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I havent had an air rifle since childhood over 50 years ago, and have been toying with the idea of something to address pests around the house and backyard plinking. Our own MM has posted some interesting videos of his path down this road which I blame on my recent purchase(s)

I'd been considering break barrel 'springer' rifles rather than PCP due to simplicity in getting started, and the RWS 34 caught my eye several years ago, though I never moved forward. After recently watching MM's videos of his Gamo fun, I ended up bringing home a Gamo break barrel due to price and local availability. After taking it out of the box, I started having second thoughts and began thinking more on the logistics of PCP, foot pumps, compressors, air tanks, etc.

Fast forward - I returned the Gamo break barrel and ordered the Gamo Urban PCP and a foot pump. Put it together today and did a quick sight in at 20 yards. Impact high and right required 2 scope adjustments and then 8 in one hole. I was using the back of a lawn chair to support the forend and was a bit wobbly. Sprinklers were running so had an excuse for fliers, but not needed. Obviously very preliminary results, but I'm pretty jacked so far.





Now to stretch the distance on a good bench and see what it can do...

It's a beautiful thang.

Happy hunting.

You won't be disappointed going PCP.

Nice! I hear the Gamo Urban has a BSA barrel which is notorious for being very accurate.

I've been in the PCP game for a couple years also. I just haven't gotten around to making any vids with them. Mine are the Air Venturi Avengers, have 22 and 25 cal. They shoot like the Urban. Ridiculously accurate out to 50+ yards.

I bought my Gamo Urban two years ago and it continues to impress me.

I'll be buying an air compressor so I don't have to pump it up with a worn out elbow..

There has only been two things I needed to do with the Urban.
First fix was replacing an o-ring to fix a slow leak that was easily done after watching a couple youtube videos.

The second was installing a longer screw in the trigger so I could adjust the weight down a bit more than the factory adjustment screw.

Light, accurate, cheap, 5 year warranty, BSA assembled. There's a lot to love!

Here's the trigger screw you want.

https://airgundetectives.com/product/adjustment-screw-for-the-gamo-c-a-t-and-s-a-t-triggers-2/


I put this screw in both my Gamo break-barrels, they have the same CAT trigger as the Urban.

The factory screw has a head which limits how far you can screw it in, this replacement screw lets you really fine tune your trigger.

Looks like I'm not alone. Two years in, both my Avengers have slow leaks. I got the replacement o-ring kit, just need to make it happen.

I'd been looking at that trigger screw while researching these things and will probably do that. The Urban does have a much better trigger than the break barrel I initially bought and returned, but there is room for improvement.

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I've been consider that air avenger...

How do you charge them?

You can charge them with a high-pressure compressor, or a high-pressure hand pump. Some people use scuba tanks they fill at the dive shop.

I don't shoot all that much, so a hand pump works fine. I get about 60 shots per fill, with the regulator set up to shoot the 14.3gr Crosman pellets at around 800 fps.

Awesome!

Thanks. That doesn't look too bad.

The Urban looks link it would be right up the boys and my alley from watching a video just now.

I notice not a lot of 177 rifles now.

Why the switch to 22 and up?

I'm not sure. I went 22 cal to avoid needing 17 cal cleaning rods and such.

SCBA tanks, not SCUBA for air supply.

A few years ago I bought a daystate huntsman in .22
I put a 4-20 vortex scope on it I don’t know the exact model. Since I’m still a scuba and commercial dive instructor I have scuba tanks and a compressor available. Filling is easy that way. I’ve left it fully charged for months at a time and look at it….. still 100% full. It’s a really nice rifle. The walnut stock is spectacular too!

The accuracy is mind blowing. Seriously one hole at 25 yards is standard, now expected. At 50 yards a dime sized group is poor. Shooting an aspirin tablet size group is the norm without wind.

I have an elevated hunting house next to the pond on the ranch in Wa state. The daystate is fully suppressed. Shooting rabbits in the head at 80-100 yards is rather easy. It’s so silent when two are in the pasture near each other I can shoot the first one while the second just stares at the dead one, or if not dead the one that’s apparently having some type of lead induced seizure.

Then I shoot that one too! There are ground squirrels we simply call grey diggers here. Two standing next to each other on a mound are nearly always a double. Shoot the first one and the second one just turns to look at the dead one. Then shoot that one too.

Accuracy like this never gets old. Add to that just the right amount of power to make it useable. Raccoons no problem head shots just flatten them instantly. Some kick and roll around. Some are just laid out flat and dead instantly.

There were geese dive bombing the ospreys in their nest on top of a 45’ pole in my yard. The power company put it in there for me. The geese wanted that nest platform. The ospreys were struggling against the geese because they are just so much bigger.

.22 daystate at 70 meters ended that problem too!

22 for me just has a little more kick. And you and your boys will love it
500 pellets for $20 way cheaper than 22 rimfire
I’ve actually moved up to 25 and 30 cal. Still super quiet super cheap to shoot and fun
Initial cost a little higher than a decent grade bolt 22 but long run,,,my 22 calls I’ve had are way more accurate than any factory 22long rifle I’ve ever had

JGray & Montana Marine: The nest robbing Magpies are now flying around my property in flocks of 10, 15 & 20!
Not a songbird, Blue Bird, Chickadee, Meadowlark, Hungarian Partridge to be seen!
War has been declared - if I may ask what price range are those high performance pellet Rifles with scopes and pumps running?
Thank you both for sharing.
I have to get one of these.
Thanks in advance for any information.
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy

You can get into a serviceable PCP nowadays for well under $500.

Mine are lower priced than that (Air Venturi Avenger).

I do a lot of shopping at Airgun Depot, delivery from their Utah location is always fast.

https://www.airgundepot.com/pre-charged-pneumatic-air-rifles.html