PCP to choose for hunting

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A Ruger 10/22 is not accurate at all. I know, because I owned one. My brother's cheaper Marlin semi-auto is actually more accurate. I sold the 10/22 and bought a CZ 452 .22LR. Whole different class of rifle. My prairie dog kill rate at least doubled. A Ruger 77/22 is similar to my rifle in accuracy and quality, but they were $200 more, at least. The CZ 452 has a better trigger than a Ruger 77/22. If you bought all the doo-dads that people buy to make a Ruger 10/22 accurate, it would cost more than a new CZ 452, 455 or 457, and still not be as accurate. As the salesman who sold me my CZ said, who owns both CZ and Anschutz, the main difference is in the price tag, and not at the target. My CZ 452 will cycle any type of ammo, and the 10/22 will not. The 10/22 wrecked a nice Burris scope because I shot Stingers in it and Ruger did NOT install a recoil buffer like they should have. Aftermarket buffers are available, but they are a necessity from the get-go if installing a scope. The 10/22 scope mounting is very weak. CZ 452 has machined scope rails, no loosening scope mount screws like on a 10/22. The 10/22 trigger is total crap compared to CZ. There are very few centerfire rifles with a trigger as nice as a CZ rimfire, and they just get better with age. A gunsmith said that the factory CZ trigger was better than most aftermarket upgrade triggers, and that saves you about $200 right there on a trigger kit and gunsmithing fee. I have been mighty impressed with CZ rifles, which is why I own three of them. Even my heavy barrelled CZ 527 Kevlar Varmint with factory installed HS Precision kevlar graphite stock only cost me $810 out the door, and it includes a single set trigger. Pure death on prairie dogs with my handloads. How about 3/4" 5-shot groups at 200 yards? Many custom rifles only guarantee 1" 3-shot groups at 100 yards, and cost 4 times what I paid for the factory stock CZ 527.

Guys who think a Ruger 10/22 is a decent rifle, but have never shot a CZ 452, 455, or 457, don't know what they are missing. I decided the 10/22 was just a scope wrecking ammo waster.

I killed a prairie dog at 265 laser ranged yards soon after I got the CZ 452, using rather cheap 10 cent Wolf subsonic ammo.

The salesman who sold me on CZ was right, it shoots like an Anschutz without the high price tag. $450 out the door, including scope rings.
 
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Hi Is there PCP that can kill pigeons,crows and magpies on distance 80-110meters.My budget is 700$ for the rifle.
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You might also consider the Gamo GX-40 in 5.5 cal from spairguns (In Spain) for 358 Eur.

It is the Gamo Urban but with a longer barrel. Hence more powerful and more suitable for longer distances. Buy a silencer together with it if you want it to be silent.

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Nice way to help the OP guys, There are Walmarts on every corner in Bulgaria - AND - they still sell guns in the Bulgarian Walmarts.



FTR - I have a couple of Kral guns and they are very capable. The new generation have some intriguing improvements. They run from .177 to .35 caliber. The big issue is what is legal and available in Bulgaria/EU.
 
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Hi Is there PCP that can kill pigeons,crows and magpies on distance 80-110meters.My budget is 700$ for the rifle.
Click to expand...

You might also consider the Gamo GX-40 in 5.5 cal from spairguns (In Spain) for 358 Eur.

It is the Gamo Urban but with a longer barrel. Hence more powerful and more suitable for longer distances. Buy a silencer together with it if you want it to be silent.

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Are Gamo accurate at long distance shooting?




 
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Hi Is there PCP that can kill pigeons,crows and magpies on distance 80-110meters.My budget is 700$ for the rifle.
Click to expand...

You might also consider the Gamo GX-40 in 5.5 cal from spairguns (In Spain) for 358 Eur.

It is the Gamo Urban but with a longer barrel. Hence more powerful and more suitable for longer distances. Buy a silencer together with it if you want it to be silent.

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Are Gamo accurate at long distance shooting?



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Yes, within the limits of air guns of course. I am taking out starlings at 100m with my coyote which has the same barrel.

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