borich Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 My Brother-in-law has a real big rabbit problem and has given me the go ahead to shoot bunnies on his land. However, due to the fact I'm getting married next year the future wife doesn't want me spending loads of guns etc! A friend has a stoeger X20.22 with 40X scope which I think he said he paid 177 for. I tried it out and its got a nice little kick which should get the bunnies easy enough. Is this the best airgun out there for below 200? Borich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisheruk Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 Doubt it has a x40 scope. Its accuracy that kills. You need to get some practice in to see if you are able to kill the bunnies, it is not just the gun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humperdingle Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 (edited) Probably a 3-9x40 scope, which seems to get bundled a lot with the X20 Stoeger. I'd be inclined to go for a S/H Weihrauch of some kind... MUCH better quality. Edit: as Fisher said, accuracy is more important than anything else. And a 'kick' doesn't mean a gun is powerful. PCPs have virtually zero felt recoil, but can be several times the power of your average 12ftlb rifle (On FAC) And please... Before you start blasting away at bunnies, practice, practice, practice at standing paper targets at various distances, only moving on to live quarry when you're confident you can smack a bunny in the brain. Edited June 27, 2012 by humperdingle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 if you can hit a 2 pence piece every first shot, placed randomly by an assistant at unknown ranges then should be fine. personally it would be a secondhand HW80, HW77 for me a servicable example should be had for less than £200. If you were going open sights a HW35 would also be good and cheaper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borich Posted June 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 I will not hit any bunnies until I can demolish a 2p at a good distance. I'm going to get the X20 Saturday and the price from the shop with scope is 139. To ensure my target shooting gets up to scatch would it be worth picking up a bipod while i'm there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjpainter Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 The X20 is a springer right? I think general consensus for springers is don't bother with the bipod. Springers need to be able to recoil and a bipod stops it from doing that. If you need to rest it on something, you can get shooting rests that are essentially padded cushions that allow recoil so the gun's action isn't compromised! Plus, you get lazy and too reliant on them. Come the day you need to take a shot without a bipod, it's nice to know you can do it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 I will not hit any bunnies until I can demolish a 2p at a good distance. I'm going to get the X20 Saturday and the price from the shop with scope is 139. To ensure my target shooting gets up to scatch would it be worth picking up a bipod while i'm there? never rest a springer on anything even a bipod. Its not at a good distance its all distances even if the most distant is not that far at the begining. The pellet will impact high or low depending on range and winds can blow it about, its all about estimation and experiance. Despite what many claim 5-35 yds is as far as most competant people can carry this off as described without knowing the ranges in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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