Ladies and Gentleman, it is a sad day.
The seal has finally broken on my dads Mk 1 BSA Meteor. It was one cracking rifle and well looked after in it's 36 years!
However it leaves an oppourtunity for me to buy my own .22 air rifle
What I'm after is a .22, probably a springer because I think that's all I can afford!
I'll be using it to hunt pidgeon, squirell, rabbit and vermin (BTW I didn't use the BSA for this as it was too low power) . I really liked my mates BSA lightning XL but I think they're a bit pricey brand spankers! I also liked my other mates Air Arms pro sport but that's also quite $$!
I was looking at the SMK range but I've heard that although they advertise some as hunting air rifles, people have been let down by their power and also their build quality, but I don't know! The Gamo rifles are also quite well priced. Do you think it's worth forking out the extra dosh for a well known make or are the less well known brands good now?
Help please
The seal has finally broken on my dads Mk 1 BSA Meteor. It was one cracking rifle and well looked after in it's 36 years!
However it leaves an oppourtunity for me to buy my own .22 air rifle
What I'm after is a .22, probably a springer because I think that's all I can afford!
I'll be using it to hunt pidgeon, squirell, rabbit and vermin (BTW I didn't use the BSA for this as it was too low power) . I really liked my mates BSA lightning XL but I think they're a bit pricey brand spankers! I also liked my other mates Air Arms pro sport but that's also quite $$!
I was looking at the SMK range but I've heard that although they advertise some as hunting air rifles, people have been let down by their power and also their build quality, but I don't know! The Gamo rifles are also quite well priced. Do you think it's worth forking out the extra dosh for a well known make or are the less well known brands good now?
Help please
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