SHTF : Springer or PCP With Hand Pump? Which would you choose?
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,,,, learn flint knapping,,, if you're still here
SHTF, is a multi-level possibility,,, how much crap and how big of a fan,,, get real, you will use what ever you have on hand till it runs out or fails
SHTF, is a multi-level possibility,,, how much crap and how big of a fan,,, get real, you will use what ever you have on hand till it runs out or fails
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PCP. I'm off grid so I have power for my pump so I can hunt much quieter than my springers or 1377.
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IMO ... a Springer only has ONE attribute that trumps a PCP 
... That of being fully self contained.
In nearly every other attribute a modern PCP comes out on top.
Many arguments can be made... But come days end of success/s shooting either, the PCP is more accurate, Is generally quieter, has substantially more power potential & can be adjusted for its output power. So long as one has a miens to produce HPA there servicing generally is nothing more than o-rings.
... That of being fully self contained.In nearly every other attribute a modern PCP comes out on top.
Many arguments can be made
... But come days end of success/s shooting either, the PCP is more accurate, Is generally quieter, has substantially more power potential & can be adjusted for its output power. So long as one has a miens to produce HPA there servicing generally is nothing more than o-rings.Upvote 0
Springer. If I can't afford to go all in on a compressor and all the works for a PCP, then I'll stick with my Springers, NP's, and C02's.
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I'm with Scott - nothing really changes. I already have all likely needed spare parts for my Huben and a backup hand pump. I'll go with the Huben, just as I would in normal times . . . and if it fails in a way I can't fix, then I'll move on to the Sidewinder . . .
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I have a Benjamin Discovery with pump. One of my first purchases. Nice gun, I did NOT like pumping. Maybe 3 times, never again. I kept the gun just as a reminder. I have a few springers now and never looked back. Crow
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I have a shoebox F10 a long with a couple of rebuild kits plus a vevor Yong heng knock off. I even have a floor pump also.
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I would have to say a quality springer (HW 97 in .177) for plinking and/or a Beeman R9 in .177 or .20 caliber scoped for small game and plinking.
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If passed history is any guide to longevity...My or "a" unregulated Daystate Regal .177 and a Hill hand pump...in a survival situation shooting a tin or two a year, filling to a relatively low pressure...something under 200 bar down to something above 100 bar...I don't know HOW long that set up would last if done exclusively to less than 200 bar and a 160cc tank...YEARS AND YEARS....Killin' pump oriings by going to to 250 bar and pumping too fast. My Huntsman hasn't been touched since bought USED 
from AOA in '14...shot it some today. I would want a few of the little green high pressure orings for the Hill and a tube of silicone grease and plenty of pellets...I would worry more about droppin' the gun and damaging the scope...Over the last 9 years in high humidity climates as much as I've used this set up...a survival situation would seem like a vacation for my Regal and Hill. No brainer.
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