whippetboy Posted May 15, 2011 Report Share Posted May 15, 2011 i have one quick question im after a air rifle for my son but dont want to pay the earth what gun would u recomend thanks wb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clubshot Posted May 15, 2011 Report Share Posted May 15, 2011 Totally depends on what he plan's to Shoot with it As often state Check out Air Gun Clubs As often have Members Sellng on Starter Gun's as they move up the Chain Was in Pax the other day and noticed someone looking @ SMK .177 Rifle with Plastic Stock around £80.00 - Made for Youngsters You get what you pay for - a lot depends on if you think they will stay in the sport Remember James Huckle coming to Lea Valley as a 14 years old - with his Dad's old springer Came Second in a HFT Rifle Competition - Dad brought him a precharged And Won or was Second there after After leaving School joined UK Team and now winning World and European Championships BOB/R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whippetboy Posted May 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2011 (edited) Totally depends on what he plan's to Shoot with it As often state Check out Air Gun Clubs As often have Members Sellng on Starter Gun's as they move up the Chain Was in Pax the other day and noticed someone looking @ SMK .177 Rifle with Plastic Stock around £80.00 - Made for Youngsters You get what you pay for - a lot depends on if you think they will stay in the sport Remember James Huckle coming to Lea Valley as a 14 years old - with his Dad's old springer Came Second in a HFT Rifle Competition - Dad brought him a precharged And Won or was Second there after hi he will be after rabbits mainly thanks wb After leaving School joined UK Team and now winning World and European Championships BOB/R hi mate mainly rabbits thanks wb Edited May 15, 2011 by whippetboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted May 15, 2011 Report Share Posted May 15, 2011 Depends a lot on his age/stature.If he is over 12 and of a reasonable size then I doubt that you will beat a used Air Arms S200-it will not be cheap but you get what you pay for and,if he looks after it,then you will lose very little money on it.How old is he and what kind of build? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie_k Posted May 16, 2011 Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 hi, i got a catalogue from smk (free) they sell allsorts airguns,sights,decoys etc (www.sportsmk.co.uk) i took it to work and one of the fellas got his son a one from it its quite good value! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HW100TMXMAN Posted May 16, 2011 Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 Try posting advert at local club always comes up trumps... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welsh Andy Posted May 16, 2011 Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 A Bruno says the main thing is his age and size. If you want to go pre charge the the s200 and BSA ultra are good. If you want to go spring SMK are good for learning to shoot but make sure its full power for hunting. MY daughter is learning with a SMK synxs. Great gun, but not powerfull enough for hunting, about 7 ft/lbs. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whippetboy Posted May 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 A Bruno says the main thing is his age and size. If you want to go pre charge the the s200 and BSA ultra are good. If you want to go spring SMK are good for learning to shoot but make sure its full power for hunting. MY daughter is learning with a SMK synxs. Great gun, but not powerfull enough for hunting, about 7 ft/lbs. Andy hi andy i used to have a smk qb78 a great gun weight and no recoil but that was well under the limet with power thanks wb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whippetboy Posted May 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2011 hi andy i used to have a smk qb78 a great gun weight and no recoil but that was well under the limet with power thanks wb is any one selling any guns what would be ok for what im after thanks wb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bull Posted May 17, 2011 Report Share Posted May 17, 2011 BSA METEOR MK6 £120 CANT GO WRONG THATS WHAT MY DAD GOT FOR ME:) (BTW IM 12) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olly321 Posted May 17, 2011 Report Share Posted May 17, 2011 as above great guns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welsh Andy Posted May 17, 2011 Report Share Posted May 17, 2011 qb78 should really be full power, maybe it just felt low power as no recoil!! They are great guns, but the co2 can make regular use more costly. I think its good for someone to learn on a apringer so they undertand recoil etc. Meteors are great guns for learning on, though if used on Rabbits be aware of the lower power lvl. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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