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I'm hoping the wife will get fed up with this break barrel and give in to the dark side :-) I just saw a Benjamin Maximus Euro version review today. That's pretty appealing. 800-825 fps with 8-8.5 grain pellets (which is more than plenty for my needs), 30-35 shots and that only runs it down...

As noted, I got the Crosman F4 from wallyworld. When the scope is on, it shoots sub 1" at 40 yards. After a few days, I'm finding the scope doesn't hold zero. About what I expect from a cheap rock bottom scope. I really would prefer a PCP, but the wife isn't onboard with that....even after...

So got to spend a little time with the F4 this evening after work. I went straight to 40 yards (measured it with a tape measure) and tried all the pellets I bought. Shooting was from a table and the gun on a Caldwell rest, then also tried some ancient Crosman "Copperhead" pointed pellets that...

Well, the F4 got its baptism of blood this morning. Was sitting on the porch having my coffee before getting ready for work and a couple starlings landed on the wire up close to the barn. I figured what the heck. I didn't think it would hit at 40 yards since I've only fired a couple groups at...

It's the cheapy 4x scope that came with the rifle. I think it's made by Center Point. I will assume it's made for a springer. If it isn't, I'll find out before too long when it falls apart from the forward impulses of the rifle. I have to admit, not having shot one in a long time, it feels...

Well, I went and bought a pellet rifle. You guys are going to groan at me, but... I got that Crosman F4 from Wallyworld for $83. So why, after all this did I go and do that? 1. Wife is being particularly stubborn concerning $200+ for a "BB gun". 2. After more video watching and reading, I...

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Ok, then it doesn't sound too bad. As I get older, I find I have more patience with things I didn't used to, and less with things that I used to....

OK, one last question. Assuming the Benjamin Maximus and a hand pump. How many pumps, or how long will it take, roughly, to pump it back up to 2,000 PSI from 1,000 PSI? I realize there are some variables, but just trying to get an idea if this is going to be a grueling experience, or not that...

Hahaaha, yeah, I tried that a number of years ago. That's a big no-go. Once wifey finds I have this money to "waste on toys" she finds more practical things to spend it on and then makes me feel guilty. Understand, we go through this "purchase dance" for everything over about $100. I usually...

Lol, I just came in from scrooging around with the old Crosman 760...was attempting to demonstrate to the wife why that gun is NOT going to cut it. I may have shot myself in the foot, no pun intended. It won't shoot a sub 6-7" group at 10 yards with the old Copperhead red-dot sight on it, but...

That refurb Diana looks good. It seems to be in the ballpark with the Beeman in terms of performance. Unfortunately, I just hit a snag. Apparently the wife and I have wildly different ideas about what a "suitable" pellet rifle would be, primarily in terms of cost. She doesn't understand why...

Nah, CO2 is out. Pricey for cartridges over time, plus I'm in NW Pennsylvania. Not the warmest place to be :-) Yeah, I'm well covered for scopes, although as I understand it, a regular rifle scope is a no-no on any of the spring/piston guns because of the reverse recoil of the piston slamming...

So the $199 Diana Stormrider or the Beeman Chief II wouldn't be worth it? They have small built-in tanks on them already and a high pressure hand pump is only like $50. I thought about CO2, but cartridges are somewhere in the neighborhood of a $1 each. That would get pricey over time. Are...

The "perfect" plan would be to sit on the porch sipping coffee and popping birds (grackles, starlings) from about 25-35 yards off a wire and some off the roof of the barn (that might stretch things to around 40-ish yards, but that would be tops as far as distance goes). No other game larger...