How To Select An Air Gun
You’ll be able to buy a good quality air gun for a small part of the cost of a conventional rifle or pistol. And equally important, an air gun could be operated for pennies as an alternative to hundreds of dollars for standard ammunition. Air gun cost is so inexpensive that you might consider buying several air guns for many different purposes.
The most likely use of your air rifle or pistol should determine the caliber. Here again price shouldn’t be the determining factor because you will find good values in heavier caliber air guns too. .177 caliber is the best choice for target shooting with a rifle or a pistol for a number of reasons.
One reason is the fact that .177 caliber pellets weigh less than the heavy calibers and thus require less energy to shoot them on a flat trajectory at the competitive target distance of 10 meters (@33 feet). Because .177 caliber air guns may be constructed lighter and smaller usually means less cost to you.
Technical reasons aside, a .177 caliber can be the most suitable choice simply because there is a wide selection of air guns at so many different price levels in this category. By way of example, for less than $100 you can find a CO2 powered semiautomatic with a hardwood stock that shoots fast enough to keep up a flat trajectory at target shooting range but is slow and safe enough to use in a backyard range.
If there is an ideal caliber for general purpose use it would possibly be the .20 caliber air gun. A .20 caliber pellet trajectory is nearly as flat as a .177 pellet at the same velocity and its greater mass has about 40% more energy when compared to a .177 caliber down range. This is likely the minimum caliber size you should look at for hunting. The number of choices within this caliber is limited, however.
Conversely if hunting is your primary intended use then you should invest in a .22 caliber air gun.A .22 caliber pellet has 80% more down range energy than a .177 caliber pellet. .22 is another highly manufactured air gun caliber and you will find a wide assortment of air rifles plus a few air pistols at typical price levels.For the money an excellent hunting air rifle is the Crosman 2260, which is a single shot, bolt action, CO2 powered .22 caliber air rifle.
Not counting the relatively rare .45 caliber air gun, the .25 caliber hunting rifle can’t be beaten for sending massive energy and incredible knockdown power down the range.In Texas, air gun hunters use .25 caliber air rifle to successfully hunt wild boar with single shot kills.You need to be ready to spend $300 or over for any good-quality .25 caliber air hunting rifle.
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