I am a looking at a PCP to use in Field target. Both open and hunter. I have been shooting spring guns for many years and have a TX200 and Diana 48 for field target in the springer classes.
I am just starting to look at building a dream gun and scope combination. I can use all the help and opinions anyone wants to offer. I am concerned I am focusing on things that don’t matter and ignoring things that do.
First off I will get a compressor. Should I get a hand pump or a bottle ? Or both for field use.
Next I do all my own maintenance and tuning. To me that is the fun. Learning new things and the satisfaction of making something work for me is something I place value in. I’m a mechanic/ machinist and dable in watchmaking. I know when I can’t do something.
I really like Air Arms products but I have looked at other brands.
I have gone around and around with this for months if not years. But now I have the money to do something. So it’s getting serious. Fortunately everything is out of stock everywhere so I can wait. And take time.
I am in Iowa and the wind is my concern. I want a 20 ft lb gun to buck wind with slow moving heavier pellets.
First I looked at the HFT 500. I like it because it has an adjustable cheek piece. I like the option of a hamster and it is single shot competition rifle with a great reputation. Down side is 12 ft lb.
Same goes for the XTi-50. It’s a 12 ft. lb gun.
I looked at the S510 and the magazine loads from the left side. That interferes with the side wheel. So I am looking at the S500 xs extra.
But then I started to look at the HW 100. I can get that with a cheek riser and it has a thumb hole stock option that I kinda like.
Plus it loads single shot or magazine from the right side.
From what I read the HW100 is easy to work on and tune.
Is the HW100 trigger like the rekord in the hw97?
I don’t know how important a hamster is . Won’t use it for hunter and I have never used one in open.
My biggest question is how the two power levels deal with wind at longer range.
The real choice is the HW100 vs Air arms s500 I think. Both are beautiful. Don’t want a carbine . I don’t know why.
Scope is probably a Sightron SIII FT 10-50X60 With a second focal plane. Pretty set on that but not totally.
I am just starting to look at building a dream gun and scope combination. I can use all the help and opinions anyone wants to offer. I am concerned I am focusing on things that don’t matter and ignoring things that do.
First off I will get a compressor. Should I get a hand pump or a bottle ? Or both for field use.
Next I do all my own maintenance and tuning. To me that is the fun. Learning new things and the satisfaction of making something work for me is something I place value in. I’m a mechanic/ machinist and dable in watchmaking. I know when I can’t do something.
I really like Air Arms products but I have looked at other brands.
I have gone around and around with this for months if not years. But now I have the money to do something. So it’s getting serious. Fortunately everything is out of stock everywhere so I can wait. And take time.
I am in Iowa and the wind is my concern. I want a 20 ft lb gun to buck wind with slow moving heavier pellets.
First I looked at the HFT 500. I like it because it has an adjustable cheek piece. I like the option of a hamster and it is single shot competition rifle with a great reputation. Down side is 12 ft lb.
Same goes for the XTi-50. It’s a 12 ft. lb gun.
I looked at the S510 and the magazine loads from the left side. That interferes with the side wheel. So I am looking at the S500 xs extra.
But then I started to look at the HW 100. I can get that with a cheek riser and it has a thumb hole stock option that I kinda like.
Plus it loads single shot or magazine from the right side.
From what I read the HW100 is easy to work on and tune.
Is the HW100 trigger like the rekord in the hw97?
I don’t know how important a hamster is . Won’t use it for hunter and I have never used one in open.
My biggest question is how the two power levels deal with wind at longer range.
The real choice is the HW100 vs Air arms s500 I think. Both are beautiful. Don’t want a carbine . I don’t know why.
Scope is probably a Sightron SIII FT 10-50X60 With a second focal plane. Pretty set on that but not totally.
