We were talking high end airguns. I simply pointed out that PCP's bridged a gap between air rifles and powder guns. A reasonably priced powderburner would be much less expensive and more suitable for big game than any high end PCP.
I know we talk about pcp's on this site, but a subsonic chunk of lead is a subsonic chunk of lead no matter what propels it. I have taken a couple deer with a big bore PCP, did it just to be different. Won't use it again, it is too awkward, too long, large temp swings where I hunt are normal which plays havoc on pressure, huge pain in the arse in general. I used a heavy SWC in it, both deer while hunting recovered short trails, good blood, both shot double lung, low entry, both trotted off fast, not running and slowed very quickly. They all were on the short side of tracking, I actually only tracked two for practice, heard both go down and knew exactly where they were so didn't need to track except to stay in practice. One of those two I hit maybe couple inches higher than I normally would to avoid low branch. Start of his blood trail was a little thinner than I'm used to, but no problem, 30 yards into his semi-circle run around back to ridge he started on, blood trail was fine. He went over the ridge, I already knew he was at base of hill from hearing him crash and stay down.
I also shot one not hunting with pcp, damaging my property well within distance of house that makes it legal where i live to kill it out of season, no other deer in years has thought to eat those bushes, just that one 6pt wanted to eat all new branches, 3rd day straight of eating totallling about 50% of all new growth that year I took him down. I know people will say should build a fence to protect stuff you plant that deer may harm, F that. Costs money, is ugly, and takes more time and maintenence, and cutting grasss around it is annoying.
