I'm getting a Gamo......

[BigMeanTam]

Went on a BB gun kick over the weekend which escalated to a pellet gun kick, then almost turned into a really expensive air gun kick before $$ reality crept in... (did you KNOW that you can get .45 cal AIR GUNS? That is insane!! You can also get $1400 air guns - not sure which is MORE insane.)

I DID go ahead and get a cheap, instant gratification Beeman for pistol practice, and I should have a Gamo Bone Collector (in the .177 flavor) here by Wednesday. Then I made a spanky shooting gallery back behind the barn to see how accurate the cheap air pistol is.

I wanted cheap practice plinkers.... and found a good deal on the Gamo. Need to get some sort of rifle skills back before I start on my quest for the Ruger No. 1 that I want. And if I can get some sort of decent group with the cheap*** Beeman, then the .38 s/be easy.

Plus we got an SR9 the other day, plus I ordered a couple of speed loaders for the .38...

Who knew Amazon.com had so much guns & farkles?

Plus I have a range bag on the way... and target holders.

Plus girls shoot for free (and I can get Chas in for half price) on two different nights each week at the two ranges closest to us.

See, knowing all those treasures are on their way is a good way to start the week!!

 

[RacerXXL]

Plus girls shoot for free (and I can get Chas in for half price) on two different nights each week at the two ranges closest to us.

See, knowing all those treasures are on their way is a good way to start the week!!

I cry foul!!! Then again I just walk out behind the race shop to our range to shoot so......:excitement:

Never really though about an air rifle as a trainer....need to look into that. Thanks for the idea Tam.

 

[tommyboy]

They even make air pistols replicas of most popular guns, Beretta, Block ect... They have real action slides and everything.


I want a good air rifle with scope to fix my squirrel problem.

 

[BigMeanTam]

Kelly - yeah, I hadn't looked at BB or air guns in years. There's some amazing stuff out there now. People hunt RABBITS w/ them, and sqwerls all the time - the fps on the rifle I have coming is at least 900fps, supposedly more if you use the right kind of high-end pellets. The .45 cal that's available has some pretty wicked knock-down force. It dawned on me to go that route for not just the "cheap practice" price, but also how quiet they are. The air rifle I have coming has a built in silencer even. It also has pretty nice fiber optic adjustable sights, plus comes with a reasonably decent scope, especially for the price. I looked at one of their other models at a gun shop on Saturday - nice feel & balance. They're long, about 46", so they need a longer rifle bag, tho. Supposedly you can nail really tight groups with them at some pretty stupid distances - but I'm not making any claims as to what _I_ might be able to do.

And tommyboy - look at the Gamos for sure. In fact, if you go to "AirGunDepot" online - they have some in-depth reviews on the Gamo rifles, including what's good for varmint hunting. Pyramid Air was another good site, altho I ended up getting mine on Amazon, cause the price was a ton better. This "bone collector" model I'm getting comes in a .22 cal, too - yet another thing I didn't know 'til I started looking at these things. .22 cal pellets aren't going to be any screaming deal price-wise, but if you have a sqwerl problem, as long as you can hit what you aim at, I imagine it should clear it up all right for ya.

As for the replicas - for sure. I wanted to get a 1911 replica, but I settled for the cheap pistol for now, and mail ordered the rifle. I may still end up getting the 1911, tho. Even the pistol I got has the right heft for practice, in fact I think it may be heavier than the SR9.

 

[tommyboy]

^^^ sweet ^^^!

 

[Roadwarrior]

I know that some of the air rifles are firing up to 1200+ fps.. I shot the Bone Collector.. you will be happy. Well placed shots can bring down small/medium game. I shot a Groundhog (house/erosion problem) with it, with a gold plated round, followed by a lead pellet (lead poisoning). I loved it, and I hope you do the same.

 

[BigMeanTam]

I know that some of the air rifles are firing up to 1200+ fps.. I shot the Bone Collector.. you will be happy. Well placed shots can bring down small/medium game. I shot a Groundhog (house/erosion problem) with it, with a gold plated round, followed by a lead pellet (lead poisoning). I loved it, and I hope you do the same.

Good to know, Roadwarrior! It should be here today if I don't miss the UPS guy...

 

[tommyboy]

f.y.i. everyone..... Bass Pro has a Gamo on sale for $99 on Black Friday, and it comes with a scope.

 

[NismoFire]

PICS or it didn't happen.

 

[BigMeanTam]

My new Gamo Bone Collector got here last night. Played w/ sighting it in today - but haven't mounted the scope yet b/cause the fiber optic sights are freaking awesome, as long as there's enough sunlight to "light" them. It's my first time using that type of sight - I like 'em! I wanted to get a feel for it w/ open sights first, too, before I complicate things w/ a scope.

I had to triple up the layers of my wood wall backstop, tho' cause, um, that thing has some penetration power at closer-in sighting range. You don't want to shoot a group in the same spot more than once - the sucker blasts some pretty good holes open when you hit the same spot more than once. This thing is going to rock for rifle practice!!

Think I've already found a pellet it seems to like, too. My biggest worry was that it would be an SOB to cock, but it's not bad at all.

 

[drbandkgb]

What is this thing? A pellet game?


Sent from my underground bunker in the middle of my mind

 

[BigMeanTam]

What is this thing? A pellet game?

Air rifle. Little did I know how much air rifles have grown up since I had them when I was a kid.... people actually use these things for HOG hunting and whatnot!

 

[tommyboy]

What did that run you? $200/$250?

 

[BigMeanTam]

What did that run you? $200/$250?

$184 from Amazon - but I just checked, to add the link for you, and they've sold out at that price. Current available one looks like $284 & up.

I think I got a deal...

 

[tommyboy]

Yes you did! I've been looking at air rifles for a while and you got a nice gun for a great price.

 

[Alpine Spirit]

The gun shop across the way from work has one that shoots about 1500 fps. And its more than an AR-15 wow..... But 1500 FPS and it breaks in the middle to cock it.