I still haven't told my wife, I'm stupid but NOT THAT STUPID. Another option is diversionary pricing, like mentioning a "are you out of your mind" purchase.
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As a dealer I want tell you the biggest hurdle people have with PCP's
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A cheap and simple HPA supply would be a huge boon to our hobby. Yes, I do have an eye for the obvious. 
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Love my firearms, but I have taken WAY more pest animals (ground squirrels and starlings mainly) with my Hatsan AT-44 and now my synthetic Flashpup (both in .22). I live outside of town, and it is MUCH easier for me to get permission to shoot an air rifle on a neighbors property than a firearm. Living in California legally owning a firearm suppressor is not happening for me unfortunately.
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Your California laws are better than our Washington laws with regard to modern sporting rifles. We lost big in the last election.
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There is much to recommend PCP when the need for both quiet and limited range combine. Pesting is where these guns truly shine, and targets of course. I'm very OK with PCP being a niche that is even a little "out there" but then I don't own a business selling them.
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There are plenty of hobbies that cost alot of money to pursue. To each his own and according to his budget.
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GX PUMP CS4 Portable PCP Air Compressor, 350W Powerful Motor, Max 5800Psi/40Mpa, Water and Fan Cooling, 5 Hours Continous Work, 12V Auto Stop PCP Air Rifle - $471
It wasn't that long ago that I spent $600 on my CS4 compressor on Amazon. It has been a reliable work horsr for me.
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I like that guns aren't destroyed after usage. I used to do RC and dirt bikes. $1,000 RC cars were ruined after a season of racing and dirt bikes or quads have a huge upfront cost, huge maintenence cost, and huge levels of depreciation. I've never done that bad on guns.
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I have had this same compressor for about a year now and it has been 100% a Godsend for me! At less than $500, it will soon actually have paid for itself in fill fees/Hydro/time/travel saved. Coolest part is using solar panels to run it!!!
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The only difference between men and boys, is the price of their toys. If you think PCP guns are really costly?
I invite you to the world of trap shooting, one of the oldest shooting disciplines extant. Regular trap practice is 4-6 rounds per week for those that are serious about breaking 25 when they step to the line. Each round of trap is 25 rounds of 12 gauge. For most clubs the clays are between 4-6 bucks per round.
Practice alone runs 50-75 dollars per week "nowadays" at 8 bucks a box for shells. I quit being a semi serious trap shooter, the cost is just too high. One can spend even more for Sporting clays or about the same money for skeet. Sporting clays, add a 5000 dollar golf cart. The cost of a "nice" shotgun? You will think our PCP guns are cheap comparatively. A decent gun is 2-3 K minimum, and the sky is literally the limit.
I invite you to the world of trap shooting, one of the oldest shooting disciplines extant. Regular trap practice is 4-6 rounds per week for those that are serious about breaking 25 when they step to the line. Each round of trap is 25 rounds of 12 gauge. For most clubs the clays are between 4-6 bucks per round.
Practice alone runs 50-75 dollars per week "nowadays" at 8 bucks a box for shells. I quit being a semi serious trap shooter, the cost is just too high. One can spend even more for Sporting clays or about the same money for skeet. Sporting clays, add a 5000 dollar golf cart. The cost of a "nice" shotgun? You will think our PCP guns are cheap comparatively. A decent gun is 2-3 K minimum, and the sky is literally the limit.
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Indeed. Seems like we could use gunpowder to create pressure....
Chemical reactions can create serious pressure in a hurry. I ONCE filled a 2 liter soda bottle with expanding packaging foam and capped it. Be sure to throw it in a dumpster if you duplicate my foolishness. Besides making a heck of a bang, it also makes a heck of a mess.Upvote 0
That's great, esp. if you have lots of range rats that are at the club shooting anyway. I'm talkin shooters not rodents, someone has to mind the pump and swap tanks as needed. Even a small club, splitting the cost of a good HPA setup among 20 guys really eases the pain.
A cheap and reliable air source for all would skyrocket PCP sales IMO. Clark was the owner of the air gun on the L+C expedition back in 1804 and from their journals keeping it charged with air was a hassle then too. The natives they encountered saw it as white man's magic, the chiefs were fascinated by the Giardoni. I've not read anything that indicates they took game with it, the expeditions #1 priority was keeping their powder dry. They counted on their boats overturning and stored their powder for that eventuality.
The cost of HPA kept me out of the PCP game for a long time.
A cheap and reliable air source for all would skyrocket PCP sales IMO. Clark was the owner of the air gun on the L+C expedition back in 1804 and from their journals keeping it charged with air was a hassle then too. The natives they encountered saw it as white man's magic, the chiefs were fascinated by the Giardoni. I've not read anything that indicates they took game with it, the expeditions #1 priority was keeping their powder dry. They counted on their boats overturning and stored their powder for that eventuality.
The cost of HPA kept me out of the PCP game for a long time.