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Air Gun Home Forum Index » Hunting, Pest Control, Varminting » new varmint rifle recomendations    View previous topic :: View next topic  new varmint rifle recomendations   Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 9:34 pm ironworker New Member Joined: 02 Aug 2009 Posts: 7 Location: cedar rapids,iowa hi again. thanks for the info on the maint. forum.the .177 storm and various .177 pumps,over the years, have mainly been used to dispatch furbearers on the trapline.point blank, small hole,and min. pelt damage. the occasional rabbit,squirrel,mink ect... as bonus bags. also back yard pest control and plinking(20 yrds or less). thing is, now im getting serious about intentionly hunting small to medium game and varmints. this of course will require more gun than the storm. the three weapons im considering are: RWS m34 panther in .22, RWS 350 mag .22, and the walther falcon hunter in .25. i rarely use firearms anymore but can and do call red and grey fox,coon,coyote,and rare bobcats into bow kill range. i won,t lie-i like 350 but not the price. the 34p with heavy HP ammo seems more realistic with proper shot placement( between eye and ear ) 15 yrds or less. id like try small game out to 40-50 yrds. i dont need the frills,just the power and accuracy to do the job- kill ciean! im sure all you hunters out there can weigh in on these guns. im buying friday and no i cant buy all three! also recomend HARD HITTING,ammo for these mag springers as i will get some with the gun. thanks a lot.this will be FUN! _________________ TFR   Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 3:13 am broommaster2000 Moderator Joined: 10 Mar 2007 Posts: 5714 Location: City of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands Hmmmm... RWS/Diana 34, I'd say. The 350 Magnum is a bit of overkill. .25 The Falcon hunter is a rebatched Hatsan and their springers aren't that good. _________________ BIG GAP   Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 9:51 am fritz Silver Status Member Joined: 25 Nov 2008 Posts: 2444 Location: New Jersey- outside of Philadelphia I would not use a springer for coyote, but for everything else under 15 yards you should be perfectly fine with a 34 in .22. I suggest Beeman Crow Magnums, Kodiaks, Crosman Premier HP, RWS superdome/pointed/HP. _________________ "I never set out to be wierd, it was always everyone else who called me it" -Frank Zappa Speed is impressive, accuracy is deadly. It's not that I'm not a people person, it's just that I'm not a stupid people person.   Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 11:03 am Rogerflat Silver Status Member Joined: 03 Jan 2008 Posts: 2051 I looked at the RWS panther in .22, but opted for the Hammerli Storm .22. I've never been disappointed, but I also don't know if the Panther would've been better. I say get the Pather just because I want to know how they are, and I don't know anyone who has one yet! _________________ I done been assisted by the trees and rivers. Never needed any minister to figure my divinity.   Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 10:19 pm fritz Silver Status Member Joined: 25 Nov 2008 Posts: 2444 Location: New Jersey- outside of Philadelphia Review the Hammerli for us, Roger? _________________ "I never set out to be wierd, it was always everyone else who called me it" -Frank Zappa Speed is impressive, accuracy is deadly. It's not that I'm not a people person, it's just that I'm not a stupid people person.   Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 10:40 pm sniper Silver Status Member Joined: 28 Nov 2008 Posts: 3752 Location: Star, Idaho fritz wrote: Review the Hammerli for us, Roger? _________________ I believe in gun control, If there's a gun around I want to be controlling it....... new varmint rifle recomendations     Air Gun Home Forum Index » Hunting, Pest Control, Varminting 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." Your browser cookies have been reset or you need to register to access the topic in question. Use the 'Register' button near the top left of this page. Click Here for AirGunHome.com Main Page Powered by phpBB © 2001-2004 phpBB Group Partial Styling Supplied by Vjacheslav Trushkin Themes Database.