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Thread: Getting back into air rifles !

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    Youngs Air Gun center is worth a visit if you are in Auckland.

    PCP's make sure you can get the accessory parts. I get a few guys through my shop farting around trying to connect to dive bottles or compressors they have brought and not realised that just because they both come with Quick Release couplers it does not follow that they will connect to each other. US market, vs UK/Europe vs Asian, each having different standards and threads can make it a bit of a nightmare.
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    Going down the dieselling path with springers can lead to some crazy results. We used to spray pellets with wd40 and get some pretty nifty flames and supersonic cracks.....

    Obviously make sure you are wearing your chainmail suit and safety specs....
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    Diana for the win
    Warm Barrels!

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    Well tonight I brought a crossman 362 to start with .
    Have a bit of fun plinking and about of a play around with it.
    Have brought it from youngs . He is awsome to deal with !
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jusepy View Post
    Well tonight I brought a crossman 362 to start with .
    Have a bit of fun plinking and about of a play around with it.
    Have brought it from youngs . He is awsome to deal with !
    I used to get most of my parts from Gmac, his work is next level. I have had parts shipped here with no problems. https://gmaccustomparts.com/

    Prepare your wallet with some gentle strokes.....
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    had some issues with an airrifle a while ago ,sojoined the airgun forum -bloody marvellous bunch lots of very helpful advice .like this place cant reccomend enough.

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    I have a Sheridan .25...a really powerful, accurate pistol! And a .177 Benjamin Prowler rifle..man, has that got some grunt!
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    You need to ask yourself what you want the airgun for?

    For many FAL holder and firearm owners, airgun is to supplement firearms. Mostly for where you cannot use firearms, for example backyard, or airgun clubs/competitions.

    The next question is how much you want to spend. Cost directly correlates with accuracy.

    Assuming you can afford the top end, you have only 3 options at the top: Diana 54/56, Weihrauch HW97K, and Air Arms TX200/Prosport.

    As a supplement to firearms, go with 177 calibre. also high end pellets are the cheapest at 177 compared to 22 and 25 calibre.
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    Air rifles

    AA TX 200 HC, HW50, HW80 22, HW45 22 pistol. Great fun!
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    I ended up buying a crossman 362 pump.
    Pretty stoked with it.

    Will be a nice little plinker and rabbbit killer with some necessary mods.
    Patience Is A Virtue

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    I use AirArms Prosport .177 with Hawke 8-32*56 sidewinder scope.

    Recently had main spring break so have to get that sorted.

    Called Youngs, $38 plus shipping for a new spring or $80 plus freight for him to do it.

    Still approximately $250 for a sleeve (10* tins of 500 airarms diablo pellets)

    Very cheap food harvesting,rabbits, hares, of possum fur $$

    Everyone should have an air rifle, learning to stalk rabbits with a single shot is one of my favorite past times
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    Normally I'm a cheap barstard but for once I've taken the "pay once cry once" approach and I've ordered a FX Dreamline "power pup" in 25. I can shoot to 180M off the deck here with quiet rifles (suppressed 22RFs until now) so figure I have a nice long learning curve ahead getting the PCP shooting to a similar standard as a 22RF . . .
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    If you have some spare $$ hiding in your wallet, and want the best accuracy (but you will need $4600+ to start)...
    https://tsnz.nz/tsnz-shop-online/rifles/air
    Yep, I want one. Any deals going?
    Artillery...landscape adjustment since 1300AD.

 

 

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