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If you started now?

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ColoradoPete said:
If you started from scratch now as far as airguns (but you know what you know), what would you do differently? I ask because of curiosity, and to tap into some of your experience. Thanks,
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I would've bought a dive compressor and scba and a chinesium mini lathe along with a premium level gun and skipped money-pitting crosmans and hand pumping. A dozen polished turds (so to speak) is a big pile of crap with the same price tag in the end as buying 1 great gun with good glass.

I wouldn't chase high power slugs and wouldn't have wasted so much money on cheap glass.

Don't worry, I still love the pre-china crosmans.


Buy good glass, a 500 dollar scope and a little fine tuning of the spring and pellet choice and a disco can shoot every bit as good as an fx. I've got almost 6 grand worth of fx not getting used because the disco is lighter and lower powered but does head shot pigeons all the same for less.
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Discovery HD 2-12x24 magnification ring question

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Gerry52 said:
Got one of these for my older Discovery VT-T because, it too was stiff. Made a big difference.

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If the one you recommend @Gerry52 is available in a diameter that fits the OP's scope it is a better idea than the one I recommended

just my too scents
Edward
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Springer vs. PCP

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johnwoitalla said:
Basically, IMHO, the only advantage springers have over pcp's is that no extra equipment is needed- just take it out of the box and start shooting(if you have the eye's for it, you can just use it with iron sights). In my opinion, pcp's are a superior breed to springers-you can leave them cocked for as long as you like, they are repeaters holding 10+ pellets/slugs in a magazine, they are way more powerful and way more easy to shoot precisely, they have zero recoil, and there are a lot more scopes to choose from that will not get damaged by the funky recoil of a springer. Yes, pcp's have to have a pump/scuba tank which adds to both the cost and amount of accessories needed(which may or may not be a problem depending on your personal preferences/wallet size). I have both a springer and two pcp's, guess which one spends most of it's life in the safe?
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I. Bought a Springer for only $40 from pawn shop
Just to have back up if compressor breaks down.
Then when I seen Crowskis targets under
What Springer did you shoot today. Damn I want a nicer springer now.
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Beeman  HW30s in 22cal is awsome

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I just bought this new last year and had it tuned by John Thomas. It has a Vortek spring and seal in it and its throwing JSb 14.3 gr express pellets out at 525fps. The 13.4 RD at 545fps and get this . The JSB Predator GTO 11.9gr domes at 600 fps!!! accuracy is HW legendary. What a super light rig for all day carry. ID think small game up to 25 yards would be very doable. I have a peep site on it.
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Tuning  Do springs age out?

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specie said:
Here is a FWB from later '60's that looks new condition wise, almost unfired, but the breech/piston seals are shot and lots of spring twang. Do I need to replace the spring as well as the seals? View attachment 582742
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Beautiful gun. I got two of those earlier this year. One had documentation where it had been resealed and new spring a couple of years back. Visible seals are of proper blue color. The other needed resealing so I sent it out to a reputable airgunsmith and he did the seals and said it needed a spring. Kind of hard to argue from 500 miles away.
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