Hi. I’m popping in here so that I can accumulate enough rep to be able to PM people in the For Sale section of the forum, so feel free to be chatty 

I haven't used an air rifle since I was a kid and don't even remember the brands of the couple that I had.

I moved back to NZ and bought a few acres beside about 18 odd acres of bush next door. Well, there are a few small pests wandering about that I would like to deal with and I can’t be bothered with the rigmarole of getting a FAL and a safe etc….so an Air Rifle it is.

Once I’ve dealt with a few of the pests, I’d also like something that is well made enough to be accurate so that I can amuse myself with some target shooting as well.

Anyhoo, I have a bit of reading to do it seems as there’s way more to it than the knackered old plinker dad gave me as a kid.

Hi and welcome to the forum.  Here you will find a group of very knowledgeable air gunners who will willingly share their knowledge - you need only ask.

There is a good mix of serious target shooters, plinkers, hunters and professional pest controllers within this group.

Sounds like you came into air gunning and ultimately this group along the same path as me.  A life sentence block with a pest problem.   In my case, mostly possums eating the veggies, fruit and even chook food. The final straw was breaking one of my daughter's favourite standard roses!   With little knowledge about air guns other than not needing a firearms license to buy anything other than a PCP, I purchased a Gamo .22 on Tradme only because it was the only .22 on TradeMe at the time that wasn't too expensive and was close enough away for  me to go and pick up rather than having to deal with mail-order forms and having it sent through the licenced dealer network.  While not a top quality air gun, my Gamo has dealt with the possums, hares and even a turkey that was starting to hang around my chickens.

I have caught the airgun bug and now have 4 air rifles and two pistols which mostly get used for plinking though some of them still used to keep the pest numbers down.

What part of the country are you from?  There may be other forum members who will be happy to meet with you and let you try their guns and help you find what suits you. 

Anyway - once again WELCOME.