I'm interested in picking up an air rifle for casual target shooting and pest control (my yard is being overrun by squirrels, crows, and jays, the latter of which have driven away most other birds except for equally aggressive hummingbirds). I'd also like to teach my teenage daughter how to shoot.
One constraint is that I live in a city, with a back yard that's only about 25x60, of which about 6 feet of perimeter is bushes. Small space, with neighbors on other sides of redwood fences behind and to each side. I don't know if air rifles are legal here, but will check on that shortly. In any case, I'd not want to disturb people with a loud rifle.
Another constraint is that I don't want to spend more than $200 on rifle, scope, target, etc. Maybe later, if we use it a lot, we'll invest in better. I'm thinking about one that has a hinged barrel requiring only one cocking action. "Spring-powered" or whatever.
Any recommendations?
One constraint is that I live in a city, with a back yard that's only about 25x60, of which about 6 feet of perimeter is bushes. Small space, with neighbors on other sides of redwood fences behind and to each side. I don't know if air rifles are legal here, but will check on that shortly. In any case, I'd not want to disturb people with a loud rifle.
Another constraint is that I don't want to spend more than $200 on rifle, scope, target, etc. Maybe later, if we use it a lot, we'll invest in better. I'm thinking about one that has a hinged barrel requiring only one cocking action. "Spring-powered" or whatever.
Any recommendations?
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