Getting a newbie to buy a PCP

[Nomadic Pirate]

A friend of mine been wanting to get a PCP for sometimes now,
yesterday he came to my house and I gave him a crush course on all PCP related things before even going into the gun so that he would know what he was getting into 

He wanted a gun that could be adjustable in power for his kid to use as a trainer in the backyard at low power than for himself or his kid to be powered up to hunt pigs.

I started suggesting DAR, Avenger even Kral explaining that they are affordable, apparently good and can play with the power.

I then let him shoot my guns, he immediately said he wanted one like them, I still tried to steer him towards the afore mentioned but he wouldn't listen he was just in love already.

so I tried to suggest him a Rainstorm .22 mentioning I could set it up for 20 FPE with the cheap crosman pellets for yard shooting, and with a change of the spring it could be a hog hunter in minutes,

but I couldn't convince him, now he wanted a .25 

ordered a Storm .25 and a bunch of JBS 34gr from Pyramyd

He has scuba tanks, so ordered a fill unit, a foster adaptor, a UTG 3-9 scope and a handpump from Amazon 

Lets see where he goes from here 

[Fussell]

Sounds like you friend hit the jackpot with having you for a neighbor. It's always fun to get a newbie hooked on our addiction!

[Habanero69er]

Manny, where did you friend order a Rainstorm from?
Evanix appears to be really slim pickings right now. Their semi autos & Rex' are the only ones I've seen.

[tracker1955]

Pyramyd still had some referbs in 22 and 25, but their higher calibers have been gone for a while. I might have bought a 30 last year when I got my 25 if they'd had one.

I like my rifle, short and pretty light, but it takes a while to get used to the 4lb trigger and be accurate. I hope the neighbor's kids have strong fingers, they'll need it.

[JohnnyPDX]

It's awesome that he LOVED your gun right away and didn't feel the need to shop for a year. That's also trust in you.

Done Deal

[Nomadic Pirate]

Manny, where did you friend order a Rainstorm from?
Evanix appears to be really slim pickings right now. Their semi autos & Rex' are the only ones I've seen.

Pyramyd has a .177 ( that I've been hitching to snag ) two .22s and now two .25s

[Habanero69er]

Manny, is your buddy having it tuned by Will Piatt? I know that's one of your & my favorite recommendations.
My Rainstorm-I has a 1.5 lbs trigger pull after Will asked what I wanted it at.

[Nomadic Pirate]

It's awesome that he LOVED your gun right away and didn't feel the need to shop for a year. That's also trust in you.

Done Deal

the good thing is that I have a ton of parts to detune it for him and possible future fixes

[JohnnyPDX]

It's awesome that he LOVED your gun right away and didn't feel the need to shop for a year. That's also trust in you.

Done Deal

the good thing is that I have a ton of parts to detune it for him and possible future fixes

Must be a really good buddy. I have a great air gun bud here in Portland too.

[Nomadic Pirate]

Manny, is your buddy having it tuned by Will Piatt? I know that's one of your & my favorite recommendations.
My Rainstorm-I has a 1.5 lbs trigger pull after Will asked what I wanted it at.

no, not yet but he was shooting my Winchester that is still stock but for it to be detuned to 35 FPE and likes it just like that,

I find the trigger fine just with the adjustments you can do.

[Nomadic Pirate]

Pyramyd still had some referbs in 22 and 25, but their higher calibers have been gone for a while. I might have bought a 30 last year when I got my 25 if they'd had one.

I like my rifle, short and pretty light, but it takes a while to get used to the 4lb trigger and be accurate. I hope the neighbor's kids have strong fingers, they'll need it.

I actually like the trigger just with some factory adjustment, he did too

[Nomadic Pirate]

It's awesome that he LOVED your gun right away and didn't feel the need to shop for a year. That's also trust in you.

Done Deal

the good thing is that I have a ton of parts to detune it for him and possible future fixes

Must be a really good buddy. I have a great air gun bud here in Portland too.

He's a big time hunter here, with lots of connections ....not someone I hung with but known a long time.

[JohnnyPDX]

It's awesome that he LOVED your gun right away and didn't feel the need to shop for a year. That's also trust in you.

Done Deal

the good thing is that I have a ton of parts to detune it for him and possible future fixes

Must be a really good buddy. I have a great air gun bud here in Portland too.

He's a big time hunter here, with lots of connections ....not someone I hung with but known a long time.

VERY NICE, both of you 'bring something to the table.'

Couple days back I got really lucky and mentioned air guns to a customer I did some welding for and it 'turns' out (pun intended) he has a 3-axis mill. How handy is that?

You'll likely get onto some new properties?

[Nomadic Pirate]

It's awesome that he LOVED your gun right away and didn't feel the need to shop for a year. That's also trust in you.

Done Deal

the good thing is that I have a ton of parts to detune it for him and possible future fixes

Must be a really good buddy. I have a great air gun bud here in Portland too.

He's a big time hunter here, with lots of connections ....not someone I hung with but known a long time.

VERY NICE, both of you 'bring something to the table.'

Couple days back I got really lucky and mentioned air guns to a customer I did some welding for and it 'turns' out (pun intended) he has a 3-axis mill. How handy is that?

You'll likely get onto some new properties?

Hope so, he has access to a ton of properties even on other islands to deer hunt

[AncientSword]

I’ve never tried it, but I heard that Axis are very yummy...

[mrbulk]

What's this about "getting" him to buy? Sounds like he was primed and just looking for someone to tell him it was "okay"! 

Good job Manny for adding him into the fold, and congrats! 

[Nomadic Pirate]

What's this about "getting" him to buy? Sounds like he was primed and just looking for someone to tell him it was "okay"! 

Good job Manny for adding him into the fold, and congrats! 

He came to my place 4 years ago and I got him to shoot my .30

He's been calling me periodically to see if I had a gun for sale, but his timing was always poor.
finally he just broke down and ordered one

[Nomadic Pirate]

I’ve never tried it, but I heard that Axis are very yummy...

If I get access to properties in Molokai, watch out !!!!! you gonna see some Axis threads

[Relentless Holiday]

Turned him to the dark side you have 

[ranchibi]

Manny, this was a good enabling act of kindness! I think it was the right choice since you know Rainstorms like no other in and out so he has a PCP tech in you if a problem should arise.