November 3, 2008
Air rifles and guns
Sometimes, intelligent hunters opt for an air rifle. Companies like Beeman, Crosman, Gamo, Winchester, RWS, Logun, Webley & Scott, Benjamin Sheridan, and others produce air rifles for affordable prices of between $50 and $200. This is much cheaper than a normal air rifle gun. Factors like self-containment, accuracy, sound level, and convenience are the factors to consider when purchasing an air rifle, and those factors vary depending on the way the air rifle is powered up. Spring-piston, gas spring, pneumatic, multi-stroke, single-stroke, and CO2 each have pros and cons. For example, a spring-piston outputs the lowest amount of noise. For convenience, a CO2-powered air rifle is your best bet. They’re cheap, and they don’t require repeated cocking. Air rifles are fun for adolescents to shoot small game with.
