First Kill With New Air Rifle

[pappabear 128]

just had my first kill after a couple of weeks target shooting a woody sat on a branch 63 paces away (not good at estimating distances ) with my new rifle , its a stoeger x20 suppressor .177 i know its not the best gun in the world but i couldnt get used to judging distances with the .22 hw99s i bought myself for xmas so swapped it for the stoeger as it was the only thing i got offered in .177 it may not shoot as smooth but so far so good

[j j m 6,481]

well done mate

[pappabear 128]

thankyou

[j j m 6,481]

my mate has a x20 i think there a decent gun

[pappabear 128]

had 4 more woodys today , wish i bought the hw99 in .177 as thats the only calibre i have ever used but thought i would try .22 but the stoeger is i think a half decent gun for the money that i can shoot with more accuracy than i could the hw

[Tex 8]

I had my first kills this weekend too. The precision of my .22 scorpion se has really impressed me, so accurate and recoil free. Definately a PCP convert!

[Sternyboy 4]

My local rfd sell more x20s than any other springer. Very good budget air rifle.

[pappabear 128]

well done tex my budget didnt stretch to pcp , sternyboy i am definately impressed with mine some of the uk reviews i read were putting me off abit but they seem to get good write ups in the states got a magpie today and hopefully get to try it on the rabbits this week

[WhiteRabbit 112]

How quiet are these stoegers though?

I keep reading that they're the quietest on the market but how quiet are they and by how much for a springer?

 

Well done on the kills, always good starting with the birds and this time of year when farmers are out in the field, there's plenty to go for

 

White

[pappabear 128]

hi whiterabbit , it is a lot quieter than the hw99 i had when standing away from it but still quite loud in your ear when firing it if that makes sense .

[Tex 8]

Thanks pappabear, I was lucky with the deal on my Scorpion, stoegers 4x16x40 IR scope, SAK mod and too be fair a cheap Buffalo River bag and 500 RWS pellets all for less than £450. I have seen alot dearer but spent quite some time shopping around.

More Magpies for me this weekend, it's like they've invaded

 

Happy hunting

[paulk73 151]

My local rfd sell more x20s than any other springer. Very good budget air rifle.

dont worry about starting on a springer. I think most people do. I know I did. I had a 99s. it was an amazing little rifle. it took me ages to save up to get a pcp.

[huntingman13 3]

any one here ever used the webley value max .22 its a cheap gun but a realy realy good powerful gun

[Tex 8]

I have an SMK b3f free to a good home, (iron sights seperate) and a smk 4x20 sight somewhere

It was a gimme to me so should be passed on the same,sights cost me £20 way back so who cares, collect it it's yours

[pappabear 128]

hi tex , im sure someone would be glad to take you up on your offer , might get seen by more people in the classified section , did you get the magpies ?