100 yds for $500 bucks is it possible ??

My 25 cal Maruder produced less than 2 inch groups consistently at 100 yards with JSB 25.4 gr. pellets (asuming the right wind conditions). Most of them were at 1 1/2 inch. It's performance rivalved that of my Daystate Airwolf which cost almost five times as much. The Airwolf's advantage was a much better trigger and greatly improved shot count. With the Marauder you can expect 16 full power shots from a fill at the factory settings. The trigger while not as fine as that of the Airwolf is perfectly manageable otherwisde one would not produce such results at 100 yards.

Easily. Especially if buying used. Heck my Discoveries & regulated Rainstorm are good enough. Benched I can take caps off water bottles at 100 yards with .22 Rainstorm. Total $500 with scope, Altaros reg, 3 mags, shipped from Dan Yacovelli. If I bought new it'd be a regulated Gauntlet & add a LW barrel machined. $299 + $120+ (for me $15.00 total $434 + shipping & throw on a scope from another. Kept it under $500. My .177 tuned RWS 48 might be able to keep a decent 100 yard group with no wind in morning or late at night with the floods on.

LOL.. talking about shooting the RWS with the lights down low sounds like a woman. I'd really like to have a decent springer. Just haven't gotten around to it yet.



Crusher

This question is more loaded than you think. I have had some cheap air rifles which would shoot the lights out, but they were not typical in their accuracy. If I were to suggest one of those air guns, it would come down to the luck of the draw (Examples .22 Benjamin Maximus, .22 Benjamin Trail NP2). As the price goes down, inconsistency tends to get worse (i.e. one guy gets an awesome air gun, the next guy gets a good one, and another gets a so-so air gun).

So if I can re-frame your question: What product under 500 gets consistent good reports on accuracy, with only a few outliers which offer less than stellar performance.

Assuming you know about the AGNATION 25 percent Crosman discount, and their free shipping Fridays, I would suggest a .25 caliber Benjamin Marauder. Most can be tuned to shoot rather accurately. The Marauder has the secondary advantage of growing with you. You can upgrade valves/hammers/hammer springs/transfer ports, regulator, etc..... And the upgrades significantly improve the shooting experience with more power, and more shots per fill. An upgraded .25 Marauder frequently gives 40 shots at 40 FPE, but that is more coin (at a future date) which you can toss in later to achieve this. 

My modified .25 Marauder, shooting JSB heavies (33.95 grains at 915 FPS) will hold less than one inch groups, if I do my part. It does have an upgraded port (.162), a TSS, JDS regulator, and 450 CC bottle. Since I bough the whole mess used for under $500, I haven't clue how much I saved over doing the mods myself. 

Another vote for the .25 Marauder, without opening up the gun tuning is pretty easy. Had great luck with used or refurbs.

Hatsanusa has refurb bt65 carnivore .30 for 499 i believe. A pretty good long distance shooter, check out what b walton and hunterone are doing w em on youtube.

I'm sounding like a broken record....Marauder in .25 for all the reasons already mentioned. Green Mountain barrel is only in the .25 as far as I know. The smaller Marauder calibers are not known for the accuracy of the .25 GM barrel, keep that in mind.

Don't have one myself but the Kral Puncher Breaker seems like a good choice. At least till it breaks.

My 2 year old .22 Puncher Breaker has been Incredibly accurate and trouble free. I did install an upgraded cocking lever. The factory lever was fine,just wanted a higher quality piece. 12 shots at 50 yds. (Entire magazine) using JSB 18.1's. I've since removed the shroud/barrel band and just use the Donny fl Tatsu..VERY quiet and just as accurate

Mike.

Let's try these two. Air Force talon P pushing jsb 25.4 @ 890 . Can't leave the King out. Rws 54 .22 jsb 18.1 @ 22 fpe. Hey James, good shooting on the bottle caps @ 100 yds.

Hatsan should get you there. The AT 44 in 22 or 25. I have the 177 and once I have my long range finished Im going to see what it can do out past 50. not suee 100 yds is possible in 177 but we shall see 

Although im far from an expert on all airguns i would agree with (addertooth)

there is no way you would really want to use a .177 for hunting past 50 yards. it really is a 25 yard rifle due to the low energy past that. even if i could put every round into 1/4 inch hole at 100 yards i would not use it for hunting. what if your game moved between the time you squeezed the trigger, and the time it arrive on target. at best a clean miss, otherwise wounded game. not what any hunter wants to have happen.