New FX Impact M3 purchased (I blame Matt Dubber and the .68 Whiskey boys). Nice scope, several different kinds of ammo.... Every video online watched and memorized... Need more velocity.... Need more energy.... Bigger .. faster... Change all the internals.... Change the barrel.... Tune.... Tweak... Tune.... Tune.... Tune? Is it there yet? Oh crap, what did I do now.... Screw this, it's up for sale. Does it shoot good? Of course.... Are you still messing with it... Uh, yes?
So, after 2 months of this nonsense, I put it up for sale. A week goes by with not a word... I get bored, take it back from it's case and put a red dot on it. Zeroed it on a rock at 35 yards and went to town blasting starlings and doves one after another. No range finder, no ballistic app, no messing with turrets.... Just shooting. Sigh... It was fun again.
Dont get caught up in all the nonsense and remember, it is supposed to be fun!
Above in bold.
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VERY accurate statement.
I'm fairly new (about 2-1/2+ years) to high end air guns. But I'm far from new to mechanical things. I've built cars and bikes from the ground up, I worked in the Aerospace Industry for the last 35 or so years (Mechanical Engineer) before I retired. So yeah, I'm more than familiar with various mechanical things...AND...their pitfalls.
While on one hand, most of the folks on this site have helped me learn many of the in's and out's of these semi-high end air guns, I've also seen the same thing as in the hot rod, car and bike industry there's a TON..."of monkey see, monkey do", or a not so obvious term, "follow the leader", which is just as bad. WHY is follow the leader just as bad, because if you don't understand WHAT...this "leader" is doing, his or her back ground and the exact item that he or she started with, and why", you could very well just be spending money and time for things that probably 90% of the shooters don't need, or will ever realize anything positive from. And another thing that is a big thing, the follower may do
ONE...thing different, and the end item, will NOT equal the leaders outcome.
OR...like doing something to your hot rod car. You spend a bunch of money, and time to do a particular modification or part addition because "the guy" did, and then you are happy as hell, because it turned out so well..!
BUT..as you pay a little more attention to the gas gauge, and or pay attention to the E.T. (elapse time) slip at the drag strip, you realize, this "hot" modification, didn't actually...do anything at all..! If you are really unlucky, you went backward.
I'd bet in the 90% of cases that I noted above, if you just shoot your new expensive air rifle, as delivered, outta the box, maybe did some pellet manufacturer cherry picking, in the end, in reality, you'll be more happy than if you spent another $1000+ on the latest "upgrades" (such a useless word !) and really didn't shoot any better than you did the first time that you shot the gun.
Yeah, yeah, I know, some of you will say that I'm full of crap, and that just fine, but I'd also bet, that...in reality...most of you will see my (and the original posters) reasoning. As was said by an informed person, "this is supposed to be, no nonsense, fun".
NOW...for those that just like to "tinker", like some have actually admitted to doing, more than actually shooting (YES, I've seen those comments too), yes, this is a completely different situation, as they are more the experimenters (like I am), and "hopefully" can see their work actually end up as positive or negative, and understand how to deal with that end.
Ok, end of rant.
Mike
