02-17-2019, 10:09 AM
"I seldom bring out my break barrels to shoot because they tend to be pretty loud."
Loud, and they take a really long time to reload. They are good for chores like putting down meat rabbits but relatively worthless trying to hit moving targets unless one has time to run 1,000 or so pellets through it to break it in, and even then, they are not nearly as accurate as a firearm. I have the "Crosman Nitro Venom Dusk Break Barrel Air Rifle (.22) powered by Nitro Piston" ( https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004V958U8/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&psc=1&linkCode=ll1&tag=pw016-20&linkId=0744f36e175ee90ec6319c410b4b9035&language=en_US ) and it feels unusually heavy and not configured to take a standard rifle sling. So it's a tool that is heavy to carry, takes a long time to reload a single shot, can be loud (lighter pellets that break the sound barrier aren't any quieter than a .22 firearm shooting a low velocity round), and one can't hook a sling up to it without modification. It's a good tool to have on hand, but has definite limitations. It's no substitute for a good ole Ruger 10/22, and not any cheaper.
Loud, and they take a really long time to reload. They are good for chores like putting down meat rabbits but relatively worthless trying to hit moving targets unless one has time to run 1,000 or so pellets through it to break it in, and even then, they are not nearly as accurate as a firearm. I have the "Crosman Nitro Venom Dusk Break Barrel Air Rifle (.22) powered by Nitro Piston" ( https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004V958U8/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&psc=1&linkCode=ll1&tag=pw016-20&linkId=0744f36e175ee90ec6319c410b4b9035&language=en_US ) and it feels unusually heavy and not configured to take a standard rifle sling. So it's a tool that is heavy to carry, takes a long time to reload a single shot, can be loud (lighter pellets that break the sound barrier aren't any quieter than a .22 firearm shooting a low velocity round), and one can't hook a sling up to it without modification. It's a good tool to have on hand, but has definite limitations. It's no substitute for a good ole Ruger 10/22, and not any cheaper.