Umarex New Umarex ?
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It looks like they effectively addressed the major obstacle to folks getting into PCPs; that being the peripheral costs of actually being able to pressurize the gun. I'm interested in seeing if using plastic, plastic, and more plastic, and replacing the PCP charging-equipment expense hurdle with disposable nitrogen cartridges that add thirty-plus cents PER SHOT proves a viable or marketable approach.
If asked for my opinion, I might say "I doubt it." However, that speculated, I often underestimate Modern Man's aesthetics, common-sense, and forethought deficits.
I foresee situations where, after a few $12.50 cartridges spent attempting to repair a leaker the gunsmith realizes it cheaper to buy a new rifle than repair it. Hence the $12.50 disposable-cartridge power-source renders the rifle itself disposable if/when it springs a leak. But hey, it's not like airguns display any propensities whatsoever to spring a leak at any time, for any reason, or no reason; usually at the worst possible moment. Right?
All that said, and being a huge fan of ($00.50) disposable-cartridge Co2 guns, was the new Umarex wood-stocked, devoid of plastic, and $50 more expensive, I might buy it.
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If asked for my opinion, I might say "I doubt it." However, that speculated, I often underestimate Modern Man's aesthetics, common-sense, and forethought deficits.
I foresee situations where, after a few $12.50 cartridges spent attempting to repair a leaker the gunsmith realizes it cheaper to buy a new rifle than repair it. Hence the $12.50 disposable-cartridge power-source renders the rifle itself disposable if/when it springs a leak.
But hey, it's not like airguns display any propensities whatsoever to spring a leak at any time, for any reason, or no reason; usually at the worst possible moment. Right? All that said, and being a huge fan of ($00.50) disposable-cartridge Co2 guns, was the new Umarex wood-stocked, devoid of plastic, and $50 more expensive, I might buy it.
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I know right. How dissapointing for us. But perhaps it's a good move for the company to lure the newbies in.
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That's great, unbiased insight.It looks like they effectively addressed the major obstacle to folks getting into PCPs; that being the peripheral costs of actually being able to pressurize the gun. I'm interested in seeing if using plastic, plastic, and more plastic, and replacing the PCP charging-equipment expense hurdle with disposable nitrogen cartridges that add thirty-plus cents PER SHOT proves a viable or marketable approach.
If asked for my opinion, I might say "I doubt it." However, that speculated, I often underestimate Modern Man's aesthetics, common-sense, and forethought deficits.
I foresee situations where, after a few $12.50 cartridges spent attempting to repair a leaker the gunsmith realizes it cheaper to buy a new rifle than repair it. Hence the $12.50 disposable-cartridge power-source renders the rifle itself disposable if/when it springs a leak.
All that said, and being a huge fan of ($00.50) disposable-cartridge Co2 guns, was the new Umarex wood-stocked, devoid of plastic, and $50 more expensive, I might buy it.
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