Modern air rifles are cheap to shoot and are more versatile. But .22 rifles bring more velocity and downrange accuracy.

Even as airgun technology evolves, several companies continue to produce guns that use multi-pump pneumatic power plants. They are flexible, reliable, self-contained, quiet, and relatively affordable.

The Umarex Notos pre-charged pneumatic carbine has been around for several years, earning a devoted following in that time. It is powerful, compact, light, maneuverable, and quite accurate for a short ...