I bought this rifle to shoot sparrows off my bluebird boxes, today was it's first. He was in the box with just his head sticking out, 30 yards. Sparrows are expensive! LOL
TX200 earning it's keep!
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Nice shot! Sparrows are definitely expensive but think of it this ways though, next sparrow will chat the cost in half and next one and so on……just like golf; more shots you make the cheaper it is per shot!
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A TX200 is about $700-$800.
It is the most snobbish of all "high-end" (Weichrauch, Diana) springers.
A $200 PCP will easily outshoot it, and all the other springers high-end or not.
Actually, a Crosman 1322 will easily kill those birds and be at least as accurate and at $50 will be 15 times cheaper.
It is the most snobbish of all "high-end" (Weichrauch, Diana) springers.
A $200 PCP will easily outshoot it, and all the other springers high-end or not.
Actually, a Crosman 1322 will easily kill those birds and be at least as accurate and at $50 will be 15 times cheaper.
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Why do people hate springers so much that they feel the need to interject crap like this where no one asked? Do you think he bought the tx200 blindly thinking it will be the cheapest solution for the job? Do you think someone asked what the cheapest solution for killing a sparrow is? I mean, why did you even post in this thread?
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His 200 dollar pcp didnt include all the extras needed to shoot it! His member name probably speaks for his experience.
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You don't get it do you? I knew full well going in that there were cheaper PCP options but have absolutely zero interest in them. I've had two Diana rifles, a 48 in .22 and a 34 in .177, both of them shot well, but not consistently well, and therein was the problem. The TX200 shoots it's cold bore shots the same place as the ones after a few warm up shots. I'm going to ASSUME most decent PCP's will too, but again, I have no interest in them. I like mechanical things, always have, been fooling with hot rod all of my life, I build all of my engines, transmissions, differentials and do all of my own fabrication. I do it all for two reasons, because I like to and when I started messing with them it was the only I could afford to do it.
The TX was more expensive a lot of my powder burners, and there is a premium attached to LH guns. My rifle was $849 before the price increase that came about mid year last year. The TX is a quality rifle as are the Weirauch's and I considered a 97, I live a modest life and save my money to buy my toys. I'd prefer one quality rifle than ten cheaply made ones. If it was all about the $$$ I'd just do my sparrow sniping with one of my rimfires that I've had for years.
I have no problems with anyone's choice of rifles or anything else as far as that goes. Shoot your PCP's and have fun, just don't crap in my springer threads, it's uncalled for. Our choices are based on our individual criteria, and we buy based on that criteria. Mine is different than yours so we take different paths, in America we have that choice. It's what makes our country the greatest in the world.
Justin
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Like the old saying goes... if you don't have something nice to say then say nothing at all! It takes far less effort too.
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Very nice work, sweet rifle too. I shoot an R9, I’ve had three PCP’s that can’t touch it in any category except power. I’m not even an air arms fan but at least I can admit this- if I could have any gun at any budget I would personally select, at the store, a walnut TX200 HC and send it to a pro tuner with one of those high falootin short stroke 22mm piston kits. Because I know nothing in the world could touch it in any category except power 
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Very well put !! I've been on both sides of this fence, and don't regret my choices of higher quality equipment for a MINUTE !! Thanks for support !!
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Great shooting! Nice gun. Enjoy it in good health and hopefully the trolls will starve if you don't feed them.
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