I need an accurate air gun

[Rookie]

What will fit my needs? Local farmer asked me to get rid of pigeons. My air rifle shoots minute of refrigerator.

 

[Longhair]

https://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1215955

I bought this RWS Diana 34 a few years ago to whack starlings and it does a great job. I've taken starlings from tree tops at 50 yards or more.

I bought as a package with scope/scope mount it has no iron sights. The scope that came with it was destroyed after the first year but you can't go wrong with this rifle.

A quality locking scope mount is a must have.

 

[flightsimmer]

Benjamin Sheridan 917 or 922 for the win. Not that expensive.

You won't get rid of the pigeons, they just make more.

 

[Tactically Fat]

Lookup Ted's Holdover on the YouTubes.

He reviews and shoots a TON of airguns. Most of them are Pre-charged Pneumatic - PCP.

They're all most definitely accurate enough for pigeon / starling / chipmunk / rat battling.

 

[JimH]

Go PCP-lot of $$$ to get started, but ammo is cheap and available and the air is free for the pumping.My Benjamin Marauder .25 will shoot as good at 35 yards as any .22 I have ever owned-it will literally drive tacks at that distance. Wonderful squirrel gun!

 

[Jaybird1980]

There are a bunch of capable airguns out there. How much you want to spend is the deciding factor.
I got my daughter a Crosman Nitro piston last spring and that thing is a ripper. You may want to spring for the .22 it was only around $100 last year, it came with a cheap optic and ready to shoot.

 

[alc1985]

I own a Sig Sauer ASP20 in .177cal it came with a SIG Whiskey3 ASP 4 – 12 x 44AO scope and synthetic stock. Its a nice package that shoots hard and accurate. I wanted it in .22cal but there were none to be found.
Its too cold to shoot outside now but I have about 50' in my heated garage to practice in.

 

[KokomoDave]

Do you wanna buy one or just borrow one? My .22 is just sitting. The scope needs dialed in as I got rid of the poopy stock 4X.

 

[Rookie]

Maybe both. Pm sent...

 

[Shootin45super]

PCP is what you want.
In either 22 cal or 25.

 

[Rookie]

More specifically, what PCP?

 

[MindfulMan]

More specifically, what PCP?

Yeah, I'm watching this thread, and have the same question !

 

[KokomoDave]

Sherms aka a joint dropped in Phencycladine.

 

[MindfulMan]

Sherms aka a joint dropped in Phencycladine.

 

[JimH]

More specifically, what PCP?

Benjamin Marauder..

 

[Rookie]

What do you use to fill it?

 

[JimH]

Hand pump-great exercise! Check out Pyramid Air-great to deal with.

 

[woowoo2]

What do you use to fill it?

Air...
(could not resist)

They sell compressors for them, or scuba tanks.

 

[Rookie]

Do pcp rifles require special scopes like regular air rifles?

 

[JimH]

Do pcp rifles require special scopes like regular air rifles?

No,easy on scopes,and at least with my Marauder the point of impact never changes- I can leave the gun set,loaded for three months and have no problem hitting a 9mm shell casing at 35 yards.