Quote from: Underwhere on June 29, 2021, 12:02:15 PMQuote from: north country gal on June 29, 2021, 11:46:51 AMPCPs were once an expensive option, but now you have choices at every price point. My suggestion is to take a look at used, too. We bought this 2009 vintage Benjamin Discovery in 22 with pump and add on moderator used. Got the whole package for $150. Recently did an aftermarket trigger kit, but even the factory trigger was useable. Have had this entry level PCP for 8 years, now, and it's still going strong. Takes 50 pumps to go from min to max pressure and that gives me 20 good shots before the fps drops too much. Power-wise, it's more powerful than any of our springers and, of course, recoil is not an issue. Shoot it like your 22 rimfire. No issues with mysterious changes in POI, either. Can pick it up, anytime, and it shoots the same. With the moderator that had been added by the previous owner, it's very quiet. Accuracy is quite reasonable. It will keep groups under an inch at 50 yards with a variety of pellets when conditions are favorable. There's also a synthetic version of the Discovery called the Maximus. No, it won't compare to our more expensive PCPs for build quality or accuracy, but it's a prefect example of what you can find if you're looking for a gun to keep handy and shoot on the spur of the moment. Yes that's about perfect for me. Looking through member classifieds it seems that finding something like that will be the trouble. Thanks for the tip. Put a Want to buy in the classified for a Disco, a Maximus, a Stormrider or for any budget PCP lots of people that aren't thinking of putting one up for sale will once the see a want to buy ad
Quote from: north country gal on June 29, 2021, 11:46:51 AMPCPs were once an expensive option, but now you have choices at every price point. My suggestion is to take a look at used, too. We bought this 2009 vintage Benjamin Discovery in 22 with pump and add on moderator used. Got the whole package for $150. Recently did an aftermarket trigger kit, but even the factory trigger was useable. Have had this entry level PCP for 8 years, now, and it's still going strong. Takes 50 pumps to go from min to max pressure and that gives me 20 good shots before the fps drops too much. Power-wise, it's more powerful than any of our springers and, of course, recoil is not an issue. Shoot it like your 22 rimfire. No issues with mysterious changes in POI, either. Can pick it up, anytime, and it shoots the same. With the moderator that had been added by the previous owner, it's very quiet. Accuracy is quite reasonable. It will keep groups under an inch at 50 yards with a variety of pellets when conditions are favorable. There's also a synthetic version of the Discovery called the Maximus. No, it won't compare to our more expensive PCPs for build quality or accuracy, but it's a prefect example of what you can find if you're looking for a gun to keep handy and shoot on the spur of the moment. Yes that's about perfect for me. Looking through member classifieds it seems that finding something like that will be the trouble. Thanks for the tip.
PCPs were once an expensive option, but now you have choices at every price point. My suggestion is to take a look at used, too. We bought this 2009 vintage Benjamin Discovery in 22 with pump and add on moderator used. Got the whole package for $150. Recently did an aftermarket trigger kit, but even the factory trigger was useable. Have had this entry level PCP for 8 years, now, and it's still going strong. Takes 50 pumps to go from min to max pressure and that gives me 20 good shots before the fps drops too much. Power-wise, it's more powerful than any of our springers and, of course, recoil is not an issue. Shoot it like your 22 rimfire. No issues with mysterious changes in POI, either. Can pick it up, anytime, and it shoots the same. With the moderator that had been added by the previous owner, it's very quiet. Accuracy is quite reasonable. It will keep groups under an inch at 50 yards with a variety of pellets when conditions are favorable. There's also a synthetic version of the Discovery called the Maximus. No, it won't compare to our more expensive PCPs for build quality or accuracy, but it's a prefect example of what you can find if you're looking for a gun to keep handy and shoot on the spur of the moment.
I think I've arrived at the Benjamin Fortitude as the ideal rifle for me.I'm drawn to the quietness of it.Being a regulated rifle seems like it would be a plus too. Now just need to find one.
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