I own both rifles used in your test, and the exact firearm suppressor. I agree completely. Whenever possible, the PB is the more economic much more consistent, and trouble-free platform by far. I still own about 25 PB guns and 8 airguns. There was one point made in the video that was more important than any other, in my opinion.
I was born and raised in Chicago, IL. I did not own my first air rifle until I was 48, and only then because I moved out of the city. I was denied my 2nd amendment rights to carry a concealed weapon in IL until I was 57 years old.
At 68 years old now, and living in a different state, I considered moving back to IL to die, as my wife and I have no children or family, but still know maybe 7-10 people in IL. We thought if we lived in too urban an area we'd buy a small piece of land where I could go and shoot, mostly air guns. What a lot of people may not know is, IL passed a ban which takes effect on 1/1/24, on all semi automatic weapons due to a mass shooting on the 4th of July a couple years ago. No big deal right? All the posters who blah blah about how it will never affect air guns.
Consider this: Any air gun over .177 that produces more than 20 fpe is considered a FIREARM in IL, which requires one to have an FOID card in which you must register with the state police, to obtain. You have to have that card with you anytime you are in possession of a firearm and must show it to buy a firearm or ammo, yes even pellets. Be aware the use of semi automatic weapons is not illegal, the mere POSESSION of them is illegal.
Case in point. I have a .30 Sidewinder. It's greater than .177, and produces more than 20 fpe of energy, so it's a "firearm". It's also semi automatic, so it's possession is banned in IL. The kind politicians in IL have given everyone from 10/23/23 to 1/1/24 two whole months, to produce a list of items to the state police that they owned before the ban took effect.
So much for my consideration of moving back to IL. I would only possibly go there if I were going into hospice and death was imminent. How would I be able to move there from another state with all my guns and provide such a list to the state police after the law takes effect on 1/1/24? I would have to go through an FFL just to purchase any future air guns, and will have to show my FOID card to buy pellets. Dealers will likely not ship anything to IL, they hardly do already. More importantly, WHY would I buy a piece of land to maintain, cut trails, and do wildlife habitat enhancement when I could barely legally own a weapon? What would be the purpose?
In the video, the poster mentions that in most towns-yes towns, not cities, even the use of air guns is restricted, and those restrictions are getting tighter every day and will continue to get tighter as air guns approach PB capabilities. The PB is almost always the cheapest and most stable platform for shooting, but even more restricted. There are firearms that are as quiet and even quieter than most HP PCP air guns. He demonstrates a .22 rimfire. My .22 HM2, .17 HMR and .17 WSM might even be quieter. Yes, they are coming for our air guns. IL has and will continue to lose population, both people and corporations. In addition to having some of the highest taxes per valuation, add in their gun laws which make land ownership senseless for anything but urban living and farming. One piece of land I looked at in IL was being sold because the owners company where he had a six figure annual salary was moving-to Florida.
They are very quiet, easy to work on and inexpensive what's not to like about that
