Yeah absolutely if you like to shoot a lot target, plinking,..... airguns and PCP for sure is a no brainer.
Yeah all my guns are pretty much custom to a certain level.
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When do you know it's time to call it quits ?
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Yeah all my guns are pretty much custom to a certain level.
Right now I am looking at expanding my pesting "services" to other farmers/facilities so that I can get further into this rabbit hole. I don't own any PB and when I want to shoot some, I know a guy. So for me even if I lost all my permissions I'd sell a couple n likely keep one to plink with.
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I sold my last PCP and compressor a few weeks back, keeping "only" a nice Weihrauch 177 springer in a custom stock. Even sold most of my steel targets and accessories, returning the range to a more natural state but leaving a couple of discrete small spinners and action targets.
Why? Well I felt like I reached my pinnacle with a Daystate and FX scope after buying and selling at least fifty air guns over the past 10-15 years. Everything from $30 Crosmans to multiple RAW, Daystate and FX level guns. 10m guns, classics, tuned and customized, field target and large calibers. I got so I could hit my smallest targets relatively consistently at 50 yards and don't feel like going whole hog into competitions (travel, waiting around, the scene). And I found maintaining and handling a compressor to be a pain in the hindquarters.
But the big turning point for me was shooting my prize 22, all customized and with the largest moderator practical - only to find out hitting the steel targets was annoying my neighbors who were too nice to complain until I did an experiment and had my son shoot while I was over at the neighbors. I would have complained about my shooting if I were them.
Tried going down in power, softer, quieter targets, etc. until one day I said. "F-this" and started selling off.
If I ever move to a place without neighbors to irritate I'd probably shoot firearms, not because I like to burn money but the recoil and power are very satisfying. Even 30 cal just feels g&y and f&ggy to me, something effete older men do when not drinking lattes.
Appreciate the time spent with the hobby and it definitely improved my skills and was a lot of fun but it also got boring once you achieve your goals. Carrying all the gear didn't help. I still plink with the 177 springer but maybe only 5-20 shots a day, nothing really, but it's enough.
As far as airguns on the internet and place like this website, I'm glad I could use it for classifieds but honestly the whole consumerist aspect to these sports is a big turn off BUY BUY BUY along with the guys who shoot animals for sport rather than food or game management. Who wants to be amongst Sadists?
Hanks, Bye
Why? Well I felt like I reached my pinnacle with a Daystate and FX scope after buying and selling at least fifty air guns over the past 10-15 years. Everything from $30 Crosmans to multiple RAW, Daystate and FX level guns. 10m guns, classics, tuned and customized, field target and large calibers. I got so I could hit my smallest targets relatively consistently at 50 yards and don't feel like going whole hog into competitions (travel, waiting around, the scene). And I found maintaining and handling a compressor to be a pain in the hindquarters.
But the big turning point for me was shooting my prize 22, all customized and with the largest moderator practical - only to find out hitting the steel targets was annoying my neighbors who were too nice to complain until I did an experiment and had my son shoot while I was over at the neighbors. I would have complained about my shooting if I were them.
Tried going down in power, softer, quieter targets, etc. until one day I said. "F-this" and started selling off.
If I ever move to a place without neighbors to irritate I'd probably shoot firearms, not because I like to burn money but the recoil and power are very satisfying. Even 30 cal just feels g&y and f&ggy to me, something effete older men do when not drinking lattes.
Appreciate the time spent with the hobby and it definitely improved my skills and was a lot of fun but it also got boring once you achieve your goals. Carrying all the gear didn't help. I still plink with the 177 springer but maybe only 5-20 shots a day, nothing really, but it's enough.
As far as airguns on the internet and place like this website, I'm glad I could use it for classifieds but honestly the whole consumerist aspect to these sports is a big turn off BUY BUY BUY along with the guys who shoot animals for sport rather than food or game management. Who wants to be amongst Sadists?
