Am I over thinking my Disco .22 purchase

[Andrew]

I want to get into pcp air guns mostly for pesting and plinking and the disco seems the obvious choice. So I start researching. I watch ted's videos and lots more. I search the web and find all sorts of places that offer mods and other testing of the guns they sell. I find cheapest combo with pump online at Walmart for 341. Then I think if I have to do all these mods why not just get the mac1 setup to start.

I guess I am asking for thoughts on where to start and then what to do and in what order.

The answer should be just buy the dam thing and have fun but now I have opened Pandora's box and can not go back.

 

[Bradyman1]

I bought a bone stock open box disco/pump combo from Airgun Depot 3 or 4 years ago. They had the cheapest price. I took the open sights off and mounted a scope. I have shot it like that since I got it. The Disco is a great gun stock. My longest kill with it was a squirrel at around 89 yards. It loves jsb 18g.

I'm sure the mac1 treatment adds value but I love mine stock.

You may want to call Scott at Airgun Depot and see what he can do for you.

 

[Ted]

That is for you to decide. For what it's worth, the gun in my video was stock - shipped to me by crosman without any special treatment. The TKO silencer was the only thing I upgraded, but it had no effect on accuracy (only decibels). I can tell you definitively that tunes and mods do little to increase the resale value, so only invest in those things if you plan to keep it long-term. Regardless of your decision, be sure to try a myriad of pellets.

 

[snakedoctor9]

Ted,
have you ever shot the xisico pcp's?

 

[Mentolio]

Andrew, I will tell you that my stock Disco .22 makes a lot of power, and with JSB 15.89gr domes is pretty darned accurate. I'll also tell you I had to clean the heck out of the barrel, grind down a pretty substantial metal burr at the barrel port, and while I was at it re-crowned the barrel before shooting it. Had I not done at least most of this, I'm certain my feelings about this gun would be very different. If it was going to shoot like mine does out of the box, I'd say go for stock. Unfortunately, my experience with the Crosman product (which, by the way, I do love) is that every one I have bought with the exception of my Marauder, needed me to work on it before it shot well. If you're prepared to work on it a bit, if you're just a lot luckier than I, or you're willing to pay a few bucks to the distributor to test it (Pyramyd's "10 for 10" testing, for instance) go stock and spend the money you saved on a good scope and quality pellets. If your luck is more like mine, or if you're just unwilling to do some work on a brand new gun, go Mac1.

 

[thehunter]

If I were you I would shoot the gun completly stock, and build it up as you feel you need or want he gun to perform a certain way. I started with the completly stock .22, and added a tko22 within ten shots of the rifle. I waited a week for the tko22 to come in, and then resumed shooting. About a month ago(after owning the gun for three years) I decided the trigger was complete poop. So, I did some modding and tweaking, and mashing, and eventually just went to tractor supply and bought a box of springs to replace the trigger spring with. That's all that I have done with the gun in three years, and shoot it at 50 yards regularly. Have fun, it's not easy making something to your complete liking

 

[John "spysir" Blount]

Don't over think it, if your new just get the rifle ( finding a refurb would be the least costly though you only have a 30 days crosman warranty but that should tell you if it works or not) air, pellets, shoot, shoot shoot, such as that then see what you need. There a good little rifle as is and pretty much any minor(even major) tuning is pretty easy but the only thing you'll really likely want to do is replace the hammer spring or bolt on a hammer spring adjuster as the newest discocery's only get about 12 shots as delivered.
Personally I suggest a very light scope so it's not top heavy. I've had three of them and they were all good (the newest needing a hammer spring just to suit me).
John