Need advice on the best weapons.

[bigpaul]

a good springer air rifle will last you a lifetime, a Weirhauch is an excellent rifle but its a bit heavy to hold and aim and fire and carry all day in the woods, a BSA meteor is much lighter and a good all round gun, i prefer 22's myself i dont think 177's have enough oomph! a good pistol crossbow like the Armex 80LB is good for shorter distances and the bolts are cheap, i'm not a lover of full size crossbows, too much effort to cock and you could put your back out-as one of our members found out-and i dont think their much good for women or youngsters. any good quality knife is OK, but you'll need several to do different jobs, a general knife and a skinning and gutting knife, a machette wouldnt come amiss either.air pistols arent much cop unless your going to hit someone over the head with the butt and then you'd be better off with a baseball bat!