I grew up shooting a springer on our dairy years ago. A Daisy Winchester 1000X .177 made in Turkey. For a kid hard to cock and with about a 10lb trigger, no joke other have measured them around that weight, I still shot hundreds of pigeons and starlings with it over the years. Still own it but don't shoot it as it's more for memories and it's pretty beat up.
Getting into airgunning as an adult I bought a Gamo Hornet .177 which was actually a good shooter and eventually gifted it to my little sister. I then got a RWS 34P .22 which I enjoyed but had bought a .22 Mrod a few months after and then it sat and I sold it. 4 years later and many PCPs down the line I'm now finishing up my herd and wanted to round it out with some good springers.
I've tried a few the last couple years a R9 .177, R7 .177, HW50S .177 and a RWS 34 pro compact Miestershutze .177. I really enjoyed my R7 and liked the lower power/low speed for close range shooting. The R9 was nice but I was pretty much done with .177 by the time I had it so didn't shoot it much. Liked the feel of my HW50S and it was a good shooter but again not a big fan of .177. My Miestershutze was the most accurate of the bunch but was a heavy gun, and a plastic butt pad that I wasn't a fan of as itd slip. But man did it shoot great. All were sold though.
.22 is my favorite caliber now after trying basically every Airgun pellet caliber there is, .177, .20, .22, .25, .30 and .357. .22 is the most well rounded for my uses. I have 2 high end PCPs ordered which will cover 30fpe and 45fpe and longer ranges. Also a .22 M10 I'm trying to find a slug to work in it and that will be in the 65fpe range. So those 3 cover alot of my shooting needs for 50yds+.
But the kid in me wanted a break barrel again but I knew .177 wasn't gonna be for me. So I decided to get some .22s to round out my herd. First a .22 HW50S that I'm having dropped shipped to Motorheads tuning to get his magic on it. Should be around a 11-13fpe gun and perfect for lower powered pesting and plinking in the backyard. Plan on using the irons for it.
I then was thinking I wanted a gun in the 20fpe~ range and was looking to PCP at first but nothing I wanted. I then remembered about the Sig Sauer ASP20 in .22. Heard lots of good things about this gun and have always wanted to try one. I have a 10X44 Discovery scope I plan on mounting on it and plan on using it for 20-50yds and help better my shooting skills.
The Sig should be here tomorrow and I'm getting excited to try it out!
Getting into airgunning as an adult I bought a Gamo Hornet .177 which was actually a good shooter and eventually gifted it to my little sister. I then got a RWS 34P .22 which I enjoyed but had bought a .22 Mrod a few months after and then it sat and I sold it. 4 years later and many PCPs down the line I'm now finishing up my herd and wanted to round it out with some good springers.
I've tried a few the last couple years a R9 .177, R7 .177, HW50S .177 and a RWS 34 pro compact Miestershutze .177. I really enjoyed my R7 and liked the lower power/low speed for close range shooting. The R9 was nice but I was pretty much done with .177 by the time I had it so didn't shoot it much. Liked the feel of my HW50S and it was a good shooter but again not a big fan of .177. My Miestershutze was the most accurate of the bunch but was a heavy gun, and a plastic butt pad that I wasn't a fan of as itd slip. But man did it shoot great. All were sold though.
.22 is my favorite caliber now after trying basically every Airgun pellet caliber there is, .177, .20, .22, .25, .30 and .357. .22 is the most well rounded for my uses. I have 2 high end PCPs ordered which will cover 30fpe and 45fpe and longer ranges. Also a .22 M10 I'm trying to find a slug to work in it and that will be in the 65fpe range. So those 3 cover alot of my shooting needs for 50yds+.
But the kid in me wanted a break barrel again but I knew .177 wasn't gonna be for me. So I decided to get some .22s to round out my herd. First a .22 HW50S that I'm having dropped shipped to Motorheads tuning to get his magic on it. Should be around a 11-13fpe gun and perfect for lower powered pesting and plinking in the backyard. Plan on using the irons for it.
I then was thinking I wanted a gun in the 20fpe~ range and was looking to PCP at first but nothing I wanted. I then remembered about the Sig Sauer ASP20 in .22. Heard lots of good things about this gun and have always wanted to try one. I have a 10X44 Discovery scope I plan on mounting on it and plan on using it for 20-50yds and help better my shooting skills.
The Sig should be here tomorrow and I'm getting excited to try it out!
