Why I prefer a Springer.

I also prefer my springers/gasrams over my pcp's most of the times, it's more rewarding to hit where you aim with springers, you probably need to strech the distance twice with a pcp for the same experiense, but they can all be a pain in the dark side of the moon when they don't do what you want with them... 

I agree. I learned to buy right and once the first time and you will be money ahead and have a springer that will shoot. One of the reasons why I like Weihrauch guns. I know they are gonna shoot before I even shoot it.

I suppose there is something to be said for never worrying about having a bottle full of 4500 PSI air stored in your house.

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Or right up next to your face whilst you be shooting.

I have been shooting more of my gas-ram rifles, than my two springers lately. I like being able to shoot, even when it gets cold.

Springer guy here too, just grab the pellets,the rifle and have a ball shooting.

Springers are a diversion for my PCPs. I shoot my PCPs about 90% of the time and springers about 10 %. 

As stated above, self contained with no need for an air supply. Grab pellets and shoot. Always good to have a springer around.

I've always been a spring gun guy for all the reasons already stated before me. They are a joy to shoot indoors at 10m and outdoors for informal target practice at crazy springer distances. They're what we take when we go camping.

But when I began competing in local field target events a couple of years ago and had to deal with all the usual spring gun gremlins including shifting POI I found shooting a springer to be more frustrating than motivating and enjoyable. Misery loves company and I didn't even have that as there were often no other spring gun shooters to commiserate with. Add to that my springer scores were usually near the bottom of all those posted by the PCP guys and I wasn't having as much fun as I wanted.

One day a departing club member offered me his beautiful PCP for a song and overnight I became a contender for high scores. To say there is a world of difference between my sub-12 fpe springer and my 19 fpe PCP is an understatement. I now address every target with a positive, confident attitude instead of a hopeful one like when I was shooting my springer.

I still love my spring guns a consider some of those I own to be the crème de le crème. But when it comes to consistent, repeatable performance and posting scores near or at the top of the heap, I have a new dark side and love it. 

Love the springers. It takes practice, patience and a whole lot of shooting to get proficient with them. But once you become confident and consistently accurate........... they have a special lure about them that is hard to shake.