Reliability, And Durability Of PCP Rifles..?

[DevilsLuck]

Though our airguns are wildly different animals than their powdered brethren; the PCPs applications are being taxed evermore in parity with powder. While this may not represent much of an issue with folks who merely plink, from a bench...
What about the PCPs that are regularly fielded for tasks like hunting? These rifles would seem to be more prone to exposure from the elements, and the occasional knock, or God forbid, a drop.
Of the current offerings being in typical use for field work; which models have y'all found to be the most robust, and durable?

 

[UCChris]

Gonna be a lot of people saying Taipan.

 

[Gerry52]

6 years of dragging my guns into the field with nary a problem. Any I did have were more user error than equipment error. Had a problem with my Boss for the first time that I caused. I've been surprised at how robust my guns are but I take very good care of my stuff, always have. Depends on what platform we use & what we ask of it too. Mine have been superb.

 

[Ezana4CE]

This was a decent thread with some great input to a very similar question.

Most reliable Big Bore?? Long Term Use

I have been new to pcp airgun s. I bought my Texan during the pandemic and jumped in with both feet. I was in my younger days a long range powder burner hunter Benchrest and gunsmithing. I was very used to long range setup s and dialing elevation. After watching all the awesome long range...

www.airgunnation.com

Answers to your question will vary according to climate, environment, style of hunting, frequency, personal preference, experiences, etc.
For me the .357 Benjamin Bulldog and Edgun Lelya 2.0 have seen the most use and held up wonderfully in various types of weather.

 

[c_m_shooter]

How much durability does it take to get out to the air conditioned deer blind?

 

[L.Leon]

I would expect my PCPs to be durable and reliable enough for field use. I use mine in and around barns, stalls, hoop houses, outside and plinking from a bench. My Atomic XR is definitely rugged enough for consistent field use. I’ve kicked my Atomic over at least three times. Yes, I’m an idiot, she just shrugged it off and I kept shooting.

 

[gendoc]

i've hunted this past deer season with a Piledriver in .45 from a 14' tripod
in 20degree mornings this past christmas week to humid every-other day conditions
except then. rain, fog, kinda cold and just plain hot !! always it gets a complete cleaning after i got
my deer hang'n in the cooler........
the piledriver never once let me down. more positive than i will say for the other big bores i've hunted with in the past few seasons.
now, my Uragan .30 on hogs.....always shoot from a covered blind to protect
the internals that can be subject to juju from bad weather. its also did the job
very well with no problems because it was protected.

 

[DevilsLuck]

How much durability does it take to get out to the air conditioned deer blind?

I couldn't say. Never been in one. But I have trudged long distances, gotten muddy. Gotten rained on, bumped my rifles, and then had to have them perform...

 

[DevilsLuck]

i've hunted this past deer season with a Piledriver in .45 from a 14' tripod
in 20degree mornings this past christmas week to humid every-other day conditions
except then. rain, fog, kinda cold and just plain hot !! always it gets a complete cleaning after i got
my deer hang'n in the cooler........
the piledriver never once let me down. more positive than i will say for the other big bores i've hunted with in the past few seasons.
now, my Uragan .30 on hogs.....always shoot from a covered blind to protect
the internals that can be subject to juju from bad weather. its also did the job
very well with no problems because it was protected.

Yeah, I'm not looking for Garand Thumb torture tests. Just real world schtuff happens, rugged, gun usage. I can't think of anything more frustrating than finally getting that shot; and having the gun fail because it fell over while leaning against a tree, or got wet, or splashed a bit with mud from a quad.