N/A Think I might be done...

No dont give up now, the next best thing is coming out soon.

Dairyboy said:

I think I can say I've reached where I have wanted to with my PCP airguns. I have 4 at the moment but possibly will be down to 3 soon maybe 2. My Taipan Vet Long .22 is an incredible shooter and my Long range precision pesting rig. My Taipan Vet Short .22 is also a great shooter and paired with my Arken Zulus a great pesting tool and soon to be night rig now that it gets dark again at a decent time. My Evol Mini also just an amazing little gun. Haven't shot it much since getting the Vets as I planned on selling but have thought about keeping it. Would setup for in the barn use honestly for lower power/higher shot count and a red dot for ultimate close range pester. Will likely sell though. Then my Notos. Great little value airgun and fun to shoot. Might be letting my nephew borrow it to learn how to shoot more. He's a lefty and would be a great gun for him to learn on. At least more than a red Ryder that he shoots now lol.

But I think I have fullfilled my uses and have no need to pursue other airguns. I'm covered in all areas I can use PCPs and don't think I can improve on what I have. It's a weird feeling but think I'm welcoming of it.

On that note I guess it's on to springers lol. Just bought one that I could have a self contained version for close/midrange pesting I can keep in my truck always. Also to challenge myself again and get back to the nostalgia that I fell in love with airguns all those years ago shooting birds with my cousin with our old Winchester Daisy 1000x airguns.

But not giving up on PCPs, just the pursuit of the next one. Just gonna enjoy what I have. Anyone else reach that same train of thought?

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Long ago my friend. I don't (and never did) chase that dragon with pcp's and all the new and shiny offerings every year. Likewise with tinkering, I have pretty much taken things as far as my capacity allows. My ol' tricked out marauder, boringly accurate, still a joy to shoot but, the real challenge with shooting is more-so reading wind or shooting position such as standing/sitting vs prone or benched. With indoor conditions while benched/prone, most any of our pcp's are moa or sub-moa capable at their practical ranges. The only future tinkering I have planned is replacement of current mods if needed to keep it running.

The juice just isnt worth the squeeze with any further modification, or when I compare what I got, to what 'they' offer with new guns. Will that new xyz do much more or fulfill me any more than my current rifle, or will it just put a hole in my wallet as I accessorize it and take away from the limited time I already have with my current guns and life outside of airguns? Maybe one day a new airgun will speak to me, but that hasn't occured yet! The GK1 comes close but for me is just not practical, don't need the hand cannon.

This also applies to slugs or improving ballistics. I got into air guns because of rate of energy decay with pellets, which makes them far safer to shoot than slugs. I don't need to scratch that itch. For me, slugs in .177 make the most sense as that projectile suffers incredibly ballistically at long ranges with air, for the most part its a sub 30 fpe caliber. Getting into .22 slugs and whatnot you can easily start pushing close to .22lr energy, at which point, its better to just go with a .22lr.

Likewise on the technical front, I dove deep down the rabbit hole understanding many of the fundamentals that make things tick, and took my understanding much further than what was currently understood by the majority of the crowd so to speak, and with that, it is quite lonely here where most don't care to understand as deeply, so with the lack of people to connect to at this level, it's easy to lose interest and start seeking elsewhere. Heck, the few that I know have a much greater understanding than me of airgun physics didn't/don't stick around either, and I completely understand why. You rarely find airgun experts or geniuses hanging around the forums.

-Matt

Possible but given history as it's been ... Not likely.

I've got a few more than you, but lots less than many of the guys here. I occasionally consider downsizing but can't ever decide to part with anything, as each has its own particular use.

My duplicates are mostly in the 19fpe realm. And that's largely because I have two sons that shoot field target with me. We could share a gun, but it sure is fun when all three of us are plinking or practicing together, and sharing a gun would mean we couldn't all shoot at the same time. And I also feel like them having a gun they consider "theirs" helps to hold their interest a bit.

I'm stocked up with enough pellets to last for years, based on current consumption. And don't have any interest in any more or "better" scopes than what I currently own.

My most recent acquisition was an Airforce Condor that I certainly didn't "need." Regardless, I've enjoyed getting to know the gun and what makes it tick and how to get the best accuracy from it. And it ended up with the PARD DS35 mounted on it, which created another niche rig.

I've got a couple of low power springers that rarely get shot at this point, but when they do get shot I enjoy them, so they'll stick around for the foreseeable future. (FWB300, FWB300s Mini, and HW50s).

I'm not really in the market for any more guns, but I'm always intrigued by the promise of improved ballistic performance. Most guys seem to equate performance with more power these days. I'm not even slightly interested in rimfire fpe levels from an airgun, but I am very interested in barrel and pellet development. Any future acquisitions or testing projects from me will likely be in that area.

Nothing wrong with being content on what you got especially if their great shooters. Don't need 20 of them.

I got 10 of the very best, I can not part with not even a one best, I had one for sale about a year ago, 1,600 new gun for 900 bucks like new, Deal fell through and never put it back for sale turned out to be my best turn to 177 caliber Vulcan II , Dam I almost gave the gun away for 900 bucks, I am with you Dairy boy
I just wished I could get my guns down to four, I can not!

Motorhead said:

Possible but given history as it's been ... Not likely.

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Now that was funny , I am sure Dairy Boy is laughing .

