A loaded question.........

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My airgun needs are hunting and pesting. If it were only one airgun it would probably be a 392. Just got a new one today and have owned several. But, this is in pcp forum, so as far as only one pcp I would say PROD. Easy to carry and maneuver, multi shot, easy to fill, easy to work on and maintain, lots of aftermarket parts to customize if needed.
 
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Well I have shot very few PCP's just the two that I own. I bought the Vulcan because it covered every thing I wanted. I use it for mostly hunting and pesting, it's compact and you can shoot it off hand pretty easy having all of the weight compact closer into yourself, it's small and maneuverable, And the gun is accurate enough that if you want to stretch out some long shots you can. I also like to do a little bit of paper punching but nothing serious. Plus it's fun trying to squeeze those groups as tight as you can at 75 and 100 yards with a bull-pub configuration.
Write now this gun does everything I wanted it to and I am very happy with it. Even if i had the money to look at another gun wright now i don't know what it would be because i really don't need it. If I were to get another gun it would probably be a bencher.
Leo
 
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Just to clear something up I should have specified........ANY single air gun, be it a co2, PCP , springer or pump and price isn't a consideration. What caliber and intended use or uses. Have fun with it please but be honest.

By the way, my personal all around single gun is an FX 400 FT in 22 cal. I bought mine last month after a lot of consideration and soul searching. The reasons this particular gun are : High accuracy, easily serviced by me, tolerable price, adjustable stock, modular moderator, total adjustability of the trigger and no wood except for the cheek piece and grip. I bought this gun mainly for informal FT and pest control when needed. I may get into bench rest with it later.


 
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My requirements:

- Consistently accurate. That is what I love about good airguns: Being able to hit a ridiculously small target very often, limited by my skills and not the gun's capabilities.
- Fairly quiet. I shoot mostly in my back yard with houses relatively close by.
- PCP. Directly following the previous 2 requirements: I am much more accurate with a PCP than a springer and a PCP is also easier to make quiet than a springer. CO2 varies its pressure with temperature, so that's out too.
- .22 caliber. I love the .177 caliber for its high velocities at low power (low noise), but if allowed only one gun I would go a step up in caliber to be able to deliver a bit more smack for larger pest control.
- Pest control. This is a minor requirement, because I don't have any "permissions" anymore to go out and do pest control. I used to clear squirrels that were eating $150 worth of tulip bulbs from the Netherlands, and groundhogs that were digging holes in the fields of a horse owner who feared his horses would break their legs stepping in them. In the hopes of getting gigs like that again, I added my "pest control" requirement which implies a gun with enough power to give me a nice flat trajectory with .22 pellets and enough fpe downrange to make quick and humane kills.
- Compact. Also a minor one, as this is more convenience than anything else; I want to be able to maneuver in smaller areas like my cluttered basement, carry in a case that doesn't yell "long rifle being carried out in public!" even though that's legal, and comfort when shooting offhand.

With these requirements in mind I chose a Vulcan bullpup.

It won't be my only airgun, but it is on order and delivered soon.
 
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I have my "only one gun" in my .25 Marauder. Pesting is the main reason I got the gun and my Marauder works great at this out to 107 yds (so far). But then I got a P-rod for the gf and I'd like to get a m-rod in .177 for field target (I just want to be able to compete in Hunter class and not spend a lot. They won't let me shoot the .25 as it's too powerful and the P-rod is not accurate enough at 55 yds).
 
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If I had to choose one PCP rifle in 22 cal., well I have a lot of rifles Marauders, Disco Double, Bob Cat, Brocock, Daystate . But in the woods I have a sweet little Brocock Contour XL6 that is light weight, quiet and very accurate. It is priced below the $1000 mark after adding a scope. It fits the bill for something between 500 and 1000 dollars. 
The thing that I have noticed most is that consistency and accuracy always outweighs velocity. The Brocock would be the one rifle in 22 for the field and back yard vermin. 
The Disco was my first PCP and after much modification it too has become a good little field gun but the Brocock out of the box does everything that my Disco can do now and actually cost me less at the end of the day...
Jim Touchette
 
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Of the guns I now own - My 12fpe BSA Scorpion carbine. It's small enough, silly accurate, gets a lot of shots per fill, is easy to maintain and work on. It's great for shooting indoors since its so quite.

