is it weird to wonder why some people spend so much on some springers?

[gandalfretlaw]

My old Daisey 102 (smaller red rider) shot a one inch ten shot group offhand at ten yards with fixed metal sights and Daisy silver BBs. Still want to throw a scope on it and see what it'll do.

[TOM aka critter99]

easy I am crazy 

[tjk]

Quality and accuracy are the two main reasons. Both being consistant day in and day out. Would you rather go dove hunting with some low end POS 12 gauge shot gun,...or field an old tried and true Browning Sweet-Sixteen 'hump back' A5?!?!?! There is a reason for price differentiation in spring guns,....you just have to experience them to really know "the reason why". Thank goodness I bought my first R1 in the 'used' classifieds,....changed my whole perspective on spring guns,...swear to it too. MY old Santa Rosa R1 is what the best Gamo ( not including some of the English made BSA makes of course) only wish they could be. Yes there is a difference, and the form and function of the "high end" springers proves this without a shadow of a doubt. IMO, the 'good stuff' is for shooting, the cheap &^^& is for tinkering with. Don't get me wrong, taking a cheap $100 springer and making it shoot better is loads of fun!!!   

[George]

 I'll tell you what TJk !!!I have an R-1 Beeman and a 880 Gamo [all steel and wood] That Shadow did a turbo tune on. That Gamo is every bit as smooth as that R-1 and it shoots like a 12 meter Target Gun. It also has a cdt trigger . I would not part with that Gamo 880 . Then again Shadow is is Master at what he does and all Gamo guns don't shoot like this gun. It is definitely a keeper.

[birdmove]

    That is good shooting offhand, and good even for bench rested with BBs. I ordered a Tasco 2x7 x20mm low end scope for my Daisy Model 35. I couldn't see spending more than the gun is worth for a scope. My bad eyesight is holding back the group size and consistency of the gun. I use a 6:00 hold and know sight alignment of open sights very well. It is exasperating to have eyesight problems (I wear progressive glasses and am 59). But, even with all that, I have shot some decent groups (and a few outstanding ones) when the light conditions are about perfect and everything goes well. For BBs, I'm hoping for 1/2" groups scoped at 10 yards and I would be happy.

My old Daisey 102 (smaller red rider) shot a one inch ten shot group offhand at ten yards with fixed metal sights and Daisy silver BBs. Still want to throw a scope on it and see what it'll do.

[Nikoman]

when at the cost some of them are at, and the clear advantages PCP's have that may be a better choice? i mean i know the start up cost can be expensive, but when some springers are at $600+ you have to wonder why people would spend so much on the older technology.

I find this thread so offensive that I can't even comment on how much I've spent on "Springers".
I think $600 is a BARGAIN for a decent springer.
It's like saying why buy a Patek Philippe when you can just stick a battery in your watch?

[palonej]

when at the cost some of them are at, and the clear advantages PCP's have that may be a better choice? i mean i know the start up cost can be expensive, but when some springers are at $600+ you have to wonder why people would spend so much on the older technology.

I find this thread so offensive that I can't even comment on how much I've spent on "Springers".
I think $600 is a BARGAIN for a decent springer.
It's like saying why buy a Patek Philippe when you can just stick a battery in your watch?

I was wondering when you'd chime in on this one Niko!!!!! I knew You wouldn't disappoint!!!
  

[Remo]

All right fellas, if we really want to stretch our analytical skills, lets figure out how women can find shoes so fascinating!  Or perhaps we could figure out how dealers have the nerve to charge tens of thousands of dollars for a car, enough money to be used for house downpayment.  By comparison  those springers look like a bargain in the spending spectrum.

Bottom line is -- to each his own.

[mtsheron70]

when at the cost some of them are at, and the clear advantages PCP's have that may be a better choice? i mean i know the start up cost can be expensive, but when some springers are at $600+ you have to wonder why people would spend so much on the older technology.

I can only chime in from my POV.  A springer is old school I agree.  But have you ever wondered why the wheel is rebuilt even though it works in it's present condition???

A springer is the traditional platform and still serves so well and is as easy as.....cock-load-shoot-repeat!  No other equipment cost to go along with the gun other than pellets! 

To master a springer is some of the fun but if you buy a quality springer that you elude to like a AA; Weihrauch; Diana; we could go on but you get the idea, you get a accurate gun with hardly any sensitivity hold issues!  They are made to last generations and provide the owner with a very accurate spring gun with now days ample power.

PCP's are nice and I have them..............but every so often I like to pull out the German Beast HW97K tuned to do some lead slinging!

Now days with the newer generation of shooters I can see the by-pass of learning with a quality springer with such enticement of a PCP and no real need for expertise and learning the old fashioned way......just point and shoot and usually hit a target without effort.  But there are those of us who like to keep it "real" and remember our roots of airgunning!

[airnutz]

Well, in Germany we aren't allowed to shoot high powered AG's without a license. 

At 10 to 15 Meters, a Vintage German 10 Meter gun is hard to beat.  I have a couple, when new they were in the area of $1000, as far as I know.  I got them for a third of new price, or even much less.  They shoot now as good as new.  For the most part I can do the work myself, and I don't need a lot of equipment to shoot when I want to.  Plus, they look good.  The old walnut stocks and the blue metal are just right, in my book.  When I get tired of it, sell it for a profit, or maybe not, and get another beauty to play with.

My problem is though, I'm getting real interested in the German SSP's.  But I'll keep the old springers that I have.

My oldest Walther is this month 50 years old.  I think as well as others that know much more than me, this is one of the finest springers ever.  The thing looks brand new.  New guns don't look like this one, that's why I like the old springers.

[Hanabata808]

That's a good question... 
Like was mentioned several times in this thread, there's a bit of a 'zen' aspect to springers (and pump pneumatics) in that you put in effort to crank it before firing.
Same reason I like bows. It's my energy 'charging' each shot I take, whether it's a bow or a springer. My energy in -- my energy out.

I have thought about getting more into PCPs and using a pump as the sole method to fill the gun, but I keep reading that it isn't recommended since even the best moisture traps will still get some moisture into the tank. And being in Hawaii, it's quite humid here, so there's already a surplus of moisture in the air to deal with. I've gotten rid of my pump and PCPs because of this.

Aloha!
Best regards.