I just ordered my first adult air rifle. I had access as a kid to my neighbors pump Sheridan some 50+ years ago. It was a BB type, not pellet, which was good, because I grazed my thumb with a BB after cocking it once, hurt bad. (had thumb near muzzle when cocking).
I finally decided on the RWS 34 in .177 as my first. I really wanted a gas powered one due to my right shoulder being weak from an old injury that I never got medical attention for. I suspect it is a rotor cuff problem. All of them (CO2 and PCP) came with some baggage. Either powerlets, tanks to refill or pump up. Lots of gathering stuff or pumping up, etc..
All the waiting and research had a delaying effect that had a benefit though. My state of Michigan, in the interim, had changed the laws regarding purchasing through the mail. I found it is now legal to do so.
I plan to use mine for hunting grey and fox squirrels. I chose the .177 for the flatter trajectory, energy should be plenty I think. I looked at a lot of cheap CO2 alternatives online and Youtube, especially the QB78 Chinese job. It seems to have a following, but a spring air to me means more consistent power than powerlets. Still, I might one day get one of those for fun stuff.
Here's hoping I made a good choice, as I know nobody who's into air rifles around here.
My first air rifle since I was a kid.
1Bud.
"If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure"---- Dan Quayle, 1990.
"If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure"---- Dan Quayle, 1990.