It was determined that the bear had been shot, with a .22-caliber air rifle pellet found in its chest cavity.

Accuracy Both our air rifle test and our .22 LR rifle test used similar test protocols. For each test, multiple shooters squeezed off five-shot groups per gun, with a minimum of 20 shots recorded.

In fact, Lewis and Clark took a .46-caliber Girandoni air rifle capable of 22 shots at a time on their famous expedition. Below, we’ve rounded up the best air rifles right now.