centrefire caliber air rifles

[shooterdownunder]

Is anyone aware of any? Since our semi auto ban does not apply to air rifles I was hoping this would be one way to get a more fun gun with more of a kick than a .22

[chris in va]

Oh sure, plenty of them such as Pyramid Air. 45 caliber, 38 etc. you can even cast your own projectiles.

http://www.topairgun.com/big-bore-air-rifles

[shooterdownunder]

thanks for that. some very nice looking ones there.

[smee78]

Thoes look really serious, I think it would be fun to shoot.

[shooterdownunder]

Thoes look really serious, I think it would be fun to shoot.

Yep. And the funny thing is if they had been cartridge firing guns, they'd be illegal. But as airguns they're fine despite still being licensed the same as any other firearm.

[P71pilot]

These are the calibers I'm aware of

.177
.20
.22
.25
.30
.357
.40 (one of the newest/rarest)
.45
.50

I have a spring powered .25 that shoots a 25gr pellet at 650fps. This thing has serious power and takes squirrel and birds with authority. Headshots on squirrels, clean through, messy instant death. Heart/lungshots on squirrel are also usually clean through and cause expiration in between 5 seconds and 30 seconds.

It is a handy rifle and I am happy with it for what I paid. It has about 18-22ft/lbs of energy and I am confident it could easily take a human or dog if shot in the brain. It is said it takes 13ft lbs of energy to penetrate a human skull (dependant on sectional density and shape of impact point etc..


I need to stock up on more pellets. I would love to have a nice German rws .25 springer but they are too expensive for my blood. My rifle is Turkish made and was about $150. I use iron sights and with practice can bust a 16oz water bottle every shot at about 35yds.

[Kvon2]

And the award to coolest thing I've seen on the internet today goes to...


These things are sweet.

[chris in va]

Don't forget, Lewis and Clark used one to good effect on their travels.