This modestly priced air rifle and scope combo is ready to shoot when it arrives. Use the open sights or mount the 4x32 scope and extract even more accuracy. Your Crosman Shockwave NP air rifle is suitable for dispatching small critters at close distances. Get rid of squirrels, rabbits, rats, mice, gophers and more. If hunting is going to be your main use, get the .22 caliber for max power. Besides critter control, this gun makes a fun backyard plinker.
Like to hunt? If so, a gun with a gas-piston powerplant should be high on your list if you're considering a spring-piston gun. Crosman's Nitro Piston is reliable and lets you hunt in the coldest weather without slowing down. Guns with metal mainsprings have lube on them, and that lube thickens in cold weather. In some cases, it slows down the gun so much that it's lost all reasonable power due to the extreme cold. Why suffer with a powerplant that's weather-sensitive when you can pick up a gun and shoot in any climate?