Hunters will always agree that the good old air gun should be used as a fundamental training tool for all beginners. This has been true for decade. There are many times when hunters have taken their air-guns and tested them during their marksmanship training. Air-guns have over the year’s undergone huge transformations. According to Les Stein, they are becoming more and more attractive everyday!
If you check the market, you will find that the modern ones available today are far better and accurate over most rifle guns. They are even more efficient over the 22LR rim-fire guns. When you compare the rim-fire guns with the air-guns available in the market, you will find that have less control especially when they are used for firing at ammunition that is bulk graded. They are not able to give you a consistent performance.
The air-guns today are low in power and they are ideal for learning the basics of marksmanship. The fundamental areas of training are grip, trigger control and slight alignment.