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Looking for Air Rifle Suggestions

countryboy said:
Do you feign ignorance? You were talking the classic Red Ryder. That is not what the OP is looking for. Buh Bye jet.
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I never said Red Ryder dude: I said Daisy.
 
justabubba said:
OK, i'm not the guy to offer insightful gun recommendations [doubt this even needed to be written]

that said, ran across the box/rifle in the basement that my son received when he was about 7, to supplement the instruction he received as a scout

crosman backpacker 1389
.177 pellet
up to 560 FPS - if he 'pumps it up'
rifled barrel

might work for squirrels; only pissed off the opposums when we were camping

good on you for making sure your kids learn gun safety/responsibility at an early age. if more parents did so, we would not now be enduring our present gun rights vs regulations controversy
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my experience that squirrels are actually tougher to kill than possums

I am not a fan of those multi pump rifles even though as a kid, my fires serious hunting airgun was a venerable sheridan blue streak that lasted for years including a 20 foot fall on concrete. once I got a break barrel spring job, the Sheridan collected dust.

the ONLY advantage those multi pump jobs have is less recoil (none since there is no ram or spring jumping forward) and the supposed value of variable power
 
cpwill said:
So the deal my wife and I came to was that we would get our children air rifles at age 9 so that they could begin to learn basic weapons handling and long-gun shooting. I got them the little bows and arrows that you could barely put an eye out with last Christmas so we could start doing some basic safety rules, and this Christmas the oldest is 9, and going to get his first rifle.

What I am looking for is an air rifle a child can easily handle, take care of, learn on, and also then later kill squirrels and rabbits with. I also don't plan on spending more than $100 on this thing, total package.

The searching I've done thus far (which is very wavetop) has led me to the Crossman 2100.

Does anyone else have better suggestions, or things that we should be looking for instead?
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Actually, you might be better off if you just got a .22 single shot rifle and fed it CB caps. Cut the stock down to fit them now, save the piece, then reattach it when they are older.

I say this because the current air rifles are a bit under powered, or you have to pump them up a million times.

I have an RWS German air rifle in .22 caliber pellets, and it is a bear to ****.

This way they will have a rifle they can carry with them into adulthood and they will also have fond memories to boot.

You can find a nice strong single shot anyplace for around $100 easily, and it will last a lifetime.

Or you can get a pump or lever action and it will also feed, chamber and fire CB caps, shorts, or 22LR too all day long.

CB caps make less noise than my RWS air rifle and kill very efficiently on small game.
My WalMart sells them for $9 for a 100 round box.

These new air rifles feel like toys with all the plastic on them. A good old school single shot, pump, or lever action is solid and will last generations.

The kids four generations from now will thank you.
 
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countryboy said:
What is so special about Daisy?

FYI, Red Ryder is a Daisy.
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I know what Red Ryder is.

For kids, Daisy is Americana: that's what's so special about it.
 
TurtleDude said:
my experience that squirrels are actually tougher to kill than possums
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I am not a fan of those multi pump rifles even though as a kid, my fires serious hunting airgun was a venerable sheridan blue streak that lasted for years including a 20 foot fall on concrete. once I got a break barrel spring job, the Sheridan collected dust.

the ONLY advantage those multi pump jobs have is less recoil (none since there is no ram or spring jumping forward) and the supposed value of variable power
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My experience as well. A head shot to a possum with a .17 will take it out if properly placed. A squirrel head is a tough target with an air rifle and they move a lot faster than a possum. I prefer a .22 (CB) for squirrel, although I don't hunt squirrel anymore at all, and haven't since I was young.
 
I mentioned the SS 22 because that is exactly what I did with my oldest son.

I got him a Winchester 67 single shot, cut down the stock, and saved the piece.

He got really good with it, and now that he is 34, he has long since reattached the stock piece, fitted it with a scope, and it is still his most accurate .22 rifle.
Evidently it has a semi-bull barrel that keeps point of aim really well so overheating is not really an issue with single shots anyway.

CB caps and shorts take out any small game you like within 50 yards or so.
 
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