I thought purpose could have been the issue.
Your purpose for shooting will dictate your needs and wants.
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Do you ever get fed up with Airguns?
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Your purpose for shooting will dictate your needs and wants.
There is something wrong if you can not shoot 1/2" group with what you shooting with at the range you are shooting it,simple fact
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No.
I own airguns that perform like airguns. Which is exactly as they are suppose to perform and exactly as I expect them to perform.
I own airguns that perform like airguns. Which is exactly as they are suppose to perform and exactly as I expect them to perform.
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I may just as well confess that I only shoot airguns because I absolutely cannot get a firearms license. I did some stupid s*#+ a long time ago.
My weapon of choice would be rimfire like Sako Range or any high quality bolt action or biathlon rifle. Ammo cost shouldn't be that bad compared to pcp. You have to admit there's money invested in scuba bottles and having them filled.
A rimfire is just as silent as any pcp. There's no way around it.
I also like the practicality of picking up a few boxes of ammo instead of carrying scuba bottles around. It's a real pain.
I would compare the sort of independency to driving a diesel truck instead of an electric vehicle. No fuss.
Yeah, You could say I'm fed up with pcp right now.
My weapon of choice would be rimfire like Sako Range or any high quality bolt action or biathlon rifle. Ammo cost shouldn't be that bad compared to pcp. You have to admit there's money invested in scuba bottles and having them filled.
A rimfire is just as silent as any pcp. There's no way around it.
I also like the practicality of picking up a few boxes of ammo instead of carrying scuba bottles around. It's a real pain.
I would compare the sort of independency to driving a diesel truck instead of an electric vehicle. No fuss.
Yeah, You could say I'm fed up with pcp right now.
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This is kinda ridiculous. "I bought a car but I can't get it to drive or act or cost the same as a motorcycle". In essence, that's what this thread is akin to.
An airgun won't ever be anything but an airgun. MOST of us are more than OK with that.
An airgun won't ever be anything but an airgun. MOST of us are more than OK with that.
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I'm just gonna ramble on, sorry I apologize in advance. Retired and it's howling windy out.
I've liked guns since I was 8 years old, this immediately after I knocked a tin can off a sawhorse and seeing the power of what a tiny BB would do to a tin can.
The next birthday my parents got me a Daisy Field Master then a Crosman 760 a year later.
Then got some nice Diana springers when my Dad was stationed in Germany in 69-71. My friends and I wore them out and I didn't know how to fix them and we'd already moved back to the USA.
Then the teens onto a Savage 141M 22 Magnum, Rem 870 youth, Win M70 in 308 for deer.
I didn't have a airgun until 15 years later but recalling the fond memories of youth I bought a Sheridan 5mm which reignited my passion for airguns again but at the time I was into IPSC pistol comps and the money went into this sport instead.
Later still, while down in Phoenix 24 years ago, I found AOA and walked out with a Daystate Sportsman multi pump, wow what a crazy nice air rifle it is/was! And went to that months FT match up north not 45 minutes from where I lived. I was hooked and traded in the Sportsman at AOA for Harrier pcp to better suite FT.
I still loved shooting firearms though.
PB's progressed too as I got older pretty much like it did for most of us, then competition with them of quite a few types, and eventually onto ELR at 2500 yards using a 375 Cheytac for a few years.
As of a 5 years ago I've now regressed and rarely shoot a firearm comp but I still have some awesome PB's that I shoot occasionally.
However I still compete with airguns. There's just something inside me that gives that spark when I shoot them. It's a little different than the feeling when I shoot a firearm. Just cheaper to shoot, almost inperceptible recoil, very precise, fun figuring out the amount of windage needed, and great for plinking on the property.
Yes definitely more finicky than PB's, and a different type of projectile spitter, but there's nothing like a nice pcp airgun. For me what else can replace the smiles these bring within thier limits and those limits are actually part of the fun?!
I've liked guns since I was 8 years old, this immediately after I knocked a tin can off a sawhorse and seeing the power of what a tiny BB would do to a tin can.
The next birthday my parents got me a Daisy Field Master then a Crosman 760 a year later.
