer without having to worry so much about trajectory,hiiting the kill zone has to be your first priority,so thats .177,then the only difference is the .177 might go to deep or even right through as opposed to a bigger bit of lead hitting harder and causing more traumer.The rabbits i shot all died on impact from the pellet to the head so i would say that .177 hits hard enough

This is only my opinion,and yes i have owned .22 s410 and bsa ultra,both dam good guns that hit hard and killed rabbits

ATB

Karl

 

Vampire has said it all

[aaron airgunner]

i agree with what vampire has says but it dose not have to be a multishot. single shots will do the job, multishots are just for lazy people who dont want to fiddle with a pellet after each shot.

[bullet boy]

If you buy a AAS410 then your buying a top quality rifle.I personally prefer .177 for a flat trajectory.