new guy to airguns
- Thread starter katonahjohn
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, just planning for his future airgun acquisitions
Now comes the hard part, learning how to lie convincingly about your shooting success.
Maybe you should plan on a shooting partnership?
It should be doable if you're there already?
It takes strategy.
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I wish I would have started there instead of the Beeman Cheif2, and Gauntlet2. I wound up pulling out the cash and got an FX Crown.
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No need. I used to be a fisherman!Now comes the hard part, learning how to lie convincingly about your shooting success.
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Thanks to all for your comments. Thinking about what to get next and I haven't even touched the gun yet. I'll be asking for bottle recommendations when I figure out volumes/shots/etc. Its not that I don't bring three guns at a time to the range!!!
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When you indicate how long the fish was, and someone else indicates a longer fish, do you incredulously respond, "Between the eyes?!?".
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To the OP - how'd you decide that so fast ? LOL. I'm in the same boat as you (even close on age) and I been dwelling on this stuff for months ! Congrats on your choices, hope you have a blast with PCP's. I hope to be in the near future. Good luck !.
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Watched a lot of videos, read a lot of postings. Settled on PCP. Had a text file where I entered names and prices of different guns. Nother text file where I copied and pasted interesting tid bits. Noticed a lot of subject matter on youtube about the Marauder, including improvement tweaks. Wrote down "Benjamin Marauder, 22 caliber, synthetic stock" on a piece of paper. Gave it to my dealer at the LGS. Said "Can you find this?". Couple of minutes later "How does $504.00 sound?" "I said "GIMME!!" So its in the mail..
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Growing up I fished alot in freshwater. Then I joined the Coast Guard, lotsa time on saltwater. Lotsa saltwater fishing. Just can't get into freshwater any more..Poles.reels, tackle boxes, etc all gathering dust. Lotsa water here in Michigan, just don't feel like buying a boat and a truck to pull it so I can go muskie fishing (G)..
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Spent 5 years of my youth in the UP. Great fishing, but a friend had a boat moored on Superior or on one of lakes.
A lot of fun was Smelt run on the Escanaba river. 100-200lbs of fish. But it was a LOT of work to get them prepped, smoked or frozen, before they went bad.
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I like your method for deciding on the gun. Wish I was so pragmatic but even after months of YouTube and Airgun Nation data, I still can't decide. I'm prone to make a cheap first choice only to find out fast that I wanted something nicer - I've done this with guns, bows, boats and fishing gear - it's just my m.o.
I get the saltwater fishing deal. When we go to Florida and sometimes book an inshore trip catching all those different - and very edible fish, coming home to Ky. and catching crappie loses some appeal.
Good luck with that Marauder, I've read loots of good stuff about them.
I get the saltwater fishing deal. When we go to Florida and sometimes book an inshore trip catching all those different - and very edible fish, coming home to Ky. and catching crappie loses some appeal.
Good luck with that Marauder, I've read loots of good stuff about them.
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Absolutely nothing wrong starting out at the low end. Get your feet wet, discover what you like and what you do not like. If it ends up you want more, you haven't sunk an inordinate amount of money. And the accessories like compressor, scopes and moderators are reusable.
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One thing I haven't seen mentioned. Depending on the compressor you ordered, it may not be suitable for filling tanks, only guns. Some of the smaller compressors can use a car battery, or a 12v battery for use at the range, if you don't have power there.
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