air rifle

[wandering1]

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Hi I currently.work as a Pest Control Contractor so I'm used to dealing with Hazardous waste etc (amd hazardous ppl)

I currently use a Hammerli 22 breakbarrel. It has served me well over the last ten years but find it a lot of faffin around having.to reload between shots I've seen several rifles around that would be better suited (nowt worse than being in a loft with 50+ ferrals flyin around goin.nuts )
Something that has ten or more shots and is either an underlever or.uses a bottle but relatively cheap. Say 150-200...quid

Any suggestions

 

[British Red]

Forget the PCP if that's your budget, you are going to drop at least half that on a bottle or pump. Any gun that could be bought with the rest won't be worth having.

 

[wandering1]

So what would you suggest. It doesn't have to be brand new... I'm just after suggestions so i have a rough idea

 

[Johnnyboy1971]

Your looking at least £100 for a tested 3ltr bottle and gauge and a couple of hundred for a used PCP.

 

[HillBill]

See if you can find a used BSA Goldstar.... a springer with a 10 shot mag... they don't make them anymore, but there will be a few about.

Might get one for less than £200, might not too.

 

[British Red]

Theoben SLR 88 if you can find one

 

[Dave]

This is my HW77 .22, springer. Although I hardly get to use it these days, as Ive got nowhere to shoot it.

Old now, but still deadly accurate.

The silencer on the front there is from the period, called an air whisperer by logic.

 

[sunndog]

See if you can find a used BSA Goldstar.... a springer with a 10 shot mag... they don't make them anymore, but there will be a few about.

Might get one for less than £200, might not too.

As above. I'v had mine for nearly 20 years and its a belting rifle


Theoben slr88 is a nice rifle but not many around, and even less in decent nick for £200
The last one I saw went for more than double that iirc

 

[chimpy leon]

You'd struggle to get a half decent PCP on that budget let alone all the charging kit as well. Up your budget and there are some bargains to be had. Thus:


http://www.airgunbbs.com/showthread...sale-including-dive-cylinder-and-charging-kit

 

[Dannytsg]

For that kind of money maybe an SMK xs78/79 with the rotary mag option. Works on CO2, highly tuneable and put out a good 10ft/lbs out of the box.

 

[bambodoggy]

This is my HW77 .22, springer. Although I hardly get to use it these days, as Ive got nowhere to shoot it.

Old now, but still deadly accurate.

I have this exact same rifle.....damn they are a fine air rifle. I've PCP guns as well but this old thing NEVER lets me down and NEVER misses its target

 

[Clouston98]

I'm shooting a HW97kt .22 (springer). Smashing bit of kit, accurate, reliable and just great quality. They are a fair bit above your budget and not a PCP but I thought I'd chip in anyway. Weirauch's are great guns, hope this helps

 

[BigX]

I bought a Goldstar last year, was £240 (inc. a good scope), I think. Excellent gun, very accurate, smooth cocking - and obviously fast too, which is good for your purposes.

This is a fair representation of it in action. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2bUOM_3kTI