purpose of gun?

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rangur1

rangur1

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This is one of those no right or wrong answer posts. What should be the goal of the gun's purpose. Accuracy of course, yes. That's not the issue. There are generally 2 schools of thought. 1 - specialty purpose. 2 - Multiversatile. Both have their ardent supporters, and neither one is wrong. I find myself in the specialty purpose camp. Getting a gun to fit a specific job and enjoy the hell out of it, and suppliment it with other guns each set for it's singular purpose primarily. However, the gun has enough adjustability to enable occasional adjustment so i have 2 similar powered options for when a friend , who may not have a gun , can join me in shared undertakings. pesting, target, etc.
Now others will advocate major adjustability for enabling 1 gun to sort of cover all bases. Maybe based on economics, no problem, totally justified. A lot of folks don't desire to part with 5-10 grand for say 3-5 high end PCP guns. So each shooter balances this equation as they see fit. I'm opting for specialty purpose, multiple guns so I do not need to engage in constant power setting and tuning changes for my current shooting situation. I don't mind adjusting every now and then, just not constantly. That's why I choose to go the route I do. But the other option is as equally valid. I'm sure opinions vary, I do not point my finger and say my choice is superior. In the end , we are all shooters with the desire to put lead to target - whether paper, iron , or live.
 
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i have come to the point that i like specialty guns . Guns designed for a purpose , but then i like to use a purpose gun to see what it can do in another mode . Say a 10 meter rifle and shoot longer distance like 50 meters .
A friend and i used to throw darts @ 35 feet when the dart board was to be 8 feet in front of the competitor .
 
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im kinda 50/50 lol

i have my impact m3 .25 thats my everything gun.

BUT.... 60fpe will go right through a pigeon or 2,
and then continue through the silo roof too,
so i cant shoot into the silo openings at any birds sitting there.

SO.... i usually have a "special purpose" .177 of some sort setup to take shots that i cant take with my impact.
 
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beerthief said:
i thought impact had a knob to adj, the power ? so you could take shots at a lessor/more power if needed ? guess that is not the case
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yes,you can back the hammer off with the wheel.

but then it needs a few shots to settle back into its higher power when you turn it back,
and with less power it changes my aim points.

and in reality,i have it tuned right where i want it,so i dont want to touch anything lol

so that way theres no uncertainty,

its just like...."oh look a pigeon at 122yds...........pffffffft........POW!......goodbye pigeon" :)

im gives me a warm fuzzy feeling just the way it is lol
 
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swiss army knife looks pretty sitting there, but I use purpose built tools, right tool for the job,, some like to play with their swiss army knives, with tune it up, and tune it back down, try this, then try that,,, good for them, have fun. :) but I choose to tune each gun separate, set and forget it, till it fails then fix it.
 
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The roles I ask my PCPs to fulfill are plinking, pesting and first shot accuracy. I do shoot groups just to confirm zero. But plinking and pesting make up the bulk of my shooting. Don’t want a specific gun for a specific need. My guns have to be as versatile as I am. Currently my sub 18 FPE Atomic is fulfilling the role quite nicely. What can be done at low power has re-educated me on airguns.
 
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I Don't know, all I do know is that when I really get into something, there are never too many. I build 1911's for fun. If I count the few I just purchased, and combine with the ones I have built from top to bottom, I'd have, well, far too many!

I've got officers sized single stack in 9mm, up to 6: longslides in 10mm, .357 sig, and .400 cor bon. Government size and Commander, in 9 and .45acp, and double stacks in 9mm, .45 .40 and 10mm.

Do most of them serve a slightly different specialty? (eg: lightweight compact carry Officers with aluminum frame in tame 9mm, vs. semi racegun .40, vs. longslide hunter in 10mm or Cor-bon) Well, many do yes, but in all cases, I doubt that was the real reason to build another one! I can try to justify, but I'd be lying to myself :)

And now I get into this PCP thing,. and well,. here we go again!
 
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rangur1 said:
This is one of those no right or wrong answer posts. What should be the goal of the gun's purpose. Accuracy of course, yes. That's not the issue. There are generally 2 schools of thought. 1 - specialty purpose. 2 - Multiversatile. Both have their ardent supporters, and neither one is wrong. I find myself in the specialty purpose camp. Getting a gun to fit a specific job and enjoy the hell out of it, and suppliment it with other guns each set for it's singular purpose primarily. However, the gun has enough adjustability to enable occasional adjustment so i have 2 similar powered options for when a friend , who may not have a gun , can join me in shared undertakings. pesting, target, etc.
Now others will advocate major adjustability for enabling 1 gun to sort of cover all bases. Maybe based on economics, no problem, totally justified. A lot of folks don't desire to part with 5-10 grand for say 3-5 high end PCP guns. So each shooter balances this equation as they see fit. I'm opting for specialty purpose, multiple guns so I do not need to engage in constant power setting and tuning changes for my current shooting situation. I don't mind adjusting every now and then, just not constantly. That's why I choose to go the route I do. But the other option is as equally valid. I'm sure opinions vary, I do not point my finger and say my choice is superior. In the end , we are all shooters with the desire to put lead to target - whether paper, iron , or live.
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I'm with you,
I now am down to 9 PCPs, three in .25, three in .30 and three in .357, all the same brand and same model ( .25s and .30 all same platform .357s are a different platform )
all guns are set up differently, not just in power but also stockwise,.......Each gun has its application
 
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Firmly in the "specialty" camp for rifles. Tried some multipurpose (switching back & forth between energy levels & projectiles from the same rifle) guns back when, and found "one size fits all" to work better on paper than in reality. But... my wants never were that numerous, and time/experience has honed them to a very short list:
- ~18-20 fpe from a .177, probably with JSB 10.3 or 13.4
- ~ 30 fpe from a .22, probably with JSB 15.9 or 18.1
- ~45 fpe from a .22, probably with JSB 25.4

So 3 rifles covers it- with each one, set it & forget it. If I had a much longer list of wants... multipurpose would be more appealing.

Ironically, I don't like to set it & forget it with scopes (other than an initial Zero)- want to be able to twist those turrets to my hearts content & have them come back home like a cartoon boomerang.

We all have our quirks, at least that's what I tell myself o_O
 
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Good, original topic, Rangur1 . It brought out some interesting patterns from folks.

With that said, I’m a for purpose kind of guy. I used to hate watching co workers hammer on a duct mate cleat with a drill motor, or align two holes with a screwdriver vs an alignment tool.
Man! Use the proper tool for the job or task at hand!

My guns are fun weapons, each with a purpose. The only one I’ll mix disciplines with is my LCS30
 
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