Pump vs Compressor on a Zelos?

[Krawl]

Newbie still narrowing things down but leaning towards a Zelos after feedback, and trying to plan the budget.

From my searching, pretty clear a compressor is the recommended.

With that said, I tend to adhd things and would like to make sure going to stick with things before spending a whole bunch.

How doable is enjoying a Zelos with pumping?
(I hope this is the best place for this one. )

 

[Cam Armstrong]

If you plan on shooting a lot definitely get a compressor. A hand pump will make you not even want to shoot.

 

[Krawl]

If you plan on shooting a lot definitely get a compressor. A hand pump will make you not even want to shoot.

Oof, is it that bad? Or THAT bad?

I'm used to the add ons being equal or more than the main, but was really hoping I could manage a summer of fun on a pump

Between the nutria destroying garden and missing the fun plinking, my hope is for more than occasional.

 

[WorriedMan]

A high-pressure-air (HPA) handpump will work, for some it's all they've ever used. Bought an eBay (under $50) Chinese one when I first started, worked OK, all that pumping got old fast. Sits in drawer now as a backup, very glad I didn't get a $300 one. WM

 

[Ratzy]

Friend used a hand pump, I watched. Went home ordered a cheapo chinese compressor.

 

[Struckat]

I pumped for a couple years. It’s a drag. All lower pressure guns than what you want.

 

[Avator]

I would group hand pumping right up there with running back and forth to the dive shop to fill tanks. I have 2 of them that I bought as back up and a back up for the back up. I pumped them with a dead head when I got them to make sure that they worked then put them back in the boxes. I've only had them out of the boxes once since then... to rob the hose whips, fittings and gauges off of them.

 

[PEP3]

Oof, is it that bad? Or THAT bad?

I'm used to the add ons being equal or more than the main, but was really hoping I could manage a summer of fun on a pump

Between the nutria destroying garden and missing the fun plinking, my hope is for more than occasional.

Yes! It's THAT bad.

 

[airgunutty]

Well I will offer another point of view. I received a air venturi gs7 hand pump from a very generous member of AGN as a gift to get me started on my pcp journey. I've used it every single day for the past 7 months sometimes multiple times a day. I have gone from a chuncky 215lbs. to a much healthier 185lbs. You are reading that correctly . I've lost 30lbs in 7 months. Some of that is just eating less because I have a hobby now that consumes my time. But pumping that pump is giving me a very decent physique for my older age.

I appreciate each shot a little bit more because of the effort that I had to make to get to the hole in the target.

Just another POV.......and,

Happy Saturday

Life goes by too quickly.

So laugh, love and try new things. Forgive, forget and don't hold grudges.

Choose to be HAPPY

Mike

 

[Dstrac]

Newbie still narrowing things down but leaning towards a Zelos after feedback, and trying to plan the budget.

From my searching, pretty clear a compressor is the recommended.

With that said, I tend to adhd things and would like to make sure going to stick with things before spending a whole bunch.

How doable is enjoying a Zelos with pumping?
(I hope this is the best place for this one. )

You should absolutely purchase a compressor. An air cooled compressor with auto stop would be a decent 1st compressor to get you going without spending too much. Also get a water separator filter to keep the air dry

 

[Contndr35BB]

Well I will offer another point of view. I received a air venturi gs7 hand pump from a very generous member of AGN as a gift to get me started on my pcp journey. I've used it every single day for the past 7 months sometimes multiple times a day. I have gone from a chuncky 215lbs. to a much healthier 185lbs. You are reading that correctly . I've lost 30lbs in 7 months. Some of that is just eating less because I have a hobby now that consumes my time. But pumping that pump is giving me a very decent physique for my older age.

I appreciate each shot a little bit more because of the effort that I had to make to get to the hole in the target.

Just another POV.......and,

Happy Saturday

Life goes by too quickly.

So laugh, love and try new things. Forgive, forget and don't hold grudges.

Choose to be HAPPY

Mike

Mike , Your not any crazier than I am ! I try to pump up at least one of my tube guns every day or so, part of my exercise ( & I'm hedging on 68 yr.s old !) . I've had both shoulders & hips replaced , I top off the guns about 1/3- 1/2 in the green. Over that the GX4 does the work !

 

[L.Leon]

Newbie still narrowing things down but leaning towards a Zelos after feedback, and trying to plan the budget.

From my searching, pretty clear a compressor is the recommended.

With that said, I tend to adhd things and would like to make sure going to stick with things before spending a whole bunch.

How doable is enjoying a Zelos with pumping?
(I hope this is the best place for this one. )

While hand pumping takes effort, if you are reasonably fit it’s not so bad. I started with a handpump with my first PCP, a Gamo Urban .22 and it was all good. Only after I acquired more PCPs did handpumping become a chore. Start slow, spend wisely, if you like what you experience? Proceed further down the rabbit hole. Once I tallied the costs of all my PCPs? The price of a high quality HPA compressor became moot… I would suggest you read through many of the threads on HPA compressors here. Many of the less expensive Chinese HPA compressors are disposable, or require cobbling, tinkering, troubleshooting, etc. After my first HPA compressor crapped out for the second time though I babied it and only filled my SCBAs to 4000 psi. I bit the bullet on a Daystate Super Legerro it fills both my SCBAs back to back and begs for more.

 

[L.Leon]

All seven of these HPA went bad within a short time. Multiplying the seven x $s would yield a lifetime HPA compressor. I cannot afford to replace one every few years. And refuse to have to cobble and enhance HPA compressors. So I bit the bullet on a Daystate Super Leggero …