Quietest .22 air rifle?

[Tim K]

I just realized we don't have an air rifle sub-forum.

I want to buy one of the integrally suppressed air rifles for my dad for Christmas. He lives back east and has lots of nibbling critters in his garden. It needs to be in the < $200 range. I'm guessing .22 is the answer to keep the pellet subsonic. He's in a neighborhood, hence the need for quiet. Considering the piece of junk he's using now, I'm guessing the accuracy of anything costing more than $35 will be much better than that to which he is accustomed.

There's one from Stoeger that's interesting.

http://www.pyramydair.com/s/m/Stoeger_Arms_X20S_Suppressor_Air_Rifle/2406

Whaddya think?

[gnihcraes]

Looks good to me. I've always loved shooting .22 air rifle. Squirrel kills are easy.

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[stevew]

You might spend the 10 bucks and have them test the gun. A coupld of reviews on that gun suggest they had issues and returned the first ones they got. I have been looking at their website for quite some time (a year of more) and reading all the reviews on guns up to a few hundred but still haven't decided which one to go for :)

[brutal]

I have a Gamo Silent Stalker .22cal that's been super reliable and accurate. Running with hollow point lead, it's very quiet. It's a $300 rifle but if you shop around and watch out for deals, you can do better. I picked mine up for $205. Amazon has them now for $230.

http://www.gamousa.com/product.aspx?product=Silent%20Stalker%20Whisper%20 .22%20Cal&productID=406

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbnXwzgLJMA

[newracer]

My brother in law has this one and he says is shoots very well. The gas spring is better than just the standard spring.

http://www.pyramydair.com/s/m/Benjamin_Trail_NP2_Air_Rifle_Combo/3533

[newracer]

Code BFNOW-15 will get you 10% off and free shipping on orders over $150.

[The Rat]

If you go with a .22 air rifle with a gas piston power plant rather than a spring piston, and of course a built-in suppressor, it's pretty hard to go wrong. The gas piston doesn't make the loud SPROING sound that the spring does.

[brutal]

My brother in law has this one and he says is shoots very well. The gas spring is better than just the standard spring.

http://www.pyramydair.com/s/m/Benjamin_Trail_NP2_Air_Rifle_Combo/3533


If you go with a .22 air rifle with a gas piston power plant rather than a spring piston, and of course a built-in suppressor, it's pretty hard to go wrong. The gas piston doesn't make the loud SPROING sound that the spring does.

This, and that rifle also looks like a really nice setup/deal.

Nearly all these air rifles have questionable scope base mounts that should be properly checked out. I tightened mine up when I first got it and haven't had any issues. I know many others that have had problems.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pujl1EL8qFU

[sellersm]

I have the Stoeger you linked to and I can tell you it's very quiet! Trigger is crappy, I upgraded mine. It's accurate enough & quiet.


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[hollohas]

I'm running a .22 Benjamin Trail Nitro Piston 2. It can be found for $199. It has a real picatinny rail that provides a MUCH more solid scope mount. Many air rifles come with dumb little dovetails that don't hold up well to the abuse an air rifle gives scopes. I have seen many dovetail bases work themselves free after a couple dozen shots, even on more expensive air rifles. Dovetails simply aren't sufficient on high power 22 air rifles IMO.

The trigger on the Benjamin is pretty good. Not great, but good enough to shoot well. It is adjustable. It's not as quiet as some others I've heard, but quiet enough the neighbors can't hear it. And it has gotten quieter with use.

It's advertised as 1100fps with alloy pellets, but I haven't confirmed that. My chronograph results have been real close to a 760fps average with 14.66g lead round nose pellets.

[Delfuego]

Talk to ScottyD, and or Offgrid. They will give you the lowdown and probably let you tryout one or two.

[Tim K]

Thanks guys. My Dad went and bought one already, ruining the perfect Christmas gift. However, now I want one...

[colorider]

Instead a note about the alloy light pellets. They are great for getting high fps numbers, but worthless for accuracy. Not even sure why they exist. On a high power rifle, go with the heavy pellets. Actually, try several as air rifles tend to like one pellet over another. A lot of people have success with the crosman premier line. My hatsan pcp loves the crosman premier ultra mags. $9/500. I like that

[encorehunter]

I have been thinking of getting a .22 air rifle for a while now. I typed it in on amazon, and the Crossman .22 Nitro Venom vcame up on a lightening deal for $99 with free prime shipping. I bought one, so we will see in a few days.

[Delfuego]

However, now I want one...Oh geez, you're gonna have to get a really nice one... :)

[gnihcraes]

Instead a note about the alloy light pellets. They are great for getting high fps numbers, but worthless for accuracy. Not even sure why they exist. On a high power rifle, go with the heavy pellets. Actually, try several as air rifles tend to like one pellet over another. A lot of people have success with the crosman premier line. My hatsan pcp loves the crosman premier ultra mags. $9/500. I like that

also my experience. Crossman seem to work better than daisy brand too.

[hunterhawk]

Jim Shockey genisis
62430 62431 62432 Not sure why the gun is upside down but you get the point.. Those pellets are awesome and that trigger is ridiculous!!! Lightest trigger ever it's literally scary.. It's from like Arizona air guns or something to that affect.. But I was getting some pretty tight groups with this... I also upgraded that scope can't remember what scope it is but it was bought off some air rifle site. I like this gun but almost wishing I would have went with one of the CO2 powered 25 cals... Whatever you do don't watch a bunch of YouTube videos of air guns killing stuff.. Specifically I want the benjamin marauder... Look up YouTube videos on that. I think someone on here had one for sale a while back but it was the same amount or close to what you could buy one new... You don't have the quiet factor but you have a ton of power to take down some critters.. Thought about using it for kit fox in AZ.. But never checked the regs to see if it was legal but they are tiny and not the brightest critters so thought it would be fun!

[Delfuego]

http://jga.anschuetz-sport.com/bild.php5?id=25759&maxwidth=660
Oh yeah, you know you want one (I do...)

[newracer]

I want this one.

http://www.crosman.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/b/t/btap22_1_1.jpg

[Aloha_Shooter]

Dang, you guys have got to quit mentioning toys and making me want some:

http://images.airgundepot.com/ay/airgundepot/airforce-texan-air-rifle-scope-combo-4.gif

http://images.airgundepot.com/ay/airgundepot/benjamin-bulldog-bullpup-camo-combo-7.gif

[hunterhawk]

yeah I want them all its just stupid how expensive they are to a rifle that will do the same thing for cheaper when you go with the bigger calibers for big game

[brutal]

A friend has one like this, Select Fire belt fed bitches!

No, it's not accurate, but fun as hell.

http://www.everydaynodaysoff.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Belt-Fed-22-Pellet-Air-Gun.jpg