Air rifle discussions

[270Shooter]

I used to shoot them all the time. I have a beeman r7 and a beeman/feinwerkbau sporter with the really fancy wood. Both break barrels. Both of these are made in Germany by beeman, and I believe there is a considerable difference in quality between those and the ones that are made in china that beeman puts their name on. Not knocking them by the way, I have shot some and they are still some pretty nice air rifles. But the best pellets are the beeman brand ones, wadcutters are probably generally the most accurate. I like the domed ones for shooting birds. You can do better on groups than what you have posted, just need to try different pellets and make sure you seat them in the bore flush. Beeman actually makes a pellet seating tool and it helped tighten groups in my rifles.

[HighlandLofts]

I have a Gamo Big Cat 1200 a few years ago, 177 caliber.I use Crossman Premier Hollow Point Hunting Pellets. It came with a Gamo probably 4 power scope. I shoot targets in the back yard off of the picnic table problably twelve yards or so and get then with in a quarter size target, I will go through a 3/4" pice of wood that I staple the target on. Onece I hung the target board on the shed when I first got the pellet gun and the pellets wnt through the 3/4" backstop and ended up in the siding on the shed. Now I hang the target on the ceder fence, with a piece of 3'4" plywood behind the 3/4" wood backstop. I've shot loads of starlings and other things with this pellet gun.

Years ago a friend bought me a Chinese Pellet gun form one of those cheap tool sales for $20, 1'000 feet per second, 177 caliber. It had adjustable rifle sights. I shot a ton of stuff with that cheap pellet gun, I just gave it to a friend a couple of months ago. He has an old Benjamin air rifle that doesn't work anymore.

These newer pellet guns areway better then they were twenty years ago. My neighbor has a Crossman 760 pump pellet/BB gun. We were having a few beers last summer and we got to talking guns and he said I should buy a REAL PELLET GUN,  A Crossman 760 like his. I bet him $20 my Gamo was more powerful then his Crossman.
He went to his house and got his Crossman and I got my Gamo. I filled two empty beer cans with water and set them up about 40 feet away from the patio. The deal was who ever knocked the can off of the 4x4 post with the less amount of shots won. I let him shoot first, the first shot dented the can, the second shot penetrated the can, the third shot knocked the can off of the 4x4,
He was bragging that his gun can be pumped up to ten times and was the best of the best.
I grabed one pellet, he said you might aswell take the whole can of pellets. I told him double or nothing I will knock the can over with my forst shot. His reply was *censored*, my gun couldn't do it. Needless to say the $40 felt good in my pocket. When I shoot beer/soda cans full of water the pellet rips about an inch & a half long tear in the front of the can, exits the backof the can and knocks them over, one shot.

I'd like to get a nice high end pellet gun some time, until then this Gamo pellet gun will fill the bill.

[Heredoggydoggy]

I'd like to get a nice high end pellet gun some time, until then this Gamo pellet gun will fill the bill.

If you get a better airgun, get a PCP with a shrouded barrel.  (Precharged Pneumatic)  I have one of the early .177 Benjamin Marauder rifles, and the unshrouded barrel on it makes it nearly as loud as a 22 rimfire.  It's also a single shot, which is a PITA.  The new ones have a 10 round magazine.  I also have a Benjamin Marauder .22 caliber air pistol with a shrouded barrel and an 8 round magazine.  (The new ones have a 10 round magazine).  I pump up the tanks with a heavy duty bicycle pump and get 30 to 40 shots per fill.  I wish I had kept one of my SCUBA tanks, because you can get an adapter to fill the guns from an air tank.  I could get a lot of 3000 PSI fills from an 80 cu. ft. tank, and not have to work as hard.  I got my guns and pellets from Pyramid Air.  Good prices and fast shipping. 

[Sportfury]

Check out these two sights:

www.airgundepot.com

www.pyramydair.com

[mossy8352]

I have a Gamo .177 with the factory scope still on it, this was using standard lead pellets at around 15 yards, Like it a great rodent eliminator and fun to shoot.

[Fl0und3rz]

Great reviews and shooting videos.

http://tedsholdover.com/

http://www.youtube.com/user/EdgunUSA

[Heredoggydoggy]

Check out these two sights:

www.airgundepot.com

www.pyramydair.com

FYI:  Pyramyd Air now spells their name PYRAMID AIR....

[jaymark6655]

I have the Beeman Grizzly, two barrels/two calibers as well.  The scope that came with mine was complete crap, the turrents didn't work.  I would make an adjustment and the point of impact would be the same as the previous shot.  Air rifles do have a reverse recoil that will kill a normal rifle scope since most are only built to take recoil in one direction.  As far as accuracy, at 25 yards I was putting pellets through the same hole.  Certain pellets will do better than others just like rifle and different rounds.  Make sure the screw for the barrel is tight and doesn't loosen up.

[FC]

I have a cheapo wally world air rifle (crossman break action) rated at 1200fps with alloys and 1000fps with lead pellets. I use the hollow point pellets made by I believe crossman. The difference in accuracy between pellets is impressive, my rifle groups under 1/4" at 25 yards using a 4x Simmons that came with my Savage 22. It does make a big difference on whether or not the bore is clean so try that and a few different pellets. I "sighted in" Cap Silver's air rifle as I had told him mine was so accurate and he couldn't hit a barn door with his. It turned out to be the pellets he was using not stabilizing well in his gun, they keyholed from mine so I am thinking they suck.

I got a new trigger from this guy.
http://charliedatuna.com/GRT-III%20Trigger%20New.htm

Talk about a HUGE difference!

[high country]

I have the rws 48.....and it's dangerously accurate with 9.3gr pellets. It'll kill a raccoon in my garbage can at 41 paces too.....I think.

[hollymaster]

I have the rws 48.....and it's dangerously accurate with 9.3gr pellets. It'll kill a raccoon in my garbage can at 41 paces too.....I think.

 

[duckmen1]

Got a few of my tightest groups today with my 177 barrel. Noticed something that has been going on. The barrel when closing hasn't always closed properly so when I was really careful it was shooting good. Still need to figure out the 22 barrel but think I will try those predator pollymag pellets.
Got one that was .5 inch and several others around inch.
When the barrel wasn't getting a tight close it was getting groups up to 2 inch

[FC]

Try a few different pellet types, most newer air rifles are pretty accurate.

[duckmen1]

Have a starter tester pack of Benjamin 22 cal pellets so tested some today.making sure the barrel was staying tightly closed and on a good rest at 25 yards. The big group was hollow points and the small group was round nose. Both all lead. These groups are in pic.
Took the pointed hollow points or what looks more like a wad cutter and got about the same size group as regular hollow points. Also took pointed tips and got the same size groups as round nose.
At ten yards all pellets were between half to 3/4 inch.
So any distance really started to pick apart what the gun was liking and not.
Need to sight in now and do more practice

[Heredoggydoggy]

Oddly enough, I found the flat-nosed "target" pellets to be the most accurate.