Haven't touched an air gun in 40 years!

Hey there!

My name is Randy. I run a YouTube channel called "G4 Outdoors". We mainly focus on fishing and outdoor power equipment. Our channel started off with plenty of rifle and handgun reviews and then YouTube got their panties all in a wad. We had to remove most of our hunts, pistol modifications, and any video that had rapid firing in them. Seriously, they listen for gunshots. We actually did an experiment on this. We made two identical shooting videos. One had sound and the other did not. We didn't tag the videos or make the video title obvious of what the video was. The one with sound got demonetized. So that kind of killed our main focus of shooting center fire or rimfire guns on our channel. That place is like walking on egg shells when producing that kind of content. 



We are now going to enter the realm of air guns! Zero knowledge! I haven't touched an air rifle for nearly 40 years! (back when we use to have pump action BB gun fights, limited to one pump lol. WOW have things changed! 



When I started looking at what I need to learn before I start reviewing and discussing everything about any particular air rifle, I began to notice a trend on YouTube. Who is catering to the average person that wants to learn about off the shelf air rifles and pistols from their local sporting good store? 90% of the content I find is catered to $1,000+ guns. With being sponsored by Mower companies, I know where the bread and butter lies on reviews. It's not reviewing commercial grade mowers, it's reviewing the average homeowner models that gets the most views and interaction. I feel there is a large niche being left out in the air rifle review field on YouTube as well. 



We plan on starting on the cheapest air guns on the market and working our way up in price and quality, giving every air gun a chance and consolidated on one channel. I may sound a little arrogant, but we DO plan on being among the top Air Gun review channels. You guys will see me on here asking all the stupid question that I know you hear daily from newbs. You will see me getting as much knowledge as I possible can from the AGN as a whole for the best information. AGN will be my schooling homework for quite a while until my brain is ready to explode lol. I will be reviewing air guns with my own opinions, but facts are what I will be needing help with. "Best" is always an opinion, depending on the discipline and personal preference. 



If you want to visit what will be one of the funnest family friendly channels that will never be bought out by manufacturers or paid content, please feel free to subscribe to our channel. leave your criticisms, good and bad. I will need them! ( https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNUBRVQfqStrOZMGNzA96DA )



It will be a week or two for some of my pivotal reviewing equipment comes in. A Hawke SideWinder for my scope, am Fx Pocket Chronograph, an EagleVision digiscope for a GoPro, and fingers crossed for other companies that I have reached out to. 



Thanks in advance for any comments or words of wisdom, 

Randy G4 Outdoors
 
I bought a FWB 124d sporter for somewhere around $150 some 45 years ago. Last week a Diana 54 for about $650. I see some PCP rifles in the $3000 range and then you need a high power compressor, probably $1500 and possibly a high pressure or scuba tank to take along, along with all the fittings required. With a good scope a top of the line PCP set up could easily hit $5000.
 
I bought a FWB 124d sporter for somewhere around $150 some 45 years ago. Last week a Diana 54 for about $650. I see some PCP rifles in the $3000 range and then you need a high power compressor, probably $1500 and possibly a high pressure or scuba tank to take along, along with all the fittings required. With a good scope a top of the line PCP set up could easily hit $5000.

Man,,,,,,,,,,,,,You shop the top shelf. It is steep enough staying in the middle. 
 
I bought a FWB 124d sporter for somewhere around $150 some 45 years ago. Last week a Diana 54 for about $650. I see some PCP rifles in the $3000 range and then you need a high power compressor, probably $1500 and possibly a high pressure or scuba tank to take along, along with all the fittings required. With a good scope a top of the line PCP set up could easily hit $5000.

Man,,,,,,,,,,,,,You shop the top shelf. It is steep enough staying in the middle.

I like to look, cannot afford that top shelf stufff. I saw a man with his two college children at the range last month. He had some of those very nice pcp rifls, one in .35 caliber. He commented that some of the scopes cost more than the guns. They had at least three laid out to shoot, along with a big scuba type tank to recharge. Probably had $10,000 + worth of guns and accessories there. Neat thing about that 35 was the light was just right and you could see that big pellet flying. He was shooting it at 100-150 yards.
 
Lol I think this forum is going to have some big knowledge treats for you!

Just got ahold of an airforce 457 cal and man its crazy. Even their 22 Cal is nuts compared to what I had 20 years ago to play with.

Air guns are crazy now compared to even 10 years ago. You should be able to get some good stuff going for sure until YouTube decides that an air propelled slug is just as scary as a fire pushed one.
 
Lol I think this forum is going to have some big knowledge treats for you!

Just got ahold of an airforce 457 cal and man its crazy. Even their 22 Cal is nuts compared to what I had 20 years ago to play with.

Air guns are crazy now compared to even 10 years ago. You should be able to get some good stuff going for sure until YouTube decides that an air propelled slug is just as scary as a fire pushed one.

I don't think that they will ever be as "scary" as the "fire pushed ones" I was out treating my 9 year old grandson to his first shooting experience on Thanksgiving and there was a gentleman at the range with his two college age children, shooting air guns only He had the high end pcp rifles, up to 35 cal. scuba type tank , big expensive scopes. He was shooting the 35 cal at 100 yards and the light was just right so I could see the "pellet" in flight.