PCP air rifle cost

I have no idea what PB's cost in the US.

However, to me size does matter — so I'd love to compare bullpups:

▪I'd be interested, how much is an entry level bullpup PB?

▪And I'd like to compare that with an entry level bullpup AG.



Matthias

You do know that Air gun companies have Liability Ins, in case they get sued right ? Advertisement costs ? etc. so if they only sell 5000 copy's of said product thats only 5000 pieces to divide the cost of doing business into .  It is a hobby like Boating and fishing 

There...IS NO..."justification" !

You either do it because you like doing it, or you do not get into ANY expensive sport ! Stick with marbles, or popsicle stick projects .

Simple as that .

Mike

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There is no justification, BUT, there is rationalization...

You do know that Air gun companies have Liability Ins, in case they get sued right ? Advertisement costs ? etc. so if they only sell 5000 copy's of said product thats only 5000 pieces to divide the cost of doing business into .  It is a hobby like Boating and fishing 

There...IS NO..."justification" !

You either do it because you like doing it, or you do not get into ANY expensive sport ! Stick with marbles, or popsicle stick projects .

Simple as that .

Mike

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There is no justification, BUT, there is rationalization...

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lol, and i am a master at rationalization.

for me it is easy if you include cost per shot.

As others have stated there are exceptions on both sides of the aisle (airgun v powderburner) both for affordable yet reliable or going for a more premium option. I'd argue that the airgun market is more accessible than ever, with cheap PCPs being within reach at most budgets nowadays (vs say when the Benjamin Discovery first came out).

Not hard to find PCPs under $500. Some are even regulated (Avenger, Avenger bullpup, P15, P35). Scopes cost the same PB or PCP. A chinese hand pump will work fine (I have one) and costs about $60 last time I looked. YH around $350. No question initial cost of even an entry level airgun is higher than a PB (except for springers). But PB is a lot noiser making them unsuitable for a lot of environments. Cost of ammo per shot is a lot higher for the PB. I like my PBs, they are much more suitable for bigger game in my opinion and for shooting flying birds. But I love being able to pull a PCP out and fire a few shots when I have a spare 10 minutes. Can't do that with a PB. In two years I've fired more rounds through my 3 PCPs than I have in 50 years of PB ownership.

In two years I've fired more rounds through my 3 PCPs than I have in 50 years of PB ownership.

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Amazing.

We are really paying for a brand.. more than actuall machining.. is a Rolex better than a high end cassio I don't think so .. but no body will turn his head to look at the cassio watch .. as plain as it could be a Rolex is a Rolex...as for the pcp I don't fool my self thinking that they are offering high end machining..I'm buying a brand..

Compared to metallic cartridge rifles, PCP air rifles are much more complex in design, and require more parts and more labor to assemble. In a custom bolt action rifle, there is some precision machine work involved in clambering and fitting the barrel, the bolt face needs to be square to the breech, and the lugs properly surfaced. That's about it folks, a few big pieces compared to a plethora of little, fragile pieces. When I think of all the valves, O rings, regulator, and the general weak barrel mounting systems, I'm surprised that my air rifles will shoot 100 times without some kind of glitch (and often they don't!). Most air rifle shooters can probably not imagine buying a rifle and shooting it thousands of times, over many years, with hard handling, and not having a single service issue. So, we pay more for a comparatively more problem-prone rifle, knowing that maintenance will be a constant issue. But, it's fun. I guess it's called a hobby.

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I think this is spot on and the other post that referred to number of units sold. Powder burners are sold in numbers many times over any airgun so they can sell them at a tighter profit margin. When you really think about it pcp investment as a hobby is nothing. I know people that have well beyond 50k in a boat. Not to mention the gear to fish and the truck to pull it with. Just an example. Airgun costs are really peanuts compared to a lot of things. 

You do know that Air gun companies have Liability Ins, in case they get sued right ? Advertisement costs ? etc. so if they only sell 5000 copy's of said product thats only 5000 pieces to divide the cost of doing business into .  It is a hobby like Boating and fishing 

There...IS NO..."justification" !

You either do it because you like doing it, or you do not get into ANY expensive sport ! Stick with marbles, or popsicle stick projects .

Simple as that .

Mike

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There is no justification, BUT, there is rationalization...

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lol, and i am a master at rationalization.

for me it is easy if you include cost per shot.

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The cost per shot is a valid factor in this equation. 

I looked at my shot count on my first PCP. around $400 of pellets. Then I calculated the equivalent cost of the same number of shots in my favorite powder burner. $2550.00

I have no qualms at all spending 1K + on an accurate airgun. 

They're more accurate than my powder burners, hearing protection not required and best of all.......my Border collie lays down beside me while I'm shooting. Lol

The wife even enjoys shooting them, no recoil. 

My PCPs are more accurate than my PBs at short range. I can shoot my PCPs in my back yard. My older grandson shot my little Prod when he was 4 and enjoyed it. He did not like his daddy's pistol. Much too loud for him. PBs also have plenty of power to cleanly take small game. They are fun. PBs can be fun too but I need hearing protection to use them, I need to drive to the gun range and it costs a lot more per shot to use them. I like having both but I shoot the airguns a lot more. I try to have 1000 rounds of their favorite on hand and have to stock up regularly.

A rimfire rifle is much simpler than a PCP and can be made of about the same grade of materials or less. You just need the rough equivalent of the PCP trigger and hammer mechanism, a barrel, and a magazine + stock. The PCP needs air storage, many have regulators, the air storage needs to constrain thousands of pounds per square inch pressure so it must be made of good materials and made well. The air storage needs a valve mechanism to release it. None of that for a rimfire. So at least rimfires can obviously be made for less. Centerfires things are not as obvious because the pressure they have to constrain is a lot higher and the materials must then be different and probably more expensive than what is in our PCPs. Last I looked the cheapest centerfires cost about what the entry PCPs cost too.