I have six springer rifles that range in quality from the R- series guns down to the Cummins B-3, but my go to and get it done hunting rifles are pumpers. In fact, because they were my first serious air rifles(for about twenty years my ONLY airgun was an iron sighted CB) ,I don't pay as much attention to the velocity claims made by spring gun manufacturers. I know I can get it done with less velocity, as long as the range is reasonable, and handling and features such as ease of loading and sighting options are more important to me. My walmart Remington Airmaster is my main starling wacker, and the rocker dan which now has a reciever sight, as well as my new LE, are my squirrel and rabbit guns guns. The LE is tough to pump with the supplied scope, but is a tack driver with Superdomes and CP 14.3's. I also have a Daisy SG in .22 that is very easy pumping ( my six year old can pump it up) . It does 525fps with CP's and about 600fps with RWS hobbies,and will dispatch rabbits fine at twenty-five yards, and is very quiet. The accuracy of these guns leaves nothing to be desired either. Although the scope on the Airmaster is an old b-6 Weaver with the small 3/4" tube salvaged off a powder burner that got an up-grade, and not in the same class as the centerpoint 3x9x32 on my R-10 , both are capable of the same practical accuracy at 25 yards. It's also nice to be able to pump the gun up and not worry about the temperature or whether your spring will take a set. Temperature is a big deal where I live (Western N.Y.) during the hunting season, and CO2 guns fall short in that department.
