HIGH OCATANE HITMAN Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 i have seen aome air rifles for like £500 -£1000! i got one for £190 with scope n sleeve pellets etcc. Apart from looks, materials, recoil and brand names is there a difference in power output? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gibby Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 Assuming all sub 12lb then no not alot of difference in power, but with the more expensive brands you may be getting greater consistency with power and accuracy and better quality materials, Gibby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 Question : expensive guns...is there a difference? Answer : yes, they cost more money to buy Glad to help clear this one up for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEFTY478 Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 (edited) Ignore Mungler, he's being silly. More expensive air-rifles have a greater amount of Carbon-fibre in the barrel construction. And obviously this helps to distribute the the massive heat created when firing, much more evenly. This means that the 'Magnus effect' is lessened a great deal, which in turn decreases the coefficient of inertia. Usually, they are also fine polished with a de-greased, diamond cut 'Johnson Rod'. which will give you much better accuracy, especially when used in the in-direct fire mode. Essentially, anything costing in excess of 7JSA (seven times Job seekers' allowance) will be Ok. Unless it's a red one, or Chinese (except the dark brown ones - coz they're alright too). Hope this helps.... Edited March 26, 2008 by LEFTY478 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 Brilliant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIGH OCATANE HITMAN Posted March 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 lol cheers =s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_colt Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 (edited) Obviously with air-rifles; the PCP types are going to cost more generally due to their air-based system of propulsion. No to say all springers are cheap though; you get what you pay for. A finely checkered Weihrauch 95S with nicely treated hardwood, rekord 2-stage trigger and good quality barrel is going to cost more than a Cometa type basic air-rifle. Having owned both a cheap Cometa and a Wiehrauch; I can tell the difference clearly. The construct and finish of the wood is far superior on the Weihrauch, it is far more accurate, the mechanism is smoother and does not have the cheap nasty "twang" you get from a cheap mainspring. Obviously like any market you will get some overpriced guns here and there but generally you get what you pay for. mr_colt. Edited March 26, 2008 by mr_colt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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