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Hi all, I am interested in buying a used 10m PCP match rifle and I wanted to know what's the average cost of a used one like a styer lg110? I want to get into bench rest air rifle shooting and field target as well. Thanks

A 10 metre air rifle at about 5 ft lb energy rould need tuning up to more like 12 ft lb to be anywhere near good enough for FT. That may involve new hammer springs or even a new regulator. Factor that cost in.
Why not buy a used FT rifle instead?

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TenMetrePeter wrote:A 10 metre air rifle at about 5 ft lb energy rould need tuning up to more like 12 ft lb to be anywhere near good enough for FT. That may involve new hammer springs or even a new regulator. Factor that cost in.
Why not buy a used FT rifle instead?

see also viewtopic.php?f=7&t=55898

Ready built ones cost as much as $2500. I just thought it would be a simple thing to jack up the power.

CR2008 wrote:

TenMetrePeter wrote:A 10 metre air rifle at about 5 ft lb energy rould need tuning up to more like 12 ft lb to be anywhere near good enough for FT. That may involve new hammer springs or even a new regulator. Factor that cost in.
Why not buy a used FT rifle instead?

see also viewtopic.php?f=7&t=55898

Ready built ones cost as much as $2500. I just thought it would be a simple thing to jack up the power.

You can always ask Steyr what the difference is . If it's just the hammer spring it's not so bad.
Pricing of 10m match and FT rifles is not so different and I would only consider conversion to FT if I was changing disciplines or if I was gifted a match rifle to convert.

Something like an Air Arms S400 has all the power and an accurate Lothar Walther barrel and adding just a hamster and big sidewheel scope is what makes it for FT.

Assuming you're a beginner, I'd recommend you buy either a Crosman Marauder and a hand pump or a Air Airms TX200 for field target, depending on whether you want to shoot a PCP or spring gun. Once you start placing in the top ten regularly in matches, you can start thinking about getting a nice $2500 gun. The new Marauder has a built in regulator and should make a good entry level benchest gun, too, especially if you put it in one of the new Boyd stocks.

I tend to agree on the M-Rod or the AA T200, or could also consider the Hammerli AR20 specifically purchased with the FT regulator. Will definitely need a nice quality side wheel scope, and tons of practice learning how to read wind flags at different distances. The M-Rod in a Boyds stock would be a rocking combo, and could most likely be had fo rthe cost of the AR-20 alone leaving a good bit left over for glass.

Just my thoughts, but a regged rifle is almost a definite, I have seen a few un-regulated rifles tuned so well they shot like a regulated rifle, but that would most likely require a chunk of change spent with a good tuner. Another poster noted that it might be a good idea to look for a used FT gun, which would be a proven platform to start with. Also remember Bench Rest requires the same ability to read the wind, and a very accurate rifle. One last note an Olympic quality rifle generally starts a good bit higher than most FT rigs, I recently picked up a used Olympic level rifle for my daughter who is moving into precision, and only wanted to have to buy a rifle once. I found a good deal, but it was a lot more than the AR20, I was considering, and made my M-Rod look cheap in comparison. It shoots right at the 5 ft.lb power level, but it will stack pellets at 10M if you do your art all day long.

Casey

You can already buy a 10m rifle converted to a field target rifle. Feinwerkbau makes a variant of the 800 just for it.

https://www.pyramydair.com/s/m/Feinwerk ... Rifle/3475

Mac1 usft rifles are also very popular for FT.

Look at www.pimpmyairgun.com

They have some great example of FT converted air rifle.

Some folks converted FWB P70's over to FT power.