Had a Road to Damascus moment plinking away at targets today and fancy getting a rifle for me and the kids to shoot at targets in the back garden.
How much for something half decent? What should I avoid?
Chinese stuff ropey but works. CO2 expensive to run. Nice old BSA or Webley springer a safe bet.
Weihrauch 30S is light, well made, has a really good trigger and is lovely to shoot.
Not full power but fine for targets.
About £175 new.
Not flashy, should last for ever.
They do a HW30 (no S) which has a cheaper trigger, not worth the few quid saving, imo.
Avoid anything Chinese.
BSA and Webley not what they were.
I definitely don’t remember having one as a kid and sitting in the back garden, shooting out the landing lights at Leeds Brad ford Airport. That definitely never took place.
Rachel
Watching thread with interest...
[url= http://www.scotland.police.uk/about-us/finance/service-fees-and-charges/firearms/air-weapon-licensing/ ]http://www.scotland.police.uk/about-us/finance/service-fees-and-charges/firearms/air-weapon-licensing/[/url]
I've still got my old BSA Airsporter, bought new from a sports shop in Durham in 1969 for about £30 & brought home in a box on the bus.
I'm embarrassed to say that I used to shoot everything on sight when I was 13. 🙄 😥
Long time Weihrauch fan here , Have had HW80, HW77, HW100TK. So good , would not have anything else.
I , like Essel am also pretty ashamed of my younger selfs behaviour 😐
Welllll shit-fire seems you can get .50 cal air rifles, why?who knows, but you can.
Welllll shit-fire seems you can get .50 cal air rifles, why?who knows, but you can.
The 'mercans need em to sort out them hogs
The majority of my local club - HFT and bench-rest - seem to have Air Arms rifles, which are designed and made in the UK. My two girls (10+12 years old) use the Air Arms S400 Superlight and I have a Weihrauch HW100. TBH I'd be hard-pressed to find a difference in terms of accuracy but the HW100 has a multiple shot magazine. Also seems like .177 rather than .22 calibre unless you're going for vermin.
[url= https://www.air-arms.co.uk ]Air Arms rifles.[/url]
oh, BSA make a kid-specific rifle - the BSA Ultra JSR. Is highly regarded and you can change the stock for an 'adult' one when they grow out of it. Not cheap though,
[url= http://bsaguns.co.uk/air-rifles/pcp-airguns/Ultra-jsr.aspx ]BSA Ultra JSR[/url]
Logun Solo here....so quiet 😉
Cant miss with it. Practice on wooden golf tees, working down the shaft pelet by pelet.
At 25 yards.