Airgun prices in Canada are increasing with inflation like everything else but I'm definitely not seeing sudden and substantial increases like the OP shows. No tarrifs here.

One "last gun" on order waiting for availability and I'm done buying. I know I've said that 5 times before but I really mean it this time.

Cheers!

With all that said, why aren't good used rifles selling on the classifieds? They are hundreds cheaper than new ones. I think the whole airgun family has changed in the last year or two. What happened to the gurus that we used to watch like Tedsholdover? Ted retired and now is snorkling in the Carribean.

Thanks to all for your comments. Thinking about what to get next and I haven't even touched the gun yet. I'll be asking for bottle recommendations when I figure out volumes/shots/etc. Its not that I don't bring three guns at a time to the range!!!

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Normkel said:

Now comes the hard part, learning how to lie convincingly about your shooting success.

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No need. I used to be a fisherman!

cavedweller said:

We are not allowed to discuss buying or selling moderators on the forum but if you are selling one attached to a gun in classifieds that’s ok

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Noted. Thanks for the reminder. Newbie here

I'm guessing it's the Mk1, since the safety is a "lever" running parallel along the upper right side of the action, that pushes forward for FIRE position. It's their early model. I just got it, from Ebay, so I know nothing of it's history. I just ordered the TBT kit made for the HW98. Fingers crossed that it's a cross match......

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humbled.ag said:

Great progress. The lanes look promising. With five lanes you can host a full match. Shoot through five lanes. Move the targets, eat a light lunch then shoot through them again.

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Since the club is new and the shooters and still beginning we do a loops. That way you kinda get a second or third try at the same target. Doing fun shoots for now.
The gun club has really given me a lot of area to work with and been super supportive. This is more like an airgun theme park. We have a field target range for practice and one for competition set up all the time. Plus enough room for extreme field target, bench rest , silhouette or just long range shooting up to 100 yards.

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Somewhere else, I commented about AOA’s sale and after a while prices took a jump. 4 months ago, I bought a Daystate Wolverine R that I always admired for $1379. Now, they are $500 more. I smelled the same thing coming with HW , so I grabbed two HW35Es. The price on those haven’t changed,but the HW95 has crept up. Have you noticed that AA TX200s are now $900.

I priced out a Sthil chainsaw this spring. Price went from $699 to $757. Same saw was $599 last summer/fall at Rural King.

I'm changing my name to Ben Dover.

Thank you for the educated guesses.

DeanB said:

In all honesty the HW100 .22 super consistent/dead accurate from 1st shot till drops off the reg. Next would be my Crown MK2 .22 with 380mm barrel.

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Ditto on the HW100. That's why I bought TWO !!

JW. said:

22 cal is available in 13.43 grains so they will be the same weight as the 177 monsters,

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Yeah but the BC is low like .023 or so for that 22 pellet vs .032 for the 17 cal.

So its just making things harder and it's almost getting like WFTF against 20 fpe rifles.

If the price is more than you're willing to pay, don't buy. Lost sales is the most effective way to communicate your displeasure. The international trade situation will continue to be a scapegoat, and in many cases valid. Regardless of tariff status, if a retailer's supplier raises prices, he can't be expected to eat it.

A picture of the two courses at RF&G:

Contndr35BB said:

Well Folks, Have you done any grocery shopping lately? What hasn't gone up in price lately? Gas goes up & down. Cars & car parts ,YIKES !

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EVERYTHING has gone up except my salary. I am glad I purchased all of my rifles before this craziness. I even have a few spares just in case.

My best deal was two HW50's from Krale for only $500 with shipping. Both in .177 and droop free. Probably will not see those prices again.

HW50's are going for $371 before shipping and broker fees now.

I shot this morning before it gets crazy hot again today. I shot the FrankenRauch at 50 yards after one shot to check zero at 25. The next 20 at 50 yards.

15.9 fpe and an extreme spread of 11 across the first 21 shots. I'm pretty happy with that for a springer. I'm really loving non AO scopes lately. The red stickers are 3/4" for scale.

Have a great day
Ron

Booder98 said:

I shot the FX Archery Chonograph simultaneously with the cheap Chinese chronograph. It was pretty messed-up looking, I should have taken a picture. Shots according to the FX were from 917 fps to 863 (80 shots, fell off the reg). The Chinese chrony thought the shots were slower by a little more than a percent.

Having the Chinese chrony around scared the FX into its best behavior; it didn't miss a shot.

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Good to hear that the cheap chinese chronographs are accurate. My FX chrony was anything but reliable and finally gave up the ghost this year. I must have dropped it or something. I kept it in my old range bag. It would only record one of ten shots on average. Nothing worse than an unreliable chronograph!

I upgraded my range bag to a Savior and the chronograph to the Garmin. Both were huge upgrades.

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Much like Motorhead, I've not experienced any issues with any Athlon scopes, even the entry level Argos and I've shot in 40-100 degree weather with it. My Hawke Sidewinders have never given me any reason to question temp shift either.
Two things came to mind while reading this post which is a little off the OP topic but I've seen where rings can be too close to the scope saddle causing the erector tube to distort and not range correctly and overtightening can cause tube distortion as well. Move the rings as far apart as possible and don't overtighten unless you have the recoil of an M82.

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On the topic of mounts, I prefer a one piece with a bit more beef/uniform thickness. I've used BKL, Burris Signature/X, UTG standard and Pro, Sportsmatch, FX No Limits and so on. All but BKL and UTG Pro have induced some type of temp related movement. The worse in the group mentioned were the FX No Limit. Regardless of how tight the set screw is for the verticle adjustment it won't stay still.

At this time my favorite are the UTG Pro one piece. I used one on my thomas, and now have it on my .308cf. If/when they come out with a 40mm one peice mount I'll be getting one(the sightron S8 is chonky).

Normkel said:

People often exhibit the effect to a great degree when referencing it, but if one reflects, The Dunning Kruger Effect does explain much human behavior...

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I'd never seen that Dunning-Kruger Club graph before, it's a keeper, thanks for posting it.

I've always thought that one of life's hardest lessons occurs when we passionately believe in something.
Believe in it so much we'd stake our life on it without hesitation.
Only to discover later that we were mistaken.

It happens all the time for various reasons. Often because we have believed the opinions of other misinformed people and then incorporated those opinions into our world view until we believed them to be own trusted opinions. Politics, advertisements, different religions, selective and biased reporting from media and from our acquaintances and family all make us believe things which are verifiably false under any reasonable independent analysis.

The only funny thing about the situation is that it is so easy to spot these self-delusional tendencies in others, but not always so easy to recognize it in ourselves.

JP