First air rifle questions

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Hello,

I had several pellet guns as a kid, starting with a Crosman 2100 and moving on to other inexpensive Crosman break barrel springers. After ~15 years, I'm looking at getting another rifle to do some target shooting on my property.

I know that you get what you pay for and I truly do understand that a $700 rifle is likely worth the investment, but I can't justify spending a ton of money on this so I'm looking at getting the most bang for my buck (as I'm sure everyone is). I'd like to stay under $350.

I've been pointed towards the Weihrauch HW50S as a good option for what I'm looking to do. But I'm also looking at the Flying Dragon XS46U.

It seems like a lot of people buy rifles and then tear them down and clean/tune them for better performance. I'm certainly capable of tinkering, but I'd really prefer to get something that is good to go out of the box. That is part of the appeal to the XS46U, at least in that case Mike has gone through and done the tuning.

I guess I'm looking for something that's durable, doesn't need work out of the box to perform acceptably, and is relatively accurate for the price. I'm only interested in springers or pump rifles (I've also looked at the Crosman 362 and Seneca Dragonfly but not sure about those either). I'm not interested in optics and will only be shooting with open sights.

Sorry this is kind of all over the place and I'm sure stuff like this gets asked all of the time. I have been reading a lot of info on this site and others and trying to look at all of my options.

Thanks.
 
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TL;DR Order your HW50s right now.

I got the HW50s a couple of months ago in .177 from Krale. https://www.krale.shop/us/weihrauch-hw50-s/
I've been shooting airguns for 50 years, and I've never been happier with a gun I've bought. it's just an absolutely sweet shooter that does everything well. Out of the box the cocking cycle was smooth as glass, but there is a buzz when it soots. Some buy new guns and rebuild them right away; the shot vibration doesn't bother me at all. I didn't even notice it for a long while because I was too busy concentrating on the shot. And this thing is ridiculously accurate. It's an old school well built rifle with fine workmanship that you'll be shooting for the rest of your life. I can't say enough good things about the HW50s. As for deciding HW50s vs HW30s, I thought they are both beautiful airguns, but in the field I might want a little more capacity. Oh, and after trying different pellets, I pretty much only feed it RWS Superdomes.
 
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Pops and I have had many springers. For many years. Any HW with the Rekord trigger is well worth it. The trigger is your main connection to the rifle. And a good one is worth it. Others are good, the rekord is hard to beat. Buy once cry once. We still shoot a HW 55 made in '57.
P.S. I like many brands. Have and shoot many brands. If buying new, in your price range, I think it's hard too get more for your money than the HW30.

Jim
 
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I’ve put may thousands of pellets through my R7 (hw30) and hw50s, among other guns. Both are terrific first air guns. That said, if I had to pick between the two (😳), I’d go with the hw50s. I like the size and versatility of the hw50s. It is a “just right” medium sized gun that can be setup to shoot accurately at anything from 8fpe up to 12fpe. Both my R7 and hw50s are very accurate. I can’t differentiate between the two on that criteria.

And try to embrace the “buy once, cry once” mindset when you make your decision. On a per-shot-fired basis, any quality HW spring gun is a screaming bargain. IMHO, firearms do not even come close on that basis.

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