New air rifle….

[Panhandler80]

So i thought i had found a 22 pcp air rifle that fit the budget and came well reviewed. Then research indicated what a PITA the manual pumps are. Looked into bottles and/or compressor and suddenly the required paraphernalia and increased cost made whole proposition less appealing. So looking at orthotics options. Have a springer (.177 Diana / RWS) that really slings them, but I’ve never been very accurate with it.

Been reading that gas pistons pretty quiet, but lack of fixed barrels reduce accuracy.

Of greatest importance is accuracy and noise level. Hence the initial PCP consideration. If going a different route is there any particular manufacturer And model you all might recommend?

 

[yfarm]

Bought a chinese single pump rifle at a gun show for $19.99. Chinese scope for $9.99. Squirrel killer, taught a son to shoot rifles with it. Still works well 30 yrs later

 

[Southern Lights]

Air Arms TX200 spring air if you can swing it. Accurate, quiet, extremely well built. Shrouded barrel is quiet.

I have one in .22 shooting GTO lead free pellets at 850fps and puts down rabbits with head shots like lightning.

I looked at PCP rifles as well, but like you point out they need lots of support accessories. So unless you are shooting a lot of rounds, it may not be worth it. Just depends on what you want to do. I would not use manual pumps as you should be shooting dry air like you get from a proper scuba shop. The manual pumps will pump in moist air and can damage the rifle over time. So you need to add a proper scuba tank and fill costs into the PCP as well or buy a home electric pump which again is expensive.

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[Panhandler80]

Air Arms TX200 spring air if you can swing it. Accurate, quiet, extremely well built. Shrouded barrel is quiet.

I have one in .22 shooting GTO lead free pellets at 850fps and puts down rabbits with head shots like lightning.

I looked at PCP rifles as well, but like you point out they need lots of support accessories. So unless you are shooting a lot of rounds, it may not be worth it. Just depends on what you want to do. I would not use manual pumps as you should be shooting dry air like you get from a proper scuba shop. The manual pumps will pump in moist air and can damage the rifle over time. So you need to add a proper scuba tank and fill costs into the PCP as well or buy a home electric pump which again is expensive.

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Thanks. And i don’t think a standard scuba tank even works. Have to buy one that is good to like 4,500 psi, but I could be wrong. If I’m correct then I couldn’t even us a larger dive tank (which i have) to fill the new PCP bottle cuz i think dive tanks stop at 3,000. Again could be wrong. . Was already aware of the humidity in air. Saw some Mickey Mouse in line vapor filters you can get form the manual pump, but that’s about when I said enough is enough with all this ancillary stuff.

I’ll take a look at gun you referenced. Was just a bit worried about consistency with the spring design. Have read over time it simply WILL happen due to nature of design. I can live with that, but also a lot of talk of them being loud (my old RWS sure is) and even losing consistency if cocked for long time.

Will look though. Thanks!

 

[Southern Lights]

The Air Arms TX200 is very consistent because the charging lever is under the barrel, not the barrel itself like a break-barrel design. The rifle is used by air rifle field shooters to win championships so it is very consistent.

I don't leave mine cocked though and wouldn't advise that. I did order a spare spring kit to have on hand but have not needed it yet. De-cocking is a bit of a trick as you need pull the charging lever back, then pull the trigger, and release the safety ratchet while slowly letting the lever forward. You'll see what I mean if you get one.

The shrouded barrel is extremely quiet. I'm not going to say silent, but not an obvious noise. The pellet impacting the target stop makes more noise than the shot itself.