... comparing a plastic Crosman $60 air rifle from Walmart to an Air Arms, Daystate, or FX ...
Interesting analogy …
It so happens that I have a cheap plastic Alecto multi-pump pistol and an Air Arms FTP900 which is ( at less once was ) Air Arms’s most expensive PCP. The Alecto has been trouble free so far but the Air Arms came with severe leakage at the filling port. I fixed it and thought that I would be happy ever after but after just about 20 shots, one of the sear elements that looked very well made, snapped : (
However, I won’t jump to the conclusion that Air Arms is crap just because of this single experience. I have their Prosport springer which is such a great performer that I don't think I will let it go until I quit this hobby.
Going back to the subject of the thread, the fact that there has been some bad reports about Yong Heng does not necessarily indicate that they are craps. As the little compressor is much more affordable, there are a lot more owners so hearing more reports about it is just something natural. There is this thread in the GTA forum asking Yong Heng owners to speak out their own experience , good or bad https://www.gatewaytoairguns.org/GTA/index.php?topic=141639.0 The OP may go to count the % of reports that are bad and make an informed decision.
One thing very true about Yong Heng is that if it fails, you will have to fix it by yourself. That means you have to be mechanically inclined and are prepared to spend time on it. For me that’s OK because parts are cheap and readily available. I have been spending time to fix my guns ( leaks, regulator creeps, etc ) so I don’t mind spending some time on the compressor although after owning it for about a year, there is no such need yet.
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