It weighs in at 10 pounds. It stands 45 inches tall and spits lead, (literally), at 1200fps. This is the Black Ops Sniper Air Rifle. And of course for the poor among us there is the most important burning question, price! Well at your local Wal-Mart for a hundred and a half this heavy monster can be yours.
But why? Why do grown men haul around air guns? There are so many other weapons to chose from. Knives, clubs, crossbows, bows, darts, javelins, slingshots, cannons, rockets, flares, and the list seems endless. Of course guns, real powder propelled projectile guns, are as varied as the canines that grace America. So why would any adult purchase an airgun?
1. Ammunition Availability, Affordability, and Ease to Carry
Today I went to Walt-Mart and a sign proclaimed that rim fire ammunition is not available. For months it seems ammunition has been in short supply. Pellets for air rifles are having no problem. Pellets are also extremely cheap just for pinking around. For 500 .177Crossman pellets you only pay $6.82. Also there is a nice variety of pellets for the more serious enthusiast. Gamo offers my current favorite pellet, the red fire pack of 150 count at $7.83. This pellet has received excellent reviews for bringing down small game. Of course these pellets are extremely light. A 500 count pack of pellets is not even a pound. For long hikes pellets will be no problem to tote around.
2. Air is Abundant and Powerful
Today's air rifles are gaining a new respect and admiration. Years ago little daisy rifles occasionally could prove fatal or dangerous at point blank range. But who really is afraid of a BB gun. Today air rifles are spitting pellets out at a speed faster than some .22 rimfire cartridges. I understand the rimfire .22 is far more powerful due to its bullet weight and size. Yet an air rifle shooting at even 1200 fps is impressive. Many articles point out that back in 1800 on the Lewis and Clarke expedition they carried an air rifle that awed the Indians. Today modern air rifles, costing thousands of dollars, can be purchased that can knock down even big game. Although .177 and .22 caliber pellets are the most popular far larger caliber pellets are produced for the high end air rifle. It is well to point out that for a survivalist an air rifle is handy due to its ability to need only air to function. Equipped with the right pellet squirrels and rabbits can be taken down easily. Obviously the current brand of air rifles will never be assault rifles or work well for self defense, but perhaps in the future a whole new line of affordable air rifles will arm America. Oh, and another nice thing is that the air rifle is not a gun! That means you need no license or concealed carry permit.
Increasingly Americans are presented with better choices in design and aesthetic appeal in the air rifle market. Presented with a shortage of pinking ammo, an air rifle might just be the temporary fit you need.
Very nice air rifle. I am very impressive because I want to buy a air rifle for hunting. So I think why I don't buy this air rifle. So I think this is the best air rifle for hunting .
ReplyDeleteI would say the rifle is absolutely deadly at up to and possible over 100 yards.
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