Good air pistol?

[jeff43]

What's a good reasonably priced air pistol I could get at WalMart?Looking for one that accurate too!
Thanks Jeff

[gjohnsoniv]

The American Classic.

[Oh Shoot]

The American Classic.

 

Yep, if you don't mind pumping each time up to ten strokes, it's great. 'Bout 65 clams.

 

I have the black model,

 

 

so it's identical, but not quite so "classic" as the brown one I guess. :)

 

- OS

Edited September 30, 2013 by Oh Shoot

[jeff43]

What kind of accuracy at what distance.?

[Oh Shoot]

What kind of accuracy at what distance.?

 

I can hit pigeon in the head at 25 feet braced on something, and with 5 pumps it goes right through it.

 

Like all air pistols, rifles, impact shifts pretty dramatically with distance, and with a variable pump model will vary depending on fps you get with x number of pumps. This pistol is max 600 fps with 10 pumps.

 

- OS

Edited September 30, 2013 by Oh Shoot

[jeff43]

What brand of pellets do you like to shoot?I guess they are like anything else , you got to find what it likes.How are the CO2 pistols?

[musicman]

Ditto. Great pistol. We had one growing up, and I just recently got one for myself. My Dad still uses his for smaller lizards, etc, and only breaks out the air rifle for larger iquanas and squirrels that eat up his fruit trees down there in Miami.

[gjohnsoniv]

You can also get a stock for that pistol.  Makes it pretty easy to handle.  With that I can hit Taco Bell boxes at 40-50 yards no issue.

[wareagle]

I have the Sheridan version. Quite accurate and .20 cal hits harder.

[Sidewinder]

My Sheridan "Blue Streak" does well with the Benjamin Sheridan 5mm (.20 cal) 14.3 grain pellets.

[jeff43]

My Sheridan "Blue Streak" does well with the Benjamin Sheridan 5mm (.20 cal) 14.3 grain pellets.

Is that a rifle or pistol?Also what's a good pump air rifle?

[Oh Shoot]

Is that a rifle or pistol?Also what's a good pump air rifle?

 

What do you mean by "pump" when it comes to air rifle? And what do you mean by "good"?

 

Most  are single cock either by break barrel or underlever.The highest end ones you use axillary pump to load an internal bladder for more than one shot at a time.

 

Daisy still makes the traditional pump BB gun, and Red Ryder lever action, if that's what you mean, both around 350 fps, bb's only.

 

There are also CO2 air pistols and rifles, mostly lean more toward "toy" than "weapon".

 

Air rifles go from $25 and up ...  single cock with 1,000-1400 fps is $90-$500, depending.

 

They also come in two main standards, .177 or .22 caliber.

 

Quite a bit more complex question than "what's a good air pistol I can get at Walmart", I'm afraid, and not sure there's really a "good" air rifle there at all.

 

- OS

Edited September 30, 2013 by Oh Shoot

[Sidewinder]

Is that a rifle or pistol?Also what's a good pump air rifle?

It's a rifle, that I paid almost $70 ( what would $70 in 1968 dollars be in 2013 dollars?) for back in the late 60s...brand new, at a Western Auto, I believe. I've had to reseal it once, but it shoots hard. Obviously, I think it is a good one. I also own a Gamo that is scoped. The Gamo is a break barrel action type, and shoots well also. Both "make noise" when reloading for the next shot.

[jeff43]

How's the Daisy model 880 for a cheap rifle?