Dairyboy said:

I think I can say I've reached where I have wanted to with my PCP airguns. I have 4 at the moment but possibly will be down to 3 soon maybe 2. My Taipan Vet Long .22 is an incredible shooter and my Long range precision pesting rig. My Taipan Vet Short .22 is also a great shooter and paired with my Arken Zulus a great pesting tool and soon to be night rig now that it gets dark again at a decent time. My Evol Mini also just an amazing little gun. Haven't shot it much since getting the Vets as I planned on selling but have thought about keeping it. Would setup for in the barn use honestly for lower power/higher shot count and a red dot for ultimate close range pester. Will likely sell though. Then my Notos. Great little value airgun and fun to shoot. Might be letting my nephew borrow it to learn how to shoot more. He's a lefty and would be a great gun for him to learn on. At least more than a red Ryder that he shoots now lol.

But I think I have fullfilled my uses and have no need to pursue other airguns. I'm covered in all areas I can use PCPs and don't think I can improve on what I have. It's a weird feeling but think I'm welcoming of it.

On that note I guess it's on to springers lol. Just bought one that I could have a self contained version for close/midrange pesting I can keep in my truck always. Also to challenge myself again and get back to the nostalgia that I fell in love with airguns all those years ago shooting birds with my cousin with our old Winchester Daisy 1000x airguns.

But not giving up on PCPs, just the pursuit of the next one. Just gonna enjoy what I have. Anyone else reach that same train of thought?

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Form and function - when the two come together it’s ohhhh sooo nice!

It’s the same reality I face. I don’t want or need one of every flavor. Also, my situation calls for low power most of the time.

Home and away,

At home the rule Is don’t be seen or heard. My little Prod family is perfect. a 1701, 1720 and two Prods. All set up in different configurations for target and pests. 4 guns from 5 to 18 fpe.

The away guns, AAs 500 and HW95. 14-35 fpe, too much power for home, but fulfill all my needs when on safari.

And then the one to rule them all, the HW30. That one goes everywhere and does nearly everything I need.

The only thing I need, lol, is a small powerful one, bullpupish in the gap between 20 and 30+ fpe. I am currently working on filling that spot.

i can’t see selling any of them.

I currently own a FX boss .30, an Impact M3 .22 and a Leshiy2 .22/.25. I'm looking to get just 1 more and might be letting the Leshiy2 go. And I also have 1 springer HW95 .20

Struckat said:

It’s the same reality I face. I don’t want or need one of every flavor. Also, my situation calls for low power most of the time.

Home and away,

At home the rule Is don’t be seen or heard. My little Prod family is perfect. a 1701, 1720 and two Prods. All set up in different configurations for target and pests. 4 guns from 5 to 18 fpe.

The away guns, AAs 500 and HW95. 14-35 fpe, too much power for home, but fulfill all my needs when on safari.

And then the one to rule them all, the HW30. That one goes everywhere and does nearly everything I need.

The only thing I need, lol, is a small powerful one, bullpupish in the gap between 20 and 30+ fpe. I am currently working on filling that spot.

i can’t see selling any of them.

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One gun - the Ghost, can do it all, minus your HW30 niche!
One scope and a barrel or two, 3 allen wrenches and 10 minutes of time to swap things… mind you, will still need to do your homework to create your settings and dope ahead of time.

I think this sometimes, and sometimes I don't, the difference is if I take action to downsize, I could get bored and regret it later. Better to just suspend the activity for a while and then see if that was the right decision. You're pretty young, with kids, they might really like shooting airguns too, and then you will have to teach and supply them with guns too. Are you sure that you want to get out of the loop, when all the fun is about to start?

I can relate, i was also on a trajectory where count of rifles would just go up and up, but i brainstormed a little on it, and decided to do something about it.
So with 3 rifles now, i am not going for one more without parting with one.
And i do have a idea about replacing the "old" Maverick with a new one in the same form factor.

I usually let my hobbies get the better of me and they get way out of hand. This newish airgun hobby has more or less come to a close, accumulation-wise with 2 .22s: Notos and Streamline and 2 .177s : tuned S200 and my work in progress Stormrider. Nothing is hard and fast so if the Notos ever came out in .177, well....

I’m done also. Been done for several weeks. It’s a very strange place to be. No barrels lined up to be built and tested. No list of settings/projectiles to be tried. No interest in guns, components or scopes. Bank account happy.

Keep telling yourself that...haha

Actually, I do get it. I've been in the same boat for a while and so over the last few years have been slowly selling off those that I have no special connection to or simply will not be used. Still, I find myself perusing the classifieds at times looking, just havent found much lately to make me commit.

Much refreshing.

The key to airgun enlightenment is not seeking the next bell or whistle, it's making due with what you have (unless what you have is garbage, then ya live and learn). I've seen first hand Dillon go full circle. I've seen the collective of enthusiasts take the same path, jumping from this brand, to that brand, from this model, to that model.

Airgun manufacturers with 3-4 iterations should get it right within 2 iterations within a shortish span, and if not, move on to a new model, or give it more time and thought. Many of these businesses thrive on the human addiction of 'chasing and slaying dragons' so to speak.

It's (imo) often unhealthy for ones mind to be over stimulated with 10-20 rifles, often unhealthy for marriages, and definitely not healthy for ones bank account unless you're filthy rich. I find the trend of being on edge for the next greatest and latest thing coming to an end, and I hope a new trend begins which limits manufacturers releases, forcing them to make more meaningful strides within each iteration, along with more extensive testing. So many products are rushed to market, only for the users to be the beta testers...all simply for the aforementioned reasons, we (not I, heh) enable this behavior, and they enable us to keep dishing out coin to often repeat the same results over and over, it's a mutual fault that I hope soon resolves.

-Matt