Hi everyone,
In this forum we have seen a lot in regard of this matter
At the end of the day a PCP is a beutiful, sofisticated and complex tool.
But as all tools, have specific porpuse and limited use.
Then in order to be able to make a good choice when deciding which PCP to buy you have to answer for yourself the following questions:
1.- Are you going to hunt with it or just to make target practice?
If the answer is: Hunting too, then the next question is:
2.- What size of animals will you take?
Normally a 25 Cal with 45 foot pounds is enough for almost everythis lower than a coyote.
If your are going for a Coyote or bigger, you will need a .25 Cal above 50 foor pound or better a .30 Cal with above 70 foot pounds.
3.- If your are going for a White Tailed deer you should go for a .357 Cal.
Another set of questions that you have to answer yourself is in regard of accuracy:
What kind of accuracy are you looking at and at what distance?
When hunting you have to be responsible of making accurate shots to take clean kills: Distance is the main variable here.
A bird size can be humanely taken with an air rifle at longer distances than deer, coyote, jabalina, turkey.
Then you have to answer another question:
How many shots per fill will grant you confidence and comfort?
Once you have honestly answer to those questions you have to look down at your pocket and make him the painfull question: How deep is your love for the PCP?
Then you have to define if the lenght and weight of the rifle is or not something important for you.
Now you can draft your terms sheet:
Top price:
Cal:
Shoots per fill:
Total lenght:
Maximum weight:
Minimum power accepted:
Accuracy needed at "X" yards:
Once you have finished all the analisis, then think on reliability-accuracy-quality, that means price for money.
If you have done all what above is described, then you have just one question to answer:
Which Cal. should the Uragan be?
In this forum we have seen a lot in regard of this matter
At the end of the day a PCP is a beutiful, sofisticated and complex tool.
But as all tools, have specific porpuse and limited use.
Then in order to be able to make a good choice when deciding which PCP to buy you have to answer for yourself the following questions:
1.- Are you going to hunt with it or just to make target practice?
If the answer is: Hunting too, then the next question is:
2.- What size of animals will you take?
Normally a 25 Cal with 45 foot pounds is enough for almost everythis lower than a coyote.
If your are going for a Coyote or bigger, you will need a .25 Cal above 50 foor pound or better a .30 Cal with above 70 foot pounds.
3.- If your are going for a White Tailed deer you should go for a .357 Cal.
Another set of questions that you have to answer yourself is in regard of accuracy:
What kind of accuracy are you looking at and at what distance?
When hunting you have to be responsible of making accurate shots to take clean kills: Distance is the main variable here.
A bird size can be humanely taken with an air rifle at longer distances than deer, coyote, jabalina, turkey.
Then you have to answer another question:
How many shots per fill will grant you confidence and comfort?
Once you have honestly answer to those questions you have to look down at your pocket and make him the painfull question: How deep is your love for the PCP?
Then you have to define if the lenght and weight of the rifle is or not something important for you.
Now you can draft your terms sheet:
Top price:
Cal:
Shoots per fill:
Total lenght:
Maximum weight:
Minimum power accepted:
Accuracy needed at "X" yards:
Once you have finished all the analisis, then think on reliability-accuracy-quality, that means price for money.
If you have done all what above is described, then you have just one question to answer:
Which Cal. should the Uragan be?