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airgun vs rimfire?
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<blockquote data-quote="dust" data-source="post: 1322324" data-attributes="member: 14937"><p>On the surface, the airgun is a more expensive endeavor.</p><p></p><p>But, you have to think big when comparing airgun to rimfire.</p><p></p><p>I was considering the same thing about 5 years ago, and used these creiteria.</p><p></p><p>Gun, accessories, and 5000-25000 rds. of ammo</p><p></p><p>FV-SR</p><p>5 magazines</p><p>Can</p><p>Paperwork</p><p>Boyd's stock</p><p>trigger work</p><p>bottom metal</p><p>5K of CCI SV</p><p></p><p>Mrod</p><p>5 magazines</p><p>tank</p><p>compressor</p><p>5K of CPHP</p><p></p><p>To make the rimfire comparable to the airgun, you are going to spend at least $500 on a can, which is about the price of tank and compressor. If you have friends in 4500 psi places, you can save money, as mentioned above.</p><p></p><p>I compared a Savage FV-SR to a .22 Benji M-rod, using CCI SV at as of then current pricing at 5000 rds., and CPHP (Crosman Premeire Hollow Points) as fodder for the Mrod. It came out to about the same $ at 5000 rds. of ammunition. Obviously the more you shoot the more the airgun will come out ahead.</p><p></p><p>Obviously, if you are going to compare a $400 rimfire to a $1600 airgun, your numbers will be skewed.</p><p></p><p>Also consider that in many places the airgun is not considered a firearm, and therefore can be used in places a rimfire can't. For the Mrod, the ability to convert to .177 with a mag and barrel change was nice as well.</p><p></p><p>A regulated air rifle will keep SD lower than a lot of widely available rimfire ammo. A power wheel will allow you to shoot in the basement or backyard (if legal of course), and then crank it up when out after larger game.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dust, post: 1322324, member: 14937"] On the surface, the airgun is a more expensive endeavor. But, you have to think big when comparing airgun to rimfire. I was considering the same thing about 5 years ago, and used these creiteria. Gun, accessories, and 5000-25000 rds. of ammo FV-SR 5 magazines Can Paperwork Boyd's stock trigger work bottom metal 5K of CCI SV Mrod 5 magazines tank compressor 5K of CPHP To make the rimfire comparable to the airgun, you are going to spend at least $500 on a can, which is about the price of tank and compressor. If you have friends in 4500 psi places, you can save money, as mentioned above. I compared a Savage FV-SR to a .22 Benji M-rod, using CCI SV at as of then current pricing at 5000 rds., and CPHP (Crosman Premeire Hollow Points) as fodder for the Mrod. It came out to about the same $ at 5000 rds. of ammunition. Obviously the more you shoot the more the airgun will come out ahead. Obviously, if you are going to compare a $400 rimfire to a $1600 airgun, your numbers will be skewed. Also consider that in many places the airgun is not considered a firearm, and therefore can be used in places a rimfire can't. For the Mrod, the ability to convert to .177 with a mag and barrel change was nice as well. A regulated air rifle will keep SD lower than a lot of widely available rimfire ammo. A power wheel will allow you to shoot in the basement or backyard (if legal of course), and then crank it up when out after larger game. [/QUOTE]
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