co2 rifle

[monkey 2011 2]

Im looking at getting a used/new supergrade smk xs79

are they any good or not i know there are co2 but has it got the stoping power IE rabbits ect

im looking fo0r a r10 really but i like the look of the smk

are they spot on the mark for hunting

[Buster321c 1,010]

To be fair i had a QB78 Deluxe that was tuned up and it served me well , and my daughter when she used it . It ran very well during the summer months , i used it less in the cold . For the price i had it for , i was one of the best buys ive had .

[rossi_j 99]

In short, leave the smk and get the r10

.atb. .ste.

 

Edited to say if you want it for an all round hunting tool.

Edited January 16, 2011 by rossi_j

[halamrose 24]

First time I took my 9 year old out he shot 7 or 8 rabbits with the 177 XS78 - only one crawled away (we had a de-brief after that one and it didn't happen again). CO2 guns are criticised because the pressure can drop in cold weather, so you should check your zero on each outing which isn't a bad idea anyway. Mine certainly has the accuracy for a clean head shot every time.

Halam

[rossi_j 99]

Im hearing praise for the co2 smk, I have no idea what they are like to be honest but is anyone saying they would take it over the r10, as thats the impression I got from the o.p's question??

 

.atb. .ste.

[halamrose 24]

Oh heck get a proper PCP if you can, but better the gun you can buy than the one you cant afford which is sat in the shop. If you shot enough to get good you will spend a heap on CO2 I guess. The biggest pain with a CO2 gun I find is you cant measure the remaining gas with a pressure gauge so you have to keep count of the shots or wait till you see them dropping which is too late. Then you have to use up the remaining pressure by cocking/firing a few dozen times.

 

So I think the '78 is what it is and a person can afford to give one a try if they don't want to make the commitment to a PCP.

 

Halam