Hello and welcome to the air gun thread, here we shall probably focus on rifles as pistols aren't as popular. Post about your buys, soon-to-buy or ask about if you should get something and what. Air rifles are at or under 12lbs of force, the legal limit without needing a licence. (UK)
Air rifles are used in the UK, a lot. This is because of two big reasons (you can probably think of others, or better, but i'm lazy.) One, it's harder to get a licence here and firearms aren't sold as widly as they are in other countries. Two, really, what can you think of besides deer that is big enough for a shotgun or another high powered gun to shoot at for hunting? (Meaing you probably will eat it afterwards) If you shoot a bunny rabbit with a shotgun, there is just going to be some fur and a bit of meat spread out behind it ripped to pieces, there isn't much meat there to begin with!
An air gun is not to be confused with an air [I]soft[/I] gun, an air soft gun is, really a BB gun, it won't kill, but it'll hurt. Air guns generally fire pellets in the range of .22 and .177 and there is an eternal arguement on which is better for hunting/target shooting, but really it matters about weight and kenetic transfers on impact.
Air rifles are mainly put into these catagories:
[B]Spring Piston[/B]
This is the most popular type of rifle.
[B]Generally Simple Operation [/B]
The gun is cocked either by breaking the barrel or underlever depending on the type of gun.
Spring Piston Mechanism
The gun contains a piston and a large coiled spring. This procedure compresses the mainspring and moves the piston back, which connects into the trigger mechanism. When the trigger is pulled the mainspring is released, pushing the piston forward which pushes the air in front of the piston through a port and propels the pellet down the barrel. The movement of the spring and piston leads to recoil, which can affect the accuracy of the gun. The lighter the gun usually the more recoil. Hence heavier spring guns are often easier to shoot and more accurate. You may have to compromise with weight though, especially if you are hunting.
[B]
Advantages[/B]
Cheap to buy
Self contained
Quick to load
Reliable
Excellent value for money
[B]Disadvantages[/B]
Generally single shot only (there are a few multishots available)
The most accurate guns tend to be heavy
More noisy than a PCP to shoot from muzzle and piston noise
Recoil can make the gun more difficult to shoot accurately, requiring more practice to become proficient.
[B]Pump-Up Rifles[/B]
Self contained recoiless gun with a built-in pumping lever. The lever is disguised as part of the forend of the stock. You usually need 5-10 pumps to get one shot at 12ft lbs power, but they are the cheapest accurate recoiless guns at full power.
[B]Advantages[/B]
Cheap
Recoiless
Lightweight
Accurate
[B]Disadvantages [/B]
Time consuming and harder work to pump
[B]Pre-Charged Pneumatic Rifles[/B]
This is the group of rifles that has advanced the most in the last 10 years. They use a reservoir built into the gun to hold a store of compressed air, usually about 2500-3000PSI. This reservoir can hold anything from 30-500 shots worth of air depending on the size of the cylinder.
The compressed air cylinder is charged via a stirrup pump or divers bottle. The regular spray compressor, garage pump or foot pump will NOT do the job as they do not run at high enough pressure.
These guns have many advantages. They are recoilless so they are very easy to shoot accurately. They are very quiet when fitted with a silencer. There are many different models on the market to choose from, so you should be able to find just the right specification for your purpose - multishots, single-shots, lightweight, large shot-capacity, fully adjustable, whatever you want!
PCPs do have some disadvantages such as cost, the extra investment in charging equipment and the inconvenience of charging the air cylinder.
[B]Advantages[/B]
Huge choice of brands and specifications - many multishots available
Great choice of add-ons such as silencers, bipods and custom parts
Accurate
Full UK power
Very quiet with a silencer fitted
[B]Disadvantages[/B]
Cost of initial setup
Can be inconvenient to refill
Whilst no recoil is great for accuracy, it also takes away some of the soul and challenge of the shooting experience.
[B]CO2 Powered Rifles[/B]
This is a good way of buying a recoilless gun at a cheap price. They use small CO2 bulbs or sometimes bigger 88gram CO2 bottles. The main advantages are they are cheap to buy, recoilless and often lightweight.
CO2 powered rifles are mainly purchased as fun guns to use for informal target shooting in the backyard. No recoil and bolt action cocking makes them popular with beginners, younger shooters and shooters who struggle with the weight of a spring rifle.
CO2 also has some disadvantages. You have to keep buying CO2 bulbs, they are limited in power and less consistent than other power sources - CO2 can vary in pressure depending on temperature, leading to inconsistent results as the weather changes. For this reason the guns have a shorter consistent range but are ideal for multishots and plinking guns.
[B]Advantages[/B]
Relatively cheap
Fun to use
Multishot models available
Easy to use
Usually lightweight
[B]Disadvantages[/B]
Average accuracy
Can be expensive to run
Many of the guns are built cheaply - you get what you pay for!
[B]But what air rifle is right for me?[/B]
Well, really it depends on what you're going to be doing with it, how much will you spend at the start and after (ammo, gas, silencers, etc...) What you should really do is get down to your local gun store and ask if you can try out some guns, I personally started out with a break barrel rifle that was quite old, it did well but was too weak for hunting and couldn't do long range target shooting.