Then got some nice Diana springers when my Dad was stationed in Germany in 69-71. My friends and I wore them out and I didn't know how to fix them and we'd already moved back to the USA.
Then the teens onto a Savage 141M 22 Magnum, Rem 870 youth, Win M70 in 308 for deer.
I didn't have a airgun until 15 years later but recalling the fond memories of youth I bought a Sheridan 5mm which reignited my passion for airguns again but at the time I was into IPSC pistol comps and the money went into this sport instead.
Later still, while down in Phoenix 24 years ago, I found AOA and walked out with a Daystate Sportsman multi pump, wow what a crazy nice air rifle it is/was! And went to that months FT match up north not 45 minutes from where I lived. I was hooked and traded in the Sportsman at AOA for Harrier pcp to better suite FT.
I still loved shooting firearms though.
PB's progressed too as I got older pretty much like it did for most of us, then competition with them of quite a few types, and eventually onto ELR at 2500 yards using a 375 Cheytac for a few years.
As of a 5 years ago I've now regressed and rarely shoot a firearm comp but I still have some awesome PB's that I shoot occasionally.
However I still compete with airguns. There's just something inside me that gives that spark when I shoot them. It's a little different than the feeling when I shoot a firearm. Just cheaper to shoot, almost inperceptible recoil, very precise, fun figuring out the amount of windage needed, and great for plinking on the property.
Yes definitely more finicky than PB's, and a different type of projectile spitter, but there's nothing like a nice pcp airgun. For me what else can replace the smiles these bring within thier limits and those limits are actually part of the fun?!
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What this thread is akin to, is people complaining about other people's frustration with their hobby.
One would do wisely not to call anyone a fool before walking a mile in their shoes.
As I see it, OP has a point.
Pcp have gone towards slugs and most of us wanted to follow. Air rifle prices have skyrocketed so much that You could buy a decent daily driver for the money. It raises a question whether tuning a pcp to shoot slugs is actually worth of all the investment and frustration.
All the hype on YouTube doesn't even begin to cover all the aspects most of us would have loved to know about. These so called superstars probably aren't going to wake up at 5 am to go to work. They probably do not pay for their gear and that's how they have 59 FX Impacts to shoot all day long.
This thread has covered quite a lot but I find there is one thing that wasn't mentioned or maybe I just wasn't paying attention. When it comes to pcp the inevitable malfunctioning may prove to be severe. Fixing something big or mysterious on a pcp is time consuming, nerve wrecking and may end up costing as much as the scope You have on it. THAT is what I find ridiculous. Apparently some haven't been that far just yet.
One would do wisely not to call anyone a fool before walking a mile in their shoes.
As I see it, OP has a point.
Pcp have gone towards slugs and most of us wanted to follow. Air rifle prices have skyrocketed so much that You could buy a decent daily driver for the money. It raises a question whether tuning a pcp to shoot slugs is actually worth of all the investment and frustration.
All the hype on YouTube doesn't even begin to cover all the aspects most of us would have loved to know about. These so called superstars probably aren't going to wake up at 5 am to go to work. They probably do not pay for their gear and that's how they have 59 FX Impacts to shoot all day long.
This thread has covered quite a lot but I find there is one thing that wasn't mentioned or maybe I just wasn't paying attention. When it comes to pcp the inevitable malfunctioning may prove to be severe. Fixing something big or mysterious on a pcp is time consuming, nerve wrecking and may end up costing as much as the scope You have on it. THAT is what I find ridiculous. Apparently some haven't been that far just yet.
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This is an Air Gun Forum; someone comes here and says he does not like PCP because of the cost and hassle; he likes his powder burners.....sof888888what?
The point is we do not have to defend our choice. Yet we did; it was better to say nothing, yet I wrote here 3 times. I am a hypocrite. Why not go to a powder burner forum and say I do not like powder burners? I could list many reasons, but then I would be a double hypocrite, which is getting political.
The point is we do not have to defend our choice. Yet we did; it was better to say nothing, yet I wrote here 3 times. I am a hypocrite. Why not go to a powder burner forum and say I do not like powder burners? I could list many reasons, but then I would be a double hypocrite, which is getting political.
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