How tuff are PCPs

[PumaCarl]

Wolfer, I have a Vectis too and they are more rugged than most of the entry level Airguns if you leave the muzzle alone. Mine was too loud for me, so I cut the end off and put on a suppressor. The suppressor works great at making it quiet but if I take it off and put it back on I have to recheck zero. If I had left it alone that would not happen, but then again I wouldn't shoot it that often either. The lever on the Vectis works great, what a fun fast action without all of the complications of the semi's.

[Hopalong Cassidy]

A buddy of mine keeps his .22 Armada behind the seat of his truck.
I've seen how he knocks the thing around because he brings it over to fill from my tank.
He's killed thousands of ground squirrels with it, never cleaned it.
I always ask him if he needs to zero his scope because of the way he throws it around.
Says no, accurate as ever.

[Ribbonstone]

This is almost 10 years old.

Used the Discovery as a “Jeep gun”.  Had been tuned.adjusted, a bit low powered for today’s tastes, but would (still will) get +40 shots and still made for a nice after-work squirrel hunter.

(What better use for an old cheap PCP than a “truck gun”...I’d not like to bonce around a pretty/expensive one,.)

Did put in a 2nd (tight)barrel band on, but way at the back where it basically stabilizes the breech end. The front barrel band is basically a barrel-bumper-guard.

DSCN3055 by Robert Dean, on Flickr

Put a gun-sock over it, put it in the Jeep, and let it sit on the rear floor boards as I drive to and from work and any side trips in between (likely 20-22 miles a day) in the heat of summer. 


15 shots a day for 3 days.  Pout it back in the Jeep and let it temperature cycle though night and  another summer day.

c3ee17ab-6220-4306-ada6-631639bf4bf2 by Robert Dean, on Flickr


Something bad happened with shots #16-20...because it recovered without adjustments, it was likely me.  By about #42-43, it was dropping off the curve.

Years go by...I still occasional test it to see if it learned to stay put….it has.

Point being, that I tried to set this one up to be stable...if that cost me a fraction of accuracy, I’d gladly make the trade off.

Honestly though...if it’s not grab-n-shoot, I’ll always take a shot or two before getting into the woods to be sure it’s  shooting where I left it.  May just be a confidence builder, but I have no urge to break that habit when I can do it.

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Second thoughts about a “grab-n-shoot” airguns (or any, fire or air,  gun for that matter):

A ˝ MOA rifle that varies it’s day to day  POA/POI by 2 MOA is worth about the same as a 2MOA rifle that varies it’s POA/POA by ˝ MOA.

[Hoosier Daddy]

I vote get yourself a Maximus or a synthetic stocked Disco and add a second barrel band.
Built tuff, easy to repair and parts readily available if needed, and CHEAP enough you won't care much if it gets dented / scratched.