Does anyone sell off some of their powder burners to finance air rifles? Im just not into it like I was. shooting and hunting has been a passion all my life but now that I’m older I’ve slowed down a lot. I saw the other thread about getting out of air gunning while I’m just getting started I’ll probably get rid of a few center fires that I don’t shoot any more and start buying pellet guns
Selling off Powder Burners
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ThomasT
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Hello DanH,
Several years ago I began selling a lot of my powder-burners because they were becoming "Gun Safe Queens" from lack of use. I hated each time someone answered one of my for sale ads, but because of my age and simply not hunting or going to the range very often it just made good sense. However this did give me more room in the safe for more
air rifles......
Have a great day,
ThomasT
Several years ago I began selling a lot of my powder-burners because they were becoming "Gun Safe Queens" from lack of use. I hated each time someone answered one of my for sale ads, but because of my age and simply not hunting or going to the range very often it just made good sense. However this did give me more room in the safe for more
air rifles......Have a great day,
ThomasT
That's how i financed mine. Been collecting, buying PB's for many, many years. as well as a high power and small bore competition shooter.Like you getting up in the years no longer hunt. Still shoot some competition. To be frank, i enjoy air gunning more and have a beautiful range just 15 minutes from the house. Can also shoot in my back yard
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I've sold some powder burners to finance pcp. And am going to sell some more for my next purchase
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Nope not anymore. I still have several .22 rimfires that shoot like .06 groups at 100 yards. One of them is a VooDoo. Another is a CZ.
As pellets rise and rise and rise in cost, at the moment I can purchase 22 rimfire cheaper than some pellets. My favorite springer pellet the .22 GTO is now right at 30 bucks for 200. Yep I can purchase bulk Aquila cheaper than that.
So if you have a good rimfire, hang unto it. Pellet costs are becoming ridiculous, especially as they train all to purchase the newest and latest slug, while sneakily raising prices on pellets.
Kit
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Made all the sense in the world to me. I kept 3 or 4 PBs ( think I shot 6 shots in 2 years) that sit and don't get used. It's almost repulsive to me to shoot PBs considering muzzle blast recoil CLEANING ect. Airguns are FAR more practical to shoot a lot and more often, I would do the same thing again if I could. I would be a little more careful which airguns to buy knowing what I know now but I guess we all go through a learning curve. (Taipan Veterans for me).
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Yes sir, was a big Sako fan. Had the heavy bbl varmint in .17 and .22-250. Did a lot of groundhog hunting to help Dairy farmers. Had the Dillon loading press, the works. Shot a ton of nosler ballistic tips. Passed it all to son-in-law. No regerts.
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Sorry, but I just had to respond to Kit Carson. I have been shooting small bore competition for over 40 years. All over the country, at Bisley in England and at the NRA Small Bore Nationals at Camp Perry Ohio and now at Camp Attrtebury in Indiana .I have never seen anyone shooting Auquila ammo { made in Mexico } at these events. If it shot that good at 100 yds, you would think it would be being used. The VODOO is a great rifle,and won the Nationals at Camp Atterbury last year. { shot next to him } but with Lapua not Aquila. While I take his word that he can shoot those types of groups at 100 yds. with Aquila ammo, I would take it with a grain of salt. As to cost, I can buy a lot of JSB and FX pellets for the $200.00 it costs for a brick of 500 of Eley Tenex or $150.00 for a brick of Eley Match or Lapua. I have shot many sub moa targets at 100 & 50 yds with the conventional and metric small bore targets but have never seen it done with Aquila ammo. Although it's claim to fame is that it is " Eley primed!" I invite Kit to come down to LA. and shoot with us any time. We shoot small bore twice a month on Sunday. also shoot FT and bench rest on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Saturday. My comments above are just a statement of fact from many years of experience and by no means are critical of Kit Carson's claims, although I do question same.
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Sold my last 2 W270 SM and a W300 Short mag gone 5 years ago
Now 3 pellet guns which I can shoot in my back yard
Now 3 pellet guns which I can shoot in my back yard
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Yeah. Back in the late 70's to 90's, working in the Aerospace Industry was great times. Then, the late 90's came and the Aerospace Industry went to hell.
