I am new to all this, so please excuse my ignorance. I am in the market for a new air rifle to do some back yard plinking while my normal reloading supplies are in high demand. I stumbled on the Gamo Urban. That seems to get good reviews and covers my needs fairly well. Do you guys have any other suggestions for a “beginner” rifle that would give decent accuracy out to about 40 yards, be of reasonable weight and cost $400 or so without optics? Thanks in advance.
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First PCP
- Thread starter Jpistolero02
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The Gamo Urban was my first. It was a fine first choice. Very accurate to 40 yards and beyond. You can get by with an HPA hand pump. Good luck.
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I have an Urban and it is a good choice at 800 fps for backyard shooting; I'm thinking about 25-30 yards maximum - extra magazines are expensive if that's a concern. Mine does shoot the Crosman hollow points well which I attribute to the velocity and they are about 1500 - 500 in cost for premium pellets if that matters; I've shot a lot of expensive pellets.
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@micro, thirty yards max? The Urban is a very capable field PCP. Mine took a few chucks out to 70 yards. Many chipmunks at 40 and 50 yards. Furthest kill on a chipmunk 80 yards. Many pigeons 45 to 60 yards. All range finder measured and from a solid shooting position. Sending JSB Exact Jumbo 18s.
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Maybe check out the Air Venturi Avenger too. I don't own either so take it for what it's worth. Welcome to the addiction!
Great group of people here that will help point you in the right direction.
Great group of people here that will help point you in the right direction.
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From what I read, the Urban is a fine pcp gun. I never hear anything bad about them. They have BSA barrels so you know they are accurate. I once owned an r10 and it was a very very accurate gun. Their was an Urban for sale a few days ago at a great price.
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I got too anxious with everything being out of stock and ordered a beeman chief 2 synthetic. Probably a huge mistake with everything I have read but it will get me started. Keeping my fingers crossed that any problems will only be orings that require replacement. I now want an urban as I agree it looks like a great little rifle and gets great reviews.
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Thanks guys! If anyone has one they are looking to deal, I would love to chat. Seems like most sites are on backorder right now.
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Also look at the Hatsan Flash for around $300. I shoot a Flashpup in .25 and it is a good choice accurate and comes with a built in suppressor .
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I have no doubt about the capabilities of the gun so I quoted; I was just commenting on the OP's requirement of backyard shooting which I assume is typically 25-30 yards - suburban plinking or "micro hunting" - sorry I wasn't clear about that. I have a 4x scope on mine which works; but if I mounted something with more magnification and a sophisticated reticle, I could definitely take better advantage of the gun's inherent accuracy. Thanks for letting me clarify my comments
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