insane amount and variety of pcps!

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When I was shopping for a pcp I started at the low end of $$. Was never satisfied. Finally invested in an fx impact m3 in .25. With nsa slugs it’s fantastic. I normally shoot my spring weihrauch but when a pcp with great power is needed the impact is it. Lots of options and aftermRket available. I havent used it much but it seems like quality and adjustability. You can turn it down with pellets for up close quiet work. Turn it up with heavy slugs for distance or larger rodents etc.
 
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rapstarD said:
When I was shopping for a pcp I started at the low end of $$. Was never satisfied. Finally invested in an fx impact m3 in .25. With nsa slugs it’s fantastic. I normally shoot my spring weihrauch but when a pcp with great power is needed the impact is it. Lots of options and aftermRket available. I havent used it much but it seems like quality and adjustability. You can turn it down with pellets for up close quiet work. Turn it up with heavy slugs for distance or larger rodents etc.
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I just bought a Western rattler 357, I'm waiting for that to be delivered to me Wednesday, for my just shooting in the backyard gun I actually have a hatsan sortie .25 cal, It's a 2022 model so they worked out all of the problems, I love that little gun.
 
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Emu said:
Buy a Uragan and be happy therein after.

Super Accurate, reliable, excellent quality, two magazines, comfortable to shoulder.

Vulcan 3 is must the same as Uragans but much easier to disassemble and reassamble (if needed).

Airgun Technology rifles are Years light more reliable than FX.

Vulcan and Urqgan are more powerful than Daystate Huntsman, but If you are comfortable with a .22 with 30 fpe, then the Huntsman is a super option too.

I would ONLY include Brocock as an alternative to Uragan/Vulcan 3 - Daystate, Exclusively !!!!
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"Airgun Technology rifles are Years light more reliable than FX." Based on what? Please don't make a blanket statement trashing COMPANIES in general when it's a certain PLATFORM(s) that might be troublesome. FX has made platforms that are simple, robust, reliable & pinpoint accurate without problems! 5 years shooting the FX platform I've chosen with ONE problem that was caused by ME, NOT the gun! We all have our subjective opinions but fair is fair.
 
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I forgot to mention. Because I’m in Canada we dont get nearly as many options as the USA. Eg. I can buy an impact m3 but not a maverick. It’s not allowed by government. Stupid. Bullpups in pcp arent allowed here and neither are moderators. I dream of having weihrauch and DonnyFL moderators on my rifles both weihrauch piston and the fx. Would be so awesome for pesting
 
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Emu said:
Buy a Uragan and be happy therein after.

Super Accurate, reliable, excellent quality, two magazines, comfortable to shoulder.

Vulcan 3 is must the same as Uragans but much easier to disassemble and reassamble (if needed).

Airgun Technology rifles are Years light more reliable than FX.

Vulcan and Urqgan are more powerful than Daystate Huntsman, but If you are comfortable with a .22 with 30 fpe, then the Huntsman is a super option too.

I would ONLY include Brocock as an alternative to Uragan/Vulcan 3 - Daystate, Exclusively !!!!
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If you can setup a retailer and have them imported to Canada I’d love to try them. Most likely banned due to their configuration
 
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rapstarD said:
I forgot to mention. Because I’m in Canada we dont get nearly as many options as the USA. Eg. I can buy an impact m3 but not a maverick. It’s not allowed by government. Stupid. Bullpups in pcp arent allowed here and neither are moderators. I dream of having weihrauch and DonnyFL moderators on my rifles both weihrauch piston and the fx. Would be so awesome for pesting
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I knew that things were less than ideal up in Canada, but sounds like some 'leaders' or Bureaucrats got their knickers in a twist.
 
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rapstarD said:
I forgot to mention. Because I’m in Canada we dont get nearly as many options as the USA. Eg. I can buy an impact m3 but not a maverick. It’s not allowed by government. Stupid. Bullpups in pcp arent allowed here and neither are moderators. I dream of having weihrauch and DonnyFL moderators on my rifles both weihrauch piston and the fx. Would be so awesome for pesting
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Well now that makes no sense at all. Both the Impact and the Maverick are bullpups.
Another thing to take into consideration is if you want to shoot slugs. If you do, choose carefully. Not all guns are created equal when it comes to shooting slugs.
There are several makers that do, but some that fall short in that category.
Best of luck finding that just right PCP for yourself.
 
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Skink,
Got to admit for a newer member you've got a good grip on the reality of the PCP world. We always try to help, but, as you can see, even we don't agree. Finding the best gun for you, within your budget, is, in my opinion, a personal journey. AGN is a great place to learn, research and ask questions, so, don't despair just enjoy the ride. WM
 
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skink said:
I have eyed up the Uragan and that is definitely on my list.

The one thing about the racoons around here is that they get to the size of small german shepherds. I would really hate to be underpowered shooting one of those monsters. I've gotten real clean headshots with 22lr and still had them escape on me before.

small german shepherds might be just slightly embellished.
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.25 and .30 Cal will make the job!!!

uragan 2 and Vulcan 3 700 mm have more than enough power to take big coon to their definitive retirement.
 
