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Need a CHEAP rapid fire, what's "good"

Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 9:51 pm
by AJ008
Need to get a cheap rapid fire gun that uses the trashable Co2 cylinders. Going to a shoot for slow fire but I guess I have to shoot rapid too and I don't want to spend over 50 bucks on a gun just for use for this match and plinkin.
Would a "well built" gun from wal-mart group alright if I use a high quaility pellet and train hard?
Looking at this Crosman http://www.crosman.com/site/listing/1051 think that would do okay?

Kinda scared, just got a sponsership so help cover gas and I don't even have a gun!!!

Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 2:15 am
by RobStubbs
My feeling is that a gun like that is no good for (olympic) rapid fire, shot with air guns. If your limit is 50 bucks then you can't expect anything good. Look at the price of the top end 5-shot air pistols and then look at how much lower you're looking. That big price gap is there for a reason. The gun you suggest is probably fine for plinking at tin cans.

Rob.

Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 3:07 am
by Lents
I think for slow fire it could be used somehow provided you train hard.
E.g. I scored few times around 350-356/400 using Smith&Wesson 568 8
http://www.umarex.com/index.php?id=prod ... =448.00.08

Though it is more expensive then 50 bucks and I guess Crossman revolver is worse for these purposes.

But for rapid fire ....

Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 5:05 pm
by AJ008
Yeah I'm thinking I'm screwed for this rapid fire thing, I'm talking with my coach and looking around to borrow a gun.
I dunno though, I got a tax return in the mail that's over 100 so we'll see...

Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2006 8:50 pm
by AJ008
Well I got off lucky! The teach coach is buying us each a S&W 6"!!! They look pretty good! They just about as good as the 8" model your talking about Lents?

Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 3:34 am
by Lents
Never shooted 6" but I think difference is not so much