Rookie Mistakes?

[ChickenDumpling]

My wife said, "rookie mistake" ... every single springer & pcp you have purchased in this hobby venture of yours.

 

[BriarpatchMtn]

Embarrassing to admit. First air gun was a big bore. To slug the barrel I cut several 8 inch wood dowels knock a slug thru from the muzzle. Decided to do 2 slugs to check that both where the same. I mistakenly left 2 of the dowels in the barrel when knocking the 2nd thru. Fortunately was able to cut the dowels one little piece at a time with a Coping Saw blade at the breach and didn't plug the barrel.
Need less to say I was in panic mode thinking I'd Fd-up a brand new gun when I initially realized what I'd done.

 

[PGinsandiego]

My first Rookie mistake? BB's bounce back!

 

[coastal drifter]

I'm embarrassed to admit I overfilled my gun by accidentally watching the regulator instead of the pressure gauge. Fortunately the bottle and everything else handled it without drama. I bled out the extra and continued on with my day. It was definitely a scary moment, though!

whoops!

 

[airgunner53]

Buying an affordable pcp because it's on a deal with no intended purpose. Than later looking for a purpose for it to fill. Than going back to my main pistol, carbine and rifle realizing they already fit the bill.

And doing it over again, and again, and again, and..........

 

[1911Tex]

I first bought a new in the box RWS Diana 48 .177 back in 2012. I was pretty accurate with 8.3gr pellets and iron sights up to 25 yards, until I began shooting with more modern Exact Monster Diablo 13.43gr (not the new "improved"); found out the heavier .177 with the weight of a .22, but with the flat trajectory of the .177 and with my 48 open iron sight was spot on at 35-40 yards...the maximum with my eyes.
Then I decided to go longer distances with the scoped PCP route with a hand pump.......BIG MISTAKE! Hand pump was a killer, then to further the "big mistake" I invested in an expensive compressor than had to invest in a quality moisture filter! Now I can be very accurate out to 60-70 yards.
However, I still prefer going back to my simple old 48 springer with open iron sights for 90% of my shooting....just feels so good in my hands and very, very satisfying up to 40yds which is my eyes limit; much more so than the longer range expensive scoped PCP with all its necessary expensive support items.