I was out of work for...well, a LONG time. Long enough that I sold almost all of my firearms (a bunch, of rifles and pistols), and even had to part with my race car to keep the payments going my house.
But onto better days. MUCH better working environment, still in Aerospace, and then...so far anyway, retirement has been good to me, and I need a second safe for my air powered, implements of "minor" destruction !
Mike
I was out of work for...well, a LONG time. Long enough that I sold almost all of my firearms (a bunch, of rifles and pistols), and even had to part with my race car to keep the payments going my house.
But onto better days. MUCH better working environment, still in Aerospace, and then...so far anyway, retirement has been good to me, and I need a second safe for my air powered, implements of "minor" destruction !
Mike
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Hello airgunner1042,
I don't know about Auquila, never shot it, but I also shot competition .22LR. I never purchased or used any of the High Dollar ammo, didn't need too was on the podium more times than I can count. I use CCI 22LR Standard Velocity, Target, 40GR, lead round nose, right off the shelf and right out of the box / carton.
ThomasT
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What was said was I can purchase bulk aquila cheaper than some pellets. The trend seems to be that pellet prices are climbing at an increasing rate . I also shoot Eley or Lapua if and when it actually counts, however Aquila is great for 50 yards and trigger control practice, just as a tin or two of cheap Crossman Premiers are for an air rifle. No need to waste three tins of H and N hornets for practice. You can also with a little work find Eley and or Lapua for 130 bucks for 500. You have to be quick and purchase five minutes after it is posted. Lots of online web sites sell all kinds or rimfire ammo , however it is not there long and is bought minutes after it is listed.
Nope not spending 1000 bucks round trip to measure ....................Grin. The entire point was the price increase of pellets. Some are now 14 cents a pop and increasing fast. Therefore selling your powder burners may not be wise as soon pellets will run as much or more than rimfire price. And that is why I would advise not selling all your powder burners. Air gunning is entering a new age, the age of slugs, large calibers, full auto rifles, and along with that a huge increase in ammo for them. As they get the entire shooting community trained, they sneak in one and two dollar per tin increases in price more and more frequently.
Cheers
Kit
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I have had a few rifles that sat in my safe that are no longer there, and there is a nice new airgun in its place. To me they are tools to be used. And if they are not being used for an extended time, I move them on to someone else.
Life is to short to be only shooting one rifle. Pass them around and see what you like and how the others shoot!
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What I’ve learned in life is never say never. I’ve sold off hobbies only to return to them years later. Then the big investment again. If you have good firearms, they don’t get outdated. I’ll unload all my firearms when I’m physically unable to use them. I was never a one trick pony with guns. Firearms are my fallback weapon from airguns and airguns are my fallback weapon to firearms. As I type this I’m under a pine tree hunting with a pellet gun. Next week I could be sitting here with a .22lr.
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Air archer I’ll keep you in mind
not selling all of them though like Vetmx says never say never. I’m selling a rifle back to a friend that I bought when he was down and out that I always felt a little guilty about. I told him it was his if he ever wanted it back. I have one pcp rifle in .22 next one will be a .25 then maybe a .30 cal. Then that’s it! Yeah right
not selling all of them though like Vetmx says never say never. I’m selling a rifle back to a friend that I bought when he was down and out that I always felt a little guilty about. I told him it was his if he ever wanted it back. I have one pcp rifle in .22 next one will be a .25 then maybe a .30 cal. Then that’s it! Yeah rightUpvote 0
No, never. Although I will lose interest in powder burners for long periods of time, I always find my way back to them eventually and it's nice to still have them sitting in my safe. There will always be a purpose for a couple of M4's, a shotgun, 22, and a few 1911's.......lol, and a few other things
Here's a look in one part of one of my gun safes.
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i pretty much regret every gun ive ever sold .. airguns, ive had a couple of real junkers ive literally given away, so no i wouldnt sell off a nice piece to finance anything ..
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Yea, I'm starting to sell off my rimfires. Haven't been shooting the powder burners since owning a PCP.
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