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Pellet Rifles #7519645
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Shot a Coyote out the front door of the house a couple days ago with the .22 mag, went to shoot a red squirrel off the bird feeder yesterday and my wife let me know she doesn't care for gunfire from the house, something about the noise.

Hoping someone on here knows a thing or two about Pellet Rifles, information seems hard to sort though now that every website is trying to sell you something and facebook doesn't allow much in the way of firearm discussions.

I bought a Benjamin Marauder in .177, it is shipping here. I need a way to fill it, I was thinking a hand pump, should I spring for a $200 one or do the cheaper $50ish-100 dollar ones work okay?

What is recommended for scopes on Air Rifles? I've seen claims saying you need "airgun" scopes, any truth to that or can I throw on one of my extra scopes meant for centerfires?

I've never had a decent pellet rifle, anything I should buy or know about before it gets here?
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Re: Pellet Rifles [Re: Donnersurvivor] #7519651
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Not sure about the ones with the air reservoir, but a "springer" type airgun will, within a short time / few shots, absolutely destroy a scope that would spend years happily atop a 30-06. Definitely need an air gun rated scope for that type.

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Originally Posted by garyll1959
Not sure about the ones with the air reservoir, but a "springer" type airgun will, within a short time / few shots, absolutely destroy a scope that would spend years happily atop a 30-06. Definitely need an air gun rated scope for that type.


That's odd, good to know, Thanks!

Re: Pellet Rifles [Re: Donnersurvivor] #7519670
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You can buy a decent gamo in either .177 or .22 at walmarts


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Originally Posted by Bruce T
You can buy a decent gamo in either .177 or .22 at walmarts


I had a bunch of Cabelas Points saved up, decided to get a new gun with it. Got them to price match Walmart on the Marauder for $400, not cheap but I'm hoping it is as good as all the claims.

Re: Pellet Rifles [Re: Donnersurvivor] #7519710
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The marauder is a great gun. I use one in .22 cal. I have a hose that fits the mako air compressor at our firestation and can be used with a scba tank. I have a buddy that uses a hand pump and he says it takes forever to fill. Any scope will work since there is no kick like a springer gun.


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The first fill is a doozy. After that, it's not too bad. The Benjamins fill to 2500psi instead of 3000. That helps.

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Originally Posted by AirportTrapper
The marauder is a great gun. I use one in .22 cal. I have a hose that fits the mako air compressor at our firestation and can be used with a scba tank. I have a buddy that uses a hand pump and he says it takes forever to fill. Any scope will work since there is no kick like a springer gun.


Thank you, seems like many of the scopes I would like are out of stock so I may as well throw on what I have for now.

Re: Pellet Rifles [Re: Donnersurvivor] #7519715
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Originally Posted by Donnersurvivor
my wife let me know she doesn't care for gunfire from the house,


Should have got that stuff straightened out before you let her move in.


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Re: Pellet Rifles [Re: garyll1959] #7519721
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Originally Posted by garyll1959
Not sure about the ones with the air reservoir, but a "springer" type airgun will, within a short time / few shots, absolutely destroy a scope that would spend years happily atop a 30-06. Definitely need an air gun rated scope for that type.

Yup. I've been told a Leupold will hold up for a while, but I've not tried it. It will break reticles loose, loosen lenses and even crack lens. It is the reverse recoil of a spring piston air rifle, they recoil forward instead of back against your shoulder and centerfire scopes are not designed to withstand that. I have a Beeman Kodiak in 25 caliber, and it even breaks airgun scopes after a few hundred rounds. Haven't used it in a while, scope is broken and needs sent in and it managed to rattle the rear sight loose and I lost it, got a new iron sight for it but haven't sighted it in. Is a fun gun to shoot but heavy to pack around, nice heavy walnut stock on it and plenty of steel in its makeup. Killed a lot of bobcats with it years ago though, absolutely deadly.

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I had a Marauder in .25 for while, and I used a hand pump to charge it.

In the end I was glad I just used the hand pump. Mine was around a $200 pump, they didnt come much cheaper when I bought mine. It was stand alone and needed no electricity, and the pumping was not easy but also not too hard.
After giving it a good trial on squirrel safari for two seasons, I decided that the .22 LR with subsonic hollow points and a can screwed on the end was still the best squirrel plucker I have ever used. Still is. I do keep wanting to try a .30 PCP with some real bullets instead of skirted pellets. It seemed like the skirted pellets did not like wind, and they tended to disintegrate into tiny pieces of lead that contaminated more meat than the good old .22

I would definitely look into whether a .177 will reliably kill a coyote and at what distance. I have my doubts, but no experience with that.


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Originally Posted by Donnersurvivor
Originally Posted by garyll1959
Not sure about the ones with the air reservoir, but a "springer" type airgun will, within a short time / few shots, absolutely destroy a scope that would spend years happily atop a 30-06. Definitely need an air gun rated scope for that type.


That's odd, good to know, Thanks!


Not so on a PCP just springers. The springers have a harsh "reverse" type recoil that take apart scope innards.

PCPs and pumps don't have the moving spring piston so lack the recoil.

I would recommend an airgun specific scope though. One with a reticle set up for airgun range finding and holdover. While modern PCPs are quite powerful, reach out there flat shooting they are not. So if you plan to maximize distance you'll need to learn the dope.


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Originally Posted by upstateNY
Originally Posted by Donnersurvivor
my wife let me know she doesn't care for gunfire from the house,


Should have got that stuff straightened out before you let her move in.


She's 24 weeks pregnant, she said the sudden loud noise upset the baby and made him move around, hard to argue against that. Add to the fact it's getting crowded around here, seems safer shooting pellets at Starlings and squirrels up in trees rather than the .22

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Originally Posted by loosanarrow


I would definitely look into whether a .177 will reliably kill a coyote and at what distance. I have my doubts, but no experience with that.


It's more for pest at the bird feeder, the occasional Coyote will still get the .22 mag. I would love to just put a can on a .22 and call it good but I don't want to invite more Govt into my life.

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JMO, but serious work starts with the 25 to approximate 22short. 30 gets you into mid size critters with 357 being the minimum for game.

The 177, 20 and 22 are sparrow and squirrel guns.


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Originally Posted by upstateNY
Originally Posted by Donnersurvivor
my wife let me know she doesn't care for gunfire from the house,


Should have got that stuff straightened out before you let her move in.

Lol....exactly


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Re: Pellet Rifles [Re: Donnersurvivor] #7519748
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I've had a .25 Marauder for about 5 years now. I've only ever used the Benjamin hand pump I bought at the same time and its never given me problems. I have had to replace some seals on the rifle over the years, though.

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Get the pcp gun and a good pump. You will not regret it. I have a umarex gauntlet with a hill hand pump. Love it. The accuracy is great. No springer gun I’ve seen will even come close I don’t shoot for good groups. This gun will put the pellet in the same hole. Got a bushnell rimfire scope on mine. Killed 34 starlings in a row before with the other day. No misses.




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some of those cheap harbor freight ear muffs

when it's time to shoot toss a pair at her

I bet she gets the hint

and if your still married in the morning she's a Keeper


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she probably wouldn't care much if you use CCI Quite from the longest barrel 22lr you have

I have louder pelet guns than the CCI Quite form the 26 in barrel , the 21 inch barrel is not as quiet but about the same as most spring air guns


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