looking for high power .22 rifle

[Beginner7]

I want to buy another PCP rifle for outdoor effective shooting at distances up to 100-120m.

What could be the reasonable choice? My priority is accuracy, power and reliability.

At this moment I found three candidates so far:
AA S410
Daystate Harrier-X
Webley FX2000

Maybe I missed something else.
Thanks!

[redcatfishjack]

INCOMING

[Gary C]

Won't happen
Maximum range for accurate shooting is about 70m.

[snock]

To shoot accurately at those distances? I would go for a .17 rimmy.
Even at ultra high power, air guns are really second choice at those ranges.
IMHO anyway.

[Gary C]

Again I doubt it

120m = 135 yards

Out of accurate rimmy range outdoors in a decent range of conditions.

WRM / HMR

[snock]

Into centrefire territory then Gary?

[RichardH]

I'd suggest the Air Ranger that should give you at least 100 yards

(He's in Russia guys)

Air Ranger


Richard

[Gary C]

Nope

I just don't believe even at 80ft/lbs you'll get accuracy at 132 yards. I don't even think you'd do 100. You'd need a heavy pellet and you are then getting into rimmy territory.

70-80 yards = air max
100 = rimmy max

Unless you want a bit of plinking of course - always fun to push the ranges but for hunting ? I doubt a sub 1" group round a bull is achievable at these ranges.

[RichardH]

Gary -

From a post by David Snook

"I suggest a RWS 500 10 shot repeater. It has been designed at the outset as a rugged high power hunter and due to its high shot capacity, it is a very real alternative to rimfire in certain applications.

The RXS 500 will be available in power levels up to 50FPE where the export version, the Air Ranger will give double figure shots at 120FPE. More than equal to many rimfire guns.

A 35FPE version will produce 100 to 200 (to be confirmed) shots with a flat power curve.

I do not think that there is another production gun that can match these power levels and shot count including the Career.

Accuracy has been tested at 90FPE where 12mm centre-to-centre groups have been noted at 100 metres.

It costs £875 including bipod and silencer, please look at the RWS 500 threads on this board for more information.

David"

[snock]

There you are then.......

..You need a Barrat .50

[Gary C]

Gary -

From a post by David Snook

"I suggest a RWS 500 10 shot repeater. It has been designed at the outset as a rugged high power hunter and due to its high shot capacity, it is a very real alternative to rimfire in certain applications.

The RXS 500 will be available in power levels up to 50FPE where the export version, the Air Ranger will give double figure shots at 120FPE. More than equal to many rimfire guns.

A 35FPE version will produce 100 to 200 (to be confirmed) shots with a flat power curve.

I do not think that there is another production gun that can match these power levels and shot count including the Career.

Accuracy has been tested at 90FPE where 12mm centre-to-centre groups have been noted at 100 metres.

It costs £875 including bipod and silencer, please look at the RWS 500 threads on this board for more information.

David"

Firstly..who does he work for ?
Secondly .. the rifle may be theoretically accurate enough to do it but in the slightest wind the shooter won't.

just my very humble opinion, and I'd love ot be wrong

[RichardH]

Just trying to help, if I'm much past 100 the .22-250 comes out

Rich

[fullmetaljacket]

Maybe one of Gary Barnes' custom creations, if you can afford it and can deal with the waiting period.

Depends what you mean by 'effective shooting' I suppose - Take the Delisle 'silent' carbine from WW2, it fired a 45 calibre 230 grain slug at subsonic velocity yet was claimed to be accurate (2 inch groupings at 50 yards and, anecdotally, a duck at 400 yards according to this article) out to 200 metres.

[Thunderbolt A10]

Hi Beginner7,

The best bet in .22 would be the Air Ranger mentioned before if you want an airgun that can reach that distance. And if I remember correctly you can get this gun also in .25 and big bore .30 calibre. You can also turn around here and go for a big bore instead like one from Barnes or Stalker Rifles. These big bore will certainly in many cases reach out to that distance without any problems at all.

But the Air Ranger would be a good choice if it is tuned to its maximum of around 100 ft/lbs.

[Beginner7]

Thanks, guys!
I just thought that as I shoot effectively at 50m with .177, then .22 would extend the range to 100m. It looks like it was an error so far.