Am I being unrealistic???

[WHITEFANG]

http://flyingdragonairrifles.org/XISICO_XS25.html
http://flyingdragonairrifles.org/XISICO_XS-B26.html

[jusanothajoe]

I can understand the logic behind purchasing a 34. I just can't justify the cost to recieve what amounts to little more than a better finish. The 25 in Ruger or XS dress will perform equally, still have a good finish (not perfect, just good) and cost 1/2. Add in that purchasing a 34 is not a gaurantee you will not need a tune or lube or find problems, and it just doesn't sway me enough to pay the added expense.
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I agree, I have owned both a 34 and a XS25. a 25 from Mike tuned will be a smoother shooter than an out of the box 34, and still be cheaper. but really ALL guns will benfit from a tune no matter how much they cost.

[amb5500c]

I just bought a fully tuned XS25 from Mike Mellick. I bought it as a Christmas gift for my Father-in-law. It shoots hard and true. I like it and he loves it. It has the iron sights which are fiber optic, but I'd highly recommend putting a scope on it.
Richard

[PaperPunch1]

May I recommend a Mike Melick Tuned Gas Ram XS46U......(underlever cocking) it's a powerful rifle.
Only trouble is he's currently sold out of the .22 caliber.......alot of interest there! He thinks March will be new  ones coming in. I have bought from Mike before....great value in an air rifle from him!
PaperPunch1

[GarthThomas]

 I bought my first budget rifle after a lot of research, I couldn't afford a name brand rifle so I new that it would most likely need some sort of tuning. I was prepared when it arrived and luckily it was in much better shape than I was expecting, however since I already knew of all the short comings I started basic lube tuning. It has been a rewarding experience, I enjoy tinkering almost as much as shooting. I decided to save and invest in a better quality rifle, my budget was 5-6 hundred bucks and I was planning to get the German springer of my dreams and began researching again. I made the mistake one day of searching "problems with ____", well that changed everything. If I lived in the U.S. I would buy from a vendor like Flying Dragon for sure or another like Mac1 for an inspected and pretuned rifle, because if your not prepared to work on them to be certain that the bugs are out then buy debugged. For me I decided that since I enjoy working on my rifles I would buy one that I don't need a machineshop to clear up the possible defects, just hand tools.