Kind of what Lizzie said but probably more of a compulsion than an addiction. I want to do the best I can regarding shooting, but the gun must be tweaked to be the best it can be as well.In the process I learn a lot about airguns in general.
I know I'm addicted/obsessed and I don't hide it but for me airgunning has a real purpose in my life. I'm a business owner with employees and all of the stress that comes with it. long hours, late nights, angry wife when I don't get done for the day till after midnight. so with that in mind, I've tried several different hobbies to somehow take my mind away from responsibilities. none of them compared to the instant stress relief I feel the moment I look through a scope and start taking shots. even less stressed when I'm in the woods hunting. my wife could care less about what I spend on airguns because she knows I'm not going to go crazy with them but might without lol. I earned what I spend and never put a rifle before our home. she even lets me use one day every weekend during hunting seasons to devote to hunting. she says she can see the difference in me when I've had some time with rifles in the woods or at the bench. as long as I have a her and a rifle to go home to, I'm happy.
You know that you are addicted to airguns if…You pick up a powder burner to shoot it and try to break the barrel open.You collect pieces of scrap metal, bottle caps, tin cans, coke cans, balloons, water bottles, rotten eggs, or any other mindless pieces of junk to use as a reactive airgun targets.You are a man and you look at an attractive woman with an attractive waistline and you compare her figure to the shape of your favorite airgun pellet.You are a woman and look at a man with a six-pack and think about how his abs look so much like the ribs on the RWS Super-Domes.You are a woman and look at a man with a set of very big biceps and you think of ways to recruit him into your airgun hobby to break open the heaviest springer that you have or to pump up your favorite PCP.You are a man and look at a woman with a set of very big biceps and you think of ways to recruit her into your airgun hobby to break open the heaviest springer that you have or to pump up your favorite PCP.You give each of your airguns nicknames.You always open up your gun closet and select an airgun by saying, “Come to papa/mama.”You are always in the habit of interrupting important work on your computer to read the latest postings on GTA.You have more than $10,000 Bullseye Bucks on your PA account.You have an indoor airgun range set up in your living room. It is not just any airgun range. The target trap sits directly across from your easy chair, which is between your rifle rack and table that holds all your pellets, magazines, airgun accessories, and gunsmith tools.On your days off you randomly knock on a farmer’s door asking for permission to kill starlings or rats in his barn.Your wallpaper on your computer has a picture of your favorite airgun.You do not carry photos of your family members in your wallet but dope sheets with holdover figures for your air rifles.You paid $30 for the early bird ticket to the last Columbus airgun show instead of $5 at the door.You turn your empty pellet tins into homemade Christmas tree ornaments for family and friends.You have other indicators of addiction to add to this list.
I don't think that I have an "addictive personality," but airguns are my one exception.I have some hypothesis why people like airguns, but am still trying to determine what makes them such an obsession for people like me.Any ideas?Thanks,-Whirly