*Hopefully* will get my first PCP soon, but need help on filling options

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Antoni

Antoni

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After some debating, I decided that I would get a PCP as my next airgun, and one that is a repeater. First, I looked at the Diana bandit and thought that I could just get that refurbished off of Pyramid Air and be set. Later, I saw that Beeman Cheif II and thought that that would be a better choice, but coupon codes don't work on it and so that's a no for me, but scroled down a bit further and saw the Beeman Commander, which is not. Yeah, it's 8lbs and I'm used to shooting with my Hatsan 1000S striker which weighs 7lbs but I think I could deal with the added weight. Pyramid Air states that you could get "up to 80" shots per fill, and it comes with a cheap scope. Couldn't find any reviews on it so curious to hear your thoughts. Anyway, that is not my problem. My problem comes at the filling part where the Chinese pumps come in. I don't know which ones will last me more then a few years with some maintenance and which ones will blow up after a year or less! It would really help if someone here had good luck with a specific pump, and let it be under $50. That might be asking for too much, but that's the only way I get to get a PCP. Right now, this is what I found:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/3-Stage-PCP-Air-Gun-Rifle-Filling-Stirrup-Pump-1-8-BSP-4500PSI-Hand-Pump-new-/163391591315?_trksid=p2349526.m4383.l4275.c10#viTabs_0



Thanks,

Antoni 




 
Dude I bought 2 of the Ali express pumps for 35 bucks. They come with rebuild kits and I have used mine for over a year and it still works. As for the gun I can't tell you how good the gamo urban is for the money. It's just a fantastic gun for under 300 and its light. That's a bsa barrel and valve and all that. It's wayyyyyyyy better than the gauntlet imo. You need to get an inline filter and fill it with desiccant beads. The tiny filter it comes with is not good enough. https://www.ebay.com/itm/PCP-Paintball-Airforce-30mpa-Water-Oil-Separator-Pressure-Pump-Filter/143134233410?hash=item2153771342:m:mQ-RQC160WmN5J0WtDaJO3Q
 
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I’d rather have a real nice springer then an entry level PCP any day of the week. Hand pumping ? I’d rather cock a springer .

Any time I went cheap to save I ended up wasting money and having it cost more. Just my experience no criticism intended
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The thing is, I already have a springer, yes its not the best, but I do not want another single shot gun.
 
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Fill options were a concern for me before I bought a PCP rifle [Huntsman Regal XL]. I ended up buying a Carrette compressor from Joe Branco. The plan was to get a CF bottle, but I have been sidetracked by getting a FWB 300s and a Beeman 400 [a Diana 75]. These German competition rifles have my current attention, but I will be back to PCP soon enough and I bought a compressor big enough to fill a CF tank. Expensive, but I think in the long run it will balance out. 

Mike
 
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Dude I bought 2 of the Ali express pumps for 35 bucks. They come with rebuild kits and I have used mine for over a year and it still works. As for the gun I can't tell you how good the gamo urban is for the money. It's just a fantastic gun for under 300 and its light. That's a bsa barrel and valve and all that. It's wayyyyyyyy better than the gauntlet imo. You need to get an inline filter and fill it with desiccant beads. The tiny filter it comes with is not good enough. https://www.ebay.com/itm/PCP-Paintball-Airforce-30mpa-Water-Oil-Separator-Pressure-Pump-Filter/143134233410?hash=item2153771342:m:mQ-RQC160WmN5J0WtDaJO3Q
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Thanks for the link to the filter! For the pump, I found this on AliExpress and since its so cheap I was thinking about getting two of them. 
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000299079937.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.0.0.2ab95c1aJU7T8I&algo_pvid=527079c3-2076-49ec-aa61-a75cb9f5280a&algo_expid=527079c3-2076-49ec-aa61-a75cb9f5280a-5&btsid=4089afaa-38af-4be3-b1a0-8452e1d54c24&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_5,searchweb201603_52
 
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