N/A 1k budget. First PCP

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If you want something that will stand the test of time, I can offer you an Edgun Leshiy Classic that will fit your budget in .22 or .177 and maybe add an accessory or two to get you started. My direct/private messages are open.

You can’t go wrong with a properly tuned Leshiy. Ask around.

I was in your shoes a year ago - I learned some great lessons. Happy to spread the wealth.

Regards,
Mark

P.S. As @Scotay42 also mentioned, I have a Katran Compact in .22 for sale if you prefer.
 
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drpietrzak said:
Look at the mid-tier rigs like Avenge-X, Gauntlet, etc. and see which tick the boxes for you. Add a compressor and optic and you will be at, or just over you price point.
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He already has a HPA compressor… The OP seems astute he will end up with something nice, that he purchased the HPA compressor first? Shows the man is serious…
 
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Damen Hanson said:
Ive been looking at the dreamline tac. Seems like it's a pretty good gun for the price. I'll check out the RAW hmx1000
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I had a Dream Pup that would discharge, all by itself, with no one touching the gun. FX said it was impossible. They (FX) had it for 6 MONTHS under warranty repair. They (FX) sent it back to my dealer and the dealer confirmed it was STILL discharging by itself after FX had it for SIX MONTHS supposedly repairing it? The dealer returned it to FX a second time. FX returned it THREE MONTHS later after it was finally repaired. That is NINE MONTHS, tied up at FX under a warranty repair. Draw your own conclusions …
 
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igolfat8 said:
I had a Dream Pup that would discharge, all by itself, with no one touching the gun. FX said it was impossible. They (FX) had it for 6 MONTHS under warranty repair. They (FX) sent it back to my dealer and the dealer confirmed it was STILL discharging by itself after FX had it for SIX MONTHS supposedly repairing it? The dealer returned it to FX a second time. FX returned it THREE MONTHS later after it was finally repaired. That is NINE MONTHS, tied up at FX under a warranty repair. Draw your own conclusions …
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By chance was it the trigger linkage or adjustment screws being half past too much?
 
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jmohme said:
I am not going to make any suggestions on any brand or models, but will relate what I went through in making my final choices.

When I first became interested in PCPs I started looking around and was a bit shocked at what they cost, so I set the idea aside. A couple years later I got the itch again, but was still just not certain, however, I found an entry level gun that was cheap enough that if I got it and decided it wasn‘t for me, I could dump it and move on. Well I quickly decided that I did like it so on to stage two.

Like the OP, I set a budget and then started looking at products that fit the uses I had in mind. I was in no hurry since I had my cheap gun to keep me shooting and interested.

I started watching this and other forums. I did not post many questions, just observed and took notes. I also watched a lot of youtube videos. I learned a lot, both pro and con on many air guns there and on airgun specific forums.
I did this for well over a year, and came to two conclusions.

Number 1, my specific needs were never going to be satisfied by any one gun.
Number 2, my budget number was unrealistic BS.

So now I started looking at guns that met my requirements without regards of purchase price.

I looked at design features. Read customer reviews. Investigated parts availablity, both OEM and aftermarket and also looked for any information or videos of takedown and reassembly of the ones on my list.

At that point I had narrowed down my list to a manageable number and made a long drive to an airgun shop that had the three top contenders, so that I could actually lay hands on them. The owner of the shop was there and answer many of my few remaining questions and even offered a few other options. Now back to my internet data search and narrowing down my choices even more.

Anyway, the point of all of this is that nobody here is going to be able to tell you what to buy that will fit your needs. You will no doubt get a lot of good suggestions, but look at them all with an open mind and a willingness to dig much deeper. Set your expectations and then ask some more specific questions to fill in the info you can’t find anywhere or to verify the info that you did find. There are so many good choices out there, but it is not a one size fits all proposition.

By the way, In the end, over two years later, I ended up with two PCPs the cover nearly all of my needs and ended up spending over twice my initial budget amount. That said, I have zero complaints or buyers remorse regarding either of my choices.
I also still have that first entry level PCP and shoot it now and then also.
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Well said, and so do I. My gen 1 marauder 25. It rarely gets shot 😅
 
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There are some very wise words in here. I guess the very best advice I can give is buy more gun than you think you need or want right now, save for it and research longer than you think. Buy once, cry once. It's so rewarding and addictive when you can count your equipment out as a variable for missing or holding you back.
 
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Just research the gun that you WANT, then save up for it. Nothing worse then compromising or getting a lesser gun that you force yourself to like. I'm speaking from playing with airguns from a pleasure standpoint. If you are getting an airgun to use as a tool, such as shooting pests then any $250-$500 gun will do the job.
 
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6gun said:
There are some very wise words in here. I guess the very best advice I can give is buy more gun than you think you need or want right now, save for it and research longer than you think. Buy once, cry once. It's so rewarding and addictive when you can count your equipment out as a variable for missing or holding you back.
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Yea I've been researching and watching tons of videos for probably a month. I figure a grand will buy me a nice enough gun for what I need. If i was buying once like my other hobbies like archery I would have already ordered a fx impact m4 lol
 
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Yea I've been researching and watching tons of videos for probably a month. I figure a grand will buy me a nice enough gun for what I need. If i was buying once like my other hobbies like archery I would have already ordered a fx impact m4 lol
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No the M4 would just make you cry and then buy something else…
 
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Yea I've been researching and watching tons of videos for probably a month. I figure a grand will buy me a nice enough gun for what I need. If i was buying once like my other hobbies like archery I would have already ordered a fx impact m4 lol
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I bought I bowtech and changed everything on it and don't shoot it now too 😂
 
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M4 still has too many bugs. M3 and mk2 both are great. Set it up or get one already setup. They tend to stay solid if not changed aroumd all the time. Probably had mkre bows than airguns. Not been i to aechery for a few years now. Anything after 2018 is about the same in Archery, nothimg has been better than an Elite Energy 35, except for mayne an Athens Vista 35, both are super smooth pull to a solid wall. It is about like airguns guys chasimg power when smooth and accurate is always the key.
 
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M4 still has too many bugs. M3 and mk2 both are great. Set it up or get one already setup. They tend to stay solid if not changed aroumd all the time. Probably had mkre bows than airguns. Not been i to aechery for a few years now. Anything after 2018 is about the same in Archery, nothimg has been better than an Elite Energy 35, except for mayne an Athens Vista 35, both are super smooth pull to a solid wall. It is about like airguns guys chasimg power when smooth and accurate is always the key.
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I have the V3X and I love it. But yea since like the triax nothing to major has changed.
 
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Scotay42 said:
M4 still has too many bugs. M3 and mk2 both are great. Set it up or get one already setup. They tend to stay solid if not changed aroumd all the time. Probably had mkre bows than airguns. Not been i to aechery for a few years now. Anything after 2018 is about the same in Archery, nothimg has been better than an Elite Energy 35, except for mayne an Athens Vista 35, both are super smooth pull to a solid wall. It is about like airguns guys chasimg power when smooth and accurate is always the key.
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M3 top rail mis alignment and amp regs when turned up have been my only issues. I ran the gun at the upper limits and caused the regs to creep. Replaced with huma and put a 1 piece top rail on it and problems all got solved.
 
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