Not enough options.I use a tank most of the time for the rifles.I have a pump though and use it when the air in the tanks are below 2000-3000.Mostly I use the pump for the 1720T...20 pumps 2000-3000
It seems that the hunts are more enjoyable, the shots sound better, and the cooked squirrels taste better after pumping the rifle. And then there is the exercise factor.
I have a pump, Hill mk4, made it automated. Started on it before the pump arrived. Simple to do if you are handy. Fills my brother's SynRod from 1500 t0 3000 psi in about 2 min., pump gets about 10 degress over ambient temp. Surprising it is faster than an Omega compressor.
Quote from: Bicycleman on July 13, 2015, 09:23:54 AMIt seems that the hunts are more enjoyable, the shots sound better, and the cooked squirrels taste better after pumping the rifle. And then there is the exercise factor. Yep
When I decided to own a pcp, I had researched all fill options for it. Pumping was immediately ruled out due to physical requirements, repair and replacement of internal parts for the pump, and the risk of moisture build up in the rifle. Since I own 5 scuba tanks and didn't see any reason to own a pump. Fills and shot count are not an issue with me, I am not lazy by no means, I just wanted to be able to enjoy plinking or hunting without the agony of pumping. Now I own 3 pcps and pumping is the farthest from my mind when shooting them. It's nice to come home from work and shoot without a work out, I get enough of it from my job as it is.
Quote from: maraudinglizard on July 13, 2015, 10:15:42 AMWhen I decided to own a pcp, I had researched all fill options for it. Pumping was immediately ruled out due to physical requirements, repair and replacement of internal parts for the pump, and the risk of moisture build up in the rifle. Since I own 5 scuba tanks and didn't see any reason to own a pump. Fills and shot count are not an issue with me, I am not lazy by no means, I just wanted to be able to enjoy plinking or hunting without the agony of pumping. Now I own 3 pcps and pumping is the farthest from my mind when shooting them. It's nice to come home from work and shoot without a work out, I get enough of it from my job as it is. Certainly you're going to have to maintain a compressor as much as a pump, right?Anyway, I have two pumps, Air Force & FX, and so far over about a year neither has needed any maintenance and both have worked perfectly.Is moisture an issue if you drain the trap regularly and correctly? And isn't that just as much of an issue with a compressor?(I realize many with tanks get them filled at scuba shops or elsewhere - that's an option I wouldn't go for. I'd want to be entirely self-dependent for air. Anyway, the pumping is really not a problem, though if I shot the 50 FPE gun all the time it might be.)
Quote from: Nomadic Pirate on July 13, 2015, 02:54:30 PMQuote from: Bicycleman on July 13, 2015, 09:23:54 AMIt seems that the hunts are more enjoyable, the shots sound better, and the cooked squirrels taste better after pumping the rifle. And then there is the exercise factor. Yep After I wrote the above paragraph, I look at it and thought: That's what Manny (Nomadic Pirate) would say!