Air guns : An addiction or an expensive hobby

[beerthief]

Over the past year and a half, I have dropped some dollars on the PCP way of life. As a kid, I've owned many Crossman, a Benjamin and Sheridan Siver Streak which the later two I still own today. Back then, I worked in a grocery store that provided me the funds to buy them. Fast forward today, OUCH, these air guns today will make a big kid at heart CRY but find a way to pursue his passion. I'm grateful to be able to pick-up OT to pay for that addiction which is an expensive hobby. So, far my arsenal consists of a Daystate Delta wolf .177, a Daystate Huntsman Revere .22, and a FX Streamline .22. Next up a FX Royale 400 .22 or a FX Royale 500. Oh, I almost came close to snagging a beautiful sub 12# FX cyclone from a gent in the UK but the British Customs got me. LOL

Happy Shooting

An addiction or an expensive hobby? YES Indeed ! but worth it .​

 

[Arkansas_Airgunner]

I recently sat down and re-evaluated where I am with my PCP's and such.....and learned HOLY SH*T, I have a LOT of $$$$ tied up in this hobby!!! So for ME to answer your question, I'm saying E X P E N S I V E Hobby. Lol

 

[wpvince]

There are worse addictions... trust me.

Not sure if there are better hobbies, many much less costly.

Much wirse

 

[RickH]

Are airguns expensive? They certainly can be. Still, all of mine combined total to less money spent than about four car payments and will last longer. Everyone should have something they enjoy that requires reasonable investments in time, money and effort. For me it’s shooting, RC models and photography.

Rick H.

 

[blackholegun]

Well if you're a golfer, figure $1500 for a set of clubs, $30-50 a dozen for golf clubs. To really get anything out of the sport and any proficiency, you have to play twice a week at $60 a pop at the local cow pasture. So in a year, you can spend up to $8000. Then there's the special shoes and the fancy shirt, let alone the drinks at the 19th hole. And what it's worth in the end?? You might get $50 for the used clubs and some alligator is enjoying the golf balls. Get my picture? Then there's photography, cars, computers, not to mention model airplanes. It's only money and if you get any enjoyment from it, it's worth it. At least for airguns, you get something back for a good quality used airgun. Feel better now?? Ok, where's the PA catalog.

Well said.

I have a problem turning down $200 dollar guns. Whenever I see one I buy it and when I’m ready to sell it always turns back into $200 dollars. You can don’t that with a beat up set of clubs. Furthermore you can gather up several of them and turn them into an even nicer one.

I love to trade. I think it’s a personality defect. To this day my favorite trade was a beat up tiny little IH tractor I got for free. Like it was literally the smallest tractor over seen. It was barely larger than a lawn mower. I traded it into $1200 bucks and .44 special. Then I bought a bull with the $1200 bucks and traded the pistol for some rifle.

 

[blackdog899]

I recently sat down and re-evaluated where I am with my PCP's and such.....and learned HOLY SH*T, I have a LOT of $$$$ tied up in this hobby!!! So for ME to answer your question, I'm saying E X P E N S I V E Hobby. Lol

I will not, no can not add it up . I know it would shock the living s t out of me.
Just like my last hobbies guitars, astrophotography, old motorcycles jeez I usually
just want to get some back at selling time….

 

[napairgunner]

You are correct. FX new models are a miss for me. I like the older models of FX like the cyclone, royale 400/500, and the streamline - all with a beautiful walnut stock. From what I heard they are bullet proof and easy to work on. The only FX that I may consider is the DRS classic in a walnut stock.

I own all three Royal 400 500 and Streamline in 22 and I can confirm simple to work on and very accurate. Just great rifles if you like simple accurate fun rifles but pretty hard to find these days I got all mine used over the last two or three years

 

[Tuna64]

I own all three Royal 400 500 and Streamline in 22 and I can confirm simple to work on and very accurate. Just great rifles if you like simple accurate fun rifles but pretty hard to find these days I got all mine used over the last two or three years

Here's my arsenal : Daystate delta wolf .177, Daystate huntsman revere .22, FX streamline .22, a Royale 400 .22 I picked up from AoA,, and another Royale 400 .22 that I got from a gent in the UK. The only airgun that I bought new was the Revere

 

[Avator]

Neither and both... depends on what you make it and relative to what you expect from it. Spent alot of money and time on a bar stool early on in life and I ain't got a dang thing to show for it. Now I can go out in my shop and tinker, cast, and shoot all day at no cost other than electricity.
And no hangover.

 

[napairgunner]

Here's my arsenal : Daystate delta wolf .177, Daystate huntsman revere .22, FX streamline .22, a Royale 400 .22 I picked up from AoA,, and another Royale 400 .22 that I got from a gent in the UK. The only airgun that I bought new was the Revere

My royales and Streamline 2 in Aeron chassis's I have 7 other PCP's. Can someone really have too many lol! It's only expensive if you can't afford it lol!

 

[DesertSilver]

Yes!