When I started reading the forums about PCPs. It was bewildering, I knew the guns looked sweet, but beyond that, no knowledge. So I did a lot of reading and then noticed the fanboys. Recommending the “flavor of the week” and all those chiming in how they had just ordered theirs. Lots of hype, then fast forward a few months or a year and a lot of these talked up guns are in the classifieds or you hear about the issues that were initially glossed over. While I understand recommending proven product, I don’t understand how so many get worked up over some new PCPs that have not withstood the test of time. They go as far as recommending the PCP after a few shooting sessions! I applaud their optimism and wish them well, but I’ve seen the same pattern in other hobbies and am wary of it. And the side lever vs. bolt action thing? It’s a non issue, buy what you like. Bolt actions have been around for a long time. I wouldn’t discount a gun base on it. Side levers have more moving parts, pins, linkages than a bolt action. Ever hear about pins dropping out a bolt action?
