.22 air rifles

bazza888

How much would it cost to buy a decent enough .22 break barrel air rifle for rats and rabbits etc?are they all single shots?i cant find any prices online.What sort of distances would you be able hit rats rabbits,to kill them cleanly?

Liam_D

For a .22 break barrel I would go for a HW80, I have an underlever HW77 in .177. I would be confident shooting out to 55 yards, you would want to be confident in hitting a 40mm target out to that kinda distance. For the same power .177 has a flatter trajectory but .22 packs more of a punch.
Expect to pay up to €400 or more for one.
You can get a lot cheaper but if you want a serious airgun without buying a precharged gun and dive bottle etc then I would buy a weihrauch.

bazza888

what other makes would be good are gamo any good?how much are tins of pellets?What gun dealers would be worth calling into?havnt seen many in the dealers i have been in lately.

bazza888

is your underlever single shot?

Liam_D

Yea most spring air rifles are single shot, I haven't seen many that are multishot except pcp guns. Tannyoky guns and ammo always had a good selection of airguns.

bazza888

iwas looking at the pcp rifles but having to get dive bottles etc makes it very exspensive,are stirrup pumps anygood?iv seen them on amazon saying they are designed for filling .17 and .22 pcp airrifles

beretta686s

hi bazza springers def the way to go i have a weihrauch hw 95, .22 gr8 fun and stopping power 4 bunnies with head shots ofcourse. used to have a hw77 in .22 as well gr8 rifle to,i got the hw95 for 400 about a year ago in connollys red mills co kilkenny u can buy a tin of pellets for as little as 4:50 and up so very cheap shooting.killing distances up 60 yards but have killed further out lucky shots:D.if u do get 1 ull never look back

bazza888

id prefer a springer wanted to get one for rats inside sheds etc,how powerfull are they as in ftlbs?ilike the hw rifles they look good quality.Do the guns last a long time as in the springs?

jap gt

was in the local rfd today was looking at a gamo single shot, are they any good what kind of distance can you get

FISMA

My favorites in air rifles has always been the Diana RWS series. Particularly, the side action 52 or the break action models.

Don't go cheap, as you will regret it later. Go hold one in your hand and see their design first hand.

bazza888

where did you buy yours fisma?are gamo shadow rsv anygood?what price roughly would the one in your pcture be?would many people use a single shot springer for rats?

Liam_D

I've never shot rats so can't comment but I have shot sveral hundred starlings in a night and it's reasonably quick to reload when you get into a rythm of working, especially if you keep your pellets in a pouch round your neck. My air rifle is 12ft/lbs as I was living in England for a while then brought it home with me. Diana are great rifles also I always wanted a 54 airking, they would put out 24ft/lbs if tuned properley. I had my airgun tuned my Steve pope of webley venom (now v-mach) and I would expect it to need a service every couple of thousand pellets but the spring should last for years if not the life of the gun, stay away from ox mainsprings they're not all they're hyped up to be.

danielq1007

Hi Bazza888. Just bought an air arms s410. Was told by experienced air gunner that they are fairly good. Never had air rifle before, was more of a shotgun man myself.

crackcrack30

hi guys,
Do secondhand air rifles come with potential issues e.g wear/noise? or are they good for thousands of shots. who carrys a good stock of air rifles both new and s/h? thinking diana / weilrauch (depending on weight)

Scopes - are the green illuminated scopes just a gimmick or are they a good peice of kit & are they just as good when daytime hunting and plinking? what makes are they ? thinking of ratting.

What else would u buy to hang off your rifle for a greeaaat set-up from the start??
cheers........cc30

fodda

Liam_D wrote: »

I've never shot rats so can't comment but I have shot sveral hundred starlings in a night and it's reasonably quick to reload when you get into a rythm of working, especially if you keep your pellets in a pouch round your neck. My air rifle is 12ft/lbs as I was living in England for a while then brought it home with me. Diana are great rifles also I always wanted a 54 airking, they would put out 24ft/lbs if tuned properley. I had my airgun tuned my Steve pope of webley venom (now v-mach) and I would expect it to need a service every couple of thousand pellets but the spring should last for years if not the life of the gun, stay away from ox mainsprings they're not all they're hyped up to be.

Well according to this place starlings have been protected for 30 years in the UK and at least 10 years in ROI ...... ?

bazza888

in fairness he doesnt state when he shot them,i have heard older lads saying when they were young ie 40years ago they used to shoot them.

beretta686s

sorry bazza abt ur trip connollys they will be open tomorrow was just talking to martin springers have a long life and will fire thousands and thousands of shots,and if u are buying a rifle tel him u dont want the uk model as its limited to 12 ftb.:cool:by brotherinlaw has a gammo .22 black syn hes not happy with it at all,and loves my 1.

bazza888

iwas only joking about going up berreta!thanks for your info,but i went to the local gunshop today,they had a few second hand 22lrs think im going go for one of them instead!

beretta686s

:Pbut u shouldnt give up on them yet, i could bring u shooting some time if ur ever down in thi neck of the woods

bazza888

id love that,id love one but i let me 22lr go there awhile ago really regret it and you have go through the same licensing for an airgun it puts me off!saw afew cz22lrs second hand for 200e a crappy looking gamo was 250 new.they really have there uses id love to go ratting with one but the 22lr be 1st choice at the moment!do you just use shotty and airguns?

Liam_D

fodda wrote: »

Well according to this place starlings have been protected for 30 years in the UK and at least 10 years in ROI ...... ?

All wild birds are protected by law but some can be shot under licence, starlings were removed from the general licence in England in 2005 (5 years ago) and according to the link below I'm legally entitled to shoot them where I live for the foreseeable future.
http://www.ni-environment.gov.uk/wildlicencegentpg22010pdf.pdf

Odysseus

jap gt wrote: »

was in the local rfd today was looking at a gamo single shot, are they any good what kind of distance can you get

I have one gamo viper love it, range 35-40yrd max maybe a tad longer with rats


Edit. Springer can be very hard on scopes, I use the sights now after going through 3 though one was faulty and I got a free replacement for that but it still went on me. This was at the time you could do target on private land so when I when out I could go through 300= pellets, so it was getting heavy use

beretta686s

I used to have a .22 magnum,and found it not really strong enough 4 foxes at a distance,have a .223 on my list of guns,to of my friends have .223,s and another 22-250 do a lot if foxing with them.love the shotgun myself do a lot pheasnt duck ect shooting.and urself

beanie10

bazza888 wrote: »

How much would it cost to buy a decent enough .22 break barrel air rifle for rats and rabbits etc?are they all single shots?i cant find any prices online.What sort of distances would you be able hit rats rabbits,to kill them cleanly?

I bought a BSA 22 air rifle a year ago cost €240 second hand. It had a 10 round magizine & scope. 250 gamo pellets for €6. Could easily dispose of crows at 50 yards on top of telegraph pole. Great fun for target practice. Must have shot 2 thousand rounds with it. I bought cheaper round once (500 for €6), not machined right and kept on leaving lead shaving in the chamber.