Friend asked me lowest price point to get into PCP .22's

[subscriber]

and no thanks to email notifications...i have lots of junk emails..

No email from the GTA forum is junk.  You only get one email if there is a post on a thread you are watching:  If ten people reply before you go to the forum, you get one email - not 10.

Pray tell, how do you know that people are posting to this thread?  Do you sit there with a tab open and hit refresh every minute to check? 

[Tallbald]

Folks thanks for all the information here. I didn't realize the choices were so broad. I suppose that reflects a changing market and consumer desires. My friend actually didn't say if the $400 included a pump because I did explain that he'd either have to hand pump or buy a compressor. I'll relay the information and try to help him in any way I can to locate information.
 Thank you all once more. Don

[avator]

Is there a reason your friend is not yet a member? We are very good at enabling...  we like spending other people's money.

[darkcharisma]

wish i have that kind of time to sit and refresh. i use the "show new reply to your post" link. now that i found it 😁. one of the many things i love about gta.

think we getting off track...what else can we talk about? i am sure there are used high end guns like brocock bantam and such...for enablers...

[Firewalker]

Is there a reason your friend is not yet a member? We are very good at enabling...  we like spending other people's money.

Example: ME

[Ribbonstone]

As the original post mentioned both the LOWEST PRICE POINT and an “about” $400 buy in for a rifle.scope.pump..

Could do it (right now) or about $310 (as mentioned by poster  fv22).   

Better buy would be the current pricing on the Chief II (plus) mag. repaeater ($180) in the synthetic stock...with LDC...mag fed repeater...3k fill...wouldn't have to buy an LDC to hush-it-up, so it would be just a scope/scope mount/pump. 

Could swing the other stuff (scope/rings/pump) for about $ 150

Leaving you at about $330...if you need to spend all $400, use $70 to buy a section of pellets when ordering the rifle (would qualify BOTH as free shipping and a 4-for-3 pellet price drop at PA.

No idea or not he’d be happy with that or not…...but would be the lowest cost for a new PCP with at least some power Ifiguring a new PCP shooter is going to be looking for a bit more "zap" than a run of the mill springer).

[ER00z]

After reading more about the QB Chief and its valve issues I guess it's not the best to start with. Didn't know about valve issues, I use mine with lower fill pressure and soft spring setting. Maybe I have been lucky. That being said, just the fact that they eat bolt o-rings out of the box is a pain. Never tried customer service for mine, so I can't speak of service or parts availability from Beeman. 
     Of the four budget Pcp's I have, the Maurader is the best. But it's not the cheapest to get into Pcp's. Flying Dragons has that Xisco pcp that has peaked my interest. Cheaper than the Maurader, and seems to have similar capabilities. There are many options out there. But with anything, it's better to to not buy the cheapest as quality and support isn't always there. Think Geo metro vs Mercedes, both do the same thing, but which has more bells and whistles, and still can be found. No disrespect to Metro owners. Lol.
     But, it is possible to get a pcp rifle and pump for around $220. Even If it isn't the best option, it would be easier to shoot and more accurate (for the power) than other power plants at this price range.
       I'll quit rambling, take care and be safe.

[subscriber]

Thanks for weighing in, Don

My friend actually didn't say if the $400 included a pump because I did explain that he'd either have to hand pump or buy a compressor.

[Ribbonstone]

The one thing we all should be doing is encouraging new air gunners (we need new shooters)….this long string of posts has been pretty good about that.

Haven’t owned a representative number of any single air gun….most of our opinions are based on a sample of “1”.   that’s what these forums are for, reports from other people’s experience.

Doubt there is any air gun with a 100% record….or a make/model of new car that has never had one go back to the dealer.  We do expect the inexpensive ones to be more likely to need attention and the expensive ones to need less…..we get surprises with either.

If he’s not in a rush, research is always a good idea.  Have to sort out the things folks complained about just because they didn’t like the look, the posts were they wanted to change the power, add a new feature, etc.   Just sort out the reports on breakages.

[Tallbald]

Folks I want to say thanks again for all the information. I don't know what direction he may take or even if he'll follow through. Like so many of us he works long hours and has family expenses. I've offered him the suggestions and explained the fun and entertainment value to him. But only time will tell and I don't want to seem pushy.
 In the meantime, I'm enjoying reading, watching instructional videos and absorbing knowledge about the PCP segment of our sport. It's been a loooong time since I've been able to be as enthusiastic about a hobby as I have become about air gunning. And being able to buy online and via mail order makes me feel like a powder burner enthusiast must have felt in the years before the 1968 GCA here in the USA that stopped mail order gun sales. At least we mostly have this for now. Until someone decides otherwise.
Don