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Hello!
I am planning to buy a .22 rifle approx 100 m effective range. Which company should I prefer? National Air Rifle? or Canon? I plan to use it for target practice and also use it to control large pests in my village during the rice season.
Please let me know what all factors should I keep in mind.
Jai Hind!
aku "sarge" narko

I think in india their is no air rifle company which made the types of air rifles effective at 100m and capable of killing large pests.But national is best in all indian companies its effective range is about 35 to 40m

100 m effective range? That is more than a little optimistic for an .22 cal air rifle.
While there are high velocity .22 cal airguns available, very few are capable of duplicating the ballistics of the .22 LR. Among other things, the lighter airgun pellets are deviated more by wind and won't retain much energy at 100 m. If you do manage to hit something with your .22 airgun at 100 m, the pellet is going to be pretty ineffective.
30 to 40 m is more like what you should expect unless you are able to procure some of the ultra high velocity .22 airguns available on the international market and all those would fail the "deal wood" test.

IHP 35 or Canon LG 65...but I dont think anyone will give an effective range of 100 meters. I guess the best bet would be approx 20 meters effective.

bodhijobs wrote:IHP 35 or Canon LG 65...but I dont think anyone will give an effective range of 100 meters. I guess the best bet would be approx 20 meters effective.

their maximum range is 35 meter....

Ok, I made a quick sum up till I await the quotation from National Air Rifles,

National Air Rifles 35 /or

Remington Summit /or

Crosman Quest 1000x



In case I find the the specifications of the US rifles better for the price, I will go for them.
If any proud owners of such rifles can share their experience on maintaining these rifles and precautions that need to be taken, I will be happy to hear it.

Jai Hind!
Aku "sarge"

P.S.: Thanks to xl_target, bodhi, and raju for their technical conformations

[quote="sgt.akshay"]Ok, I made a quick sum up till I await the quotation from National Air Rifles,

National Air Rifles 35 /or
Remington Summit /or
Crosman Quest 1000x

Hi akshay,
> Like other IFGians have opined ....
1. No Indian made air rifle has an effective kill-range beyond 25/30mtrs, especially large pests.
2. You cannot import 0.22cal air rifles into our country - only 0177cal is allowed.
3. Even if you import a high-power 0.177 cal - it would fail the 'dealwood' test & customs won't clear it.
> Your best bet is to buy a good Indian Air Rifle, preferably a 0.22 cal & have it tuned to increase its power & take your shots within 25mtrs or closer - placement of shots is very important if you want to eliminate pests.
Good Luck
Brihacharan

-- Fri Aug 05, 2011 6:28 pm --

[quote="sgt.akshay"]Ok, I made a quick sum up till I await the quotation from National Air Rifles,

National Air Rifles 35 /or
Remington Summit /or
Crosman Quest 1000x

Hi akshay,
> Like other IFGians have opined ....
1. No Indian made air rifle has an effective kill-range beyond 25/30mtrs, especially large pests.
2. You cannot import 0.22cal air rifles into our country - only 0177cal is allowed.
3. Even if you import a high-power 0.177 cal - it would fail the 'dealwood' test & customs won't clear it.
> Your best bet is to buy a good Indian Air Rifle, preferably a 0.22 cal & have it tuned to increase its power & take your shots within 25mtrs or closer - placement of shots is very important if you want to eliminate pests.
Good Luck
Brihacharan

The only way you can bring in a .22 airgun into our country is if someone is carrying it as baggage on their way to INDIA. You may find many online sites who will ship the same to INDIA. DON'T ORDER ANY .22 AIRGUN ONLINE. It will be seized on entry. You can ask any friend to carry it for you when he/she is flying to INDIA, and be ready to pay the customs charges if asked. My 2 Cents.

chucky wrote:The only way you can bring in a .22 airgun into our country is if someone is carrying it as baggage on their way to INDIA. You may find many online sites who will ship the same to INDIA. DON'T ORDER ANY .22 AIRGUN ONLINE. It will be seized on entry. You can ask any friend to carry it for you when he/she is flying to INDIA, and be ready to pay the customs charges if asked. My 2 Cents.

