Air Rifles/Small Game Hunting

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TNHunter95

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Anyone use an air rifle to hunt? If so, what do you use? Probably not since y'all are adults. My parents won't let me get anything that goes bang or boom, that's the main reason I bowhunt.
 
There are a couple of good airgun forums I frequent. I have ignored my airguns for quite some time. Trust are a love of mine & helps keep the trigger time up with cheap ammo. Now obtaining the guns isn't always cheap! It all depends what your taste is. Here is a link to the best of the forums as far as moving pretty fast & plenty of info.

http://www.network54.com/Forum/79537/
 
I have 2 pellet rifles. Ones a Daisy power line 880 (.177), the other is a Hatsan MOD 95 in .22. I wouldn't get the daisy for hunting because the best groups I could get we're about 2.5" at about 40 feet with the rifle on a rest. The Hatsan on the other hand put 3 pellets in the same hole standing up without a rest. I will say this though, shooting at a steel trap with the .22, will piss people off if your shooting for a while.


EDIT: If you need a target/trap to shoot at get yourself one of those foam archery targets. They work great.
 
A friend of mine got me into air rifles. I have an old .20 Benjamin Sheridan pneumatic and bought a Beeman .177/.22 spring gun. The Beeman came with the extra .22 barrel and a scope, and I have been shooting again over the winter with it (broken back and ribs made the break barrel action a little difficult at first). Great gun, ammo is cheap and plentiful. Great for target practice. Another good one is the Crosman 1377. It is a pneumatic, and can either go pistol or carbine. Mine is broken, and I have to get it repaired, but it was a great gun.
 
I have a Beeman R7, which is their least powerful springer. I don't think I'd use it for hunting on anything bigger than squirrels but it has the best trigger of any of my rifles. The R9 is a fair bit more powerful and would be good. Their initial price is high, but pellets are cheap and its very accurate at the ranges I've used it (out to 20-25 yards)
 
When I was a lad, I used to hunt both rabbits and squirrels with my trusty Benjamin pneumatic in .22. One-shot kills were the norm, using about 12 pumps. (that was the recommended max)
The flat-headed pellets I used (RWS) seemed to deliver quite a wallop.
 
Shann said:
The R9 is a fair bit more powerful and would be good. Their initial price is high, but pellets are cheap and its very accurate at the ranges I've used it (out to 20-25 yards)
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The Beeman R9 in .20 was my first "real" air rifle. It hits hard enough to hunt to rabbit size critters to reasonable distances. It is a good balance between power, weight, cocking effort, and price. They also last a lot longer then the cheaper alternatives but, you pay more upfront. I have a couple of Air Arms springers from say time frame that are really nice but, a good step up in price. They are smoother to use and cock a little easier for the same "pellet power" but, I don't think you can them new today.
 
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