Just my opinion only, but I discussed this with another member thru pm’s. We had become friends thru pm’ing and began to chat about our lives, where we’re at, etc. Both him and I are somewhat handicapped because we’ve beat our bodies up so much in our youth years, and ended up with some forms of ailments that don’t allow us to go out and do everyday physical stuff like hiking, jogging, etc. Both of us have found that tweaking on PCP guns have not only given us a fun hobby to “wrench” on easily enough, but it was a way to keep our sanity from getting depressed. So now to my point.
Both of us had recently picked up new guns and we pm’d each other back n forth on what we modded, added, tweaked, etc. each day along with sharing shot groups and velocities. This went on for around a month, and both of us got our guns tuned and looking like we wanted them to.
Then he sent me a message later on, about a month after his gun was done, and asked me “well, what now?” I knew what he was getting at, cause I felt the same- Geez, now what to do? Guns are done, they shoot great, so what now?
Then shortly after he PM’d me to let me know he had another gun on order, and was awaiting shipment. It dawned on me at that moment, that this must happen to others besides him and I. I always wondered if maybe this was why some folks have like 20 plus guns? The excitement of the build, getting them to shoot well, and when that’s all done, the “PCP high” fades away, leaving us bored, lol. Maybe, it just isn’t shooting the guns that bring the joy, but also building them to your own spec, that gives us the “rush”.
Something i noticed on the subsection forum titled “other interests”, someone started a tread asking if anyone else had other hobbies other than airgunning. I noticed that the folks that dont chime in here too much have something in common- not too many PCP guns(about 3 max on the average), and have really cool other hobbies that would give them that “rush” we all seek- ocean kayaking, RC vehicles/airplanes, Drone’s, collecting high dollar shotguns, automotive restoration, train sets, etc.
Just my observations, is all.
