[naminator]

Honestly, if you want a good rifle you will still be in or around 1000$. 300-500$ for the gun itself, plus another 500$ or so to make it great. I have a semi auto rifle, the KC02 which is a clone of the Tanio Kobia 10/22.

Currently I have an Orga Magnus, VSR 3d printed chamber, Hogue stock, several magazines (because I haven't HPA tapped mags, don't have a rig and I am still bedding in the hopup) and an upgraded light weight piston. Last game I had it out, in an hour I held down a hill top (basically solo) racked up 12 or more kills and still had ammo to spare.

The gun all said an done cost me around 900$, way more if you include the time spent modding, tuning, testing ect. It is a labour of love. Currently my gun is for sale, because honestly I want my gun course and to buy a remington 870.

I would go for a Tanaka M24/KJW M700 with a Tanaka Long Mag HPA tapped, Edgi Barrel, Spartan kit and an upgrade rubber. A couple other internals would make it deadly. Then it comes down to GOOD glass and lots of time spent fine tuning things. Then can have a quiet, gas rifle, without the need for a spring system.