best air rifle for long range?

[stillair1]

There are many things which come into the equation at long distance.
Starting with the easy bits, gun fit as mention above, trigger control, reproducible hold off a stable platform, consistant mv, range finding. The not so easy bits are optimising the rifle power to the best pellet for best accuracy and maintaining it. The very difficult bit is reading the wind, not just at the muzzle. Sorted fac air will be deadly at 75yds in good conditions, but believe me though 100yds is only another 25yds further on it is a quantum leap to cross consistantly

neil

[ewoodie]

non FAC, go for a .177.

but I see nice grouping of a .22 JSB 16 grains @ 100 meters , 30 ft/lbs.

and the .25 JSB @ 900 ft/sec 40+ ft/lbs.

Take a lot of care, for the wind, and the canting of the rifle.

Shooting an air rifle at 100 meters, is like shooting the real stuff at 700 meters.

cheers, ewoodie.

[jamie g]

hi what sub 12ft/lb air rifle do people on here think is best for long range plinking out to say 80,90,100 yards? im thinking either a rapid s-type, an air arms EV2 or a steyr. anyone have any of these and whats the accuracy like at these ranges? also whats the accuracy like on any other guns anyone owns at these ranges? thanks, dan.

hi mate if you want to go to that range your better off with a rimfire. even a fac powered air rifle at big ftlb wouldnt live with the grouping of a rimfire.

and even then at 100 yards you should be looking at hmr instead of 22lr.

[jagxkrs]

Walther Dommie or Airwolf

[addicted]

Have no experience with 12 ft/lb guns but I have spent several years shooting long range with my FAC guns , it can be done to great success
with patients , practice and the right conditions ...

All my shooting is done from benchrest with guns on bags

AirWolf has provided some sub MOA groups at 50 -62 and 100 yards
SuperTEN many many groups just over MOA @ 70-84 and 90yards
HW100 regularly shoots sub MOA @ 50 and 60 yards
New Steyr only shot one group since buying it .625 @ 54 yards but I have high hopes for it once I get on with it.

[Jymz]

Have no experience with 12 ft/lb guns but I have spent several years shooting long range with my FAC guns , it can be done to great success
with patients , practice and the right conditions ...

All my shooting is done from benchrest with guns on bags

AirWolf has provided some sub MOA groups at 50 -62 and 100 yards
SuperTEN many many groups just over MOA @ 70-84 and 90yards
HW100 regularly shoots sub MOA @ 50 and 60 yards
New Steyr only shot one group since buying it .625 @ 54 yards but I have high hopes for it once I get on with it.

You use patients?
Are they used as targets or as a captive audience, to stand around offering advice/encouragement?

[olly321]

found this one very interesting

[flims]

hi mate if you want to go to that range your better off with a rimfire. even a fac powered air rifle at big ftlb wouldnt live with the grouping of a rimfire.

and even then at 100 yards you should be looking at hmr instead of 22lr.

mate, you are providing a good alternative or shall i say the most efficient way to shoot at that distance however i disagree with you, i've been shooting my FAC at long ranges for about 3 years now, i almost exclusively just do long range with my air rifle and its not luck as you suggest. you can realy work out everything if you have your equipement properly setup. im currently making a video of shooting FAC air rifles past 100meters, i will try to see if i can get everything out to 160meters. all the shots are planned, dialed and wind Estimated and dialed for. its either a first or second shot hit.

any less efficient round will teach you how to compensate for drop and windage, the 17hmr at that distance is 'point and shoot'
shooting 308Win at 1000yards for example and estimating wind is a skill not luck. as with anything else luck does have its own percentage but to name it luck is a misnomer.

[nightstalker000]

hi mate if you want to go to that range your better off with a rimfire. even a fac powered air rifle at big ftlb wouldnt live with the grouping of a rimfire.

and even then at 100 yards you should be looking at hmr instead of 22lr.

what sort of groups are you getting at 100yards with the hmr and 22 rimfire?

[gixxer rob]

in my opinion it doesnt matter which gun,which power or what range your talking.....its all down to one thing...PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE ! ! !

[madandy]

hi what sub 12ft/lb air rifle do people on here think is best for long range plinking out to say 80,90,100 yards? im thinking either a rapid s-type, an air arms EV2 or a steyr. anyone have any of these and whats the accuracy like at these ranges? also whats the accuracy like on any other guns anyone owns at these ranges? thanks, dan.

best advice i can say is whatever rifle you have try it and see if you can become accurate with it at the ranges you seek as there are possible with almost all sub 12ft legal rifles dependant on conditions

if you had never used an air rifle before and the target is 100yards away for your shooting i bet you would soon learn to hit it everytime as the rifles can do beyond that the pellet just does not go 50 yards then hit the floor like most people seem to think
all the rifles you mention can go the distance you just need the shooter that practices that distance all the time more than anyother then you get the results

[pwjc]

The furthest I have shot todate with my BSA ULTRA is 61 yards and it was very consistant. It was on a plinking range.

I tried also with a Steyer which Yielded even better results.

[lam007]

Non Fac Rapid .177 Fac Rapid .22