N/A The Cheap Seats

[MJS]

Anyone else really like their cheap pcp's? For those of you (like me) who are into sub-$300 PCPs, tell your story!

Mine is:
My sub-$300 PCPs are more accurate and powerful than any of the expensive German springers I've ever owned.
Shooting my Maximus and Stormrider (both in .22) is just fun.
My 6 y/o Maximus still spits out CPHP 14.3 at 865 fps!
They're cheap so I don't obsess about them like I do with expensive stuff.
They take me back to the simpler days of airgunning. They bring back the fun.

This isn't just about your favorite cheap PCP.
Tell us why you're into them!

 

[thammer]

Flying dragon .22 from Mike. I think they were around $200 at the time. Co2 converted pcp. I added an 18" .308 barrel blank. Only gets 5 shots at 50fpe but fun and accurate.

Also my Gamo Arrow. I really enjoy the open sights on it.

I could set here a while with the others but these are the two I enjoy the most.

 

[Hobbyman2007]

The only sub 300$ I’ve got left is a PP750. Not worth posting any pics. Spent way too much on unnecessary upgrades, plenum with gauge, 12” BSA barrel, spare magazines , picatinny rail adapter and I’m sure there’s more I’m forgetting. I still shoot it every once in a while and it hits what I aim at. Certainly don’t treat it very well in comparison to some of the others.

 

[bchannell]

My shooting pal has an Avenger and I gotta say, it's hard not to love it. The thing shoots as good or better than some guns costing many times the price. A little work on the trigger and it even makes my demand of having a very good trigger. What's not to like.

 

[Avator]

I have upwards of 100 airguns in my arsenal and have yet to pay more than $300 for any one of them. I have guns in all 4 platforms.

 

[JimD]

I got a 25 caliber plastic stock Avenger when they were still $300. I do not shoot it a lot but that is because it is so LONG. My next airgun was a bullpup and I discovered I really prefer them. But I still pull the Avenger out a few times a year. It has a great set of features for the price and it shoots well. I recently made a new stock for it so it fits me well now. The original stock was one of it's worst features. I might decide to shoot it more this year but it hasn't gotten any shorter. I found the "jump" to under $500 PCPs very worthwhile. That is not a trivial percentage price increase but it remains decidedly at the lower end of the PCP price spectrum. There are aspects to the Avenger material choices and design decisions that I am not a fan of. I would be concerned about similar things in other under $300 airguns.

 

[Avator]

The Buck Rail tactical kit was a great upgrade to my Avenger. Next plan is to convert it from .25 to .22 and replace the short air tube with a 2nd long one.
The reason for the caliber change is that I cast pellets/slugs and I have a wider selection in .22.
The Avenger is my only .25 gun and I plan to sell/trade the one .25 mold I have for another .22 mold.

The other reason is that I enjoy tinkering nearly as much as shooting.