N/A Newbie looking to buy used complete set up

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beerthief said:
First read the rules ! , used items here on the forum are a good way to buy .
What are your interests in air guns ? pests ? targets ? Competition's ?
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Stan in Ky .
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Hi Stan,

Mainly Pest Control, We have a dwindling flock of egg laying chickens and i'm tired of feeding vermon and setting traps. I just want to get a quiet set up that is very accurate. As I will be shooting at night, i'd like something with a day/night scope or thermal, but I understand that will be more expensive. I'm flexible on the price with a scope and extras
 
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For you budget, there are quite a few new guns that would be more than adequate for the task of pest control
I bought an Airforce TalonP for the very same use. .25 caliber single shot. Very accurate and will take out a large raccoon easily. You can get a brand new TalonP for under $500. I have more than that in mine, but I went kind of crazy on mods and such.
 
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Look for a used dreamline tactical compact. It's my favorite dollar to experience ratio gun. Even with pellets I'm shooting past 100 yards with it at 43 fpe. It's a slept on model because it's not super sexy over feature packed. It does what it does well, and easily. I'm comparing to my impact, semi auto aea and a couple benjamin pcps. The dreamline almost replaced my impact for usefulness and it's stayed stock.
 
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Sleestak said:
At the very least you're gonna need a HPC in addition to the gun ....if you haven't factored that into the budget.

With a compressor rolled into that basket, I'd recommend the Marauder as a starter. It's a classic and you'll never really out grow it because it simply performs.
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Owning a marauder myself, I'm tempted to steer you away from it unless it's side lever converted or semi auto. The rear bolt combined with the weight and size of the is kind of undesirable to me. I'm not a tiny guy either. At least stay away from the 25 mrod. (what I own)
 
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6gun said:
Owning a marauder myself, I'm tempted to steer you away from it unless it's side lever converted or semi auto. The rear bolt combined with the weight and size of the is kind of undesirable to me. I'm not a tiny guy either. At least stay away from the 25 mrod. (what I own)
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Agree on the weight and also that any bolt action is probbly not going to be the smoothest. But if the shooter can get by those two factors it is a solid platform for the new air gunner and is very affordable. It takes much more upper strength than my bullpups for sure but it's not a deal breaker for me, just a different type of shooting. As for bolt axns I also have a Barra 250z and an Alteros M24 and none of them are speed shooters, but if you don't mind slowing down between taking shots they are fine for the type of shooting they are intended for.

Maybe a Kratos or some other iteration that Benjamin offers would be more suitable to someone looking for those traits. There's a a very reasonably priced Akela in the Buy and Sells that would make up for that.

But having said all that there are other sub $700 guns that people seemed to be stoked about. The Zelos seems to be pretty beloved & I can't say anything bad about the $460 Barra that I bought. I don't think anyone really needs to go out and buy a $1000 gun to begin with if they want to have a positive experience
 
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Sleestak said:
Agree on the weight and also that any bolt action is probbly not going to be the smoothest. But if the shooter can get by those two factors it is a solid platform for the a new air gunner and is very affordable. It takes much more upper strength than my bullpups for sure but it's not a deal breaker for me, just a different type of shooting. As for bolt axns I also have a Barra 250z and an Alteros M24 and none of them are speed shooters, but if you don't mind slowing down between taking shots they are fine for the type of shooting they are intended for.

Maybe a Kratos or some other iteration that Benjamin offers would be more suitable to someone looking for those traits. There's a a very reasonably priced Akela in the Buy and Sells that would make up for that.

But having said all that there are other sub $700 guns that people seemed to be stoked about. The Zelos seems to be pretty beloved & I can't say anything bad about the $460 Barra that I bought. I don't think anyone really needs to go out and buy a $100 gun to begin with if they want to have a good experienc.
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My boy @Perle has shown me a lot about the zelos and it's potential. He's got a custom one that if it were to be a factory option could put a crippling dent into the fx impact sales numbers I think. That's a good direction.

My Gen 1 mrod 25s biggest flaw is a short stroke of the bolt (that stinks to actuate due to gemetry and drag) always results in a double feed.... Which blows all the baffles and the air stripper to bits. I've kept it, but boy it's heavy and long even compared to chungus my 700mm impact wearing too much billet. In 22 I think the mrod would be worth it due to less caliber specific dimensions in the gun. You can out an lw factory barrel in it and do 177 or 22 pretty easy. The 25 needs a barrel bushing made to do it iirc.
 
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Trucker3573 said:
I love these threads. I’m sure it helped you a ton OP. My advice would be do a bunch of research reading and watching videos and come back with a more narrow band of choices. At this point you are just going to get whatever (insert AGN name) shoots responses.
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100%

those of us offering advice are usually biased towards the guns that we already own. Unless something is special enough to collectively suck to the point that we hear about it on this forum, it's usually all about positive, auto-confirmation regarding our purchases
 
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Sleestak said:
100%

those of us offering advice are usually biased towards the guns that we already own. Unless something is special enough to collectively suck to the point that we hear about it on this forum, it's usually all about positive, auto-confirmation regarding our purchases
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Trucker3573 said:
I love these threads. I’m sure it helped you a ton OP. My advice would be do a bunch of research reading and watching videos and come back with a more narrow band of choices. At this point you are just going to get whatever (insert AGN name) shoots responses.
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This and get your post count up so you can use the classifieds.
 
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Sleestak said:
100%

those of us offering advice are usually biased towards the guns that we already own. Unless something is special enough to collectively suck to the point that we hear about it on this forum, it's usually all about positive, auto-confirmation regarding our purchases
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If you want no BS of course I’d recommend. XYand Z since i own one and I can comment.
We can only really comment on guns we have.

You won’t hear me say “ FX is fantastic. Because I don’t know that first hand.
 
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AirForce Talon SS in 22Cal $452

GX CS3 Compressor $340

Get some BKL Rings, and a decent little scope and youre cookin. Thats all new with full warranties and you are under budget.

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SigG said:
Pcp and night time pesting, will require you to have a compressor and a NV scope. Your budget gonna be triple of what you indicate. You’ve been warned :)
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A compressor is nice to have, but there are a lot of guns that can be hand pumped if you don't mind a little exercise. Two of the three guns I have can be hand pumped with problem.
Now if a person is going to do a lot of shooting, hand pumping can get old pretty fast.
 
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