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<blockquote data-quote="securitysix" data-source="post: 2571750" data-attributes="member: 32714"><p>I have a .22 caliber RWS model 52 that I bought from <a href="http://www.straightshooters.com" target="_blank">Straight Shooters</a> a few years ago. It's got plenty of power, but you can't kill a possum with it if you're using the cheap wadcutter Daisy pellets from Wal-Mart (learned that the hard way). Have to use heavier pellets. I bought a pellet sampler when I bought the gun and got the best results with the heavier pellets, so I bought a few tins of Beeman Kodiaks, which it really likes. </p><p></p><p>One thing I did learn is that RWS is imported by Umarex. Umarex's customer service is terrible. My gun broke within just a few days of getting it due to a bad part. I emailed Umarex and they told me "Well, too bad, you shouldn't have broken it. It will cost $18 plus shipping for a replacement part." I told them in no uncertain terms what I thought of that idea, emailed RWS corporate headquarters in Germany and told them how terrible their US distributor was, and then ordered something I could use to make about 6 replacement parts from MSC Direct for about $10 and did the repair myself. A few weeks later, I got a package containing the replacement part I needed at no charge, but by then I had already made the repair using the parts I purchased and no longer needed it. I set it aside (somewhere, not sure where) and haven't needed it since.</p><p></p><p>For those of you wanting to scope an airgun, it can get tricky if you're using a spring piston or gas ram gun, even if they're fairly low power guns. Because of the way airguns recoil (both back like a firearm and forward, unlike a firearm), they tend to tear up most scopes. You need a scope designed for airgun use, which means you can't just grab whatever scope you want off the shelf at Wal-Mart and be good to go. According to a rep I emailed back and forth with from BSA, everything they make is rated for use on a magnum powered spring piston airgun, so if you must grab something from Wal-Mart, BSA is your safest bet. Otherwise, do your research before you buy a scope for your airgun. </p><p></p><p>The pre-charged pneumatics don't have the same problem and you can put whatever scope you want on them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="securitysix, post: 2571750, member: 32714"] I have a .22 caliber RWS model 52 that I bought from [url=www.straightshooters.com]Straight Shooters[/url] a few years ago. It's got plenty of power, but you can't kill a possum with it if you're using the cheap wadcutter Daisy pellets from Wal-Mart (learned that the hard way). Have to use heavier pellets. I bought a pellet sampler when I bought the gun and got the best results with the heavier pellets, so I bought a few tins of Beeman Kodiaks, which it really likes. One thing I did learn is that RWS is imported by Umarex. Umarex's customer service is terrible. My gun broke within just a few days of getting it due to a bad part. I emailed Umarex and they told me "Well, too bad, you shouldn't have broken it. It will cost $18 plus shipping for a replacement part." I told them in no uncertain terms what I thought of that idea, emailed RWS corporate headquarters in Germany and told them how terrible their US distributor was, and then ordered something I could use to make about 6 replacement parts from MSC Direct for about $10 and did the repair myself. A few weeks later, I got a package containing the replacement part I needed at no charge, but by then I had already made the repair using the parts I purchased and no longer needed it. I set it aside (somewhere, not sure where) and haven't needed it since. For those of you wanting to scope an airgun, it can get tricky if you're using a spring piston or gas ram gun, even if they're fairly low power guns. Because of the way airguns recoil (both back like a firearm and forward, unlike a firearm), they tend to tear up most scopes. You need a scope designed for airgun use, which means you can't just grab whatever scope you want off the shelf at Wal-Mart and be good to go. According to a rep I emailed back and forth with from BSA, everything they make is rated for use on a magnum powered spring piston airgun, so if you must grab something from Wal-Mart, BSA is your safest bet. Otherwise, do your research before you buy a scope for your airgun. The pre-charged pneumatics don't have the same problem and you can put whatever scope you want on them. [/QUOTE]
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