Yes, my cousin will be bringing it when coming back to india next mont. Any idea what is the usual custom fee?

-- Fri Aug 05, 2011 8:51 pm --

brihacharan wrote:

sgt.akshay wrote:Ok, I made a quick sum up till I await the quotation from National Air Rifles,

National Air Rifles 35 /or
Remington Summit /or
Crosman Quest 1000x

Hi akshay,
> Like other IFGians have opined ....
1. No Indian made air rifle has an effective kill-range beyond 25/30mtrs, especially large pests.
2. You cannot import 0.22cal air rifles into our country - only 0177cal is allowed.
3. Even if you import a high-power 0.177 cal - it would fail the 'dealwood' test & customs won't clear it.
> Your best bet is to buy a good Indian Air Rifle, preferably a 0.22 cal & have it tuned to increase its power & take your shots within 25mtrs or closer - placement of shots is very important if you want to eliminate pests.
Good Luck
Brihacharan


Any ups, as to who can help me customize the .22 indian rifle? Approx I wanted 950-1000 fps velocity.
infact I have 2 choices now,
Air Rifle
Remington Vantage .17(scope included):
1200 fps
for Rs. 5450

National Air Rifle 35/50 0.22
still waiting for details from NAR
Rs.5800 average + customizing charge??

enlighten me please!
-akshay "sarge"

P.S: is IOF 30-06 available for sale? A friend in texas uses it!!








-- Fri Aug 05, 2011 6:28 pm --

sgt.akshay wrote:Ok, I made a quick sum up till I await the quotation from National Air Rifles,

National Air Rifles 35 /or
Remington Summit /or
Crosman Quest 1000x

Hi akshay,
> Like other IFGians have opined ....
1. No Indian made air rifle has an effective kill-range beyond 25/30mtrs, especially large pests.
2. You cannot import 0.22cal air rifles into our country - only 0177cal is allowed.
3. Even if you import a high-power 0.177 cal - it would fail the 'dealwood' test & customs won't clear it.
> Your best bet is to buy a good Indian Air Rifle, preferably a 0.22 cal & have it tuned to increase its power & take your shots within 25mtrs or closer - placement of shots is very important if you want to eliminate pests.
Good Luck
Brihacharan

chucky wrote:The only way you can bring in a .22 airgun into our country is if someone is carrying it as baggage on their way to INDIA. You may find many online sites who will ship the same to INDIA. DON'T ORDER ANY .22 AIRGUN ONLINE. It will be seized on entry. You can ask any friend to carry it for you when he/she is flying to INDIA, and be ready to pay the customs charges if asked. My 2 Cents.

Hi buddy,
Will a person bringing .22 air rifle into our country as baggage wouldn't be asked for membership card of rifle club etc. by customs? Simply paying customs charges will do you meant?

sokkri wrote:

chucky wrote:The only way you can bring in a .22 airgun into our country is if someone is carrying it as baggage on their way to INDIA. You may find many online sites who will ship the same to INDIA. DON'T ORDER ANY .22 AIRGUN ONLINE. It will be seized on entry. You can ask any friend to carry it for you when he/she is flying to INDIA, and be ready to pay the customs charges if asked. My 2 Cents.

Hi buddy,
Will a person bringing .22 air rifle into our country as baggage wouldn't be asked for membership card of rifle club etc. by customs? Simply paying customs charges will do you meant?

I believe Membership is a must...

bodhijobs wrote:

sokkri wrote:

chucky wrote:The only way you can bring in a .22 airgun into our country is if someone is carrying it as baggage on their way to INDIA. You may find many online sites who will ship the same to INDIA. DON'T ORDER ANY .22 AIRGUN ONLINE. It will be seized on entry. You can ask any friend to carry it for you when he/she is flying to INDIA, and be ready to pay the customs charges if asked. My 2 Cents.

Hi buddy,
Will a person bringing .22 air rifle into our country as baggage wouldn't be asked for membership card of rifle club etc. by customs? Simply paying customs charges will do you meant?

I believe Membership is a must...

May throw more on Bodhi's knowledge on this. It seems bodhi is also not sure about this.