• The SH Membership has gone live. Only SH Members have access to post in the classifieds. All members can view the classifieds. Starting in 2020 only SH Members will be admitted to the annual hunting contest. Current members will need to follow these steps to upgrade: 1. Click on your username 2. Click on Account upgrades 3. Choose SH Member and purchase.
  • We've been working hard the past few weeks to come up with some big changes to our vendor policies to meet the changing needs of our community. Please see the new vendor rules here: Vendor Access Area Rules

Air rifle recommendation

Red Beard said:
What PCP pump is that? Most I've seen are $129 and up.
Click to expand...
I think it is a Vevor. I am not sure if it is stainless steel or not. I am looking at maybe just getting a scuba adapter and using that for now since I have some filled tanks.
www.walmart.com

VEVOR Airgun PCP Pump High Pressure Hand Pump 3 Stage Stirrup Pump Up To 4500PSI - Walmart.com

Free 2-day shipping. Buy VEVOR Airgun PCP Pump High Pressure Hand Pump 3 Stage Stirrup Pump Up To 4500PSI at Walmart.com
www.walmart.com
 
Careful buying cheap hand pumps. My experience has been that they don’t last very long at all.
 
Man I'm still looking. The PCP thing isn't going to work out cause it's just too expensive and the Black Ops everyone is reviewed highly is a .177 (too little for what I'd like).

Now thinking a .25 nitro piston of some sort. Maybe a Hatsan.
 
bj139 said:
I just bought a Benjamin Maximus for $135. I should get it Thursday. I couldn't resist the markdown. It is my first PCP. It gets good reviews and there are a lot of ways to modify it later. I am looking at a $45 pump for it from Walmart.com.
www.midwayusa.com

Benjamin Maximus PCP 22 Cal Pellet Air Rifle

Maximus puts a proven hunting platform within reach while delivering impressive performance. With an ergonomic synthetic stock, smooth bolt action and...
www.midwayusa.com www.midwayusa.com
Click to expand...
I bought a scuba fill adapter. I have 5 scuba tanks which should all be full. I haven't dived in about 6 years They probably all need a hydro inspection to get them filled again. I should be able to shoot this PCP for the rest of my life with these tanks being full.
 
five said:
I am looking at the Artemis PP750.
Click to expand...
The Atemis PP800 is shown on Midway as a PCP pistol under the name Diana Bandit but it is out of stock. I did see where Artemis was licensing airguns to Diana. I notice most things gun related are out of stock. I guess it is impossible for me to get any 223 now. I thought the Benjamin Maximus being available and at a discount was a fortunate timing.
 
I just found this. It looks OK.

Benjamin Maximus (.22) Review

I've owned some nice springers (RWS 24, 34, 36, Beeman R10, HW 50s) but this is my first PCP and I'm liking it! I bought this for backyard pest control up to 30 yds. I ordered the Maximus (.22 cal) starter kit from Crosman for $350 (plus $32 shipping/handling). It comes with the rifle, pump...
www.airgunnation.com www.airgunnation.com
 
Hatsan 95 vortex in .25 took out a bushy tail this morning. Bug buster scope, I'm hoping after the 100 shot break in the accuracy levels out a bit. All slight up down issues from break barrel

Sent from my SM-G965U1 using Tapatalk
 
I really like the idea of something small enough to bring along while deer hunting. The edgun that Kyler has is awesome, but the one I posted is a sort of poor mans version of it.
 
Sorry to slightly hijack the thread here. I have a heirloom 22LR that I'm thinking of taking out squirrel hunting this weekend, now that deer season is over up here. Want to see if I like it enough to invest in pricey airgun for deer season squirrel hunting. Would also be neat to harvest some small game with it as it is a 3-4 generation firearm.

Open sights and unknown accuracy though I shot it a few times with my kid a few years ago. Seemed fine at the time.

I know nothing. Am I wasting my time? Where to aim if not? Head is what most say but is that realistic with open sights?Best ammo for the task?

AOH guy here. Appreciate the support of those with experience.
 
TNSTAAFL said:
Sorry to slightly hijack the thread here. I have a heirloom 22LR that I'm thinking of taking out squirrel hunting this weekend, now that deer season is over up here. Want to see if I like it enough to invest in pricey airgun for deer season squirrel hunting. Would also be neat to harvest some small game with it as it is a 3-4 generation firearm.

Open sights and unknown accuracy though I shot it a few times with my kid a few years ago. Seemed fine at the time.

I know nothing. Am I wasting my time? Where to aim if not? Head is what most say but is that realistic with open sights?Best ammo for the task?

AOH guy here. Appreciate the support of those with experience.
Click to expand...

You might want to see if you can find 22 lr ammo first. If you can, then I prefer subsonic hollow points (Eley or RWS). I found Remington’s subsonic to be not very accurate.

Head shots are my preference, but I use a scope. Do some target practice and see what your ethical range is. A 1” circle is a good approximation of a squirrel head.
 
mtsrunner said:
You might want to see if you can find 22 lr ammo first. If you can, then I prefer subsonic hollow points (Eley or RWS). I found Remington’s subsonic to be not very accurate.

Head shots are my preference, but I use a scope. Do some target practice and see what your ethical range is. A 1” circle is a good approximation of a squirrel head.
Click to expand...
Thanks.

Is 22LR hard to find with this ammo shortage? I thought I had a box but we must have used it all at the range back in the day.

If I can't find it tomorrow, how about shotgun loads? I have multiple 12 gauges. Stoeger auto, 870 Express mag, and an old double barrel.
 
I don't think it is legal here to carry a 22 rifle while archery deer hunting.
 
TNSTAAFL said:
Thanks.

Is 22LR hard to find with this ammo shortage? I thought I had a box but we must have used it all at the range back in the day.

If I can't find it tomorrow, how about shotgun loads? I have multiple 12 gauges. Stoeger auto, 870 Express mag, and an old double barrel.
Click to expand...
870 express, 2 3/4" target or small game loads.

Sent from my SM-G965U1 using Tapatalk
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top