junty Posted February 6, 2009 Report Share Posted February 6, 2009 Hi Guys My first post, so please be patient. A little about me. At present I use a .22 break barrel (quite old, as I bought it second hand at least 15 years ago) made in Hungary but with no name! It seems fairly powerful as it can accurately take down a rabbit at about 30 yards but I have no idea who makes it. I tend to use the airrifle in the garden for vermin etc and I use a 12bore for game and clays, and rabbits on friends' land. However I often have the opportunity to shoot quarry at ranges of 40 to 100 yards (safely of course) but cannot do so with my current air rifle. Some people have suggested I go the whole hog and get a rimfire but I'm not convinced it is really necessary, especially in view of how careful you have to be re:background, overshoot etc. For some reason I would prefer either a break barrel or underlever to a CO2 as I like the independence they seem to give you, but am open to views. I also like the look of Theoben and Weihrauch guns. One thought that did occur to me was to try and get my current gun tuned up but I sense that could be a waste of time. So, any suggestions welcome. Thanks Junty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realtreedave Posted February 8, 2009 Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 to attain anywhere near the upper distance you quote you will nead about 30 to 35 ftlbs.springers are only a sensible option up to about 18ftlbs.co2 will not achieve fac levels sensibly.pcps can offer a degree of independance if you use a pump instead of a tank to fill them up provided you arent lazy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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