New to higher end airgunning

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DavidKarch

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Howdy all,

I have a Gamo Viper .177 w/ Gamo 3-9x40 optic. Decided I wanted to move up. Fell in love with the Sig ASP 20 only to find out they jumped out of the airgun industry as fast as they jumped in. 
Went with a Diana N-tec 340 premium in .22 with an Athlon Talos 4-16x40 from A of A. Last one they had. 
While waiting for it to arrive, joined this and another forum. After reading numerous posts, I feel compelled to ask, can I take it out of the box, load it and shoot it?....Ooorrrr, must it be completely disassembled, cleaned, polished, oiled, all parts replaced with custom parts, the barrel lapped and crowned, the optic thrown in the trash and replaced with a “proper optic”, and then taken to various religious organizations to be “ blessed and sanctified “?

I feel like there are people on these forums that, if they received a new heart, the moment they got home, they would split their chest, take it out, “tune” it and put it back in. 
Thank you. Looking forward to the replies. 
David
 
😂😂😂😂Well I would say at least clean the barrel before you shoot it then shoot it a few shots before you do all of the other things you speak of. ;^)

Me I clean the barrel then shoot it to find out what pellet it likes best. Then I mod it so it has to be tuned again. Then shoot for groups and when I am satisfied it shoots well I change projectiles or calibers and start all over again. There are always more mods to do and projectiles to tune for so I am in constant state of tuning with only a few hundred shots here and there to test out and enjoy what I have done.

And welcome to the hobby/sickness/obsession/addiction or whatever it is we have going on here.
 
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Look down the barrel if it’s clean shoot it,I heard a lot about different guns coming full of stuff in barrel,just got a new 2240xl and a Diana bandit in 177 both guns were clean as a whistle,had to put new sights on both old eyes,the 2240 out of the box shot 4 inches at 9:00 made one adjustment 2 inches at 9 one more adjustment bullseye at ten meters ass in grass elbows on knees,shot 4 more shots dime group in 9 ring at 11:00 this gun will shoot better than my skills, only shot two cylinders out of diana,super smooth trigger and bolt.the 2240 has a little too much travel for my long fingers but this is only a little annoying,I think I can make a little fatter grip to help with that.Both guns out of box shoot excellent and I don’t foresee any modifications to these or my Benjamin cayden.
 
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Hello David, and welcome.

I too am new to higher end airgunning, the PCP kind. I purchased an entry level rifle awhile back and it wasn't long and I wanted a better made gun. I have purchased one but have yet to see it. Ordered it back on May 19th. I paid a little extra to have it tuned by the dealer I purchased it from so it should shoot great out of the box. Probably would have any way, tuned or not, but I followed the advice given here on the forum. Just wish I could get the gun and shoot it. Patience has never been one of my better qualities and as I have gotten older it has become even less.

When mine arrives I am going to take it out of the box, mount the scope I have acquired for it, bore sight it, look down the barrel, fill it with air, and start shooting and not look back.

Have fun and good shooting!
 
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@davidkarch welcome and to quote Steve from Aeac one thing that attracts ppl to airguns is tinkering. No different than my ppl with new cars or motorcycles who start to customize them. One is individuality and meet their expectations, but in the end they love the hands on stuff. 


I have a Taipan Vet Compact and ordered a RTI Prophet Performance compact I’ll have delivered once I return to USA. Also I have an old customized Beeman R9 TK. Once back in USA I’ll send it to get retuned because for the better part of the last 10 years it has spent most of the time in the gun safe back in USA. 


So no it never ends. 
 
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