Pellet Rifle that can give me about 650fps with one pump. Do they exist? Some claim 1000fps with 8 pumps. Just want a reasonably priced, quality powered rifle that only requires the 1 pump. Anything in the $300. range???
Of course we all put different values on material things. My point was that for the cost of some of the higher end "pellet guns" on these pages, a .22 rimfire target rifle such as an Anschutz could be purchased, if target shooting is your jones. Hell, for the price of one Feinwerkbau, I could outfit someone with a 10/22 for target, a .223 for varmints, and a .30-30 to put meat on the table. Having said that, I freely admit to having drooled all over my keyboard while reading this thread.
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I have a gamo 440 that claims higher then that...but it is a brake barrel type rifle. Not sure if that is what you are looking for, but the cocking action is not that hard. I think if you look at this type of design you will find many that fit the bill.
Maybe not in .22. And unless you like pumping--and it does get tiring after multiple shots--you probably want a spring type break-barrel air rifle: Cock it once and fire the pellet. Go over to straightshooters.com or Airguns of Arizona or Pyramid Air to see what's available. My R7 pictured above, and it's cousin, the Weihrauch HW30 fit your description.
I have the Gamo 440 hunter in .177. It's plenty powerful and accurate for squirrels. I bought mine for that exact reason, squirrels. If you can aim it, it will knock them down. My extensive live testing shows that the pointed "hunting" pellets are useless. They don't do enough initial damage. Certain hollowpoints do very ok, but not great. It's hard to beat the flat wadcutter pellets for pure knockdown effect. I like these: Destroyer: And these...wadcutters: Found these to be highly ineffective with dropping squirrels immediately: Avoid these if you want "humane" kills.
One thing I have found is the pellets do not seem to have very good quality control....check them before you shoot them....I don't know if the high end pellets are better, but those like pictured you get a few in each box that are less then perfect. I will also echo the comments on the 440....it is a great rifle.
Thanks for the info, there is a lot of "stuff" that goes along with one of those. The hand pump seems to have some problems I've read, seems like the gun is only half the expense involved.
FWIW I purchased a Benjamin Discovery about 2 years ago. It came with the hand pump and I added a decent scope. I think I spent about $350.00 including the scope and it has been a great air rifle. The accuracy and distance still sort of blows me away. Never had any issues with the Benjamin Pump. You may want to keep an eye on the yellow air gun forum classifieds as nice deals come up regularly on Benjamins.
High end pellets are definitely more consistent. Some of them come packed in foam so they don't contact each other and ding their skirts. Of course this doesn't stop the real anal types from measuring and weighing each pellet:huh I'm still of the opinion that one's technique is far more important than the quality of the equipment.
I boughten son the Benjamin Franklin .22 cal. It is the break action. If you get it from walmart it comes with a decent scope. It shoots 950 fps It is very accurate. He drops squirrels, crows, and rabbits easy at 100 yards. Bought a BF. cuz I still have a pistol that I got 30 years ago when I was 8. Thing still licks ass Sent with mind control...
I still shoot mine quite a bit...so much so it is sitting in my chair at home. Now keep in mind that I live in the boonies and can shoot center fire rifles out by back door....but just sitting on the porch and shooting headge apples and anything else I can think of is just a great way to end a stress filled day. If I tell someone one more time about why exchange is acting stupid I think I may just leave early and do just that.
Fucking smart phones and Their touch screens. My fingers are too fat for them. . it is kick ass. Lol Sent with mind control...
took my Gamo Varment hunter out to our pond yesterday. popping turtles heads at 80 yards. love this gun.
this is a good thread. I too have an RWS Diana in .22. I have a small midtown yard, maybe a tenth of an acre, but I'm cursed with two pecans and a chestnut tree. The .22 is hell on squirrels and has made me a better rifle shot to boot. I only take head shots on tree rats nowadays. I've killed between 40 and 50 in the last 3 years. A lady at work eats all of them. The RWS hollow points work better than anything else I've tried. The pointed pellets are only good if you really need some penetration. I had a few coons that would drop green pecans on my tin patio roof all night. After way too many nights of this, I finally decided to forgo humane hunting and see if the Diana could kill one. I got the previously useless ice pick pellets out, a flashlight, and the gun. When the bombs started dropping in the middle of the night, I leaped out to the backyard in my underwear and got the tools. I must admit I was reluctant to pull the trigger, but with the rifle in one hand and the flashlight laid along the barrel in the other, I shot at the little bastard about 17 feet up a pecan. It sounded like a hit; blood dripping down onto my arm confirmed it. He went 30 feet up the tree so I shot him again, aiming right at his glowing little beady eyes. BAM! he hit the ground and my old dog leaped on him. He was dead as they come, shot alongside his pointy little nose. The pellet went right into the brain. I shot another one the next night but he didn't fall and frankly, I didn't give a damn that he had a slow death. The hours of sleep they were stealing every night were killing us. The devil spawn cleared out after that.