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Air Gun Home Forum Index » General Air Gun Questions and Topics » help me choose    View previous topic :: View next topic  help me choose   Posted: Sat Aug 22, 2009 10:44 pm airkrazy New Member Joined: 22 Aug 2009 Posts: 10 Looking for some advise. First of all I'm pretty new to the air gun seen. Started with a cheap chinese air rifle .22 cal I brought from gun and knife show. It sat around for years in the box .Had a problem squirrels destroying my garbage cans left trash hanging from my trees. This rifle had enough power to do the job. Then came QUEST 1000 .177 ,it got a couple off kills but it didnt have the knock down of that .22 . Finally I bought the Hammerli 850 .22 ,then I got really hooked that rifle is sweeeeett and deadly accurate. It has moved to wanting a pcp . Here are my choices Sumatra 2500 ,Air Venturi Halestorm. These rifles air in m y price range at the moment, I've seen others I'd love to have but they are pricey. It'll be for pest up to ground hog size and some plinking. The Halestorm a a 10 round mag but the Sumatra power can be adjusted . Accuracy is important. Sorry for being long winded I'm a litttle excited. Thanks for any help or suggestions.   Posted: Sat Aug 22, 2009 11:40 pm AirGunEric Site Admin Joined: 20 Jan 2007 Posts: 6930 Location: "Out There" The Halestorm is a renamed Hatsan AT-44 (literally, "Air Venturi" is the PyramydAir "house brand" name). Personally, I find the Sumatras and Shinsung rifles to look very poor cosmetically- as in they are fugly. Beyond that I personally can't say if one is better than the other... _________________ ` I'd say "I care." But I'd be lying. Canadian Airgun Supplier: http://www.scopesandammo.com/storefront   Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2009 3:33 am broommaster2000 Moderator Joined: 10 Mar 2007 Posts: 5714 Location: City of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands The Hatsan AT-44 is a fine airgun. There is not much that will beat it for it's price. _________________ BIG GAP   Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2009 12:27 pm sniper Silver Status Member Joined: 28 Nov 2008 Posts: 3752 Location: Star, Idaho though pellet picky i am in love with my marauder. dead silent and dead on accurate. mine seems to only like beeman ammo. i get about 25 shots +- 20fps. it runs 25-28fpe out of the box. _________________ I believe in gun control, If there's a gun around I want to be controlling it.......   Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2009 3:38 pm Brutuz Senior Member Joined: 12 Jan 2009 Posts: 504 A Talon might be an option? _________________ Crosman [1300 1322 1377 1377c 1389 2289G Mark II SSP250 2300KT 2400KT ] Sheridan [HB20] Haenel [III 284] SMK [XS78 Deluxish] My vids on Youtube   Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2009 12:16 am airkrazy New Member Joined: 22 Aug 2009 Posts: 10 sniper wrote: though pellet picky i am in love with my marauder. dead silent and dead on accurate. mine seems to only like beeman ammo. i get about 25 shots +- 20fps. it runs 25-28fpe out of the box. That was my first choice but I live in Michigan where shrouded barrels cannot be shipped.   Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2009 12:22 am airkrazy New Member Joined: 22 Aug 2009 Posts: 10 Brutuz wrote: A Talon might be an option? I chkd out the Talon ,then I got hooked on the repeaters. I like the follow up shot option it also gives a chance for multiple kills.   Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2009 12:30 am airkrazy New Member Joined: 22 Aug 2009 Posts: 10 broommaster2000 wrote: The Hatsan AT-44 is a fine airgun. There is not much that will beat it for it's price. Does anyone know is the halestorm picky on pellets? How is that removable cylinder? Is it pretty easy to read and is it accurate on readings? It kinda favors the singal shot hammerli pcp.   Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2009 5:36 am broommaster2000 Moderator Joined: 10 Mar 2007 Posts: 5714 Location: City of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands Well, most manometers on airguns aren't THAT accurate. You only need to use the dial for a rough estimate of how much usefull shots you may have left (try counting the pellets you shoot, easyer) and to check if you're not putting to much or to little pressure in there. They're pretty well made. I'm not sure about it being pellet fussy, but most rifles have a particular pellet so you're just gonna have to try them yourself. I wouldn't worry to much about pellet costs until you got the rifle. Pellets can work different per rifle. _________________ BIG GAP   Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 10:25 pm airkrazy New Member Joined: 22 Aug 2009 Posts: 10 Ok, I happened to come across a nice deal on a Evanix Renegade, any input on this one?   Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 4:14 am broommaster2000 Moderator Joined: 10 Mar 2007 Posts: 5714 Location: City of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands It might be a bit overpowered. They're also quite thirsty, not extremely consistent, and 100 yards won't be easy. 50 yards were already a bit of a dissapointment. Great fun though. Actually, I'm still guessing the Halestorm may be a better gun. They're not that expensive over there are they? _________________ BIG GAP   Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 2:17 pm airkrazy New Member Joined: 22 Aug 2009 Posts: 10 broommaster2000 wrote: It might be a bit overpowered. They're also quite thirsty, not extremely consistent, and 100 yards won't be easy. 50 yards were already a bit of a dissapointment. Great fun though. Actually, I'm still guessing the Halestorm may be a better gun. They're not that expensive over there are they? $449.00 at Pyramid Air. What is the set up for a scuba tank and every think to fill gonna run?   Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 1:55 pm yourdaddyjoe Supporting Member Joined: 26 May 2008 Posts: 4027 Location: Tatorville, USA airkrazy wrote: $449.00 at Pyramid Air. What is the set up for a scuba tank and every think to fill gonna run? Alot... and that is just an estamate.... On average... the local dive shop sells 80 cu aluminum un-regulated SCUBA tanks for $200+. Steel tanks are almost twice that... Search your local Craigslist for used SCUBA tanks... Even with the cost of a Hydro re-cert... much less than buying new. Clamps can be picked up on eBay pretty cheap... $25ish + shipping. We run 3 SCUBA tanks in a "cascade system" for filling. But then again... our shoots are an all day event... Can't wait till Sunday out at the pit... Woooo hoooo! Beer Bottles at 200+ yards again! 10" saw blades at 150.... My last shoot... 14 hits in a row on the saw blade... Only two bottles at 220... The other option is smaller fill tanks for tramping arround... I have 62 ci tanks with 3000 psi fill and 2000 psi out regulators... takes the guess work out of filling and compact enough to toss in a day pack. I can fill my Disco/Sniper 10 times on one tank. They run $125 through www.muzzlemack.com and can be filled by a SCUBA tank, HPA Pump or at a Paintball shop... Carbon Fiber tanks are awesome... almost twice the fills and same physical size. One drawback... You have to have them filled at a paintball shop if you want to use the full psi capacity... _________________ Say "NO" to BB Gun Wars... Quid Pro Quo Rule: An eye for an eye... www.HPASports.com www.Facebook.com/hpasports   Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 10:15 am sniper Silver Status Member Joined: 28 Nov 2008 Posts: 3752 Location: Star, Idaho i paid $175 with yoke for a used steel tank. it costs me $6.50 to fill it at a dive shop. i get 2000+ shots out of my marauder filling to 2200psi. if you buy from joe you won't be disapointed. _________________ I believe in gun control, If there's a gun around I want to be controlling it.......   Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2009 8:58 pm airkrazy New Member Joined: 22 Aug 2009 Posts: 10 Ok finally saw a vid with the Halestorm......, think thats gonna be the one. It looks better than the pic. The whole cubic ft thing the the scuba tanks is kinda confusing to new comer. So ideal would be to get a tank that holds 4500 psi and atleast 130cubic ft. If the rifle runs at 3000 psi ,which i think the Halestorm does. I'd get how many fills? My thinking is if you have 3000psi in a tank it gonna exhaust its capacity of 3000 psi the 1st time. help me choose     Air Gun Home Forum Index » General Air Gun Questions and Topics You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum All times are GMT - 5 Hours   Page 1 of 1   All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First  Select a forum Main Forums----------------AirGunHome Q&AGeneral Air Gun Questions and TopicsPicture GalleryTarget Shooting: Casual, Fun and CompetitionHunting, Pest Control, Varminting People/Events/Airgun Issue Discussion----------------Introduce YourselfThe BS TopicClubs/Events/Regional/Political Airgun Issues Maintenance, Modification and Reviews----------------RiflesPistolsAntique, Collector and Novelty AirgunsBB GunsPellets/AmmoOpticsAccessoriesAirgun Smithing Buy, Sell or Trade Forums----------------For SaleWant to Buy   Note: If you are seeing "Please enter your username and password to log in." 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