Buying anything before the 2016 presidential election JIC?

Anybody here consider a quality air rifle as a substitute for .22LR?  If the intent of .22LR is for small game harvesting, small varmint control, and cheap practice ammo, wouldn't one of the higher-end air rifles out there work?  I don't know much about BB and pellet guns, but it seems like there is probably something out there that would roughly match the capabilities of a .22 for that kind of use.

You know, I keep forgetting about using air rifles to take small game.  Odd, as I have lust for a .30 cal Quackenbush rifle.

Dan,

You shoot a lot of rifle. That's awesome.

Take this for what it's worth.

SHOOT YOUR PISTOL MORE. Really. It's what you have with you 99.999999% of the time and should be an expert with it. I mean draws under 1s. Splits with good hits under 0.2s. Hit plates at 25m effortlessly. Be able to hit clays at 15 with ease. Really, it matters.

Sincerely,

Your internet gun buddy

Oh! me Too!

I own several air guns. I like break action the best but I have a pump that can do over 1200 fps with a 177 pellet. Wrecks squirrels. I want to step up to a silenced one.

At our last group shoot here on my backyard range, a couple of the fellas sighted-in new air rifles. Gray squirrels are a high dollar menace around here, so a lot of folks keep a pellet gun handy, especially those that live within the city limits.

What this guy did is pretty cool. He made his Chinese air rifle into a .177 black powder rifle that uses shotgun primers and a nail for a firing pin.



Would also like to do this at some point.

Added 500 rds of ZQI 76.2 NATO to the 2016 ammo pile at the the front of the closet. Plus I bought a few ammo cans, both .50 cal steel cans ($12.83 each + tax at China-mart) and the Plano plastic ammo cans ($4.88 each + tax, which were also found at Walmart) that are about the same size as the .30 cal ammo cans.

The 'Jan to Aug 2016 Ammo Pile Of Freedom' is slowly getting taller.





It's like that game Jenga, only with ammo cans.

Next up on the list are ...
* Those A.R.M.S. QD rings for that SWFA 1-4 scope (probably medium height rings, gotta test it out at SWFA over that rear drum sight and make sure that it'll clear).
* That Specter Gear - H&K Weapons System SOP Sling (*Click*)
* A TacLatch Paddle Style Mag Release (*Click*) to make mag changes possible just using my support hand.
* A Cherokee H&K-91/PTR Cheek Piece (*Click*) depending on what kind of cheek/chin weld I get after I mount that scope.
* Level III Soft Body Armor (besides just being nice to have JIC shit pops off I've been kicking around the idea of getting a job as a guard on an armored transport to put cash in ATM machines). Buddy of mine got into that after he quit the ambulance company that we both worked at and he says its cake. Just do that until I'm done with school.
* A two cell kydex (Hazmat Holsterworks (*Click*) mag carrier and a one cell kydex mag pouch that clips inside the pocket (Sneaky Pete's in the pocket single mag carrier (*Click*) for my Walther PPS 9mm M1.
* A Kramer Horse-Hide #2 IWB holster for one of my BHP's (*Click*)
* Been kind of kicking around the idea of getting a CZ P-07 midsize 9mm pistol and a few mags and a Century C39V2 7.62x39 (it's an AK and been getting good reviews from the Military Arms Channel and Rob Ski on the AK Operators Union). Or a Century C308 (the H&K-91 copy from Century that has a PTR receiver, G3 parts and Cetme sights) and a Tristar C-100 9mm (it's almost an exact copy of the CZ-75 Compact). I'd like to install a lock-box in my truck to keep both of them in there permanently, but I don't know how feasible that is. Maybe just a lock-box for the pistol.
* A low cost Chi-Com Type 69 chest rig for .308/7.62x51 NATO mags.
* Then for ammo I'd like to get another 1k rds of .223 Rem, 1k rds of 7.62 NATO, 500 rds of .40 S&W. If I get the AK then add another 1,000 rds of 7.62x39.
* Also would like to do a Sims pistol class at Tac-Pro within the next 6 months.
* Will also be getting a Fostech Echo Trigger (*Click*) trigger despite me crying about its price earlier. Will either put it in my Noveske or on the Apocalyptic-Futuristic Battle Damaged Red and Black AR that I have floating around in my mind.
* Then need to finish the two AR's for two of my nephews within the next year.
* Would then like to get an Auto folding knife at some point. 'Switchblades' have been legal in Texas for two years and I still haven't taken advantage of the change in the law. Would like to get either a Benchmade AFO or an Al Mar Auto S.E.R.E., it's more likely I'll just end up getting a Boker Kalashnikov or a Magnum to satisfy the urge to get an automatic knife.

*Then last but not least I'd like to build one last AR for myself. Will have a Mega lower, a Vltor upper, a Noveske 18" inch barrel with a 1/8 twist, a double-sided AXTS Raptor charging handle, Troy H&K type flip up BUIS, a Troy Alpha rail, that Fostech Echo trigger (if not the Fostech then I'll buy/install a Chip McCormick flat match trigger and a Battle Arms short throw safety), a Vltor iMod or a MagPul UBR stock and topped with a Trijicon 1-6 Accupoint with a Green Triangle Post.

Merge this one ... ... then the circular symbol effect from this one, but with a Tiwaz/Tyr rune instead ... ... and then add the futuristic looking red and black battle damaged weapon effect from this one ... ...

I'll be somewhat happy if I manage to do all this.

It's more of a 2-4 year plan on some of this. I mostly intend on finishing ever detail of my existing guns, finish up on the ammo storage and do a couple more classes before I buy anymore pistols or rifles.