Airgun Market Shift?

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Stubbers said:
Interesting how you take something out of context just to rage bait others...

There is a difference between saying "How many fools can you sell $2,000 rifles to" and "Every person who buys a $2,000 rifle is a fool".

Full stop. I'll give you a day to read this then you go on my block list. I have zero tolerance for this type of behavior.

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Ok then who’s the fool and who ain’t ?
 
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Stubbers said:
Interesting how you take something out of context just to rage bait others...

There is a difference between saying "How many fools can you sell $2,000 rifles to" and "Every person who buys a $2,000 rifle is a fool".

Full stop. I'll give you a day to read this then you go on my block list. I have zero tolerance for this type of behavior.

-Matt
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Matt,

Semantics. Block, don't block, my life will go on.

Smitty
 
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Stubbers said:
Interesting how you take something out of context just to rage bait others...

There is a difference between saying "How many fools can you sell $2,000 rifles to" and "Every person who buys a $2,000 rifle is a fool".

Full stop. I'll give you a day to read this then you go on my block list. I have zero tolerance for this type of behavior.

-Matt
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In the grand scheme of all things internet related - we must remember - we only have words to go by and the subsequent feelings they invoke "within" our "own" psyche. That said, such discussion with cold beer in hand or at the range are completely different and often only create laughter or a middle finger with a smile behind it.
 
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Stubbers said:
Interesting how you take something out of context just to rage bait others...

There is a difference between saying "How many fools can you sell $2,000 rifles to" and "Every person who buys a $2,000 rifle is a fool".

Full stop. I'll give you a day to read this then you go on my block list. I have zero tolerance for this type of behavior.

-Matt
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How many "fools" play golf and piss away thousands of dollars.
 
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rwsmike said:
Another issue I have now is living in the northeast the days are very short and all I can do is use my airguns on the weekends because I work all week.
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Same here, but this season am ready with an Zulus 5-20x for occasional, after work plinking in the dark. The limiting factor is the colder weather..
 
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EPG said:
I agree jps2486 - the higher price end of the market seems to be shifting towards slug shooting - requiring higher power levels and slug-specific barrels.

It’s a hobby for me - so the money I throw at it has to balance the enjoyment I get from it.

It’s a less expensive hobby than say owning a classic or high end car(s)… so I rationalize it as 40 years of a competitive tennis hobby resulted in a $100,000+ back fusion surgery. Of course I still get out to play some tennis - and its more fun now when its not focused on winning tournaments.

With pellet rifles and distances of 75 yards and in, you will find amazing accuracy without needing big power - it doesn’t take huge power to even shoot .30 caliber at 870fps… and you don’t need .30 caliber, lol.

Even for incredible accuracy at typical air rifle distances of 30-40 yards, I’ve obtained great results from modestly priced rifles - just check out the 30 and 40 Yard Challenge leaderboards to see the level of precision that can be achieved with pellet focused rifles.

To stay grounded, I remember a YouTube video of a young UK kid with his Weihrauch HW97 hunting rabbits out in the British countryside. At one point he puts a target about the size of a US quarter on a fencepost - and nails it 10 straight times at about 25 yards with his springer… after the 10th hit he asks viewers “how much more accurate do you need?”.

What I really need is to be 15 years old again - with an HW97, a tin of .177 and a nice weather day…

-Ed
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with my 97 in hand i AM 15 again! !
 
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lbc_PSI said:
Going to paraphrase Ed (of EdGun)..where he was responding to someone questioning pricing the L2 at $2000+..

“As long as there are people willing to pay $2000 for an airgun, that will be where the price will be.”
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Yup, anyone think a Ford F-150 is worth $80,000+? The market will always set the price. Value vs Cost, unless the perceived value is greater than the money charged it won't sell. Ex. A pack of smokes is about $8.00, which someone with the habit will pay. A non-smoker won't give buy them until the price reaches one that they can resell the pack and make a couple bucks.

Smitty
 
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Stubbers said:
Interesting how you take something out of context just to rage bait others...

There is a difference between saying "How many fools can you sell $2,000 rifles to" and "Every person who buys a $2,000 rifle is a fool".

Full stop. I'll give you a day to read this then you go on my block list. I have zero tolerance for this type of behavior.

-Matt
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Not much difference to me. Sorry.
 
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