MA,
One of the most fun times I've had with an air rifle was with a refurbished $19.99 RedRyder BB gun in fast paced man against man/ or team against team, competitions. We were all required to shoot only RR's, and at this Christmas party the object was to push water bottles, or pop cans, or shotgun shell hulls, off the edge of the concrete which was 30 feet away from the shooters. It was funny because it highly depended on where the BB's hit, and the orientation of these targets, as to which direction and velocity they'd go. We laughed for hours because it would seem one team would have a sure win but the other would hit the object just right and send the target flying/rolling off the edge of the concrete. Those targets do all sorts of """weird things""", lol. Yes that was a light hearted and funny jab made in good humor.
Anyway it wasn't my intent to offend you, although the way I wrote my reply could be considered offensive, so I apologize. I was hoping to save you some pain, that's all. That being said I was totally telling the truth about people I've personally met disliking their Gamo's. The last guy, a neighbor working on his retirement home, and a guy I was beginning to have a friendship with, came over one day asking which PCP to buy. I gave my advice to him. I didn't hear back from him for months so I asked another neighbor if they'd heard from him. Turns out he had died!!! I was upset for weeks.
I had a Gamo CFX that was a decent rifle but that was 20 years ago and I think that rifle might have been a rebranded BSA.
Back to "intent". If one plans on winning the Olympics that person is going to pick the correct tool for the job that'll give them the highest chance of completing that goal, that tool will usually cost $$$$. If one wants to plink in their backyard and doesn't want to spend more than $150 then a Gamo is an alternative, but Gamo is not the only alternative, right?!
Your intent might be to have a large assortment of less expensive airguns, that's you, but it's everyone's/anyone's prerogative to be who they are, whether that is perceived as pretentious or not. The deflection game tactic you used (word pretentious and other belittling ways) is easy to for us to see happening here. Your feelings were hurt and you reacted in anger.
But hey, I like to read some gun drama here and there, and seeing all those personalities reacting can be entertaining.
Oh the weirdness, lol.
