Guest 420FLYFISHIN Posted January 29, 2011 Posted January 29, 2011 So im looking for the Styer LG110 series for some bird shooting in the fall. I so far can not find a Canadian retailer for Styer. Do any of you have some suggestions. Thanks Jeremy Quote
Guest 420FLYFISHIN Posted January 29, 2011 Posted January 29, 2011 WOW, never mind...i found a retailer and those run a cool $2500+ any other suggestions for a "cool" air gun? Thanks Quote
DonAndersen Posted January 29, 2011 Posted January 29, 2011 420FLYFISHIN, Why an air rifle. Fall bird shooting suggests hunting season. Real guns are cheaper and @ the lower price range a whole lot more accurate. Got a Savage Anchultz for sale in you are interested + several real old Cooeys. Don Quote
SilverDoctor Posted January 29, 2011 Posted January 29, 2011 Go for a standard .22 or small shotgun. Better for birds, than an air gun, I have taken grouse with a .22 cal. Crossman but you have much better reach with a standard bird gun that was made for the task. Quote
Nick0Danger Posted January 29, 2011 Posted January 29, 2011 hey don Im looking for a straight shooting .22 bolt action. cooey would be nice got one in .243 from my wifes uncle on a Remington 700 action it's a real nice shooter. let me know if u got something Quote
SanJuanWorm Posted January 29, 2011 Posted January 29, 2011 Here is my 22. It's a ruger sr-22. For an air rifle with kick buy a winchester xsu 1100. I have one and it's one powerful monkey. Quote
Guest 420FLYFISHIN Posted January 30, 2011 Posted January 30, 2011 ultimately im looking for something light for back packing and that sort of thing but any SR is PIMP. Do they still put the gas tube in the stock? Quote
jonny5 Posted January 31, 2011 Posted January 31, 2011 Now that I live in the land of "shootin stuff" I have heard a few reports of people hunting hogs with air rifles... Apparently gamo makes something in 25 cal that packs quite a punch. But then again, I doubt you can get that in Canada without all the usual permits and such. Quote
danhunt Posted January 31, 2011 Posted January 31, 2011 High powered air rifles generally aren't that light, something pushing a .22 cal pellet at around 900 FPS is probably going to weigh around 7-8 lbs. On the other hand the average .22 rimfire repeater is probably going to be around 5 lbs. You can also get break down models that are lighter and would probably pack better like this one http://www.marlinfirearms.com/firearms/selfloading/70pss.asp Just my $0.02... Quote
SanJuanWorm Posted January 31, 2011 Posted January 31, 2011 If you want something to fit in the back pack get a Kel Tec Sub 2000 of course you'll need a PAL. Quote
Timo Posted January 31, 2011 Posted January 31, 2011 I recommend this... It is small enough and packs a big wallop heck it can even fire off .410 shells and perchance you run into a grizzly situation the 45/70 caliber will do the trick. Plus if you reload and up it to a 400+ grain bullet any birds in the near vicinity fall dead from just from the concussion. Other than that there are some .22 cal Shotgun combos you can find used on the gun forums that might fit the bill. If your a plinker I would get your FAC and go .22 rimfire. The PAL is not hard to get and courses are always available. Challenge the course is also a great option if you have firearms experience. Get the book read go take the test (paper and practical) Try crappy tire on McLeod Trail they have a decent selection of guns Quote
126barnes Posted January 31, 2011 Posted January 31, 2011 Russels use to have a selction on HP air rifles both in .177 and .22....................seen them there (catolog) pushing 1250 fps.............anything over 490 fps will require paperwork.........whoelsale should carry them aswell..............Goona run you up to 8 hundy for something high end...............but there are the odd one avaible in the 3 hundy range. Quote
Pipestoneflyguy Posted January 31, 2011 Posted January 31, 2011 I'd love to have a 22/410 over-under - they seem more rare and expensive these days - I had one I bought second hand when I was young, but sadly sold it in the eighties. perfect grouser, and always rabbit ready... I still have, and use occaisonally, my dads .22 savage that was issued to him when he was an army cadet (back when you got to take your rifle home after cadet camp) Coincidentally I just chopped a bunch of siezed AK-47's and some Israeli tactical SA's into pieces for the RCMP detachment up here (Supervised by a member of course, so there was no sneaking one home LOL) - that was kinda fun, and heartbreaking, just cause they were cool rifles to handle, and destroy Quote
Guest 420FLYFISHIN Posted January 31, 2011 Posted January 31, 2011 Dabcaster - that is one of my dream guns!!! I love repeaters. But for most birds that i want they are usually 10-20 ft in front of me and dont require that much of a punch lol great info guys!! Quote
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