I still don't know why I don't just buy a tier one rifle from the get go instead of having a bunch of entry and mid level ones that I dump time and money into. One day I will get my veteran. Anyone else do this dumb crap? 
Why do I dump time into cheap rifles?
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I've got some really nice ones, but still enjoy the heck out of shooting my first and cheapest, Benjamin Discovery.
I like that purple/gray lam color scheme. What gun do you have there? Shape/inlet the stock yourself?
I like that purple/gray lam color scheme. What gun do you have there? Shape/inlet the stock yourself?
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Avenger in 22. I carved the stock from a boyd's blank with crap tools lol. It is far from perfect but it feels a ton better than that flimsy cheap plastic stock that it came with
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It’s better to learn on a crapper than wreck a really good gun when you’re green. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen WTB, I need, or does anybody have topics on a couple Taipan parts. The parts they needed were the clue to what video the watched or info they gathered. Problem is their lack of skills screwed them on a gun that parts aren’t easy to get. Most of us cut our teeth on cheap guns.
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Guilty as charged. I do it even after I bought my Impact and SK-19. I put over $1000 into $60 2240 and many in the $500 range most of which were stolen though. Still it is a favorite pastime to make cheap guns look and shoot way over their price range. Doubt this part of the addiction will ever go away as there are always new parts coming out to werq with.
https://www.airgunnation.com/topic/the-true-cost-of-my-60-crosman-2240/?referrer=1
https://www.airgunnation.com/topic/the-true-cost-of-my-60-crosman-2240/?referrer=1
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"this dumb crap?"=tinkering. Many do it. Some better than others. I hope I'm batting 50% success but probably not. Still do it, though.
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It looks fantastic! Ask any machinist or woodworker to show you their work and they'll tell you a little about it and then point out every little flaw that practically no one else will ever notice.
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Nice Avenger! I own one in .22 also, and I have to say I agree with Vetmx that learning to "tune" on that rifle feels much better to me than risking an expensive rifle to learn on. I did buy a dream-lite and it is also a great rifle, but I am still amazed by the accuracy and tune-ability of the Avenger.
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i've got a lot of dollars i do not wish to look up in a 1377 and airforce build. modifying something to fit what i want has been a lot of fun.
the real benefit for me is learning how to work on things without as much frustration at cost. i had a huben for a while, but was uncomfortable fixing or working on it. i got rid of it to go back to the simple guns. i did not grow up using tools or using my hands much, and feel like i just got comfortable working on the crosman and airforces after tinkering with stuff the past few years.
the real benefit for me is learning how to work on things without as much frustration at cost. i had a huben for a while, but was uncomfortable fixing or working on it. i got rid of it to go back to the simple guns. i did not grow up using tools or using my hands much, and feel like i just got comfortable working on the crosman and airforces after tinkering with stuff the past few years.
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i put almost $400 into a 1377 several years ago . i have something unique , but if i could do it over i would spend the money elsewhere .
but ..... everything isn't for everybody so do what makes you happy .
but ..... everything isn't for everybody so do what makes you happy .
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I love taking a cheap rifle and turing it into oner that is one of a kind and can compete with others that cost 2-4X as much. The biggest mistake that I avoid now is to not mod my rifle into something that is already out there, like spending $300-$400 on a 2240 and turning it into somthing that ends up being a 1720t or P-rod.. 
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You should like what you got first,then fix it up and like it even better.
Sometimes when a new cheaper PCP comes out people rave about,you get hooked into thinking you need it,.then you get it.....and then you realize it Ain't what you were expecting!! You are not the only one ,you read what other people did to fix the cheap PCP.....your hooked again, like hey I already have it,why not make it better......yea I do it all the time...
My latest problem child is the PP750.....trash mags and trigger and so on,BUTTT !@! It has sooo much potential,,,,,
That Brand needs better quality control,Wait a minute, you are the quality control.......
For sure most the times it is fun,and keeping the cost down becomes another hobby.
First sentence,sometimes it is better to get rid of the problem rather than trying to fix,,,,it ain't about money so much, it is about Time needed to fix problems.Ain't like a marriage,some things are not worth fixing........uh....
Sometimes when a new cheaper PCP comes out people rave about,you get hooked into thinking you need it,.then you get it.....and then you realize it Ain't what you were expecting!! You are not the only one ,you read what other people did to fix the cheap PCP.....your hooked again, like hey I already have it,why not make it better......yea I do it all the time...
My latest problem child is the PP750.....trash mags and trigger and so on,BUTTT !@! It has sooo much potential,,,,,
That Brand needs better quality control,Wait a minute, you are the quality control.......
For sure most the times it is fun,and keeping the cost down becomes another hobby.
First sentence,sometimes it is better to get rid of the problem rather than trying to fix,,,,it ain't about money so much, it is about Time needed to fix problems.Ain't like a marriage,some things are not worth fixing........uh....
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I like them all. But the cheap ones are the most fun. Working on them making them better. I enjoy shooting inexpensive ones as much as top tear guns.
Dont own a PCP but many Springer's. They all can be made better.
Dont own a PCP but many Springer's. They all can be made better.
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I have my mother-in-laws 1950's Daisy Red Rider...Yes, we still shoot it straight up, watch the flight, and attempt to catch the BB on the way back down. Dumping money into it? Nope, but unless is a hazard or total POS, they are fun to keep around. Nephews, nieces, and friends are fun to watch when you pull out the "PBR"...
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Just like my Beugeot vintage bicycles haha.always can made better so long as you put time and money into it. I tend to enjoy any gun except of the Chinese variants (for various reasons). I have a soft spot for poorly made Spanish rifles.
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Own two impacts, but most fun was upgrading my Marauder. Considering an Avenger just to play with the settings. Guilty as charged. Tinkering is fun
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I have always tried to make a lesser gun better and spent a lot of time and money. But i think the guns that shot well or great gets boring.
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I've cut my teeth on AG tinkering with an inexpensive C02 rifle (i.e., Hammerli airmagnum 850) and modifying it as much as possible until I felt comfortable with what I was doing. I had that thing for 10 years before I finally plopped my hard earned mula on an MKII Impact. Now this is my second AG, but certainly not my last.
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