New Air Rifle
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I did have the AiRi Gauntlet with me...Killed that one rabbit with the .17
Excluding PCP guns a spring or piston gun has almost like a reverse recoil is best I can describe. Many scopes are not built to handle this and can sometimes break. Hawke is a known company that makes "Airgun" rated scopes.
Most of the guns I use are very high dollar, I would never afford them without sponsorship. You don't need to spend a ton of money to get out and do some hunting with an Airgun. Plenty of gas piston/spring guns available now for a reasonable price. I loved my Benjamin Trail 1100 XL, was a fantastic rifle in .22/ I think you can still find them for sale new. Like mentioned I would suggest whatever you get, do some practice at various ranges and invest in good quality pellets. JSB brand is about the most consistent as far as weight and uniformity. Don't fall for the box store crap just because it's cheap and claims super velocity. Accuracy is king with airguns, we have to get in closer and make that first shot count. I would take a break barrel over a pump rifle if I could chose one. Most animals aren't going to sit around and wait for you to pump. Lol
I have the same thought.
I own a Diana 48, installed a 10 moa drop compensator (that may be didn't need) and a UTG 3x9x40 scope. It is deadly as it can be. It gives you a work out if you try to shoot 100 pellets back to back though...
Here is another option, I just did a review of this one. It's around $300 and has alot of good features for a PCP. You would obviously need a high pressure pump. I beat the hell out of it as you can see in review.
Lol one that cost twice what the guns worth. It's a Hawke Frontier 2.5-15x50 I primary use it for filming as it gives an excellent picture with the Tactacam. The lower end Vantage model works pretty good, the quality of glass is not as great though. Lots of times guns get paired with scopes and have found they usually are garbage. It's truly amazing to me how much we can miss looking through blurry glass. I never noticed this until I started using some of the Tier 1 scopes like S&B, Kahles and Nightforce.
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I used a high pressure pump to fill my PCP only 1 time. It is a real workout. Then I bought an air tank and pay to get it filled.
I assume you are using a tank with compressed gas/air. Air compressor would require a very special one.
My Gauntlet is marked at 3000 psi as the max...With a hand pump (provided)...It ain't easy getting there…. 