Most Quiet Air Rifle?

D

DWK2

Joined
Nov 3, 2003
Messages
3,410
I'm looking for a quality air rifle to suppress small varmints without scaring their friends off or annoying the neighbors. I'd prefer 22 or 25 caliber to 177. I'd like to keep it under a thousand bucks and closer to $500 would be even better.

Thanks for your advice,

DancesWithKnives
 
Thanks for the suggestion. I've seen a Marauder and will definitely look at this model as well.
 
Do you prefer pre charged or springer, springer generate noise at the stock but from a distance there is no if very little noise.
 
I would do some research,weihrauch, rws, beeman, air arms, are quality brands. Don't get caught in the velocity game.
 
Yeah, velocity ratings are a load of bull now a days. They mostly use PBA ammo to get those high numbers, but anything over 1000FPS is inaccurate, it makes the pellet wobble through the air. To combat this, you CAN get a high rated gun and use some heavier 10.5 or heavier pellets to cut down on the speed and use it to your advantage to pack more of a wallop. All airguns are quieter than a gun, none of them would really disturb the neighbors. from a distance with a springer you hear a little puff of air and then the pellet hitting its target. Nothing big. I own an RWS model 48 currently, have also owned a crossman quest 1000x. Both nice guns, the RWS being my second gun, it's from 1990. Look up UMAREX they produce a lot of different guns. Or go to pyramidair.com.
 
I have been extremely pleased with my Beeman HW97K (Thumbhole Stock) .22 Caliber Air Rifle. It was $800, plus a scope. It is very accurate and is subsonic, so you don't hear any CRACK of the sound barrier being broken.

HW97KT-01.jpg
 
Vege-Taco said:
I have been extremely pleased with my Beeman HW97K (Thumbhole Stock) .22 Caliber Air Rifle. It was $800, plus a scope. It is very accurate and is subsonic, so you don't hear any CRACK of the sound barrier being broken.

HW97KT-01.jpg
Click to expand...

Exactly. Hearing a crack is bad and means you've this broken the sound barrier and that is what I was talking about in my above post. Either that or you forgot a pellet and dry fired :-) OOPS
 
Thanks everyone---those sound like many good leads to follow. And valuable advice on velocity.

I have about a 20 yr old RWS 54 (22) but it is a heavy target model and pretty loud. I understand that air gun technology has advanced a lot in the last two decades and figured there would be a quieter and lighter option available. I'm completely flexible on the type of gun, I just want something quiet that isn't heavy/unpleasant to carry around.

Much appreciated,

DancesWithKnives
 
I would recommend to stay with a springer. It makes it's own air and is all self contained. I like the side lever on my 48. Personal preference I guess. Id like to find a composite stock to lighten it up a little. Most of the weight is in the metal.
 
The Gamo Whisper Fusion Pro is one that might be worth taking a look at if noise abatement is truly a top concern. Full disclosure up front, I don't own one of these and I've never owned anything manufactured by Gamo. My first was an RWS and everything since has been either Beeman or FWB - and I highly doubt Gamo's quality is comparable. As well, the marketing department at Gamo appears to have a very large say in the way the company is run. They've gone all in in playing the velocity game as the following video will attest.

That all said, it does appear that Gamo has legitimately been putting effort into making air rifles quieter. With heavy pellets, who knows, you might actually have something. And at about a third the price of some of the others mentioned here, it could be worth taking a chance.

http://youtu.be/s0LXBQkq0S8
 
I too own a rws 48 side cocker and although a little heavy very accurate.
 
Thanks for the additional replies and advice! I have seen the Gamo advertised and read a bit about it. The competing Stoeger suppressed air rifle doesn't have a very good reputation, but the Gamo could be better. I don't need to make long shots but I want to be able to hit the varmints accurately enough to put them down humanely.

I'm grateful for your help,

DancesWithKnives
 
DWK2 said:
Thanks for the additional replies and advice! I have seen the Gamo advertised and read a bit about it. The competing Stoeger suppressed air rifle doesn't have a very good reputation, but the Gamo could be better. I don't need to make long shots but I want to be able to hit the varmints accurately enough to put them down humanely.

I'm grateful for your help,

DancesWithKnives
Click to expand...

Keep in mind Gamo uses a lot of plastic parts, over time they will fail.
 
Krav said:
Keep in mind Gamo uses a lot of plastic parts, over time they will fail.
Click to expand...

Yep. And at the same time, my Beeman P1 shoots as good today as it did when I purchased it 27 years ago. It's been in for routine servicing once in that period of time.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top