Hanks, Bye
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When a hobby you have enjoyed in the past becomes a grind, it's time to reconsider -
I don't have the time to dedicate to keeping up my spring gun chops, so I use the time I do have shooting my bottle builds, a much more forgiving format lol -
I don't have the time to dedicate to keeping up my spring gun chops, so I use the time I do have shooting my bottle builds, a much more forgiving format lol -
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I went from Walmart springer to some professionally tuned mid end pcp rifles and now I’m back to having almost no PCPs. I could never shoot a pcp again and it’s wouldn’t bother me but giving up my TX200 would just simply not happen. A quality springer to me is “airgunning” and I like PCPs but their like women (too much work)
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wrong .. airguns are a big plus because you can waste a 'problem' stealthy like without the neigbors going full snowflake .. even though they do feel its ok to let 'patches' roam around uncontrolled lol ...
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I have been through way to many hobbies in my life, but it kept me out of bars and off drugs. Good thing, because my wife who has too much education in psychology, says I have an addictive personality. I suppose she’s right. When I get into a hobby it consumes my life. Like an alcoholic, the job is key as it supports the vice. All my hobbies require a fair amount of $ to start up and maintain. Airguns could be inexpensive once initial investment is over. The problem is that damn FX, Daystate, AA, AEA, etc, etc. They just have to keep making newer and better guns.
I think my airgun arsenal is stable right now but I really count on negative reviews of new guns so I can keep from buying something new and improved. Never been very successful at that.
I’ve got quite a few years of powder burners under my belt but airguns is really only about two years so I still have a ton to learn and experience yet. When I was in scuba there were lots and lots of classes and avenues to get into and I enjoyed that. Ended up working part time in a local dive shop and becoming an instructor. Did that for a solid twelve years and accumulated tens of thousands of dollars of equipment. Then they found a spot in my long that made me a bubble watcher on the surface. Time to reorganize and move on. One thing I never wanted to do was accumulate all kinds of different hobby stuff, one, because I don’t have the room, and second, I don’t have the money to support them all. So I typically finance the next hobby with proceeds from the previous one. One thing I ALWAYS do is take with me what I learned and never look back, it typically was a good run and was satisfying.
So for now, being I just retired at 67 I’m hoping I’ll stick with airguns till I am no longer ambulatory. I can’t imagine what hobby might be out there that would convince me to sell off and move on. Never say never.
For now though I thoroughly enjoy pesting, hunting and target/tinkering with my FX’s several times a week. Too bad there aren’t classes on the mechanics of all the different types of airguns and there maintenance, that might be the icing on the cake. Fortunately my gun club has 50 through 300 yard ranges and a couple hundred acres to hunt on and a pond to fish in. Hopefully I’m good for a while.
I think my airgun arsenal is stable right now but I really count on negative reviews of new guns so I can keep from buying something new and improved. Never been very successful at that.
I’ve got quite a few years of powder burners under my belt but airguns is really only about two years so I still have a ton to learn and experience yet. When I was in scuba there were lots and lots of classes and avenues to get into and I enjoyed that. Ended up working part time in a local dive shop and becoming an instructor. Did that for a solid twelve years and accumulated tens of thousands of dollars of equipment. Then they found a spot in my long that made me a bubble watcher on the surface. Time to reorganize and move on. One thing I never wanted to do was accumulate all kinds of different hobby stuff, one, because I don’t have the room, and second, I don’t have the money to support them all. So I typically finance the next hobby with proceeds from the previous one. One thing I ALWAYS do is take with me what I learned and never look back, it typically was a good run and was satisfying.
So for now, being I just retired at 67 I’m hoping I’ll stick with airguns till I am no longer ambulatory. I can’t imagine what hobby might be out there that would convince me to sell off and move on. Never say never.
For now though I thoroughly enjoy pesting, hunting and target/tinkering with my FX’s several times a week. Too bad there aren’t classes on the mechanics of all the different types of airguns and there maintenance, that might be the icing on the cake. Fortunately my gun club has 50 through 300 yard ranges and a couple hundred acres to hunt on and a pond to fish in. Hopefully I’m good for a while.
