Air guns : An addiction or an expensive hobby

[Racer88]

I've gone through many hobbies over the years.... Skiing, scuba, auto racing, firearms, knives, watches.... and just now, my first air rifle.

No matter what your hobbies cost, it's cheaper than booze, drugs, gambling, carousing, and divorce.

And then there is the adage, "I hope that when I die, my wife doesn't sell my guns, knives, telescopes, fishing rods, bikes, watches, etc... for what I told her I paid for them!"

 

[markT]

Marketing!!
FX=Genius

 

[OldVet]

Addiction , obsession , hobby , and love.
Well at leat it's not an addiction where you get nothing out of of it. I find the actual airgun of any kind to be OK. It's the accessories like scopes , compressors , ammo ect ect. Goes on , and on. Just as long as your having fun , and not overlooking the important priority's in life like your Family , Your health necessary essentials. Put your priorities first then more to this Hobby will roll your way.
I'm sitting here with a darn hernia very painful , have to wait till surgery calls next week , but I'm still able to mount a 4 x 32 scope on my Crosman M4 .177 multi pump
It's all I can do , but that's OK. I'm good , and it's fun. Tuna64 you like Walnut check out the Rainson post under PCP airguns.OV.

 

[markT]

Fit, feel, function. Trigger( very big) sound of hammer striking valve ( some YT videos are annoying) and exhaust gas ( extremely important)
Then there’s that consistency thing. Some say accuracy..

 

[Normkel]

You are correct. FX new models are a miss for me. I like the older models of FX like the cyclone, royale 400/500, and the streamline - all with a beautiful walnut stock. From what I heard they are bullet proof and easy to work on. The only FX that I may consider is the DRS classic in a walnut stock.

There are no other PCPs in this area, and few springers, so my exposure is limited to the ones I have purchased. That makes for many difficulties, of course, but many shooters are generous with suggestions, and that helps.

I've not seen FC Cyclone or Royale but have two Streamline .22s, Walnut & Composite, I missed purchasing a Crown which I regret, but have a DRS .22 Classic 600 mm Composite. I'm very happy with these and shoot them every week, unlike my other PCPs.

What distances do you shoot? We shoot metallic silhouettes to 160 meters, where the FXs do very well with pellets.

 

[Trunion]

I'm at a point where I'm satisfied with the dozen and a half of what I feel are quality shooters. The only gun that would tempt me now is a well preserved Webley Senior or Premier in .177