Air Rifles

[aarondhgraham]

If you go with the .22, be sure of the backstop.

I think he meant a .22 pellet gun.

Aarond

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[g.willikers]

Thanks for the correction.
As for cleaning the .177, if a rod is hard to find, just get a suitable diameter brass or steel rod at the hardware store.
That's all I've used for years, just with a small piece of rag around it.
Air guns really don't need much cleaning, not like firearms.
And since the rifling is quite shallow, too much rigorous cleaning can damage the barrel.
The theory is that they only need a mild clean when the accuracy falls off.
You may also find that .177 pellets are easier to find, locally.

 

[Blackshirts]

It's not like you HAVE to do 10 pumps to take a shot. 3 or 4 works fine.

Yup. I had a pump Crossman growing up from 6 to 14/15 or so. We had a metal shed in the back yard that somehow got holes all over it. 2 pumps could not penetrate the shed. 3 pumps could go through one side and into the shed. 4 could go through one side and out the other side. I figured 5 pumps was all I ever needed and I also figured not doing 10 every time was going to make the gun last longer.