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Offline man00

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Re: GTA is getting stale here
« Reply #15 on: November 01, 2009, 06:03:17 AM »
If it hits what I aim at then I'm happy, quality is great but no way would "I" spend 300.00 on any airgun for no more shooting than I do.

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Re: GTA is getting stale here
« Reply #16 on: November 01, 2009, 06:31:06 AM »
Quality all the way!  Can't afford quantity!
Go git \'em!

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Re: GTA is getting stale here
« Reply #17 on: November 01, 2009, 06:47:49 AM »


That's what I'm trying to say Ronnie,



Get the air gun, or gun, that makes you the happiest !!!! :D



I always wanted a Beeman Crow Magnum IV, I still love that Air Gun !!! but I don't have the need for one, nor do I have the $$$$$ for one either :p I know my limitations for use and for money !



My first love was and is my Sheridan .20 cal., that was my main squeeze for many years. She eliminated many squirrels, raccoons and possums. I still have her ! she just needs a rebuild.



THEN, I saw the Gamo 890S Hunter, and I lost my mind ! Here in NJ we don't have many dealers that carry better than that ! And I played and hunted with that for years, until I discovered the GTA and Bob's (CDT's) GREAT GRT-III trigger, what a GREAT trigger !!!!!!!!! it changed my whole way of thinking about springers. Now it had the power to do most jobs, and a trigger that let her be all that she could be !



So no matter what you want, that's the girl for you !



Bill

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Always Use A Spring Compressor ! and Buy the GREAT GRT-III & CBR Triggers, cause they are GRRRREAT !

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RE: GTA is getting stale here
« Reply #18 on: November 01, 2009, 11:13:19 AM »
 I have 14 quality rifles and5 quality pistols...but I really only use 2 or 3 of them... Air Arms, BSA, RWS DIANA'S, WEBLEYS, BEEMANS, AND 2 Gamo's.. My favorite of the ones to play with are the BSA's.. extreamly accurate and fun pcp's... If you think for 1 minute that I would have only 3 guns your mistaken, I love to hold and caress all of them, just shoot a few... My 1968 rocker sheridan in .20 is a dream, but she just lives in the safe.. I do get to oil them and clean them and love them and name them tho..
A MEMBER OF THE \"OTHER\" DARK SIDE...... NV
 The addiction:
 BSA Lonestar .22 ATN Nightvision scope TKO break.
 BSA Scorpion .177 T-10 Tactical Bullbarrel Syn. stock.. TKO break
 Air Arms S400FAC .22 Custom Camo\'d stock.. By  Shadow..extra walnut stock...
 Air Arms TX200 .22 Walnut stock...
 B-20 .177 Custom camo\'d by Shadow...
 B-20 .20 ...
 B-20 .22 Custom camo\'d by Shadow...
 RWS 48 .20...
 rws 36 .20...
 Mountian Air custom .25 pcp pistol... TKO break
 Crosman 2400 18\" .22 pistol TKO break...
 Webley Tempest .22 pitol...
 Crosman 2240 .22 pistol...
 Gamo whisper .22 Wooden stock...
 Gamo CFX royal .22
 Fast deer .177 custom stock...
 Beeman GT600 .177...
 Benjamin Sheridan C-9 Blue Streak . 20 1968 model...
 Benjamin sheridan c-9 silver streak . 20
 
 


Offline TCups

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RE: GTA is getting stale here
« Reply #19 on: November 01, 2009, 11:31:18 PM »
Sorry if it seems a bit stale.  I confess that having taken on the responsibility of a new German Shepherd puppy last January, I find much of the free time I used to have is consumed paying some attention to Annie.  She doesn't understand "no, not now -- I want to go in the back yard alone to shoot."  So, I am spending a lot more time throwing the frisbee than shooting these days. And this is also the busiest time of the work year for me, too.  I suspect that the economy has also damped some of the free-wheeling air gun purchasing that was going on a year or two ago as well.  The enthusiasm is still there, I feel pretty sure -- just not the disposable income.  So, as with many things, there are up and down cycles.  I wouldn't make the judgment that the GTA is growing stale, though.  

As for air rifles - well, there is a time and a season for every air rifle, I suspect.  I have more than I need and more than I shoot regularly.  If it were to come down to only having a few air rifles, I know the 5 that I absolutely could not part with:  Walther LGR-U .177 10-meter SPP, AirArms S410 ERb .22 PCP, Theoben Crusader .20 cal gas ram, CZ-634 .177 springer and Beeman R9-Goldfinger .20 cal. springer.  I would be hard pressed to part with several others, but those 5 -- a single pumper, a PCP, a gas ram, and two springers are the best of the best in my collection.  But hey, I still have a few project air rifles that may join the elite collection -- you never know.  And hey, I almost forgot the AirArms ProSport!  

Well, off to work now.

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Re: GTA is getting stale here
« Reply #20 on: November 02, 2009, 01:08:52 AM »
I'll look for your excess at the classifieds!! ;d)

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RE: GTA is getting stale here
« Reply #21 on: November 02, 2009, 02:44:44 AM »
Guess I'm a quantity kinda guy!
I probably have too many. More than I have time to shoot!
$140 is the most expensive one I own (Benjamin 392). The average expenditure is about $43.
I shoot from 10 yards to 25 in my backyard.
I have several pumps and a mild springer that will shoot under a dime at 20 to 25 yards. I still find an accurate, easy to shoot rife to be a fun thing to have around.
And then there are the modded Crosman pistols and other stuff I like to tinker with.
A few are vintage irons that are fun to have around, including some odd ball springers from eastern European countries.
Then there's my latest diversion, the BB guns.
The name of the game is low-buck airgun FUN and I say, the more the merrier!

