notec wrote:
Each have their own pros and cons
Pump- Low cost to operate but a little exercise needed to pump gun
CO2- No pumping required but temperature sensitive and cost for powerlettes
Springer- No pumping or CO2 but some accuracy loss do to recoil
PCP- No CO2 but ,either lots of pumping, or a pre charged bottle required.
I dont think any is better than the other, just different pros and cons
BTW great topic!!!
I think Notec said it the best.
We are all a little different and have different likes & dislikes. What one person likes, another may hate. That's what makes a modern democratic society work.
I personally prefer airguns that replicate the real think. I don't really find most PCP guns that appealing. I think some have sort of a Frankenstein look to them.
To me, the ability to shoot a replicating blowback 1911, or a full auto Glock 18C, in the comfort of my own basement range, any time I feel like firing off a few mags., is one of the things that draws me to collecting replica airguns.
If I had to a) Join a gun range. b) Securely pack up the guns I wanted to use (and leave the rest at home) c) Fight traffic, snow, construction, etc., to drive across town to a range d) Accept the rules & constrains of the range e) Buy the ammo, which is a lot more expensive than BBs, pellets, & CO2 f) Shoot g) Drive home and finally h) clean the guns I used & safely store them away, I doubt I would be shooting the 3-4 times a week, as I currently do. Would probably be more like 2-3 times a month.
McRobert, have you ever shot a full auto BB rifle or pistol? I challenge you to dump a 20-50 shot mag. into a target in 2-3 seconds & tell me that it wasn't a blast. And even better, if you can fit most of the shots into a whole the size of a quarter @ 24 ft.
I have over 80 airguns, a majority of which are CO2 powered. I still have no interest in getting a PCP rifle. The closest I ever got was ogling the Virtus MCX, and trying to figure out if I could use a 90 gm. CO2 in it.
There must be something to this CO2 replica airgun thing, because the manufacturers keep coming out with new products. Many of which are replicas of firearms that even most Americans can't legally own, & Canadians can only dream about. For example the full auto Glock 18C copy (Barra 009), & the M3 Grease Gun (soon to be released by Umarex).
If you are willing to accept the limitations of CO2, you might appreciate them a bit more. As an old gun enthusiast once said, "a man's got to know his limitations":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52yjY_7RgZw