N/A Easiest and most accurate magnum springers you own?

My Gamo Hunter Pro Extreme .22 is surprisingly accurate. Ive been shooting at 40 &50yds. I can smack a 2" spoon @50yd over & over. Not very hold sensitive, either resting on a bag with my hand underneath, or just on a front bag. The gun hardly moves, maybe because of the gas piston. 26.5fpe W/14.3CPHP

blackdiesel said:

There's one on the classifieds for $1300

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Worth every penny if you can justify it...

blackdiesel said:

I'm ashamed to say that before I got into springers I had a chance to get one for $450 and declined to get it

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Yeah thats one of those things that I think everyone here has done at some point. If it makes you feel any better I think your ASP is the smarter choice between the two. The CM is a bit more accurate and hands down prettier but there is a very finite amount of shots I can take with it before my arm gets tired. The Sig I can shoot all day.

I only have one, Diana54, but I like Weihrauch90 better, I regret selling it...Although Weihrauch90 is not more accurate than Diana54.

Sqwirl57 said:

Worth every penny if you can justify it...

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Now I know what I want, and I know it pretty well! I can justify it to myself but how about my betterhalf and my bank account ?

Well there is 2 questions here.
In regard most accurate, the .22 Diana 54/56 is the only springer to have managed a sub 2 inch group at 100 yds.
However, this off bench and all things being equal. In this regard, it is undoubtably the most accurate, the sledge getting around many of the issues associated with springers. The current title holder.
However, it's not the easiest thing to manipulate. Both in its weight and quite awkward loading, send it some way down the list.
Maybe a slim Venom stocked HW80K takes that one.
Ease of loading, pointability, a real field hunters piece. First choice of pest controllers for eons..

I shot these targets yesterday with my Diana 54 in .22. 15.89 pellets at 760 fps. These are at 22 yards/20 meters. 40 shots at the NRA 50ft target that we reduce in size by 26% and shoot off the bench. I shoot mostly at 50 and 100yds with this Springer in the summer, but summer isn't here yet. I missed the 2nd chicken first round, had my head on the comb, a no no with this gun. The Orange circle is a notebook paper reinforcement ring for size reference. This is a fun gun. I have shot 4 shots under an inch at 100 yards but not 5. 5 is my goal this summer.

Mine would be my Diana 48 in .177. it's probably because I've been shooting it for the last 30 years+.

The sidelever Dianas are top of the heap for me (I have two, have had three). They rival the accuracy of any spring gun, while doing it at 21 - 24 fpe in .22 cal, shooting high-BC, high-quality lead domes, not Hobbys, at optimal velocities.

A 48 is the most lightweight of the sidelever guns, and arguably the best value of the bunch (Tom Gaylord agrees here), but even the D54 isn't too heavy to handle offhand. All the sidelever guns are short, with zero barrel heaviness (the 56 might differ), which makes them much handier and more pointable than the poundage alone would suggest.

While not exactly the easiest-accurate magnum springer I own, my Hatsan 135 springer in .177 has shot some very respectable groups at 25 to 30 yards. You probably wouldn't believe me so here's a link... Page 79, reply #1564 (log in to see pics). This was a few years ago...

(F)Airgunner said:

Now I know what I want, and I know it pretty well! I can justify it to myself but how about my betterhalf and my bank account ?

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Better half won't argue and encourages my addiction. It's the bank account that won't and I'd have to sell more than a few things to come up with the money for one...lol.
Magnum? Seen many say up to 20fpe, then use the term Super Magnum for anything past the 20fpe mark. Valid? Not? Honestly no idea. Only had one break the 20fpe mark and that was a Walther Talon Magnum .22 (aka Hatsan 125) that came in at a hair under 24fpe. I could keep 5 in an inch circle at 30 yards but it wasn't an easy trick...lol.
Only rifle I think I have left that comes close is my Hatsan Airtact .25 that does a hair over 20 with JSB Kings but I've never truly put it to the accuracy test. If I want anything over 20, I have a couple PCP's doing 39-40 to fill that roll.

ChuckHunter said:

The only real magnum I have left is a Webley Venom Sidewinder Tomahawk in .22! It's doing 20fpe with Crosman domes!
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Gorgeous airgun. How did you acquire it?

wijib said:

Gorgeous airgun. How did you acquire it?

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Lol it was one of my trades with Lewis!
And he would like it back some day if that day ever comes!
Incredible trigger and not pellet picky.

ChuckHunter said:

Lol it was one of my trades with Lewis!
And he would like it back some day if that day ever comes!
Incredible trigger and not pellet picky.

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Lewis has a lot of very nice airguns.

The Theoben Eliminator/Beeman CM are incredibly accurate and beautiful guns that I find easy to shoot. I prefer the Eliminator for the stock that is way nicer and better for scope use. Back when I got my first one (25 years ago) .20, I documented over 8K pellets through it. I have had three others in both .20 and .22 and all have been a pleasure. But now that that I'm 68 years old, cocking them at the desired velocity is wearing on my arthritic shoulder. That's the only reason mine is for sale.

JimBentley said:

But now that that I'm 68 years old, cocking them at the desired velocity is wearing on my arthritic shoulder

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Man.... I'm 36 and cocking them at the desired velocity is wearing . I usually get through about 20-30 and switch off to something easier. That gun never fails to put a smile on my face though.