I wanted something I could use in the back yard and garden to thin the herd of rodents that gang up on my tomatoes every year. The county has passed a law against shooting here, but they'll let you shoot air guns. (I moved here 13 years ago, when you could maybe count 10 houses from my "yard" on the whole side of the mesa--- now there are several hundred. So, now they frown on me using my .22LR Norinco bolt action or my S&W 422 to pop rabbits, chipmunks, ground squirrels, field rats, etc., and there just don't seem to be enough coyotes to dent the population.)
I have several air guns that were already capable of doing the job--- a Crossman 1377 that's accurate as a lazer if you give it 9-10 pumps, a Brazilian Winchester/Daisy in .177 that has pretty good punch, and a couple of Chinese B3s (1 in .177 & 1 in .22) that I've "tuned" pretty well. But I wanted something with a little more punch, so I did some looking and ended up with a Browning Leverage in .22. It cost just under $200, and seems to be a major upgrade from the B3. It's an underlever, so it's really a version of Xisico XS46u, which you can get for around $100--- except the only way to get a .22 appears to be to get the Browning. They must be building to Browning specs, too, because it's the best built airgun I've ever seen. Wood stock is good, and fit and finish are excellent!
I have a 30 yard target out back for air guns with a piece of osb coated house siding for a backstop, with an old wok behind that just in case. My .22 B3 bounces pellets back from that board. (It's the tough-assed 5/8" siding that you have to hold a nail in pliers or something and smack the hell out of it with a hammer just to start the nail.) I'm going to have to get another piece of board soon! Not only is the new gun accurate, but I can hear the wok ring every time! The wok looks like somebody worked it over with a miniature ball peen hammer. It's punching holes every time! Ol' Brer Rabbit better watch his ass...
http://www.pyramydair.com/s/m/Browning_ ... Rifle/2456
Browning Leverage
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"What the Thinker thinks, the Prover proves." Robert Anton Wilson
"There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a moonless night, and the anger of a gentle man." Patrick Rothfuss