All things Airgun...

[trucker777]

Airguns!!!!!!! They are not toys.
I love them as much as I do my regular firearms!

Anybody else like to plink, go pesting, or collect airguns?

Should this topic remain in the general firearms discussion catagory or is it worthy of its very own catagory here on INGO?

What do you think fellas???

 

[historian]

You forgot Bacon and Rhino.

 

[trucker777]

You forgot Bacon and Rhino.

LOL, that's good... but Lt. Col.Kilgore, Apocalypse Now....

...and I never really cared for The Clash

 

[bocefus78]

Toys, no. I own one for suburban pest control. Wish I had a Db meter, because I bet its as loud as my 22 is.
Does it warrant a subforum? I dunno....let the poll speak for itself on that.

 

[pudly]

Blue guns are useful training tools too. Maybe we need a forum on those as well?

 

[trucker777]

Blue guns are useful training tools too. Maybe we need a forum on those as well?

Maybe, if you're throwing them for distance at moving targets?....idk

 

[trucker777]

Yeah ok, so I'm not talking solely about Red Ryders(although they certainly qualify)
How about the 22 smg made by Air Ordnance right here in Ft. Wayne?
SMG 22 | Air Ordnance

 

[trucker777]

I personally like Crosman stuff,
I have a 2240 and a 1322, both are customized guns.
Powerful too...

 

[Bosshoss]

One of the best training tools. About 28 years ago I got interested in handgun competition. I was the worst shot in the state with a handgun. Couldn't hit nothing so over the winter I went into the basement and shot 3000 shots a month with a Beeman P1 pellet pistol.
I learned so much about trigger control and sight alignment. When spring rolled around I was actually a decent shot, enough so that I went to the top 5 at the indoor leagues that we were shooting at the time.
My air rifles at some of the most accurate guns I have owned. I have hunted with them and used them for pest control.

 

[chezuki]

I just want a gunsmithing forum...

 

[pudly]

I just want a gunsmithing forum...

Don't worry. We'll get one someday...

 

[DeadeyeChrista'sdad]

Oh Chez....now now...

 

[ruger1800]

Best training tool their is, if anyone thinks air guns are toys check out some of the new 25 30 and 45 calibers some will go clean thru a deer.

 

[Bfish]

This made me think of the Noir video from not too long ago... Starting at about 1:50

[video=youtube;8fJn3uaMOGM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fJn3uaMOGM[/video]

 

[jcwit]

For those 3 that think they are kids toys, they likely feel the same about .22 LR also.

 

[jamil]

This made me think of the Noir video from not too long ago... Starting at about 1:50

[video=youtube;8fJn3uaMOGM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fJn3uaMOGM[/video]

Somehow I missed that vid. Thanks for posting. I can think of one or two other threads where that needs to be posted.

 

[yepthatsme]

Yeah ok, so I'm not talking solely about Red Ryders(although they certainly qualify)
How about the 22 smg made by Air Ordnance right here in Ft. Wayne?
SMG 22 | Air Ordnance

Interesting gun. I wouldn't mind owning one.

 

[johntheplinker]

Really enjoy mine. Got my first real adult airgun about 1.5 years ago, and since then I've shot probably 10 times as many pellets as have powder driven bullets. Mostly use it for plinking and practice, but am seriously considering something more powerful for hunting. Nothing like being able to shoot and shoot and shoot and shoot some more for a buck.

 

[other dave]

Love my Beeman R1 20 Cal.
Besides in the future it might be a good idea to have something that doesn't rely on gunpowder.

 

[Nam1911]

I love my 22 air rifle for squirrel hunting. It is so quiet I don't scare away everything in the woods around me. What is awesome are the built in suppressors airguns have these days. There is nothing better than hunting with one and hearing the loud smack of the pellet hitting a squirrel broadside.

I enjoy setting up dimes at 15 yards and nailing them. The damn things are accurate if u get a good one with good seals and lock up.

One can really learn trigger control with the looonnngg trigger pull of most break barrels.

My favorite part is I shoot them in my basement in the winter. It's nice having a 15 yard range in the basement. During the holidays all the little ones take turns shooting. It is pretty awesome watching 5-9 year Olds nailing pennies at 10 yards. And it's funny watching my friends shoot the ground right in front of them with double action revolvers as well. My nieces and nephews have more trigger discipline than my friends.