Most Important to you?

[wrecktangle]

What's the most important thing to you, when choosing an airgun?

Weight?
Cool looks?
Reliability/Reputation?
Accuracy?
Cost?
Mechanics (trigger pull, ease of loading, cocking ease)?
anything else?

To me, it's accuracy. Any gun that can't consistently put pellet after pellet, time and time again, through the initial hole is pretty much worthless. I can't shoot anywhere close to that well, but I do appreciate a gun that can do it, if I do my part.

[oldpink]

Cost first, since all the rest is academic if I can't buy one to figure out if it is to my liking.
Accuracy comes in second.
Then, mechanics.
All the rest is not even on the radar.

[Jonesin]

Cost and accuracy. Mechanics...maybe. Most AG's can be improved so mechanics is a distant 3rd.

[s10gto]

Mechanic's , Accuracy then cost.

Also I like to see where it in made. Germany , England , China ect...

Looks gets me interested first.

[Yellowstone]

Is it fun to shoot and accuracy

[7.62X51]

I'd think the most important thing when choosing an airgun would be power type.  Springer, PCP, MSP, or CO².  Not being fond of springers, I'd consider them last.  I really like MSPs so those are first for me to consider.  So I'd have to say in order of importance my list would be Type, Price, then mechanics.  Generally mechanics, design and accuracy are a result of price.

[airgunandy]

I would like to say accuracy is number one, but can't. Price has to be first on my list. Then comes accuracy and type (I like multi-pumps the best, low to mid power springers second, anything else third). Then comes reliability, mechanics & weight. Looks and caliber are also things to consider. I buy the best I can afford and then mod it (if need be) to try and make it perform and/or look like a more expensive gun.

Sometimes you can have lots of cheap fun with a "cheap" gun. Like the other night I had a ball popping pill bottles with my $30 Soviet-made Izzy IJ-22 and a tin of Wallyworld Destroyer EX pellets.   

[larspawn]

Cost because I'm cheap.  I then weigh if it is different enough or unique enough from the other guns I have. I also take into consideration if there's something I can do to it to improve how it looks and shoots. This last one is because I love to tinker and have a lot of great shooters already.

[longislandhunter]

My main concern is what attributes it has that will make it a good hunter, caliber, FPS, FPE, etc.   Of course I also have to like the way it looks too, aesthetics are always a consideration.

Jeff 

[GatorGunner]

Perhaps not many others will admit it, but I'm a real sucker for looks.  I'm easily drawn to the underlevers in particular.  Just love how that cocking lever looks like a magazine under the barrel.  It just seems to make the gun flow from muzzle to butt.   Funny how when a scope is put on an underlever it just looks a little more balanced to me.  I realize that this is quite subjective to my on likings, but then that's why they make so many different styles and types of guns, isn't it?

Larry

[Campin_Junky]

For me when choosing my first air gun it was down to a few models.  I chose the RWS 34 above all the others because of the warranty.  Being a first time airgunner I felt that was very important to me.

All other evaluations I thought were same-same, because I was looking in a certain price range, a springer, etc, etc.

Seing how green I was (am) about airguns I made a very good choice by accident.

Love my 34.

[VINNY]

First,I look for airguns that are in my price range. My personal high end is $400. I can't see me going over that, and haven't spent that much  on one yet.

Then I read reviews and / or ask the GTA family.

[cactusrat]

1. Cost
2. Power plant
3. Accuracy

After buying an air compressor, pcp power platform is the only thing I’ll buy now.

Accuracy is the most important because I can’t shoot worth beans. If I can only get half inch groups at 30 yards, I want to know it’s me and not the gun.

The cost has to come first because I’m a poor man. Hey, I bought an air compressor, scuba tank and a AA S400 at the beginning of this year. I rest my case.

[bradyman1]

1 - Cost
2 - Accuracy
3 - Shootability (weight, power plant ie. do I have to find a scuba shop or can I pump it)
4 - Durability
5 - Looks

Please note: 1,2,3 and 4 are all extremely important and unless it is DIRT cheap all have to be acceptable for me to consider a purchase.

[Mug08]

1) - Cost
2) -accuracy
3,4,5,6- all the rest of the variables about equal.


      Mark

[Tdubya]

Price.
Accuracy.
Variety. I like to try different designs, power plants. Springers, pumps, Co2... on my short list a PCP.

I've been pleasantly surprised by the accuracy of many of my cheapos.  Daisy 880, 953. And my 2 B3's could match anything I've got at under 20yds.

[daveshoot]

In my old age, it goes:

Accuracy
Trigger
Uniqueness (does it add something to my knowledge, or accummulation, or have some perceived historical value)
Cost, yeah, that's a factor...

...and then the other stuff. I don't happen to care for the ergonomics of an under cocker. I have shot HW97K and it is a sweet shooter for sure, but not my cup of tea. For some reason I like side levers, but I'll usually pick a break barrel in a springer.

I am less impressed with velocity figures all the time. They indicate the relative health of a powerplant, to be sure, but they aren't what springers are about after an acceptable minimum for a given model.

There is also the thrill of "modability" on the Chinese guns- what can I get out of a $60 rifle with a little work? Still fun. I wouldn't rip up a BSA or Diana lightly, too much at stake.

[tpw]

accuracy and the amount of hold sensitivity are most important to me. it dosnt matter where its made. i dont work on airguns so i also like them good out of the box

[Nathan]

1 Cost is numero uno. If I can't afford it, all the other stuff is meaningless.
2 Accuracy Gotta hit what you aim at, no matter what it cost
3 Looks, fit and finish  Have to like the looks of it.
4 Rep & Quality (Some lower guns do as well as higher) No one wants a lemon, even a cheap one.
5 For PCP a. Sound b. Multi-shot c. Adj power
6 Power depending on it's use (plinking, target hunting)
7 Caliber
8 Availability of manufacturer and after market parts tuning parts

Nathan

[gamo2hammerli]

Accuracy, Reliability, Power, Cost, Weight and Looks in that order.