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Maybe that and an iPad with YouTube it might be tolerable. But I plan to swim across Lake Erie before I go in a nursing home and have told people not to wait in Canada for me.
And thank you, just ordered one, $48.25 shipped.
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I just turned 82 and had knee surgery yesterday. I’ve enjoyed a great life shooting competition pistol, rifle, and airgun shooting. I’ve been able to buy and sell lotsa guns over my lifetime and kept the good ones and traded the ones I didn’t like. I still have a modest collection that I still have and use. I will still keep shooting until I’m looking up at the grass. My heirs will then decide what to do with all my guns. I’ve taught them all to shoot and hope they still have an interest after I’m gone. God has been good to me.
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Being almost 75 years old, I have been trying to downsize my life in an effort to simplify things for my daughter. I recently sold my old Corvette, and sold a couple of PCP's back to AOA. Obviously I could get a better price selling here on the classified, but like you said, dealing with buyers and shipping can be a hassle. The Renegade back I sold them had issues and was never consistent from the day I bought it and I wouldn't have felt comfortable selling it to someone when I couldn't say that the gun is 100%. I know AOA will go through it before reselling, becasue they test fired and noted that there was an issue.
I still enjoy the sport enormously and I have 5 guns left.
My next sale will likely my Pulsar HP, but I still have a large number of Monster pellets to use up first. The gun usually needs to be cocked twice before it will fire. I took it into AOA for repairs a while ago, but it came back the same way so I just live with it.
I still enjoy the sport enormously and I have 5 guns left.
My next sale will likely my Pulsar HP, but I still have a large number of Monster pellets to use up first. The gun usually needs to be cocked twice before it will fire. I took it into AOA for repairs a while ago, but it came back the same way so I just live with it.
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When is it Time, When you run out of room or when you don't remember buying something and it possibly looks familiar. Wait, is this Air gun dementia?
I know the feeling and only wish I could pass them down to Family who would have an interest. Mick.
I know the feeling and only wish I could pass them down to Family who would have an interest. Mick.
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It is time when the fun is gone. I used to run white water jet boats in Hell’s Canyon. My wife and I spent 15 years doing this. Then one day it got boring. Even new water was not enough to rekindle the flame. We sold the boat and the rest of the gear and left it all in the rearview mirror and photo albums.
Air guns are still relatively new to me so I am still learning and that keeps things interesting. I have a thing for launching projectiles. Archery, powder burners, slings, sling shots I don’t really care what it is So I don’t expect to see my desire for this hobby to diminish any time soon.
The other reason you hang it up is when they close the lid on your coffin.
Air guns are still relatively new to me so I am still learning and that keeps things interesting. I have a thing for launching projectiles. Archery, powder burners, slings, sling shots I don’t really care what it is So I don’t expect to see my desire for this hobby to diminish any time soon.
The other reason you hang it up is when they close the lid on your coffin.
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I feel sorry for whoever has to deal with the pile of toys I will leave when I'm dead.
Until that day, I like having them, and they're worth holding onto simply because I won't buy them again, and it's nice to have them.
If I was in a financial bind, I'm sure I would sell everything, until then, the only reason I'm selling stuff is to make room for more new stuff.
Until that day, I like having them, and they're worth holding onto simply because I won't buy them again, and it's nice to have them.
If I was in a financial bind, I'm sure I would sell everything, until then, the only reason I'm selling stuff is to make room for more new stuff.
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When its time to quit???
On my deathbed... If I like somethinf...(I
like shooting alot)...I'm not giving it up till I'm dead.
On my deathbed... If I like somethinf...(I
like shooting alot)...I'm not giving it up till I'm dead.
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I know when I quit, I’m going to have to start burying money in my back yard. Or maybe get a new truck every year.
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Yep, lots of wives are going to have sore backs from hauling all their dead husbands 500lbs of lead to the dumpster.
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