Can A PCP Work For Me?

[johnkn]

Greetings, 2nd post here. I have only one (fairly good quality) air rifle, a spring gun from Macarri. I purchased the .22 Tarantula TX R9 from Jim years ago when he was building them. Now considering a .25 PCP but not sure it is best for me. All my shooting is 'sport' pest control, ground squirrels, starlings, etc. If I spot something in the back yard I go to the garage and grab the springer, load and shoot. Realistically I may only take 3-4 shots at a time or day, sometimes more. I may go weeks w/o shooting. At 60, it's becoming more difficult to maintain a consistent spring-gun hold and sometimes my accuracy suffers. That's where I believe a PCP could help. 

Would a PCP work for me? Should they be stored at 0 PSI? How long does it take to fill something like a Wildcat? If I fill it and shoot a few pellets, should I empty the tank? If I could fairly quickly fill it from a tank, shoot, then had to empty the stored air it really doesn't bother me. Thinking of something like a Wildcat .25 at $2500/$3000 all-in with optics.

PS, plus I really need another toy! ;^)

thanks

 

[Guest]

It only takes a few seconds to fill it from a tank and you can leave the air in it. You don't have to empty the tank. I have a .25 wildcat and its awesome! !

 

[ashes5]

I went from a springer to a PCP and will never go back. I had a Marauder and it shot great. I dropped 20 starlings one day and only missed 2 at 35 yards. They loved landing in that tree. I left it a 2500 PSI for weeks. No air loss at all. I have moved up to a FX impact because of the versatility. But it is pricy. It sounds like you can afford the wildcat with all the backup equipment I think you will be happy. Plus all that stuff holds it's value pretty well.

 

[TonyT]

The Wildcat appears to be a great rifle and is fairly reasonably priced considering the features. I own an FX-400 and it would be the last gun I would sell.

You might also want to consider a 25 cal. Marauder. Great accuracy for 16 shots from a fill, and costs ca $500. I have one sighted in for 140 yards to ping the end of my aluminum dock and scare away the geese which poop on the deck. At 100 yards one can expect ca 2-3 inch groups with the JSB 25.4 gr pellets.

 

[johnkn]

THANKS everyone. I've got a lot of catching up to do, but getting re-energized on air guns.

 

[greg]

I too came from springers, and at some point decided to 'graduate' to PCPs. Still wanted the self sufficiency that spring piston guns offered though. I ended up getting FX Indy for that reason. So, if you are not going to be doing a lot of target practice, consider FX Independence rifle or Indy bullpup.

 

[1kshooter]

I would second the independence I absolutely love mine and it shoots way better then I could have dreamed i have been dropping small game out to 70 + yards regularly