maltys Posted July 11, 2011 Report Share Posted July 11, 2011 Hi all I have a shotgun but want something for the sweet little bunnies I dont want to spend more than 150 yes I know I will not get a great one I just want an ok one Which one would you recomend? Do you have one to sell? im near peterborough Cheers Maltys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaxiDriver Posted July 11, 2011 Report Share Posted July 11, 2011 177 supposedly shoots straighter than 22 Some prefer 22 for live quarry, some swear on .177 £150 I would think will get you various choices of 'springers' either break barrel or underlever Bit of a toss up wether you buy cheap new or look for secondhand Weirauch/similar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maltys Posted July 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2011 177 supposedly shoots straighter than 22 Some prefer 22 for live quarry, some swear on .177 £150 I would think will get you various choices of 'springers' either break barrel or underlever Bit of a toss up wether you buy cheap new or look for secondhand Weirauch/similar Cheers for that what do you use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.I.A Posted July 11, 2011 Report Share Posted July 11, 2011 I would recommend a BSA Lightning. Cracking air rifle, you should be able to get one for the £150 you want to spend. Very good quality and accurate too. As for caliber i use .177 and i swear by it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted July 11, 2011 Report Share Posted July 11, 2011 A secondhand Weihrauch HW80 or HW77! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted July 11, 2011 Report Share Posted July 11, 2011 £150 should buy you a whole heap of junk (unless you get veeeery lucky).Most likely end up buying something that will last a few months and be inaccurate and underpowered.Sell everything you own to get another £150 and you can start to look at used big boys toys.If you are lucky you might pick up a PCP-something like the S200 would fall within your grasp and then you would start to see why that bit of extra cash was worth the effort.Springers to look out for would be HW 80,77,97-Air Arms TX200 or Prosport(both superb guns).Bide your time and try as many as you can-asking on this forum could save you a lot of heartache. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gixxerboy Posted July 11, 2011 Report Share Posted July 11, 2011 (edited) 177 supposedly shoots straighter than 22 Some prefer 22 for live quarry, some swear on .177 £150 I would think will get you various choices of 'springers' either break barrel or underlever Bit of a toss up wether you buy cheap new or look for secondhand Weirauch/similar .177 does not shoot 'straighter' than .22... they are both accurate in their own rights and if you know your aim-points then they are both absolutely equally accurate its just that .22 has a more pronounced 'loop' than .177... the trajectory of a .177 is slightly 'flatter' than that of a .22... Both calibre's will do the job mate but for that budget you will be looking at a springer for sure... Have you tried guntrader.co. or gunstar... normally a good choice on there S/H if nothing available on here... Edited July 11, 2011 by gixxerboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaxiDriver Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 (edited) It's just that .22 has a more pronounced 'loop' than .177... the trajectory of a .177 is slightly 'flatter' than that of a .22... Thank you gixxerboy, that was what I meant, though with benefit of hindsight I didn't explain it as best I might have. Edited July 12, 2011 by TaxiDriver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger955i Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 I Mate As said above, you wont get much for £150 but for what it's worth a chap up this way was selling a .22 HW80 c/w scope sling and bag for £150. it was a bit rough but a clean, lube and a bit of stock finishing it would have been an ok air rifle. My old HW77 cost a lot less c/w scope and shoots brilliantly. Keep your eyes open and try before you buy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Albert Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 Hi all I have a shotgun but want something for the sweet little bunnies I dont want to spend more than 150 yes I know I will not get a great one I just want an ok one Which one would you recomend? Do you have one to sell? im near peterborough Cheers Maltys Pay a visit to your local HFT club and talk to them. There is every chance they will let you have a go. As far as cal is concerned I prefer the knock down effect of 22 but I ain't going to start the war between 177 and 22. Both have their merits. Personally I use an AA S410 in 22 for the bunnies and a Daystate Mk4IST for HFT. Great fun and a lot harder than bunny bopping. The targets don't move either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eccles Posted July 13, 2011 Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 Hi i'm with Bruno on that, £350 to £400. £150 get a Load of junk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.I.A Posted July 13, 2011 Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 I beg to differ, i sold my BSA Lightning for £150 not so long ago with scope etc and for the money its a good rifle. Well up to the task of dispatching rabbits at good ranges. Some of my best shots come from that rifle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canis Posted July 13, 2011 Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 Hi i'm with Bruno on that, £350 to £400. £150 get a Load of junk What rot! £150 will see the OP with a serviceable HW77 or 80 perfect for bunnies/rats ok it may have a couple of dinks in the woodwork or wear in the blueing but a gun used in the field is going to pick these up anyway. If he wanted to take up HFT where you can't support the weight rifle with the aid of the sling and is bothered about scores, a lightweight PCP with no recoil is probably the way to go and he would need the money you suggest. Within the last month my father PX'd his HW80 for a lightweight PCP light enough for his 8 year old step- grandson to use. He was given £140 for the HW80 and it was in good condition - that would have made a cracking gun for the OP's needs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted July 13, 2011 Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 What rot indeed Canis-a quick count up on guntrader reveals the amount of HW 80 or 77,s for sale at £150 or below-not a single one.If your father px,ed his 80 for £140 then he should have sold it privately-he would have got a much better price,besides is it back up for sale at the same price?