I put out a poorly worded , open ended post in regards to the AAA slayer 357. That post has become "evolved" with many responses and excellent feedback from members here as usual. This is a more hopefully focused follow up to that question.
Does there exist any reason to not get the AAA slayer in 357? Of course there are several. The reasons for getting one are quality and performance. What are the draw backs? 1 - price, 2 - availability - which I was educated on recently. 3 - ability to get replacement parts?
Are their real alternatives? YES! Now I'll limit it to regulated, smooth operating options since that is a defining point on the Slayer. Other options are 1 - Ataman M2R and the "Pitbull" version of the Benjamin bulldog. Both of these are about a thousand dollars cheaper than the Slayer, both are regulated, not sure if the Ataman makes the same power in 357 as the Slayer, but the Pitbull does. The Pitbull has a better parts accessability.
So, the forum once again, brings critical information and a positive critiquing of shooting options available to all of us . So now it appears that my 357 acquisition down the road is looking like a "Pitbull" . Unless I can find some reasons not to in the future before I eventually buy. Now , I'm sure there are other options I have yet to hear about, as well as several quality non regulated guns as well. But that's where a future post will address it.
Does there exist any reason to not get the AAA slayer in 357? Of course there are several. The reasons for getting one are quality and performance. What are the draw backs? 1 - price, 2 - availability - which I was educated on recently. 3 - ability to get replacement parts?
Are their real alternatives? YES! Now I'll limit it to regulated, smooth operating options since that is a defining point on the Slayer. Other options are 1 - Ataman M2R and the "Pitbull" version of the Benjamin bulldog. Both of these are about a thousand dollars cheaper than the Slayer, both are regulated, not sure if the Ataman makes the same power in 357 as the Slayer, but the Pitbull does. The Pitbull has a better parts accessability.
So, the forum once again, brings critical information and a positive critiquing of shooting options available to all of us . So now it appears that my 357 acquisition down the road is looking like a "Pitbull" . Unless I can find some reasons not to in the future before I eventually buy. Now , I'm sure there are other options I have yet to hear about, as well as several quality non regulated guns as well. But that's where a future post will address it.
