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Nice, very nice! Thanks for posting Michael! I'm looking for a light, quick handling airgun for off hand plinking and as a carry-around stalking rifle for squirrels. Been mostly using springers in this role, figure that the DRS will be an ideal PCP for this job. For most cases I prefer...

An apples to oranges situation. 🙂 I expect that you know that you are comparing a PCP (S410) to a springer (TX200) and presume that you are aware that the PCP requires a high pressure air source. Most of the sound from a springer comes from the mechanical movement of the internal parts. It...

You can still do "BB gun" and nothing wrong with that if plinking tins at short range is your thing (I still shoot the low power pellet gun I got as a kid). If you do a bit of research you will find airguns in power levels suitable for hunting anything from mice to moose. It's just a matter of...

If cops and neighbors are a concern I'd trap the raccoons to get rid of them. Saves having to stand guard to all hours of the night waiting for them to show up as well. A live-trap is best if there's a chance of catching someone's pet. If you have one raccoon then there will be more, the trap...

Nice! Unfortunately, being a bullpup, the Kalibr Cricket is not available in Canada. By the specs and your post, it looks to be a great work companion! Though not my main pesting PCP, my Maximus makes a decent work companion and is minute-of-a-grackle accurate out to 35-40 yards. It's light...

Excellent! Recycling is always a good thing! I recast my reclaimed lead into fishing stuff (jigs, sinkers, down-rigger weights) and slingshot pellets.

You say "initial purchase" implying that you may be tempted to buy more airguns (that is normal/typical for people who frequent this site 😉). Right now you are looking for a pesting rifle, do you enjoy shooting, could airguns become a hobby for you? If you were shooting at 15-25 yards I'd...

Agree with the OP. Being a plinker at heart I find the punching paper gets boring and I end up shooting at the push-pins holding the target. Yup, smearing some honey or other bait on the backstop to attract flies and wasps does increase the entertainment value when shooting from the bench and...

The Hubens are not readily available in Canada but it seem that you can buy them directly from the manufacturer. I'm at a funny (strange) point in my second coming to airguns. I've bought airguns for specific applications and disciplines. Find now that I have a couple of duplicates and more...

Beautiful bow! I'm into selfbows and favor the Meare Heath and Holmegaard styles made from Hophornbeam, Elm or Maple. I don't hunt deer anymore either, all the local ones have names. 😀 Cheers!

The hunting season is only a couple of months long so I spent the rest of the time plinking and pesting to improve my effective range. I use a one-inch target as a reference as it represents the kill-zone on pests, squirrels and rabbits. You see a lot of nice groups from people target shooting...

Yup, as far as the airgun goes, clean the barrel, make sure all hardware is tight and finding the right pellet will get you most of the way to where you want to be. After that it's usually inconsistencies in the shooter's form that causes large groups. I'm not being sarcastic when I say that...

Got my first gun back in the 60's. A .177 Slavia 618 break barrel. Still have it and shoot it regularly. I made a "firewood stock" (literally from some maple and cherry) for it...

I shoot with the natural sounds around me. I live in a rural area miles from any highway so, except for local traffic and the occasional plane it's very quiet here. The birds can get a bit noisy though. I reserve rowdy music for after supper. 😁 Thanks for the video links - I'll check them...

Went through this when I got my LabRadar. From what I understand... The original had Bluetooth but there were problems with it maintaining the connection so the came out with the LabRadar Lite without the Bluetooth. Don't know if they have since fixed the Bluetooth issue and are selling it...

As said above, pesting and PRS are two diametrically opposite areas. I seriously considered getting a .22 caliber RAW, a superb airgun, but I was put off by its lack of easy tunability. I was told that the regular power RAW was factory tuned the 18 grain pellets and the hi-power to 25 grain...

I pest and hunt small game up to rabbit size in a rural area. I live on 10 acres but there are a number of houses within slug range and there is a high likelihood that people will be out riding bikes or walking the dog. The fact that pellets loose their energy faster and have a shorter range is...

Well, I think it is a "beauty is in the eyes of the beholder" thing as arguments can be made for metal, wood (natural or laminated) or synthetic stocks. Being a old guy I have a strong preference for traditional walnut stocks but in recent years I grudgingly admitted that the low maintenance of...

Nice airgun! Congrats! Fortunately (?), here in Canada the choice in airguns is limited - that helps to keep temptations to the minimum. Just as well because I don't need or want any more airguns, but then I've said that for the last four I've bought. There's just one more on order, it's...

Last summer I was pesting in the backyard. Didn't see the hose lying behind the grackle and was surprised to see a fountain of water appear. The hose was a quick fix... the grackle was beyond repair 😉