Purchase advice CZ200

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Gerbrand

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I am concidering buying my first pcp airgun. I want to use it for recreational shooting and vermin control. I live in South Africa and pcp airguns (as with most guns) are difficult to find and quite expensive. I did use the CZ200 T in high school for target shooting and I found it to be a nice gun, but I am concerned that it might be underpowered. Is there something else I should be looking at in this price range?
 
. The CZ200 is available here in the states in a .22 caliber hunter version. While not a powerhouse it is more powerful than the target version. I have the CZ200 Hunter in .22 and it's adequate out to 50 yards for me. I think it puts out around 20 ft lbs. Not sure if the Benjamin Marauder is available there, they are a great value in a PCP. The Benjamin Discovery and Maximus are even more affordable. The Air Arms S500 series are also great guns, they're quite a bit more expensive than the Marauder here in the states but that may not be the case in South Africa. You might also consider the Hatsan PCPs which are priced similarly to the Benjamin Marauder. 
 
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Thanks for the advice. The 22 is regulated in South Africa and I would require a license. Unfortunatly, guns laws here are extremely strick and it will add hundreds of dollars and months of waiting for the license application. Plus I will have to buy a safe for the gun. For practical purposes I will have to go for the. 177.
A quick search sowed that there are Benjamin rifle available here and at 60% of the cost of the CZ200.
 
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If you want to figure what you can do with a weak, sub 12 ft pound, gun check out the British Youtube sites. They have similar laws to what you describe. They wait for the best shot and hit the mark exactly. The more powerful guns in the US allow more wiggle room on shot placement and much greater range. Considering your power restriction I would place a premium on accuracy.
 
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I agree with Hammer the CZ (orAA version) 200 is a superb, small format rifle, however you wont get that many shots per fill as the air cylinder is quite low volume - which fits exactly with it's original role as a Trainer Target Rifle.

If you later want to add extra 'functionality' a firm called Rowan Engineering (UK) do a number of very good add-ons:

http://www.rowanengineering.com/products.htm

All their products are 'time proven' and good quality.
 
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What I particularly like about the AA200/CZ200 (CZ actually make the rifle, of course) is it's no-nonsense practicality (or Form following Function). The original stock form also had a certain appeal (two part European styling).

I would think the most useful optional extra for Hunting would be the magazine, it's hand indexed but that's hardly a problem.

Come back and tell us all about it when you have it.

:)
 
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I have a Hunter in .22, my magazine is self indexing-a spring causes the circular magazine to advance when the bolt is cycled. I have had trouble with jams using certain pellets. I haven't chronied mine but I seem to be getting 30 shots from a 2500 psi fill without POI drop out to 30 yards. mine is full power and even without a moderator it's pretty quiet IMO, maybe like a Sheridan on 5 pumps.
 
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