If I could do it over

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PasadenaMike

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If I could do it over again I wouldn’t buy most of the stuff I bought and sold. I would’ve been fine with a Talon p, Condor SS and a Talon ss. All simple guns that don’t cost an arm and a leg with lifetime warranty. None are regulated and all are low pressure. Yes they’re single shot but that’s all you get hunting anyway. Remember these work for my life style this may not work for everyone. Did I mention 3 o rings?
 
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If I could do it over again I wouldn’t buy most of the stuff I bought and sold. I would’ve been fine with a Talon p, Condor SS and a Talon ss. All simple guns that don’t cost an arm and a leg with lifetime warranty. None are regulated and all are low pressure. Yes they’re single shot but that’s all you get hunting anyway. Remember these work for my life style this may not work for everyone. Did I mention 3 o rings?
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If I could do it all over again... I wouldn't have bought that girl a drink. I wouldn't have been late to work because the guys wanted to go out for food after leaving the club. I'd never have been the sole holder of a one way contract that cost me everything I spent my life working for...
Life's about learning. And some lessons hit harder than others. It true, ya know... Hindsights 20/20...
 
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If I could do it over again, I could have stopped with the AZ tuned full bull shroud lefty Rapid mk ll .20. Now tuned for jsb 15.9 @ 900. Got some good stuff in cabinet but this is the one, sorry Daystate, Fx, and Rti.

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PasadenaMike said:
If I could do it over again I wouldn’t buy most of the stuff I bought and sold. I would’ve been fine with a Talon p, Condor SS and a Talon ss. All simple guns that don’t cost an arm and a leg with lifetime warranty. None are regulated and all are low pressure. Yes they’re single shot but that’s all you get hunting anyway. Remember these work for my life style this may not work for everyone. Did I mention 3 o rings?
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No Mike.
If that were the case I wouldn’t have some really good gear.😉
 
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Each thing I bought was a teacher, each teacher gifted me with its unique lessons. Each lesson built a base for the next lessons and slowly the lessons became understanding. The more I understood the better decisions I made with the next acquisition. When I finally decide to sell an item it’s because it’s time for new lessons.
 
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I am fortunate enough to have made pretty solid decisions where my airguns are concerned. I've stayed pretty much mid to upper mid range in price and have had a blast. I don't buy to try, so I never feel burned if my airguns aren't holding value on the used market. But if I could do one thing over again, I would not have sold my 1994 Toyota V6 4WD pickup truck.
 
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PasadenaMike said:
If I could do it over again I wouldn’t buy most of the stuff I bought and sold. I would’ve been fine with a Talon p, Condor SS and a Talon ss. All simple guns that don’t cost an arm and a leg with lifetime warranty. None are regulated and all are low pressure. Yes they’re single shot but that’s all you get hunting anyway. Remember these work for my life style this may not work for everyone. Did I mention 3 o rings?
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Well what I learned after MARIA a category 5 hurricane is that I could never sell my AF guns no electricity for 6 months .. then 2800psi started to sound pretty good..😁😉 if I ever get to the part of chosing I would keep my 2 taipans and the AF..
 
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If I could do it over...? 🤔


Well,
shortly after I realized that airgunning for me was a bit more serious hobby than a monthly basketball get-together —
➊ I started looking for a cheap do-it-all gun: pesting, hunting, 100y, short & light — and cheap!(Because spending a four-digit amount on a hobby seemed a waste....)
My wife was OK with that.

So I got it on AGN.
And it felt so good.


➋ Then, I started looking for the high-end do-it-all gun: pesting, hunting, 100y, short & light — and durable high quality! (Because fixing stuff in Peru is hard.)
My wife was OK with that.

So I got it on AGN.
And it felt so good.


➌ Then, I began to have several guns that could do one thing better than another: One was still a do-it-all gun, another was an anihilator for pesting, another was a stealth gun no-one would see nor hear.
So, then I started looking for specific task guns: An extreme long range gun was still on my wish list.
My wife was OK with that — since an AGN buddy made me a deal I couldn't refuse.

So, I got it from that AGN member.
And it feels so good.




🟠 If I could do it over...? 🤔

I don't think certain things can be rushed:
My committment to airgunning as far as time and money and effort is concerned has been growing over the years — there is no way I could have started out expecting to spend the time, and money, and effort I am spending now on this hobby.

➠ So, I think my growth was natural & healthy. And I have started to sell off guns and scopes that were great for a previous period of my airgunning — but I now have better gear — for which I am very thankful.


I don't think I will ever have a gun closet full of guns that never get shot....
I rather sell them to my Peruvian airgun buddies — they are happy to buy something from me that they otherwise would not be able to buy in the country.... 😃


Again, I am very thankful that my son got me into the airgunning hobby — the amount of fun I have had with it is hard to overestimate. 😃

Matthias
 
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