Help picking out a Great Springer

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I can't say about .22 cal., but since 1980's I have been shooting a RWS Diana .177 & it still shoots great. We eat a lot of what I shoot & that consisted of squirrels, rabbits, pheasants. All were shot without a scope, well this year I put a 4 x 16 / 40mm scope on it by a 1 piece mount & it took 5 pellets to get it zero'd. Since having the scope, all I shot was targets, rats & occasional chicken attacking raccoon & opossum. 
 
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Maybe I got lucky, but the 1st "real" air rifle I purchased is one I will never ever part with. This is a basic RWS / Diana 34 in .177. While the spring DID break at around 2000 shots, tearing it down and putting in a Vortek PG2 kit was easy and fun. It is only a 12 FPE gun so its no powerhouse but when I can hit the bottom of a soda can at 73 yards, I'm one happy guy :)

 
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"jps2486"Why do you need a .22? If all you are doing is plinking and target shooting, the .177 is a much more accurate choice. Consider a Beeman R7 or HW30. These things are so easy to cock and are dead accurate out to 50 yards. They don't suffer from the twang and vibration that the more powerful guns do. Like most red-blooded Americans, I used to think bigger and faster is better, and own plenty of .22 and .25 airguns, but I now like the .177 caliber most of all. I don't hunt, so the larger calibers sit there most of the time.
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Good advice here. I have several quality springers, but my favorite of the bunch is my R7 in .177. It gets shot more than all the others combined. 

Very accurate and easy to shoot. A plinker and target shooters best friend. Also capable of hunting inside of 25 yards.

All airgunners need an R7 in their arsenal.

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