My little Beeman R7 completely satisfied me for 35+ years. Then my needs changed and I found out about PCPs.
Talk about extremes. Believe it or not, my next gun was a used AirForce Condor .22. It was butt-ugly, heavy as a concrete block, long as a telephone pole, loud as a cannon, it had a damnable auto-safety, and it sprayed CPHPs like a Remington 1100 sprays birdshot. But it had potential!!! Now it sports a .25 cal slug barrel, a carbon fiber bottle, a one piece hammer and heavy spring, a 14 inch long LDC, NO SAFETY, an Atlas clone bi-pod, a rail mounted flashlight and laser sight, and an ATN X-Sight II HD night vision scope. Now it's as heavy and long and ugly as locomotive and almost as powerful. But I shoot it exclusively off a bench in the pitch blackness of night, so I don't have to carry it or look at it. It's as quiet as a mouse and accurate as a Bulova and bags coyotes on up! It impresses the heck out of me with every shot.
My next gun was an "as new" Daystate Huntsman Classic .22. The guy I bought it from deceitfully misrepresented this gun as a 30 FPE version (citing Ted's video review). But it's an early 24 FPE. Turns out that this earlier 24 FPE version is more suitable for my purposes (30 yard squirrels) than the higher powered version. After getting over being swindled, I fell head over heels for this little beauty, which has put my R7 into retirement. This little gun is a class act in every respect. It's not just a pretty gun. It's a SHOOTER. Best of all, it got my wife into airgunning. Daystate, I'm forever indebted.
My most recent purchase was an FX Wildcat .22. salt-pepper laminate. I got it right here on AGN. It was twice the cost of my Daystate Huntsman Classic (OUCH). And it was a BULLPUP (God forbid). But it was my consolation for the 30 FPE DHC that I thought I was buying. Being my first Bullpup, my heart was in my mouth. Would I like it? Yup! And then some. My old, tired back loves it! It is my go to gun for anything smaller than a coyote. It came with a Huggett LDC and it's the quietest gun I own. It's the most accurate and precise of all because it's regulated. And it's as fun to shoot as my Daystate Huntsman Classic. It impresses me to no end.
I'm considering an FX Wildcat in .25, or an FX Impact in .25. I'll soon be on retirement income and may have to pare down to just one gun. For now, these are my favorites.
Talk about extremes. Believe it or not, my next gun was a used AirForce Condor .22. It was butt-ugly, heavy as a concrete block, long as a telephone pole, loud as a cannon, it had a damnable auto-safety, and it sprayed CPHPs like a Remington 1100 sprays birdshot. But it had potential!!! Now it sports a .25 cal slug barrel, a carbon fiber bottle, a one piece hammer and heavy spring, a 14 inch long LDC, NO SAFETY, an Atlas clone bi-pod, a rail mounted flashlight and laser sight, and an ATN X-Sight II HD night vision scope. Now it's as heavy and long and ugly as locomotive and almost as powerful. But I shoot it exclusively off a bench in the pitch blackness of night, so I don't have to carry it or look at it. It's as quiet as a mouse and accurate as a Bulova and bags coyotes on up! It impresses the heck out of me with every shot.
My next gun was an "as new" Daystate Huntsman Classic .22. The guy I bought it from deceitfully misrepresented this gun as a 30 FPE version (citing Ted's video review). But it's an early 24 FPE. Turns out that this earlier 24 FPE version is more suitable for my purposes (30 yard squirrels) than the higher powered version. After getting over being swindled, I fell head over heels for this little beauty, which has put my R7 into retirement. This little gun is a class act in every respect. It's not just a pretty gun. It's a SHOOTER. Best of all, it got my wife into airgunning. Daystate, I'm forever indebted.
My most recent purchase was an FX Wildcat .22. salt-pepper laminate. I got it right here on AGN. It was twice the cost of my Daystate Huntsman Classic (OUCH). And it was a BULLPUP (God forbid). But it was my consolation for the 30 FPE DHC that I thought I was buying. Being my first Bullpup, my heart was in my mouth. Would I like it? Yup! And then some. My old, tired back loves it! It is my go to gun for anything smaller than a coyote. It came with a Huggett LDC and it's the quietest gun I own. It's the most accurate and precise of all because it's regulated. And it's as fun to shoot as my Daystate Huntsman Classic. It impresses me to no end.
I'm considering an FX Wildcat in .25, or an FX Impact in .25. I'll soon be on retirement income and may have to pare down to just one gun. For now, these are my favorites.
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