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I use Craigslist to sell air rifles. The problem with ebay is fraud in which case you are on your own and the guarantees do not actually apply. When I lived in Texas there were traffic accidents that ended as gun fights. Perfectly legal to have a loaded handgun in the glove box. Also legal to...

Coyotes are my pest control as their diet is one of gophers, moles, and field mice. Killing a coyote would be very foolish. When I catch pocket gophers in my traps I leave them out for the coyotes as a treat. With my .25 PCP rifle I have killed wild turkeys and a doe and a few cats that have...

Check the local ordinance and the specifics in terms of use as with "hunting". In my area the "hunting" needs to be done during the permitted months of the year as with wild turkeys. I have a very quiet Benjamin Marauder and my Karma SLS with a DonnyFL moderator makes even less noise. I have a...

Craigslist has no issues with air guns and I have sold two rifles with them this year. A real blessing as no firearms dealer wants to bother with an airgun.

I have been delighted with the Karma SLS semi-auto rifle. A bit on the heavy side but great to be able to quickly switch from single shot to semi-auto in a second. Not a quiet rifle as say a Benjamin Marauder out of the box, but after adding a Donny moderator it is the quietest rifle I own. Very...

Purchased in May of 2025 and used for 100 shots. Includes 3 Zeos 20-round magazines and is in the factory box. $500 via paypal and buyer to pay for shipping from central California

The Zelos design has been around long enough to have no worries about its performance. The bullpup designs are not a joy to shoot as compared to a standard air rifle but they are easy to manage in close spaces with their much shorter length. I was impressed with my .22 that puts a 14g pellet...

It comes down to the bullet and the accuracy of the shot. A clean head shot is quite different from a hit anywhere else. I have coyotes cross over my property and when I trap gophers I leave them out for them to eat. Rodents are their primary food source and so killing them makes no sense at...

The settings for the regulator and the tank pressure are based on maximizing the shots per fill without loss of accuracy. Everything is a compromise but these settings are meant for 18g pellets. The tank fill nipple is difficult to attach and remove a standard coupling. This type of coupling...

Easy enough to fill to normal pressure and then stick it inside the car for a few hours in the afternoon and check the pressure gauge on the rifle. Tint on windows with the new ceramic tint films that block UV also are good investment in your own comfort with the vehicle during summer months...

Air Venturi Avenger Bullpup I .22 rifle available. Buyer pays only the cost of shipping the rifle from Monterey, California. No cost for the rifle.

My first PCP was a Benjamin Marauder and I did not realize how quiet it was until I added more rifles from other manufacturers. In reading the reviews no one bothers to measure the noise output of the rifles but for me that is important as I shoot on my property.

Favorite is my Air Arms 510S in .25 caliber. Plenty of power and no misfeeds and not too loud. I have had two Benjamin and two bullpup rifles in .22 but the Air Arms is by far my favorite.

Sadly it is not usual for some bean counter to "save" money for his or her company by going with the cheapest possible parts. The Air Venturi dealers should know about this problem and ask buyers if they would like to spend $40 to have two magazines that will work with the rifle. Buyers should...

I started out with a $200 hand pump but quickly upgraded to a compressor that cost me $380. The more I shoot the more I appreciate having the small air compressor which refills the reservoir much faster than I could ever do with a hand pump. I have moved to a larger compressor to fill a large...