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airgun vs rimfire?
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<blockquote data-quote="specweldtom" data-source="post: 1321995" data-attributes="member: 2580"><p>I live in town, so I don't shoot rimfire. I have a problem with treerats biting and wasting fruit on my trees in the backyard. I've tried several spring air guns in .177 and .22. They are sensitive to the way they are held and frequently scatter hits. One of the .177's was supersonic, so it didn't last. The .22's were killers, but were unpredictable on accuracy. I hate a wound or a miss on anything.</p><p></p><p>Ended up with a .25 cal Benjamin Marauder. Can shoot 20gr pellets (30+gr pellets available) into a ragged hole no matter how I hold it, is subsonic (<900 fps), comes with a barrel shroud that holds the noise down, crushes squirrels, is American made, and with the hand pump, is completely self-sufficient. The downside is that the hand pump is a 20 minute workout to rebuild pressure, but at 20 yds, I get a dozen same P.O.I. shots before I stop and pump back up. It's bigger and heavier than any of my spring guns, but makes up for it in accuracy and knockdown power. </p><p>Oh yeah, the rig costs more than any of my .22 rimfires but it meets my needs.</p><p></p><p>Good hunting, Tom</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="specweldtom, post: 1321995, member: 2580"] I live in town, so I don't shoot rimfire. I have a problem with treerats biting and wasting fruit on my trees in the backyard. I've tried several spring air guns in .177 and .22. They are sensitive to the way they are held and frequently scatter hits. One of the .177's was supersonic, so it didn't last. The .22's were killers, but were unpredictable on accuracy. I hate a wound or a miss on anything. Ended up with a .25 cal Benjamin Marauder. Can shoot 20gr pellets (30+gr pellets available) into a ragged hole no matter how I hold it, is subsonic (<900 fps), comes with a barrel shroud that holds the noise down, crushes squirrels, is American made, and with the hand pump, is completely self-sufficient. The downside is that the hand pump is a 20 minute workout to rebuild pressure, but at 20 yds, I get a dozen same P.O.I. shots before I stop and pump back up. It's bigger and heavier than any of my spring guns, but makes up for it in accuracy and knockdown power. Oh yeah, the rig costs more than any of my .22 rimfires but it meets my needs. Good hunting, Tom [/QUOTE]
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