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Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Rimfire and Airguns
Killing chipmunks is about to get serious damnit!
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<blockquote data-quote="billm67" data-source="post: 1249240" data-attributes="member: 29756"><p>PCP air rifle require a bit on the commitment side. You cannot charge the tank with your air compressor. Most of them run 3000psi. They are either filled from a scuba tank of a hard to pump high pressure bike pump. </p><p></p><p>Spring powered guns tend to be fussy. You cannot leave them cocked for too long or the springs take a set or sometimes break. One of the newer type of rifles are the gas spring or nitro piston rifles. They replace the steel spring with a gas charged strut similar to what is on the hood or hatchback of a car. They can be left cocked for quite a while and can produce quite a bit of power (1000 fps in a .22). You want to go for the fastest rifle that you can afford and adjust the velocity with heavier pellets. Pellets do not fly very well once the break the speed of sound. Benjamin makes some nice budget friendly gas springs and Diana (RWS) makes some really nice rifles but the are not cheap.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="billm67, post: 1249240, member: 29756"] PCP air rifle require a bit on the commitment side. You cannot charge the tank with your air compressor. Most of them run 3000psi. They are either filled from a scuba tank of a hard to pump high pressure bike pump. Spring powered guns tend to be fussy. You cannot leave them cocked for too long or the springs take a set or sometimes break. One of the newer type of rifles are the gas spring or nitro piston rifles. They replace the steel spring with a gas charged strut similar to what is on the hood or hatchback of a car. They can be left cocked for quite a while and can produce quite a bit of power (1000 fps in a .22). You want to go for the fastest rifle that you can afford and adjust the velocity with heavier pellets. Pellets do not fly very well once the break the speed of sound. Benjamin makes some nice budget friendly gas springs and Diana (RWS) makes some really nice rifles but the are not cheap. [/QUOTE]
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