Top 3 CO2 guns

[splitbeing]

On second thought the Walther CP 99 Compact blows back so hard it's kind if hard to shoot. Did better with my non-firing thumb in the front of the trigger guard holding it down on the rest. Other day it seemed seemed to shoot okay out the window of the man cave at cans.

[chuckling]

I always feel better shooting co2 pistols at cans than paper.

[splitbeing]

Have a beeman ar target rifle coming from Mike, speaking of co2 beemans.

Now I just need to decide whether to keep or sell the 78 as well as the daisy cmp avanti with diopter peep. This ar with good peeps might replace both rifles for me in one fell swoop.

You're going to love the AR. I have the AR 2078B side lever and the AR 2078 with thumbhole stock. Right out of the box I tool the sights off, slid the brrel weight up flush with the muzzle and scoped them. Nice guns.

I'm stoked! My qb78 is great, but doesn't like the peeps I have. I love shooting peep sights and Mike is the guru of these guns. He's got it set up for 10m target, which sounds right for my plinking and target shooting at 17 yds in the home range.

[CBLG]

Hi,

the Diana Chaser should not be underrated, my 2 shot very precise, nice guns for optical tuning, the original grips are getting unsed to be strange. For 120 € you get a set with short and long barrel.

[Ribbonstone]

Was sticking to CO2 and not mentioning PCP or HPA.

There is an “air alternative” that will not be temperature sensitive.

If you have just a little DIY in you, then can have a petty good  starting match rifle for $229.

AR2079 is $179 (Amazon) and a cheap 850psi HPA tank is $50. Understand, for this “match rifle” use we won’t be changing the low 850psi output.

I’d like to say screw them together and you are done….but there is usually a slow air leak to hunt down.

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Years back, cut the AR2078’s tube for a tank….would have been a lot easier to start with an A2079.

IMG_4805 by Robert Dean, on Flickr

[lefteyeshot]

On second thought the Walther CP 99 Compact blows back so hard it's kind if hard to shoot. Did better with my non-firing thumb in the front of the trigger guard holding it down on the rest. Other day it seemed seemed to shoot okay out the window of the man cave at cans.

[chuckling]

I always feel better shooting co2 pistols at cans than paper.

Same problem with can.

I prefer scopes to open or peeps. But I do have a William peep in an odd arrangement. It's on a .22  Mendoza  break barrel repeater under a scope with see thru rings. Why, because I could. Works good. The 2800 came with a Williams type Mendoza peep. Too tall to work on the 2800 but seems it's on another gun the same way but I can't remember which gun and I have to many to go look right now.

[kerplunk]

C02 is so affected by ambient temperature. This fluctuation will ALWAYS affect POI and accuracy.
Bottom line, controlled shooting environment results in consistent results at the target.

I believe this effect has been exaggerated, especially here on GTA where everyone seems to think you need to put your CO2 guns up as soon as the temperature drops below 70. Sure it will have a big effect target shooting, but I contend that most people are using CO2 for plinking and a half inch change of POI at 50 feet won't really affect them much. I actually did some preliminary tests on this last year, shooting my Umarex 1022 at below freezing and still achieving velocities that were plenty sufficient for plinking. I even let the gun cool to ambient temperature first. I plan to do more testing this fall, and start a thread about it at some point.

[avator]

All due respect but 1/2 inch change in POI @ 50 feet does not put the happy on this pappy.
Most of us like to use the phrase "one ragged hole". 50 feet is not even 20 yds. (16.6 to be exact)

[kerplunk]

All due respect but 1/2 inch change in POI @ 50 feet does not put the happy on this pappy.
Most of us like to use the phrase "one ragged hole". 50 feet is not even 20 yds. (16.6 to be exact)

OP clearly stated "It is for plinking only."

All due respect, but some of y'all need to do a better job of reading the original post before posting your comments.

Also most "affordable" CO2 guns (also what the OP said he was looking for) shoot a declining string and thus would be ill-suited for target use. And I suspect he would use one of his PCPs for one ragged hole accuracy.

[avator]

Noted.

I suppose the confusion is on my part as I have my airgun uses divided into 2 groups.. target and hunting/pesting.
In that respect plinking falls under target, be it tin cans or paper.... for me anyways.
I imagine 'plinking' for others is limited to cans, resettables... ect. If that is the case, 1/2 groups at 50ft would probably be acceptable.

[Rick67]

Noted.

I suppose the confusion is on my part as I have my airgun uses divided into 2 groups.. target and hunting/pesting.
In that respect plinking falls under target, be it tin cans or paper.... for me anyways.
I imagine 'plinking' for others is limited to cans, resettables... ect. If that is the case, 1/2 groups at 50ft would probably be acceptable.

I wouldn't be satisfied with a MOA of can at even a hundred feet either.

Come to think of it, I was around 12 or 13 YO when I last shot a can.

It also kinda makes me shake my head when people show off their 25 yard groups with a thousand $ AG or custom-build rimfire 

[kerplunk]

Noted.

I suppose the confusion is on my part as I have my airgun uses divided into 2 groups.. target and hunting/pesting.
In that respect plinking falls under target, be it tin cans or paper.... for me anyways.
I imagine 'plinking' for others is limited to cans, resettables... ect. If that is the case, 1/2 groups at 50ft would probably be acceptable.

