this is what's so dangerous about airguns!
You can get a 1000fps model for $99 and it's actually deadly to Humans not just Target Squirrels!
a $99 gun is also a throw away cause it'll probablly wear out or break soon. (Yea I know some DON'T) Generally, you only get what you pay for though and German quality lasts and lasts!
I have over 40 air rifles and my collection runs from cheapie Chinese junk to really expensive RWS's and HW's
Several years ago there was a "Fad gun" called a Fast Deer.$39 plus shipping! Man do these things shoot (in.177 cal) Super accurate and they shot at around 630fps with great consistancy! They're great rifles (look em up in Search) and we all bought both calibers, customised em, shot e, stock ( I just lubed mine well and it's still going strong!)
Point is, you can buy a GOOD Springer in any of 4 cocking methods, or buy a QB78.22 and have a nice cheap CO2 rifle that is a great hunting rifle.
You can buy a Benjamin pumper and have a light, handy, and very powerfull .22 pneumatic that's a great hunting rifle! Pumping air is FREE!
Don't discount CO2 rifles like the QB cause Powerlets are cheap (it takes 2 at a time) and it shoots far, accurate and anchors rabbits and squirrels on the spot! That's right out of the box too!
See. it's really tricky to buy a "Good" airgun.
Read everything you can, ask questions and most of all, rember these guns have enough power to kill someone in an accident so BE CAREFULL!
.177's shoot flat and far and penetrate well..22's shoot almost as flat, hit hard as hell and they will feed ya bunnies all day long if ya buy a good German gun!
Plan what you really want to do with this thing and how much you want to spend for a "keeper" and when you're done, please feel free to e-mail me at
[email protected] and I'll try to help ya along. OK? No problem helping you out. I love talking airguns and want YOU to get a good gun and have fun with it!
Remember, read everything and you'll learn the models. Don't worry if you don;t know all the names, ya learn em easy!
Good luck!
BPDave