Budget Air rifle

[TonyL]

A quality, German made Diana AM03 at £180 new, if still available?

[CapitalBee]

A quality, German made Diana AM03 at £180 new, if still available?

Still on the NM Products website Tone..

[Sir rocco]

Hi Ernie,
Some models of good modern airguns still being sold have a good pedigree dating from back then, have a look at dai leisure or the like and put what you are interested in up on here for user review,
Atb.

[TonyL]

Still on the NM Products website Tone..

Cheers, Mark.

So, this is a high quality, solid rifle. As said, made in Germany and oozing quality. A massive step up from all of the budget offerings mentioned. It isn't light, but balances well. It's a gas ram, so the firing cycle is short and sharp, but never harsh. Cocking effort is stout-ish. The breech lock is very solid. The barrel is most certainly a good one, helping deliver excellent accuracy with a wide variety of pellets. And that accuracy is aided by that most important of features, as Alistair has mentioned, the T06-derived trigger. Super crisp, precise and creep-free.

A quality act for budget gun money whilst still available.

[Bernie the bolt]

Here's a vote for a Remington Express I recently bought one from ARC tuning and I have to say it just gets better every time I use it the accuracy is just great.

[Ernfranhoo]

Thanks for the welcome and advice all.
Food for thought, will probably go with the sabre.
Cheers

[Martin77]

Hi. I'm coming back to shooting after a 50-year break. I used to have a meteor and paratrooper. They are long gone. I've been looking at the Remington Sabre .22 and the Remington Pest Controller, which are within my budget. I intend to use it for 20m target and small vermin. Any advice for either one of these or any other make in the price range will be gratefully received
Cheers
Ernie

If you can get a decent second hand Walther LGV (Walther dropped out of the springer market for some inexplicable reason) it is easily one of the most accurate springers about. Steer clear of CO2 if you are planning on shooting outdoors.

[Paulhatt1994]

A secondhand bsa lightning will be within your budget, highly recommend them as a small, lightweight reliable springer and also well made

[Renegade2.0]

Definitely consider the Hatsan range.
I have a 1000s striker in .25.
With minimal work(less than the 14 weihrauchs I've had) on the trigger and a relube and piston liner it's great.
I'm considering a 125qe as I've always wanted a webley patriot but it's fac, a real heavy beast, the 125 is near as damn it the same dimensions in 12ftlb,definitely a bench rest rifle.