Traditional or bull pup for hunting

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I'm a traditional rifle kinda guy so, yes, I'm biased. Don't have ANY regrets about buying a Streamline. I shot in my 1st (and only) BR competition with a borrowed Streamline & outshot a past champion with a very respectable 247 score! I think you'll love the fit,feel, accuracy & quietness of the gun. If you don't, I think you'd have an easy time selling it. A win-win IMHO.
 
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Always keep a traditional air rifle in your inventory to remind yourself just how good you are capable of shooting. When your budget allows, then get the odd stuff like bullpups, Leshiy’s and pistols turned into weird little carbines. They are all fun and can have a purpose.
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This is some of the best advice I've seen on AGN in a while (emphasis added by me). Spot on. Plus 1 accuracy point for Vetmx.

I have gotten to the point where I can shoot bullpups pretty well, but I still shoot traditionally stocked rifles better. Sometimes the accuracy is similar, but achieving it with a bullpup takes more work (for me), and sometimes I just want to shoot without having to work really hard at it! Ultimate accuracy is also so important on the hunt, for a humane dispatch.

The Streamline is a good, handy rifle which is not overly long. I think you made a good choice.

And anyway, we all know that your Streamline will not be your last air rifle purchase!
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I'll counter that by saying that I have sold all of my traditional, read:eek:utdated, rifles and now only own Taipans.

SOLD:

  • HW97
  • R9
  • TX200 HC
  • Marauder

I don't understand it when someone says it's difficult to shoot a bullpup.

I really don't...

To each their own I guess :)
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I tend to agree. I haven't seen any difference in my accuracy between bullpup and rifle.



but yeah, snowflakes showing out a bullpup with high tech this and that and bipods and everything else are just mommas boys looking for someone to validate their inexperienced pathetic bs lol
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Well aren't you just fun.
 
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Traditional air rifle is definitely not for me. I have two bullpups. I have a kral puncher breaker in 22 I modified and an RTI prophet in 25. As I do alot of hunting in the field I find it much easier to sling these off a tactical sling. They come up to the shoulder quick and easy with minimal fuss. A traditional length airgun is just too long especially when in the forest. It always gets knocked around and tends to weigh more. I haven't noticed any difference in accuracy so for me the compact bullpup hits every need. I have used them out on the open ground shooting ground squirrels as well without issue as well.
 
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One thing that makes me mad about bullpups, and I’ve owned a ton of them, is the two most reliable and consistent ones I’ve owned are the worst handling ones I’ve owned. I kept the one because we all know that a comfortable but unreliable gun is just plain frustrating. I would rather come to terms with gun that doesn’t handle quite as well but the pellet is always going to strike where the crosshairs are and it isn’t going to break or leak. As Shambozzie eluded to, semi bullpups are where it’s at. It’s a very good balance between the two worlds. I also have an Impact and a RTI. I know they’re both considered bullpups but they are so different than a Taipan, Edgun, Wildcat, Cricket or Vulcan. For me, they aren’t so boxy and handle way better and are less fussy on the bench. I don’t consider them bullpups for that reason. My RTI handles just like my Dreamline compact and it’s not a bullpup. It’s amazing all the shooting contraptions the airgun world has come up with and how we force ourselves to adapt because we like them.
 
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I started out hunting with a P-rod and had a blast. Then I decided I wanted more power so I sold it and bought a Dreamline .22 which was a great rifle. However, most of my hunting and shooting, at that time, was inside dairy barns blasting pigeons. It only took one trip to the dairy farm to realize I had made a mistake selling my P-rod because the Dreamline was just too long to maneuver inside cramped quarters within the barns. I sold it and bought a Dream Pup and bingo that little bugger bagged thousands of birds over the next several months until it broke. While I waited months for the warranty repair I bought a Brocock Sniper XR and that has remained my main hunting rifle until now. Although the Dreamline was a great rifle and will likely treat you well it just didn’t work out for my style of hunting and pesting.
 
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I find it hard to believe that anyone has trouble using a rifle in the woods. I hunt with flintlocks that are 5 foot long and don't see these maneuverability issues that guys claim to fix with bullpups. 

You cant take a long gun squirrel hunting, because it's too long and cumbersome. 

And a zillion people a year go deer hunting with traditional rifles and never seem to have an issue. 

Bullpups handle like a kitchen appliance, they are harder to rest on trees, and most don't even have a place to get a cheek weld other than a thin breech. 

I don't get it, obviously. Give me a rifle every time, without a second thought. 
 
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I find it hard to believe that anyone has trouble using a rifle in the woods. I hunt with flintlocks that are 5 foot long and don't see these maneuverability issues that guys claim to fix with bullpups. 

You cant take a long gun squirrel hunting, because it's too long and cumbersome. 

And a zillion people a year go deer hunting with traditional rifles and never seem to have an issue. 

Bullpups handle like a kitchen appliance, they are harder to rest on trees, and most don't even have a place to get a cheek weld other than a thin breech. 

I don't get it, obviously. Give me a rifle every time, without a second thought.
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I agree with you about length, say my my BSA R10 at 44", not being too long to take into the woods. I see no difference between standard rifles and bullpups, in being able to rest against trees, fence posts and buildings, none.

My Taipan has been setup correctly with a drop-down shoulder rest that's offset to starboard and shoulders better than any other gun I've owned.
 
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