Wanted: Recommendations junior air rifle

[Somersetdk]

Hi all , my lads birthday is coming up (10th) and he is really keen to get an air rifle

Can anyone recommend something suitable that is light enough but also accurate.
I have looked at the junior models but they are very low powered and he will be looking to get some bunnies once he is shooting well with it

Many thanks

 

[User00040]

Hi all , my lads birthday is coming up (10th) and he is really keen to get an air rifle

Can anyone recommend something suitable that is light enough but also accurate.
I have looked at the junior models but they are very low powered and he will be looking to get some bunnies once he is shooting well with it

Many thanks

Difficult one that, I'd say most of the accurate air rifles are going to have a fair bit of weight to them (especially PCP's).

Nothing kills interest like an inaccurate rifle.

You can spend silly money on carbon air tanks and barrels, but I'd be going down the route of a secondhand PCP and show him how to shoot from prone whilst carrying the rifle for him (but don't let him get too used to having a gunbearer/guide! )

 

[Somersetdk]

Exactly my thinking ! I'm thinking probably a break barrel , but also need something that will keep his interest on shooting rather than the playstation!

 

[VSS]

SMK Classic B1 Junior was what my daughter started off with, and it certainly put her on the right road. When she grew out it it it went to another SD member to start his kids off.
Don't be put off by the low power. There's a fair step to go before moving on to live quarry, by which time he'll be needing a bigger rifle anyway. No need to spend big money on the first one. More important to have something that's easy to use and fun.

 

[Millerich]

I’d have thought a secondhand Weihrauch (I can’t remember the 6ft/lb junior model number) could be sold for what you buy it for now, when the time comes to move up.

 

[Boosh]

S200.

 

[GrumpyGrandpa]

Weihrauch HW30 break-barrel, possibly? (2.5kg)

 

[Fair Hill]

An old but well looked after BSA would fit the bill.

 

[Radstorm]

Firm believer in starting basic - so simple spring airgun with open sights great for the fun starting out - I had a £30 Baikal - just looked at some on guntrader for £130
I would put a tin of 500 pellets through in a day, certainly every weekend.
Weihrauch Do a couple of youth models - low powerer power so easier to cock and shoot for longer periods.

Everyone wants a precharged air rifle with all the cool stuff on it but - they are boring easy to shoot - you rattle through pellets as there is no effort to move a bolt and reload - plus you have to get a way of filling the air - dive bottle etc more expense.

Firm believer in earning good kit - start simple have fun.

You can get Weihrauch with open sights and silencers - and remember either quiet targets or good neighbours who don’t mind “ting, ting ting “ every other minute or so -

 

[Somersetdk]

Firm believer in starting basic - so simple spring airgun with open sights great for the fun starting out - I had a £30 Baikal - just looked at some on guntrader for £130
I would put a tin of 500 pellets through in a day, certainly every weekend.
Weihrauch Do a couple of youth models - low powerer power so easier to cock and shoot for longer periods.

Everyone wants a precharged air rifle with all the cool stuff on it but - they are boring easy to shoot - you rattle through pellets as there is no effort to move a bolt and reload - plus you have to get a way of filling the air - dive bottle etc more expense.

Firm believer in earning good kit - start simple have fun.

You can get Weihrauch with open sights and silencers - and remember either quiet targets or good neighbours who don’t mind “ting, ting ting “ every other minute or so -

I totally agree , he needs to get used to the basics first and enjoy it before spending ££££ on a PCP although I might treat him to a cheap scope to go with it , can't stand open sights

 

[3.5mag]

S/h BSA meteor in .22 ( less harsh than .177)
Excellent open sights & what most of us older generation cut our teeth on.
If PCP, then AA S200 as previously suggested in either calibre.

 

[Insertusernamehere]

I’m just about to list my BSA ULTRA JSR
You’d be welcome to pop down and try it out

 

[johndeere]

The wife has Air Arms S510 lovely compact light air rifle, the grandchildren use it with ease and stunningly accurate too.

 

[Somersetdk]

I’m just about to list my BSA ULTRA JSR
You’d be welcome to pop down and try it out

Thanks for the offer but I think that'll be a bit out of budget for the mo ! Maybe in a few years when he can hit a tin can at 100 yards

 

[Insertusernamehere]

Thanks for the offer but I think that'll be a bit out of budget for the mo ! Maybe in a few years when he can hit a tin can at 100 yards

Yeah that tends to be the case with these the only thing I would say is obviously it can be dropped in a larger “normal” ultra stock as he grows

 

[Pelyma]

My son started at a club that used S200, fantastic rifles

 

[Will the chippy]

I've got a BSA ultra in .22. it's too small for me, it would be ideal for a youngster. I'm happy to sell it. I used to have a BSA lightning too, although compact and light, having a short barrel made it more difficult to cock.

 

[Radstorm]

Thanks for the offer but I think that'll be a bit out of budget for the mo ! Maybe in a few years when he can hit a tin can at 100 yards

So as a kid I got left to shoot at a weekends and had a field to shoot in - so eventually I did stretch the range out - 105 meters with a .177 airgun hitting a coke can was regularly doable - with a spring airgun - scoped and resting on hay bail - hold over was aiming at a point well above it.
Hope you got a gun sorted for your lad.

I can see the benefits of a quiet one for plinking in the garden if you have neighbours - I have a hw100 which although it goes against my simple spring rifle idea - it’s silly quiet.