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Coondog123

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Wanted to say hello, brand new to the forum here and brand new to serious airguns. PCP to be exact. 

A little about myself, I was born during the Nixon administration, 1969 so that may officially put me in the old fart section, not sure but it doesn't matter to me. 

Started shooting BB guns when I was 3-4 and still do. I have a cheap break barrel in .177 but am really wanting to move into the PCP world. Was looking at the Gauntlet 2.

My main reason is so I can shoot in my backyard. I do live out in the country sort of and my property backs up to a huge field but I really don't want to disturb my neighbors. 

Anyway, wanted to say hello and if anyone can give me some advice on the Gauntlet, then I'd be very appreciative.

Thanks.
 
Welcome to the family, great having you here and it's also great knowing that you're willing to take the plug into the "dark-side". Personally, I can't comment on the Gauntlet but there are quite a few people here that can. PCPs are very addictive and be more than a pleasure to shoot without the "serious recoil". I could say more but I must say that we are a very unique group of people that thoroughly enjoy what we do!


 
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Coondog,

Welcome, if 1969 puts you in the old fart section, hate to think where it puts us 1950s guys. Got into PCPs about a year ago with a Generation One Umarex Gauntlet .25. The Benjamin Marauder, easily the most popular starter PCP on this forum, was unregulated and "bad press" air leaks moved me away from an Air Venturi Avenger. Gauntlet is long and heavy but at $310, and easily filled with a $50 Chinese hand pump, I was satisfied. With a max fill pressure of 145 bar, my air thirsty .25 doesn't get many shots per fill, but is very accurate and hard-hitting. Many aftermarket upgrades are available, however, other than an internal baffle change ($15,) I decided to keep it stock. Still enjoy owning and bench shooting the Gauntlet, just not my "all day" hunting first choice. Best of Luck, WM
 
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Hey dog -

Even though you live outside of the city, since you say that you have neighbors that you may bother...I'd give the local police a visit or phone call to make sure that you are not violating any laws with your new hobby. Hate to see you in trouble early on in your pellet gun shooting.

When I stopped by my local police station, they said no because of possible pellet ricochetys and the neighbors, cats, dogs, windows etc.

Mike
 
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@coondog123 Welcome to AGN. Plenty of airgun enthusiasts and old farts here, young farts and silent farts too. Some things many of us seem to have in common is that we love airguns and we enjoy reading, talking about, and shooting them - well, not all of us enjoy the reading part. I’m sure you will find that some people here are very knowledgeable about airguns and you can learn a ton from them. Others are enthusiastic about airgunning and are happy to learn right along with you. If you’re not so great with computers or have issues navigating the site, don’t hesitate to ask for help in searching the forums. You can reach out to members via Private Message (PM) for assistance or post questions publicly. Everyone won’t respond, but there are enough people who will that most often you will receive some sort of reply and guidance. AGN forums contain a wealth of knowledge, but there will be times that you have a questions that haven’t been asked or answered. 


As for your first PCP, do you have specific budget constraints that you’re trying to work with to purchase one? Are you only looking for a gun or are you looking to purchase a complete setup with a gun, scope, scope mounts, a moderator (to dampen the sound of shots), air supply (hand pump, SCBA tank, or compressor), cleaning kit, basic tools for airguns, bipod/shooting rest, etc?

Here’s what some members had to say about the Gauntlet https://www.airgunnation.com/topic/umarex-gauntlet-2-new-model/

https://www.airgunnation.com/topic/psa-negative-reviews-gauntlet-2/

 
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Well, first I wanted to say a big thank you to everyone for the kind welcome. I very much appreciate all the kind words. 

The local police SHOULD be ok as Ive shot my powderburners several times and not a notice was given by anyone. It kind of goes with the territory but it's not even a monthly thing here, just a once in awhile we will hear gun shots.

Anyway, I want to shoot a lot more and I think pellet rifles would be the way to go. I have a good 100 yd (or so) back stop and it would be out in the field I mentioned earlier. 

As far as budget goes, welllllllllll if I worked some overtime I could probably get whatever I wanted BUT $1500 bucks for an air rifle seems pretty crazy to me. That's why I was looking at the Gauntlet. Seems to be a decent entry PCP rifle for the money.

I'm also thinking of getting a high pressure air compressor and I'm lazy and I don't want to take my tank to someone else to fill. I've looked at those but I know less about them than I do PCP rifles. I have a large 60 gal. air compressor and a little portable job but that's it. And neither one is made for 3000 PSI. 
 
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@coondog123 The Benjamin Marauder is popular suggestion for a starter PCP. Maybe you can start by checking out the specs on them. The Air Venturi Avenger is another more recent budget PCP offering. I’ve read that some guys liked a couple of Gamo guns. Overall, they will all have their issues. The Marauder has garnered a healthy following over the years. Personally I don’t own any of these guns.

What I would like to suggest to you is to consider .177 or .22 caliber airguns guns if you just want to shoot around your property. To use your 100 yard range, there are some .22 caliber airgun/ammo combinations that can stretch it out to long range. Also .177 and .22 ammo are cheaper than big bore ammo and you tend to get more pellets and slugs per tin/box. I’ll let some of the other guys elaborate on a good choice for an entry level gun.

Check out my last post before this one. I edited it to add a couple of links where members discussed the Umarex Gauntlet.
 
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