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Gun Thread Part Deux: Airgun Challenge. Hotsalami bacon, Morons. Russ from Winterset here. I've been promising Andy content for the Gun Thread for months now, and I'm finally delivering. Today's topic is affordable airguns for marksmanship training and small game hunting. I'm going to give a short synopsis of some inexpensive American-made airguns, and then follow it up with detailed reviews of my test guns and different varieties of ammunition in future posts. For starters, let's look at our class textbook, "American Air Rifles" by James E. House. This book is a little spendy at $29.99, but if you want to seriously get into airguns, the ballistic tables in the back are worth the cost. I'll cover most of the bullet points in the book in upcoming posts, so don't feel that you HAVE to get the book now (but if you do, please use Ace's Amazon widget to put some green in his pocket). OK, first off: The dirty little secret of air rifles. Velocity claims are not to be trusted. They're like the manufacturer's claimed horsepower ratings on older British bikes. Velocities of most airguns are listed with regard to the lightest ammunition available, which are alloy pellets that weigh approximately 60 to 70% of the weight of lead pellets. Since we all know that power is a function of mass and velocity, the power produced by an airgun will remain somwhat constant but the velocities can vary widely depending on the mass of the projectile. So when you see claimed velocities in a review or ad? Read the fine print. Velocity is the standard for comparison of different airguns, but a gun that drives a 5 grain alloy pellet at 1250 fps will only drive a standard (7.9 grain) pellet at 1000 fps. So the "implied" power of the gun can be exaggerated by using alloy pellets in the ad. Alloy pellets are perfectly fine for target use, but since this series will focus on targets AND hunting, we're going to avoid using them due to their poor terminal performance compared to lead. If you're looking to get an airgun, your local brick & mortar store is always a good choice. Obviously, Amazon is another choice, and I have found that Pyramyd Air is a site that has loads of information for prospective buyers. That's a great site if you want to just "kick some tires" before you make a decision.
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