What rifle to chose?

[mikenuts]

Hi all,

Haven't shot targets since school and was wondering what was a good, economical, rifle for 10m match.

Any advice most welcome.

Thanks in advance.

Mike

[Jimlad]

Hi

Feinwerkbau 300s or 300su should be able to pick one up for £200 to £300

Jim

[shootingmad]

These are good
http://www.air-arms.co.uk/products_MPR.html
If interested Keep an eye on sales I will be selling mine in a few days.

Hi all,

Haven't shot targets since school and was wondering what was a good, economical, rifle for 10m match.

Any advice most welcome.

Thanks in advance.

Mike

[mikenuts]

Thanks for the advice.

Both look good, will have a look when I get access to the sales section.

Is the air arms gas powered and if so do you need extra kit. When I last used a target rifle it was lever powered so not really up with the gas.

Mike

[JohnMcDermott]

Hi I own a 300s and our club gun is the Air Arms model you've mentioned.

Plus Points for the 300s
brilliant trigger ( possibly as good as you'll ever find on a gun )
Easy cocking cycle.
Lasts forever with no maintenance and no overheads.
Keeps it's value.
Cheap for a match rifle.

Minus Points for 300s
Heavy
recoil mechanism can be irritating as the rear sight travels backwards


Plus point for Air Arms
Light weight so good for young / weak shooters.
Cheap
Probably as accurate

Minus points for Air Arms
Trigger ok but not the best
Tricky loading as bolt akward and pulls apart accidentelly
Not so cheap if you don't have £150 for a gas bottle on top.


If it was me I'd get a 2nd hand 300s if I was on a budget.

[shootingmad]

Air Arms MPR
This is one mans opinion with obviously not much experience with the AirArms MPR Rifle.
Here are some others
http://www.airgunbbs.com/forums/show...R-Target-Rifle

Here's a picture of one with the new blonde stock
http://www.pyramydair.com/cgi-bin/zo...?model_id=2171

[Hemmers]

Ask around at your club and have a try with other member's rifles.

That said, FWB 300s are a fairly solid starter rifle and will do you until you've done a bit and decided if you want to spend more on a PCP or something

[hwtyger]

MPR=multi purpose, so nót specifically 10m match. It'll always loose points there compared to 10m specific guns. (ergo's, weight, cocking, etc).
Depending on yr $$$ and what system you want (spring, ssp, etc), there's LOTS of choice. Only advise I can give you, is TRY before you buy!!
Everyone if different, what suits me, might not suit you at all!