-I doubt it very much.We have all bought bargains before but they are few and far between these days and never seem to be available when you are looking. The extra funds and the ability to buy a PCP has nothing to do with HFT-are you suggesting that a hunting rifle does,nt have to be as accurate as a Target gun?-surely we owe it to our quarry to do all we can to achieve a clean kill and if that means a PCP,which is easier to shoot more accurately than a springer,then If the OP can afford it perhaps thats the way to go? I have seen, quite recently, a chap on this site buy an AA S410 at a price below what it would have cost to steal it-but more often I have seen beginners paying thru the nose and brandishing guns made of monkey metal held together with roll-pins.I honestly hope that the OP gets a bargain and spends many hours blatting critters but my advice is still to save a few more beer coupons and buy the best he can afford-I doubt that he could do much better than a TX 200 but thats only my opinion. :look: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pabs Posted July 13, 2011 Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 What rot indeed Canis-a quick count up on guntrader reveals the amount of HW 80 or 77,s for sale at £150 or below-not a single one.If your father px,ed his 80 for £140 then he should have sold it privately-he would have got a much better price,besides is it back up for sale at the same price?-I doubt it very much.We have all bought bargains before but they are few and far between these days and never seem to be available when you are looking. The extra funds and the ability to buy a PCP has nothing to do with HFT-are you suggesting that a hunting rifle does,nt have to be as accurate as a Target gun?-surely we owe it to our quarry to do all we can to achieve a clean kill and if that means a PCP,which is easier to shoot more accurately than a springer,then If the OP can afford it perhaps thats the way to go? I have seen, quite recently, a chap on this site buy an AA S410 at a price below what it would have cost to steal it-but more often I have seen beginners paying thru the nose and brandishing guns made of monkey metal held together with roll-pins.I honestly hope that the OP gets a bargain and spends many hours blatting critters but my advice is still to save a few more beer coupons and buy the best he can afford-I doubt that he could do much better than a TX 200 but thats only my opinion. :look: I hear what you are saying, but you CAN get a decent bunny basher for 150. But as you say, a few more quid would see a decent proven model in his hands. For around 250 you'll get a nice HW80. If you miss with that you can use it to dig up the warren and club them all to death. And it will still shoot straight after. Probably... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snipper Posted July 13, 2011 Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 for that money you may drop across a HW35 which are a very good tool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmytree Posted July 13, 2011 Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 Have a read of the reviews on a cometa 300. I've recently got one to use on bunnies at work to save knocking the prosport around. Ok, it needed a bit of lube and it's not in the top class for trigger or smoothness, twangy to start with but it's improving. pushes daystate 4.53's at 11.5ftlbs and groups about an inch at 35 yards. It's got adjustment on the breach jaws so no real wear worries, a solid little work gun that came brand new with an ags 3-9 x 40 for less than £150 as a one off deal. Well worth a punt as a starter gun or a work tool that will take some abuse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vince1861 Posted July 16, 2011 Report Share Posted July 16, 2011 i got a stunning weihrauch hw80 22 with 3x40 sights and silencer only selling as im getting coz air rifle looking for around 200 and thats a steal..its just had new spring and service... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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PLH1966 Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 er Just joined the forum & dropped on this thread, have to disagree with the idea that £150 wont buy you much, if you shop around you should be able to pick up a decent HW35 for that & then you'll have a gun made for the Job. my local shop has one c/w scope for £150 & a brand new Stoeyer for £120. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted July 18, 2011 Report Share Posted July 18, 2011 Snipper is right the HW35 is an excellent rifle too.The HW35 is another option apart from the HW80 and HW77 that I mentioned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayface Posted July 18, 2011 Report Share Posted July 18, 2011 I would save another 100 and go for a sh air arms s200 - fab guns and well worth the extra cash and wait to find one. I have a .22 and a .177 one for bunnies and one for targets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wharf Rat Posted July 18, 2011 Report Share Posted July 18, 2011 I have shot a CZ Slavia for over twenty years. Just bought a 634 Lux in .22 to go with my 630 in .177. Less than £200 and it's uncanny accurate with Wasps. The 634 is full power too. Any full power Weihrauch, BSA or Webley will do you, but I haven't found anything with the weight/power/accuracy combination that a CZ has. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark-70 Posted September 11, 2011 Report Share Posted September 11, 2011 I picked up a new SMK SYNSG .22 for about £139, obviously it's a low end rifle and dosent have the prestige & snob factor of the high grade pcp's but for occasional pest control around home it's great. Plenty accurate and kills what I aim at without problem! I admit that if airgunning was my hobby as it is to many I would defiantly want a nice pcp, but for the purpose intended the SMK is great & does the job fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted September 11, 2011 Report Share Posted September 11, 2011 for that money you may drop across a HW35 which are a very good tool Totally agree, an 80 can often be had for this money but you have to be super quick. The HW35 often suffers with barrel droop but this can be compensated for in the mounts or by using open sights. I shot my first Rabbit with a HW35 over thirty years ago with open sights- nothing has changed as far as the rabbits are conserned A good thing with the 35 is the near silent operation of the breech lock up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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