I wouldn't be satisfied with a MOA of can at even a hundred feet either.

Come to think of it, I was around 12 or 13 YO when I last shot a can.

It also kinda makes me shake my head when people show off their 25 yard groups with a thousand $ AG or custom-build rimfire 

That may be how you feel, but I think a lot of others would be more than happy with Minute of Can from 100 feet for plinking.

You might want to try shooting cans again, it can be really fun. Sure, I enjoy shooting half-inch groups from 50 yards with my Akela and qualifying NUAH with a springer, but I also really enjoy chasing a can across the yard and watching it hop and spin, especially shooting .22 wadcutters from one of my 600s or my 99. Fun comes in many forms.

I'm totally with you on fancy guns and short distance groups. One hole at 20 yards is great and all, but how about at 50 or 100? Exceptions of course for the guns only meant to shoot 10m. 

[anti-squirrel]

My .22 2400KT can shoot tight groups without any change in velocity for a decent constant-velocity string (43 shots IIRC) though after 40-something shots it does decline.  Accuracy at 20 yards is grin-inducing, IE: single not-very-ragged hole the size of a .22 pellet if the shooter has good enough skill.  I would deem it superb for target use inside 30 yards, though on a windless warm day I can push that to 35, double the 50-feet mark.  Incidentally, it uses the Crosman barrel, not the Walther- but it shoots like a Walther.  My ammo of choice is RWS Meisterkugeln wadcutters.

My Lelya shoots just over MOA at 100 yards in my wife's capable hands, and C-T-C measurements at 20 yards are comparable to the 2400KT, which tells me that CO2 guns are great for plinking, target shooting.... and 2400KT has also dispatched dozens of squirrels and hundreds of HOSPs.

I'm fairly certain the majority of folks here will agree that CO2 guns are great choices for target shooting if ambient temperature is above 60 degrees Fahrenheit.  My 2400KT may be an exceptional example, but nearly everybody who has purchased a CCS 2400 concurs with similar results.  For a sub-$100 airgun, it does mighty fine.

[Earl]

Shooting cans is fun!
Cut a 1-foot piece of wire and stick one end in the ground.
Drop a can over the wire and shoot, shoot, shoot and smile.

[anti-squirrel]

Shooting cans is fun!
Cut a 1-foot piece of wire and stick one end in the ground.
Drop a can over the wire and shoot, shoot, shoot and smile.

We have a set-up similar to this on our property- only using a stick whittled don on both ends.  I've been known to switch off from CO2 an pumper to the slingshots, and that's when the real fun begins.

[avator]

3" drywall screws driven 1" into a 4x4 with the mini Bud Light can upside down on them. You literally have to rip the cans off. A rim shot sometimes results in a one shot wonder.  But, that's at 25 to 30 yds.

[splitbeing]

A local library closed down. Amidst the trash and discarded furniture, I found a steel stand of 3 shelves for displaying books. Found some 100 year old 2 in thick wood amidst nearby construction, cut it into pieces the width of the book display, put some nails in the wood to hang cans and empty tins on, then put the wood pieces with can jewelry on book display in the basement. Good times back in my first year or so of shooting home range.

Now I throw some cans on the floor when a buddy is over, break out the co2 pistols, and watch them dance.

[avator]

I miss having having a basement. Can't dig a basement here in the south of Alabama. It would fill in with sand and water before you finished digging.

[Blowpipe Sam]

I seem to be bucking the trend here but I actually use my gassers for hunting and pesting.  My XS60C is probably the most accurate gun I own and also probably the most lethal per the number of critters it has dispatched.
My 2240 loaded with Crow Magnums has terminated a few cotton mouths as well as a number of frogs.
These days I carry my Crosman 357 as back up on those walks where I expect to encounter venomous snakes.  If I miss or my first shot isn’t instantly fatal (rarely happens with snakes) I figure a “hail of fire” from the 357 is a better solution than fumbling for a pellet to reload a single shot air rifle.

[HunterWhite]

Have you considered a pistol?
I have a Colt SAA revolver that I just love.
There is also the Barra #3 or Schofield #3.

Mine is like this but a 7 inch barrel.
Mine is rifled. It isn't made for BB's, it's made for pellets. It's very accurate but I generally only shoot to 15 yards.
These are available in nickel, black or weathered,  5 or 7 inch barrel, smooth bore or rifled. If it says pellets only it's probably rifled. If it says pellets or BB's then probably smooth bore.

This one is similar but only a 5 inch barrel. This one is the John Wayne "Duke"

https://www.pyramydair.com/product/duke-colt-co2-pellet-revolver-weathered?m=3754#7207

My next will be a Schofield #3.

Hunter

[Ribbonstone]

Would shooting the same plinking targets suddenly NOT be plinking if it was done with another rifle?  Is it what you are doing, or what you are doing it with?

Do think that there are rifles that don’t have the accuracy to be taken seriously at anything other than casual/larger target/short range. 

Are times I’ll “shoot down” a match rifle killing rusty old bottle caps.