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HogKiller said:
I knew that things were less than ideal up in Canada, but sounds like some 'leaders' or Bureaucrats got their knickers in a twist.
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Trudeau and those silly anti everything laws prove the guvmint is a passive aggressive, anti everything tyranny. And it trickles down to airguns? Because you can overthrow a guvmint with such? So tyrannically arbitrary and absurd. God bless America, and he has.
 
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Boostcreep said:
Just buy one of everything and return or sell what you don't like, just like we all do! You might have to skip a few meals and get a lein against your house, but those are trivial things in life compared to airgunning!
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Speak for yourself, I still have my first, well technically second air gun a Daisy 717, then my Remington Nitro that I wouldn't wish on anybody, much less sell it to them, then my Zbroia Sapsan that I got back after a whole friggin' YEAR from that guy in Long Beach CA. Joe B., well then sent me a new one with a bad barrel and i HAD TO PAY to get my original barrel. And my two Mavericks, which someone will have to pry from my cold dead hands, and I'm about to do something REALLY stupid and get a third one just for slugs.
 
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And todays answer is...Maverick, Maverick, Maverick, and lastly, Maverick. Ok, I'm a touch biased but....Maverick.
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I agree. I just bought one and absolutely love it in the compact form. I shoot mainly lighter projectiles in 25 cal. I dropped the 2nd reg today to 105-106 bar. Set internal HS to max speed then in just a hair. 25.39 give me 900 on PW 7 low 890s on 6 and 870’s on 5. Just a perfect setup and like 10 fps spreads on all 3. Sweet sweet gun.
 
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And todays answer is...Maverick, Maverick, Maverick, and lastly, Maverick. Ok, I'm a touch biased but....Maverick.
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I came this 🤏 close to buying a Maverick when I was looking to upgrade, but went with a Prophet Performance (version 1) for its simplicity and have no regrets. I am really glad I bought this one instead of the Prophet 2.
Maybe after they get all kinks ironed out, I will get a second RTI. Or maybe just go with Panthera as my next. As the title of the thread implies. So many choices!
 
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My recommendation would be to buy a PCP that meets your TYPICAL needs as closely as possible, that suits your type of shooting, that feels good in your hands, that is in your budget.

I don't recommend .177 caliber for PCPs. They're great for springers but kinda light for PCPs.

For general use the .22 is versatile, economical (cost of pellets/slugs and air usage) and with a wide variety of projectiles and powers, practical. Typical (modern) .22 PCPs will shoot in the 30 to 45 fpe range making them suitable for dispatching critters up to groundhog size and even raccoons with a well placed shot.

The .25 is a bit heavier in cost and power making it more suitable for larger pests (raccoons and porcupines) but not as practical if you like to do a lot of plinking or target shooting. It's good if you are primarily into hunting but may be a bit over powerd for squirrels and rabbits.

The larger calibers are best for long range shooting (less wind drift) or larger game. Cost of ammo and air are not much of a concern when hunting but may limit the amount of plinking and target shooting you will do. High power (and noise - I'm in Canada as well so moderators are verboden) might be an issue.

Hope this helps reduce the amount of airguns you have consider.

Oh, if you were asking for a recommendation... I have a good variety of PCPs (Air Arms, Benjamin, Feinwerkbau, Walther, Weihrauch and FX) and for my interests (plinking, target shooting, pesting and some squirrel hunting) a .22 caliber 600 mm barreled FX Crown Mk2 is my all around favorite.

That being said, there's no one perfect airgun that does everything. Your first one should meet your primary needs. Once you find what you like, getting the second one will be easier! ;)

Good luck!
 
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skink said:
I had a Marauder back not long after they first came out and only ever had the hand pump so I sold it and just stuck with with my springers and firearms. lately I've been getting way more back into airguns and decided I need to get back into PCP with a compressor. So after joining here, I watch the classifieds and read the forums pretty much all the time I don't have anything better to do, and most of the time I have something better to do, also. It's really destroying my sleep cycle!

So my issue is this. I had absolutely no clue as to the amount of variety that there is! It's astounding to me. And because I have no clue, it seems senseless to me. I have an old FX Tarantula, and really like the FX brand as much as I know about it, so that's what I'm drawn towards. Let alone the plethora of brands out there, FX seems to have 955 models of their own! I can't make sense of them. To me, about half the models look almost identical, with only small differences, or sometimes none that I can even see whatsoever. Then there are about 75 brands that have all sorts of models that look the same also. This is very different coming from firearms, where most brands have a just a few different models, and I primarily shoot rimfire, so each brand has usually one or two models at most.

So I'm not sure how to make sense of them all, but almost all that come up in the classifieds I look at and decide that's the one I want.... until the next one comes up!

This is going to be tough
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I didnt read every word of every post, but I don’t think I saw an FX Dreamline suggested. The Classic synthetic stock is on the low end of price, light weight, same magazine as WC, Maverick and Crown. Modular and can be changed into a lot of configurations later. Plenty accurate and enough power for what the OP stated.
BTW… I have a WC, Maverick and Crown, too.
 
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