It's been a few years since I have been in this hobby and the technology has changed a lot. I am looking for something for bench rest with max shots per fill. I have $1200-1700 to spend. So where should I start looking?? Thanks.
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What style (bullpup, traditional, tactical)? Tunable or out-of-the-box accuracy? Caliber? Pellets & slugs or just Pellets? Synthetic or Wood stock (if traditional)? Please fill in the blanks. That will determine the answers you get. Options for airguns have EXPLODED in the last 5 years or so. Decisions aren't as easy or limited as they were before.
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There are just way too many variables to allow a good answer. Truth be told, ANY $1,700 rifle, assuming a good barrel, could be a competitive BR rifle. It depends much more on your preferred style of rifle.
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Your right about the options. Caliber 22. Pellets only. Either way on the stock. I would like the ability to turn the power down if needed with a button or switch no taking the gun out the stock to do that. Of course a regulator would be fine no adjustment. Wanting a rifle to get from 80 to 150 shots per fill shooting pellets in the 820-890 fps range.
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Yeah been binging on YouTube videos for the last 2 days!!! It's unbelievable the amount of options out there now.
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Thats a lot of options. My first pick would be used FX Impact MKII or M3 with a 580cc bottle. But a Maverick or Wildcat or Crown would also be good. AGT Vulcan 3 or Uragan 2 are some other good options but are on the high end of your budget.
I'd keep saving until you find a daystate red wolf used or new at a good price. At the money you're spending you might as well get the best. You could also find a used impact thatd get you by.
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Is your budget including the air source? Hand pumping gets old fast on a larger tube or bottle gun. Compressors are costly or roll the dice with a yong heng.
If the rifle is budgeted to say 1500 bucks, that gives you a great starting point with a very good platform. You are talking daystate, FX, uragan, AA, BSA, etc. Very good 2nd hand guns can be had for that price also. Choose wisely.
If the rifle is budgeted to say 1500 bucks, that gives you a great starting point with a very good platform. You are talking daystate, FX, uragan, AA, BSA, etc. Very good 2nd hand guns can be had for that price also. Choose wisely.
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...How far are you shooting? I have an R7 and if you shoot at 15 to 30 yards in your back yard it is all you need. If you shoot out to 50 a TX 200 or a97 Which reminds me of the ugly part of pcp ,air source. What part of that money would go to that. Besides those I have an fx mk3 as well as a 257 tx. So I can go from 6 to 180 ftlb. Buy the best you can afford for the gun you can shoot the most.
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How far are you shooting? 100yd BR? 25 and/or 50?
For 20/50 yard BR with the power you're talking about my choice would be the Air Arms S500/S510 in .22. Slinging JSB 18.1's at 915 mine gets 75 shots. Turn down the transfer port adjuster and it'll do 80-100 easy.
Throw a weaker hammer spring in there and you'll have no problems getting 100+ shots.
For 20/50 yard BR with the power you're talking about my choice would be the Air Arms S500/S510 in .22. Slinging JSB 18.1's at 915 mine gets 75 shots. Turn down the transfer port adjuster and it'll do 80-100 easy.
Throw a weaker hammer spring in there and you'll have no problems getting 100+ shots.
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With your budget, Pandora's box is open 
! Seriously, you can probably get most of the high end offerings used/mint or some new. FX Impacts/Panthera/Crown, RTI Prophet 2, RAW, Taipan, Thomas just to name a few. With slugs you can go with a smaller cal to 100 easily...much farther with larger cals. Have fun researching and dare I say PURCHASING!
! Seriously, you can probably get most of the high end offerings used/mint or some new. FX Impacts/Panthera/Crown, RTI Prophet 2, RAW, Taipan, Thomas just to name a few. With slugs you can go with a smaller cal to 100 easily...much farther with larger cals. Have fun researching and dare I say PURCHASING!Upvote 0
I would suggest a 22 high on power to push the heavier jsb pellets for 100 yards. I guess I might be spoiled as recent come over from powder guns but I find 18 gr projectiles quite frustrating to shoot at that far of a distance.
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Bud,
Give the Brocock Sniper XR/XR Magnum a real hard look. They don’t have all the hype surrounding them like some of the boutique brands, but they flat shoot. Those of us on this forum who have them, love them. And they are adjustable via the power knob on the right side of the action. No taking it out of the stock unless you want to get after the regulator or hammer spring. Mine goes from 610fps to 840fps shooting the 22 caliber Hades with just a flick of the wrist, and shoots dots at both settings.
Helluva gun.
Justin
Give the Brocock Sniper XR/XR Magnum a real hard look. They don’t have all the hype surrounding them like some of the boutique brands, but they flat shoot. Those of us on this forum who have them, love them. And they are adjustable via the power knob on the right side of the action. No taking it out of the stock unless you want to get after the regulator or hammer spring. Mine goes from 610fps to 840fps shooting the 22 caliber Hades with just a flick of the wrist, and shoots dots at both settings.
Helluva gun.
Justin
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Definitely check out the BRK Brococks… They simply work, out da box, no drama, fuss or worries. Clean the barrel, mount scope and get to shooting. I own three, each shoot great and have been reliable from day one. No extra, after the purchase attachments and doodads necessary… just plain solid PCPs. Good luck!
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Have you looked at what the EBR winners were shooting with this year? I suggest starting with those models and choosing one that suits you the most.
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Just a few opinions. If you want to do 100 yards then you need to be looking at a rifle which will shoot 25gr pellets in the 860-900 range. Your choice should be able push in the 40-45fpe range without being stressed (ie: within design specs without pushing crazy reg pressures or super heavy hammer spring settings - either of these will create a rougher shot cycle). The BRK XR Magnum mentioned above might be a good option in your price range and a good starting point as an upgrade.
As shown in the Extreme BR Results above to be competitive you'd be looking at the next level up in the M3/Red Wolf tier. If you choose to go there it might be a good next step and you could then upgrade the BRK when you're ready.
I recall reading the Mike (Centercut) moved away from the .22 to .25 as the JSB .22 25gr MkII has become inconsistent. There are about 3 different varieties floating around and even mixed up in the same tins. I don't shoot anywhere close to Mike's level, but I have noticed the same in 25gr MkII .22 tins I've gone through recently. Different designs, some with extremely thin skirts that have gotten mangled in the tin. I don't shoot .25 but have read Mike say they have proven to have more stout skirts and just more consistent overall. Just something to consider. Hopefully Mike will jump in with some thoughts here.
As shown in the Extreme BR Results above to be competitive you'd be looking at the next level up in the M3/Red Wolf tier. If you choose to go there it might be a good next step and you could then upgrade the BRK when you're ready.
I recall reading the Mike (Centercut) moved away from the .22 to .25 as the JSB .22 25gr MkII has become inconsistent. There are about 3 different varieties floating around and even mixed up in the same tins. I don't shoot anywhere close to Mike's level, but I have noticed the same in 25gr MkII .22 tins I've gone through recently. Different designs, some with extremely thin skirts that have gotten mangled in the tin. I don't shoot .25 but have read Mike say they have proven to have more stout skirts and just more consistent overall. Just something to consider. Hopefully Mike will jump in with some thoughts here.
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