Author Topic: Best all around .22 caliber springer for hunting out to 40 yrds?  (Read 13327 times)

Offline Zzyzx

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RE: Best all around .22 caliber springer for hunting out to 40 yrds?
« Reply #15 on: June 18, 2010, 07:40:56 AM »
"Greg, this is a good thread and thanks for starting it. Unfortunately, MOST of us live in a world where cost is as BIG factor in our hobbies."

Well ezman, this topic says Cost is NOT a factor. So my surprise on seeing so many posts that go with only current nice rifles rather than current and classic top drawer rifles.

Given the choice as the post suggests, why not a top drawer rifle that draws praise from every quarter as your shooter?

Offline ezman604

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RE: Best all around .22 caliber springer for hunting out to 40 yrds?
« Reply #16 on: June 18, 2010, 07:54:38 AM »
Joshua, Cost is NOT a factor, meaning function is. The top drawer AGs are very nice, can do the job and give you not only prestige but resale value. Granted all that. But, when talking about an effective hunting piece, I'll take my Benjamin Trail NP XL1500, take the small/medium game harvest home and keep more jingle in my pocket. The gun I suggest is as powerful as many PCPs and shoots dead on from 25 out to 100 yards. What else do you want in a hunter? To each his own but I'm practical MOST of the time.
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RE: Best all around .22 caliber springer for hunting out to 40 yrds?
« Reply #17 on: June 18, 2010, 04:15:25 PM »
Air Arms TX200 HC in .177 caliber is the rifle for you.  I have one.  It is deadly.

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RE: Best all around .22 caliber springer for hunting out to 40 yrds?
« Reply #18 on: June 18, 2010, 05:31:18 PM »
Theoben Eleminator w dampa mount and leupold 3-9-32 efr. doesnt get any better
Jason
A couple of Springers nothin to get excited about.

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RE: Best all around .22 caliber springer for hunting out to 40 yrds?
« Reply #19 on: June 19, 2010, 07:58:05 AM »
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ctw19 - 6/18/2010  12:15 AM
Air Arms TX200 HC in .177 caliber is the rifle for you.  I have one.  It is deadly.

I second that in either caliber(.177 or .22)
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Re: Best all around .22 caliber springer for hunting out to 40 yrds?
« Reply #20 on: June 19, 2010, 11:31:20 AM »
Let me toss this rifle into the mix. What about the classic FWB 127?!? Sure it might not have the power that the fore-mentionned shooters posess, but with a match grade barrel, head shots would seem to be the standard target kill zone. Ok BTs would be a challenge in the fpe power,  but a crow headshot is do-able for sure. Just a thought. tjk
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