After a while away from shooting last year a bought a stoeger atac for keeping the squirrels at bay in my garden. I have this hankering for n+1 though and am tempted by a pcp, but which?! I'm assuming a ball park figure of 1k for the kit?
Think I'll take myself to the local range one weekend and see how the current gun goes.
Also when did gun shops turn so snooty, I have 2 near me and you walk in and it's like I was dressed in a pigeon costume!
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My PCP cost about £450 without a bottle. That was another £50, both s\h although I should have have bought a pump as the bottle needs inspecting about every 2nd fill.
Having a 10 shot mag and a 100 shot air chamber makes the world of difference to rapid shooting. Especially rats around the Hen houses.Posted 4 hours ago # -
I'm thinking multi shot. Like the look of the aa s200, can the be converted to multi? Assume it's the same as bikes, in that the big boys have keep value and the cheaper ones are difficult to sell on? The walther rm8 looks interesting
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AA S410 is what I have. Had it years and never had any issues. Ultra quite with a silencer and deadly accurate out to 55 Yds or so.
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AA S200 has an official conversion and Rowan Engineering (think Hope for guns) make one as well.
£1k would get you a tidy Theoben Rapid, scope and bottle with probably enough spare change for a couple of tins of pellets.
Of course there are much cheaper guns and to be honest you probably wouldn't notice much difference. Air Arms are a good bet, Falcon are old but well regarded and older Daystates are decent guns. A bit more money will get you a Weihrauch HW100 (popular) or a Diana P1000 (not popular).
Have a look on Guntrader, Gunstar and Freeads for a feel of how pricing works. Yes you get jokers but by and large the second hand 70% rule applies (good condition ask for 70% of RRP). Airgunforum is friendly and no issues with using classified, Airgunbbs can be toxic and can be a pain trying to get someone to approve you to use classifieds.
Some gun shops can be snobby, their loss.
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Depending where you are there are some gun shows coming up.
Nec and Harrogate, both places will let you have a play with a selection of whats on offer.Posted 4 hours ago # -
Thanks guys, much appreciated good advice
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At the risk of hijacking, for which I apologise, can someone who knows explain to me the various Weirauch spring guns? I can read the website, obviously, but the hierarchy, if that's the word, is not particularly clear to me.
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Not sure what you mean by hierarchy.. 35,99,95 and 98 are break barrel,57,77 and 97 are underlever..they come in an assortment of stocks and 3 calibres. I have a tuned 99 in .22 its a lovely garden plinking rifle.
I guess the higher the price the better the gun
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Probably the wrong word...
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99 is also the 50 IIRC everywhere else in the world. No idea why, probably best to blame Hull Cartridge.
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The model numbers are the year they were introduced iirc
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v666ern - Member
After a while away from shooting last year a bought a stoeger atac for keeping the squirrels at bay
Not being funny but just wondered why you needed to keep squirrels at bay?
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Protecting your nuts?
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Greys are an invasive pest species. Debate about effective culling methods aside, that's one reason.
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