A general question for either or both:
What do you see as the industry’s solution to high pressure air supply? Adding $500-1500 to the cost of even a entry level pcp for a tank or compressor has to limit sales. Steve has commented that even for as a person in better than normal physical shape hand pumping to 3000 psi is not fun.
This is a question I'd really like to see answered.
Before I got bit hard by the airgun bug, I could never justify on a cost analysis basis of shooting airguns. I can shoot 22LR for 4 cents/ea and a Ruger 10/22 semi-automatic heavy barrel target variant costs $400. I can hit a 2" gong at 100 yards so repeatably it's boring.
The airgun I bought cost $720, the used tank cost $95, a Yong Heng compressor just cost me $290, and JSB .22 Jumbo Monsters cost 6 cents/ea. If I went with a new tank and compressor from Pyramyd it would be $680 for the cheapest compressor and $550 for the cheapest large new tank.
I'm not bashing airgunning as I'm investing in the hobby, but I am sure that there are folks who are really put off by the costs.
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