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Does anyone have any experience with adult pellet rifles? I'm thinking about getting one for my boy and I so we can get out and do some target shooting without it costing an arm and a leg with 22 shells being so hard to come by. I want something that is going to be accurate unlike the regular pump bb/pellet rifles. The ones I'm looking at are the break barrel kind with the spring. Any advice yall can give me would be much appreciated!

PM Barry, rockinbbar

Look at the nitro type. Crossman is a place to start.

Also, watch videos from [b][color:#3333FF]Ted's Hold-Over,[/color][/b] he's an expert on adult air rifles..

Run it by the guys in the air gun forum.

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I have several air rifles at present. Some multi pump pneumatics, some co2 and some break barrel springers. The break barrel springers are my least favorite and not as accurate as my best pneumatic and co2 rifles. At present my favorite plinker is a Sheridan 2260MB .22 caliber co2 rifle. It's accurate enough to hit a ping pong ball every time at 35 yards. Powerful enough to punch holes clear through a soup can at the same distance and doesn't need to be pumped a million times in an afternoon of shooting.

This. The Benjamin and Crosman break barrels with the nitro piston are a good value. You get the benefit (velocity) of the spring guns, but don't get the "thwoing", and you can also leave them loaded for a few hours (good for hunting), which is a no-no on a spring gun.

This is why I'm trying to find info. Everything I've read says the springer are the most accurate. How many shots do you get out of a C02 cartridge?

In the early '90's I bought two as my boyhood aged Benjamin needed a reseal (since done). One was an RWS .177 M34 Carbine and the other an RWS .22 M48. Both have been stellar over the years killing schitte with the heavier Crosman Premiers at ranges most would question.

About 30 full power shots per cartridge. It's definitely more accurate than my BSA Meteor which is my most accurate springer at present. Personally I find springers to be a big PITA due to hold sensitivity and scope destroying recoil.

Barry has one i've shot, that is 38 caliber. capable of killing hogs or deer. super accurate.

How do the CO2 rifles do in cold weather?

For that matter I'm curious about cold weather use of springers, pumpers, and nitro powered guns as well...

You get a couple less shots per cartridge and slightly less {like 30-40 fps} velocity in winter from co2. Springers and pumpers are unaffected by temp. Don't know anything about nitro piston guns as I don't have one.

Find an old 10 meter olympic rifle, like a Walther LGR.

I've got a Silver Streak that I've had for years and like. That and Benjamins are nice.

Take the money you'd be pissing away on an air rifle, and buy more 22LR ammo.




Travis

Get a good 22 pellet air rifle and save even more money on the 22 LR ammo that you can't even buy anyway!

For the $$, I don't think you can beat a Crossman 2100 Classic 22 cal 10-pump for a kid's plinker and intro small game rifle They're lightweight so kids can carry/shoot 'em with ease and they're surprisingly accurate and powerful.

For pure performance, I'll second RWS. They're accurate and deadly and a great alternative to a rimfire IME. The RWS Model 54 22 cal I owned for many years was a small game killin' machine!!!

My 40 year old Crossman 760 pump is very accurate. My 5 year old Crossman break barrel is a POS.

.22 ammo is back on the shelves and almost affordable.