Steyr LG 110 Hunting
Precision & Power with Air Steven Boelter
Steyr LG 110 Hunting
a large, overconfident pigeon that had come to roost on a friend’s barn roof. I’d always taken exception to these flying rats which seem to target car hoods, outdoor chairs, and generally make a considerable mess wherever they roost. At the time I had an Anschutz
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9003 10-meter match air rifle which was used for Smallbore silhouette training. While the stock is pretty radical, the optics and trigger are nearly identical to my Standard rifle, as well as the overall weight and balance. The low velocity of 560 fps made it ideal for indoor shooting, but left very little ter- minal performance with the 8.3 grain flat-nose lead pellets out past 20 yards. Even at 20 yards, these light pellets are not well suited for anything larger than a cockroach or small mouse. The enormous pigeon was too far
away (63 yards) and much too large for the Anschutz, so I began looking for a rifle with the same feel in terms of quality and precision as my Anschutz, but with the power to knock over these urban pests. After some time searching around
on the Internet, I ended up on Steyr’s website reading about their new line of air rifles suited for hunting. Because the
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firearm laws in Europe are considerably different (worse, much worse) when compared to the States, their air rifle technology is very advanced in efforts to fill the needs of European hunters. These European rifles are very
powerful, accurate, and well thought out from years of refinement. After reviewing the information on their web- site, I selected a Steyr LG 110 hunting rifle in .22 caliber for testing and evalu- ation. This rifle is a bolt action single- shot, and uses a removable compressed air cylinder for the power source and standard lead pellets. As to why I chose the .22 caliber
bore, there are four common caliber choices for air rifles: .177, .20, .22, and .25. We all grew up shooting the .177 caliber, and these light-weight pellets fly fast but are heavily affected by the wind and lose power at longer distances. Oddly, the .20 caliber is not very popular, so the pellet selections are limited. The .22 caliber rifles are the overwhelming favorite for both hunting and long-range accuracy work, so that’s the direction I went. The .25 caliber rifles are neat, but again they have a limited pellet selec- tion and can be picky as to what pellet they will shoot accurately. That said, the bugs are quickly being ironed out and .25 has proven very effective in some
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current rifle productions. I ordered the LG 110 through
Precision Airguns and Supplies, along with a few different tins of pellets and an adaptor for my DIN valve, which connects to a standard diving air tank. There will be more discussion on valves and tanks later. RIFLE DESCRIPTION
Upon opening the hard case
which it was shipped in, I was imme- diately impressed by the modern lines of the rifle. It’s a blend of superbly fin- ished aluminum and walnut, with every detail and aspect of the rifle receiving considerable attention. The rifle was also much larger than I had expected, not terribly heavy, and very well bal- anced. The walnut grip with both finger grooves and texturing feels very good in the hand, and the stock is full sized with a 13.4" length of pull. The forend of the stock is a hy-
brid between an Olympic target rifle with the accessory rail and measure- ment engravings, and a hunting rifle with smooth edges that are elegantly rolled, high-polished, and hard coated in a semi-gloss black finish. The pistol grip and stock are crafted out of me- dium grade walnut that features a very straight grain and exotic curves and lines. There is a well-executed satin oil
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