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Air Gun Home Forum Index » General Air Gun Questions and Topics » what to get Goto page 1, 2  Next    View previous topic :: View next topic  what to get   Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 12:59 pm fur8963 New Member Joined: 23 Feb 2010 Posts: 8 i am looking for a hunting air gun, everyone i have bought i can not get the scope sighted in with it , i have tried everything under the sun. what do you guys think i should get and is it easy to sight in and keep sighted in? i am not looking to spend more than like 300 on one. but what is all your thoughts on what i should do   Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 3:31 pm donec Senior Member Joined: 19 Dec 2009 Posts: 836 Location: central Texas Pflugerville area Welcome to AirGunHome fur8963. What other airguns have you tried to get the scope sighted in on and what were the problems? You see the problem with your question is we don't have enough information to help. There are so many considerations to sighting in a scope and keeping it sighted in like is the scope mounted on a springer is the scope rated for springers how is the shooter holding the rifle is the scope mounted correctly as just some examples. Since you want a hunting rifle then you are almost going to need either a springer or a HPA/PCP. the PCP will not have the scope problems that springers do but they are more expensive. If you hunting is only for small game and you can get pretty close you might consider a CO2 rifle as it also would not have to deal with the special kick back considerations of a springer. Maybe a multi pump like a Benjamin.   Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 6:33 pm fur8963 New Member Joined: 23 Feb 2010 Posts: 8 you name an air gun that is .177 break action and is 100 buck or less that shoots 1000 fps i have tried it. crossman quest, gamo, beeman. all there scope that came with it none of them ever sit in.....i would like to get a pre charged one cause i feel it would not be so much abuse on the scope   Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 6:38 pm fritz Silver Status Member Joined: 25 Nov 2008 Posts: 2444 Location: New Jersey- outside of Philadelphia $100 won't get you very far... You could do a decent CO2 setup for $200. CO2 has many limitations, however. Ambient temperature being the major factor. PCP would cost you around $700 for the whole setup; gun, pump/tank, scope, accessories. Meet a bit above CO2 and you can get a fair springer setup for around $250. _________________ "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 Feb 23, 2010 6:41 pm fur8963 New Member Joined: 23 Feb 2010 Posts: 8 now i see that c02 dont have the same fps as spring, what kind of velocity should i look for with something to hunt squirrels with or groundhogs   Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 6:56 pm Jaxom Senior Member Joined: 06 Aug 2008 Posts: 927 fur, Don't fall for the fps trap. ALL ag companies hype their numbers using the lightest (usually very inaccurate) pellets to claim high fps speeds. As discussed many times here, when it comes to killing power it's a matter of fpe's at the target within a certain range. IMHO, I would price around for a Benjamin Discovery for that price range. My local Dick's is selling the .177 version for less then $250 including pump. As you're budget warrents, and if your good at finding deals, you can eventually upgrade to a scuba refill station. Don, Just a clarification. The benjamin discovery is NOT a pumper. It's a dual fuel rifle. That can use either Co2 or compressed air. The compressed air is pumped into the rifle via a hand pump or by using a scuba tank and yoke arrangement. This should not be confused with "pumper" style ags. _________________ .22 2300kt Crosman Custom   Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 7:42 pm fur8963 New Member Joined: 23 Feb 2010 Posts: 8 so wait what should i look for in killing power?   Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 9:29 pm gargoyle3 Member Joined: 04 Feb 2010 Posts: 45 Location: GTA,On,Canada You have to remove the covers on the windage/elevation screws to adjust a scope. You need a license to hunt. Take a proper gun/hunting safety course . _________________ .......__________________________ ....../'---__________--__________l] - > ...../_==o;;;;;;;________.:/ ......),--(_(__)/ .....),--(..)), ...//___// ..//___// .//___/   Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 9:49 pm donec Senior Member Joined: 19 Dec 2009 Posts: 836 Location: central Texas Pflugerville area Jaxom wrote: Don, Just a clarification. The benjamin discovery is NOT a pumper. It's a dual fuel rifle. That can use either Co2 or compressed air. The compressed air is pumped into the rifle via a hand pump or by using a scuba tank and yoke arrangement. This should not be confused with "pumper" style ags. I did not say a Benjamin Discovery. I said a Benjamin and did not name the possible numbers but a Benjamin 392 and 397 are both multi-pump pneumatics and not Dual Fuel PCP & CO2 rifles. Just for clarification.   Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 10:02 pm donec Senior Member Joined: 19 Dec 2009 Posts: 836 Location: central Texas Pflugerville area gargoyle3 wrote: You have to remove the covers on the windage/elevation screws to adjust a scope. They don't have those on all scopes. Quote: You need a license to hunt. Not every where depending on what you hunt. Quote: Take a proper gun/hunting safety course . They are not available everywhere.   Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 11:05 pm Slavia Moderator Joined: 31 Mar 2008 Posts: 4382 Location: Waseca, Minnesota, USA Quote: They are not available everywhere. All the U.S. states and all the Canadian provinces have them. If a person is too far away from a class site to attend, in many cases they may be taken online. Check your state or provincial department of conservation/natural resources for information. For purposes of hunting license reciprocity, all the states and provinces use the same core curriculum: http://homestudy.ihea.com/ _________________ ¡Listo! ¡Apunte! ¡Fuego!   Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 12:01 am gargoyle3 Member Joined: 04 Feb 2010 Posts: 45 Location: GTA,On,Canada yo donec..instead of trying to kick holes in my advice..try finding something useful to add of your own! _________________ .......__________________________ ....../'---__________--__________l] - > ...../_==o;;;;;;;________.:/ ......),--(_(__)/ .....),--(..)), ...//___// ..//___// .//___/   Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 12:32 am fur8963 New Member Joined: 23 Feb 2010 Posts: 8 hold up every no need to fight......i know how to hunt i have taken several big bucks with a bow, plenty of animals with a gun, i took my safety course back on the day i turned 12 the legal age here in pa, i have sighted in plenty of high power rifles, rimfire rifles, slug guns, bows , crossbows. i know how to sight them in. my main ? for everyone was im looking for a new pellet gun i have owned several break action ones but they dont sight in so im looking at getting either a pre charged on or a c02 this is reasibale priced and is easy to sight in and does not get knocked off by just reloading. i have looked at serval c02 but the fps is alot alot slower than a break action does that matter with killing power? what should i look for?   Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 12:46 am gargoyle3 Member Joined: 04 Feb 2010 Posts: 45 Location: GTA,On,Canada You want the fastest .22 cal for blasting rabbits. You want a rifle with a good adjustable trigger. Weirauch is one of the best. Do you want open sights or a scope or a Red-dot? _________________ .......__________________________ ....../'---__________--__________l] - > ...../_==o;;;;;;;________.:/ ......),--(_(__)/ .....),--(..)), ...//___// ..//___// .//___/   Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 12:54 am Jaxom Senior Member Joined: 06 Aug 2008 Posts: 927 Don, Sorry, guess I was reading too fast, you didn't mention which model. 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