Thinking about buying an Air Rifle (used to be in a shooting club many years ago but 'proper' rifles are now banned).

Purpose is Target Shooting only.

Not looked at Air rifles for ages so don't know what options are around or prices. Currently just got a very basic .177 pistol

Any advice or tips?

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I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman, "Where's the self-help section?"
She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.

Dont know much about them. I used to have a Slavia .177
It was pretty crap really

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Why isn't the number 11 pronounced onety one?

I had a Chinese .22 which I used to shoot squirrels.

Either the gun was pretty near useless or I was a crap shot...

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Might be your aim Stods

I've also got a chinese .22 but with telescopic sights
Only trouble is the scope seating on the rifle is sh1t = chinese, so it steadily comes loose over time.
However, bagged 27 squirrels + few maggies (only in my garden)

Hoovie, with a scope, if just for practice its fine once zeroed in and cheap but not trendy.

Get a Webley .22 air pistol

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Cant help you Hoovie, but if anyone knows of a place that can repair rifles near Middlesex please let me know.

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I would rather want something I dont have, that have something I dont want

Used to have a BSA Meteor .22 with and English telescopic sight. Not many varmints (rodents) escaped me.


Peter C

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The end justifies the means

good idea, i think i might buy one too Hoovie, there are too many cats around here and sometimes i am too slow to boot them, an air rifle would be easier

Watch it!!!!

I may have to just send this guy round

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I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman, "Where's the self-help section?"
She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.

I bought a Chinese SMK Co2 package for about £130. Included a good scope, bag etc. Have a look http://www.airguns-online.co.uk/

It is a bolt action single shot with two Co2 cartridges which give a good power output. I bought the gun to clear some rats that were coming after the bird feed in the garden. I zeroed it in to a target in my designated kill box area and quickly dispatched about 7 rats cleanly with shots through the head.

I have not seen any rats for a few months now but I am waiting.

DWD

It is a right pain now that you can't buy the actual guns mail-order anymore, but have to go to the shop physically.
Looking at a Rohm Twinmaster Action and the best deal is at a shop in Norwich - save £30 on the pistol and pay £100 to drive there and back to collect

There is a big place near me, however - under 10 miels away. They claim to have 1,200 shotguns and 800 rifles in stock
Also got an impressive array of air rifles and pistols

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I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman, "Where's the self-help section?"
She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.

I did not realise the law had changed, I must have had one of the last mail order guns back in September last year.

What about Stevens & Johnson in Barnstaple?

DWD