Best Air Rifle - Backyard Targets and Pesky Critters

[BladesNBarrels]

Google Searched for best Air Rifle and Amazon's Number 1 pick was the Gamo Whisper Fusion Mach 1 Air Rifle .22 Cal

https://www.amazon.com/Gamo-61100632...s%2C154&sr=8-1

Priced around 225 before tax, single pump break barrel, 3-9 x 40 air rifle scope, .22 cal.
Lots of pro's listed and the con is that it is louder than the manufacturer claims.

Any thoughts or experiences of better choices in this price range?

[newracer]

I'd get one of these.

https://www.crosman.com/product/benjamin-prowler-np-22

https://www.crosman.com/product/rifl...2-22-sbd-scope

https://www.crosman.com/product/cros...ire-extreme-22

https://www.crosman.com/product/benjamin-vaporizer-22

[SouthPaw]

I have a Gamo Swam Whisper .177 pellet rifle and have no issues with it. It has a 10 shot rotary mag which is pretty handy. Scheels will also price match Amazon.

$189 - https://www.scheels.com/p/gamo-swarm-whisper-177-caliber-air-rifle-with-scope/79367609038.html

$149 - https://www.amazon.com/Gamo-61100687...%2C108&sr=8-12

[Fromk]

I have a .177 Gamo Whisper. The scope mounts are terrible so I just use the irons. Also agree that it's not exactly quiet. I would poll the neighborhood rabbits about whether or not it is effective but I can't seem to find any.

[asystejs]

I got one of these 10/22 replicas when it was on sale for $99 a while back.
Trigger is horrific.
10/22 replica

A friend has a RWS break barrel spring piston in .22, it is very loud.

I have an old Daisy 880 pump up air rifle (.177 or BBs)

All the above are quite a bit louder than a suppressed .22 rimfire using CCI quiet.

[brutal]

I have a .22 cal Gamo Whisper.

After getting the scope mount tightened and locked in, it's a tack driver. The .22 are quieter than the .177 due to lower velocity. My neighbors can't hear me shoot - at least it's not over the Doug Co db limit.

Have taken P-dogs out to 150+ meters. Agree on the poll, but there's no critters to be found. .22cal hollow points take them out quick. Except for the one P-dog I hit in the foot at around 180. LOL

I have a range card in the upstairs bathroom window. LOL. Wife thinks I'm nuts. Strelok app has air rifle ballistics if you're so inclined.

[BPTactical]

I am currently running a moderated .22 FX Dreamliner Tactical with a Vortex 1-8x24 FFP.
It is set at 950 fps with the pellets I am using. It is a bit louder than I care for, I may try a different moderator but then I have to go back through tuning the rifle to it which is time consuming.
It was not a cheap setup but I will tell you, it is an absolute laser.
Be careful though- good air guns can be a rabbit hole that runs deep.

[fitz19d]

I am currently running a moderated .22 FX Dreamliner Tactical with a Vortex 1-8x24 FFP.
It is set at 950 fps with the pellets I am using. It is a bit louder than I care for, I may try a different moderator but then I have to go back through tuning the rifle to it which is time consuming.
It was not a cheap setup but I will tell you, it is an absolute laser.
Be careful though- good air guns can be a rabbit hole that runs deep.

Unrelated but sent you a pm.


Hate these threads as you said, quickly becomes a hole to drop some serious coin. Still thinking about one, as even though o should be able to shoot on my 5acres, neighbors fairly close and have horses. So for any varmint control etc figured an air rifle might be a little less disruptive.

[NFATrustGuy]

Please correct me if I'm wrong as I'm certainly no expert in ballistics or shooting in general. In the past, I've opted for a pellet gun instead of a suppressed .22LR because my understanding is that a .22LR is more likely to ricochet and could travel for a significant distance and cause damage. My thought was that if I missed or if the projectile for whatever reason hit a glancing blow on something hard, it could ricochet and cause harm of put a window out or hurt somebody.

I've got the ability to suppress a .22LR and it's a fact that the .22LR suppressed with subsonic ammo is as quiet as the hammer falling in a bolt action rifle. I also have a .22 cal spring action air rifle that's been pretty effective in the past. It's currently on loan to a family member, so I can't share make and model info as I'm old and can't remember what I bought 5 years ago!

Is my understanding of the potential for ricochet harm correct? Or am I making something up in my own mind?

[newracer]

Please correct me if I'm wrong as I'm certainly no expert in ballistics or shooting in general. In the past, I've opted for a pellet gun instead of a suppressed .22LR because my understanding is that a .22LR is more likely to ricochet and could travel for a significant distance and cause damage. My thought was that if I missed or if the projectile for whatever reason hit a glancing blow on something hard, it could ricochet and cause harm of put a window out or hurt somebody.

I've got the ability to suppress a .22LR and it's a fact that the .22LR suppressed with subsonic ammo is as quiet as the hammer falling in a bolt action rifle. I also have a .22 cal spring action air rifle that's been pretty effective in the past. It's currently on loan to a family member, so I can't share make and model info as I'm old and can't remember what I bought 5 years ago!

Is my understanding of the potential for ricochet harm correct? Or am I making something up in my own mind?

In general the .22lr is going to have more than twice the energy as a pellet rifle mostly due to the weight of the projectile. A heavy .22 pellet is around 20 grains where a .22lr is almost 40 grains.