The gun I have now is a webley raider single shot, it is £299 new, but I got it for £80 and a scope at my local club, second hand. I have since bought a £40 weihrauch silencer for huntin' I use a .177 pellet, but you may prefer a .22, here is a picture of some random one:
[img]http://www.deadontarget.co.uk/images/webleyRaidersingleshot.jpg[/img]
But this one has a magizine in, which I prefer not use as it takes some soul out of shooting.
If you have a lot of money about, and have been shooting for a while ([I]I[/I] wouldn't suggest starting out with these) I would get an FX rifle, they are very high standard and a very good shoot!
[img]http://tonyscamo.co.uk/cyclone.jpg[/img] - An FX cyclone.
Yeah. Um. Post about whatchu think and, er, stuff.
Nice OP
Lots of content and what not.
A++
I thought it would be about planes for a second there.
[QUOTE=gerbils_alt_2;19230456]Nice OP
Lots of content and what not.
A++[/QUOTE]
I thought this was a review from ebay or something. Also airsoft ftw.
Yeah, because you can buy air rifles on ebay.
Silly.
You can buy airsoft rifles on ebay???
[b]Edit[/b]
Who'd of thunk it, you can. [url]http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=p3907.m38.l1313&_nkw=airsoft&_sacat=See-All-Categories[/url]
No, your saying you thought it was a review from ebay-
Actually I can't be arsed.
Nice op, the pictures and the writing are eye candy.
[QUOTE=ac9s39;19230486]I thought this was a review from ebay or something. Also airsoft ftw.[/QUOTE]
And if you buy now I'll throw in another one free!
[QUOTE=gerbils_alt_2;19230554]And if you buy now I'll throw in another one free![/QUOTE]
Buy my rifle and you get 2 free! And you get free ammunition.
[QUOTE=ac9s39;19230509]
Who'd of thunk it, you can. [url]http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=p3907.m38.l1313&_nkw=airsoft&_sacat=See-All-Categories[/url][/QUOTE]
Yeah because I didn't already explain the difference between airsoft and air rifles.
You can buy anything on ebay...
even condoms...used
Back on track people though.
Are there any shotguns? Shotguns would be kick ass.
[QUOTE=Jimbojib;19230596]Yeah because I didn't already explain the difference between airsoft and air rifles.[/QUOTE]
True that, wasn't paying attention.
[QUOTE=Suttles;19230642]Are there any shotguns? Shotguns would be kick ass.[/QUOTE]
Shotgun air rifles? I tried putting 3 pellets in the barrel, didn't spread out TOO much, it was kick ass.
[QUOTE=Jimbojib;19230668]Shotgun air rifles? I tried putting 3 pellets in the barrel, didn't spread out TOO much, it was kick ass.[/QUOTE]
Shotguns are always my favorite weapon. Pump shotties are the best.
I always prefer accuracy over PEW PEW PEW ness. Plus as I said, rabbit hunting would be bad.
I find Air Arms and Daystate make some of the best rifles IMO.
Don't confuse Air guns with Airsoft guns.
Two different things.
I was hoping this would be for gunners in, you know, gunships?
Always wanted to try this sort of thing. Too bad the chances of them being legal in Australia are-
Well there's no chance of them being legal in Australia.
I'm all for Daisy because they don't cost $500
[QUOTE=Hexxeh;19230788]I find Air Arms and Daystate make some of the best rifles IMO.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, I was going to buy an air arms s200, but then I saw that deal and was all like :3:
I've got myself a Crossman Genesis:
[img]http://www.aceros-de-hispania.com/image/crosman-airgun-airrifles/carbines-guns-crosman.jpg[/img]
Haven't used it for a while, been using an SA80 instead :D
[img]http://www.air-attack.com/MIL/ac130/ac130_header.jpg[/img]
[B][U][I]ENEMY AC130 IN THE AIR!!!111[/I][/U][/B]
Just kidding I got 4 air rifles, 1 gamo and 3 shit 20€ ones.
[QUOTE=PyroCF;19231545]I've got myself a Crossman Genesis:
[img]http://www.aceros-de-hispania.com/image/crosman-airgun-airrifles/carbines-guns-crosman.jpg[/img]
Haven't used it for a while, been using an SA80 instead :D[/QUOTE]
Are you in the army? I though automatic guns were illegal.
Fun fact:
My dad designed the erginomics for the SA80, and when testing, peoples fingers got to close to the muzzle on tests, and er, yeaaah.
Hint: Fingerless friends.
Also genisisisisisis' are cool, my friend had one they're very light, my webley suffers from weight, but it's not TOO heavy at all.
Yes I am.
Here's my rig:
[img]http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/4327/m4a1berettarh2.jpg[/img]
nades are decoration :keke:
[QUOTE=evilking1;19231564][img]http://www.air-attack.com/MIL/ac130/ac130_header.jpg[/img]
[B][U][I]ENEMY AC130 IN THE AIR!!!111[/I][/U][/B]
Just kidding I got 4 air rifles, 1 gamo and 3 shit 20€ ones.[/QUOTE]
Which gamo?
EDIT:
MY AUTOMERGE! YOU BROKE IT!
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