Of the guns I've had, I'd agree with Jim - Brocock Contour. I had the single shot version and wish I never sold it. It's an ideal hunting rifle for squirrels and birds.
 
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"pretbek"My requirements:

- Consistently accurate. That is what I love about good airguns: Being able to hit a ridiculously small target very often, limited by my skills and not the gun's capabilities.
- Fairly quiet. I shoot mostly in my back yard with houses relatively close by.
- PCP. Directly following the previous 2 requirements: I am much more accurate with a PCP than a springer and a PCP is also easier to make quiet than a springer. CO2 varies its pressure with temperature, so that's out too.
- .22 caliber. I love the .177 caliber for its high velocities at low power (low noise), but if allowed only one gun I would go a step up in caliber to be able to deliver a bit more smack for larger pest control.
- Pest control. This is a minor requirement, because I don't have any "permissions" anymore to go out and do pest control. I used to clear squirrels that were eating $150 worth of tulip bulbs from the Netherlands, and groundhogs that were digging holes in the fields of a horse owner who feared his horses would break their legs stepping in them. In the hopes of getting gigs like that again, I added my "pest control" requirement which implies a gun with enough power to give me a nice flat trajectory with .22 pellets and enough fpe downrange to make quick and humane kills.
- Compact. Also a minor one, as this is more convenience than anything else; I want to be able to maneuver in smaller areas like my cluttered basement, carry in a case that doesn't yell "long rifle being carried out in public!" even though that's legal, and comfort when shooting offhand.

With these requirements in mind I chose a Vulcan bullpup.

It won't be my only airgun, but it is on order and delivered soon.
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Daystate Huntsman Regal XL (New model with Slingshot System) is whisper quiet, good value, very and I mean very accurate to 50+ yards, efficient (70 shots with no more than 1.75% spread), very well made, light weight & slim, easy to handle and it is a darn good looking gun that will make you want to sleep with her.

Regards,

AZ
 
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Yes I did the same thing. Waiting on my RAW to arrive. It is kind of a "Loaded Question" I don't know what the ultimate air gun for me is. I can't try them all to see which I like best. I wish I could. I think that's a dream many of us have. So instead we do as much research as we can and then make a choice and hope its a good one. It was just an observation. I think we tend to think that what we have is best for us because that's what we know.
 
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" I don’t know what the ultimate air gun for me is. I can’t try them all to see which I like best. I wish I could. I think that’s a dream many of us have."

Welcome to the club...

Man!...I research, test, do more research and buy something but then I try to improve or change things I don't like and if I am not pleased I get rid of it, and the cycle starts all over again...A year later I realize that the gun I discarded was not that bad after all and acquire another one...

I have been slowly changing from firearms to airguns...After shooting ISSF, FT and recently in BR, I kept one gun of each (PCP) and promised myself that I would not duplicate guns...No more than 3-4 and maybe 5 at the most...So far I have behaved...

I ended up keeping two Feinwerkbau (700 & 800) for shootin 10 M ISSF, a Stery LG-110 FT highly tuned for FT and Benchrest ..These 3 guns are to me the best of the best I have ever had, but I have shot an Anschutz 9003 that was as good as the Feinwerkbau, a TM1000 that was a delight to shoot and a Walther that was just amazing for shooting FT...

My fourth gun is a new Daystate Huntsman Regal XL for pest control, hunting and plinking...This gun so far exceeds my expectations, I got rid of all of my springers and reinvested the proceeds and acquired it and to me it is a very good gun that will not put a big hole in your pocket...I have seen better more expensive guns that don't give you the extra money you pay for them.

I only wish I was the owner of Guns of Arizona or similar for shooting and testing all of those nice guns they sell... 

Regards,

AZ
 
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