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RE: GTA is getting stale here
« Reply #22 on: November 02, 2009, 04:05:00 AM »
I think it depends on how you measure 'quality'. Just these past few weeks I bought a RWS 350 to compare to a TF89. The RWS was $300, the TF89 $119. I didn't think there was much difference in the quality of the guns. I like one aspect or another on either of these guns only marginally better than the other. To me, I'd take 2 TF89s instead of the RWS350 any day. On the other hand, what do I need two for?

I'm sure some of you guys with huge collections or specific likes/dislikes have bypassed Chinese guns of any sort based on the past -- like I might bypass a Turkish rifle now based on what I hear. But what really exemplifies quality if it isn't a dependable, accurate, decently designed rifle, regardless of the cost? Sometimes it seems that cost is blindly associated with quality, and I'm not sure that is an accurate assessment.

Please see my actual assessment here:

http://www.gatewaytoairguns.com/airguns/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=22541&posts=6#M179473
THE GUNS:
     â€¢ Cometa Fusion Star (Gene tuned) 12/10/09
     â€¢ Cometa Fenix RWS 94 2/8/10
     â€¢ RWS Diana 48 .177 1/8/10 [TRADE for RWS 350]
     â€¢ Walther Force 1000 .177 11/11/09
     â€¢ TF89 .22 10/26/09 (Gene tuned 1/6/10)
     â€¢ TF89 .177 (Gene tuned) 9/6/09
     â€¢ Remington Vantage 1200 .177 8/22/09 (Gene tuned 1/6/10)
     â€¢ Daisy 953 (pneumatic) 8/02/08
     â€¢ Gamo Big Cat 2/5/10 (broken...free...maybe gas piston?!)

THE SCOPES:  
     â€¢ Sightron SII 4-16x42 AO  
     â€¢ Leupold VX-II 3-9x33 Ultralight EFR AO
     â€¢ Bushnell Trophy 6-18x42 AO  
     â€¢ Swift 686 High Recoil 6.5-20x44 AO  
     â€¢ Hawke Air Max 4-12x40 AO  
     â€¢ Bushnell Banner 6-18x50 AO

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RE: GTA is getting stale here
« Reply #23 on: November 03, 2009, 04:45:39 AM »
I'm not sure the issue is quality vs. quantity for me.  I presently own 4 rifles, my first was the C-1 springer which I will never part with followed by two PCP's with vastly different characteristics and a gas ram to round out the stable.  No interest in CO2 rifles at all.  I tend to shoot more than one rifle during a shooting session, especially considering the ease of shooting a PCP vs a springer or gas ram.  I'm happy with the rifles I own, and the effort of buying/selling just to try out a different rifle is too much effort for me.  Guess I'm just lazy.

Eric
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Re: GTA is getting stale here
« Reply #24 on: November 03, 2009, 10:47:55 AM »
Gene,

You said "on the other hand what do I need two for". It looks like you have two TF89's in your sig:)
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Re: GTA is getting stale here
« Reply #25 on: November 03, 2009, 10:49:39 AM »
Sorry, I meant Rich, the Bookdoc
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RE: GTA is getting stale here
« Reply #26 on: November 03, 2009, 10:58:04 AM »
Quality for me, without a doubt. I would rather have 3 fine air rifles then a dozen not so fine. I saw then light when I bought my first quality springer after buying and shooting a few chinese guns...you can't compare.(sorry guys).


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Re: GTA is getting stale here
« Reply #27 on: November 03, 2009, 12:06:40 PM »
One is a tuned .177
The other is a .22 and it is going to be a completely custom gun -- tune, stock and muzzle brake. I don't think I'd do that to a more expensive gun.
THE GUNS:
     â€¢ Cometa Fusion Star (Gene tuned) 12/10/09
     â€¢ Cometa Fenix RWS 94 2/8/10
     â€¢ RWS Diana 48 .177 1/8/10 [TRADE for RWS 350]
     â€¢ Walther Force 1000 .177 11/11/09
     â€¢ TF89 .22 10/26/09 (Gene tuned 1/6/10)
     â€¢ TF89 .177 (Gene tuned) 9/6/09
     â€¢ Remington Vantage 1200 .177 8/22/09 (Gene tuned 1/6/10)
     â€¢ Daisy 953 (pneumatic) 8/02/08
     â€¢ Gamo Big Cat 2/5/10 (broken...free...maybe gas piston?!)

THE SCOPES:  
     â€¢ Sightron SII 4-16x42 AO  
     â€¢ Leupold VX-II 3-9x33 Ultralight EFR AO
     â€¢ Bushnell Trophy 6-18x42 AO  
     â€¢ Swift 686 High Recoil 6.5-20x44 AO  
     â€¢ Hawke Air Max 4-12x40 AO  
     â€¢ Bushnell Banner 6-18x50 AO

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Re: GTA is getting stale here
« Reply #28 on: November 03, 2009, 12:15:19 PM »
Why would you want a whole bunch of ugly whores, when you can have one fine lady?
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Re: GTA is getting stale here
« Reply #29 on: November 03, 2009, 12:26:11 PM »
I am not all that convinced that 'fine' is the right description. I've shot them side-by-side, and I am not $200 more impresed by the RWS350. The TF89 is every bit as good. Have you shot both? My guess is not. Lots of people assume that when you pay more you get more...it seems to me that when you pay more you just start more in a hole before you get a tune.
THE GUNS:
     â€¢ Cometa Fusion Star (Gene tuned) 12/10/09
     â€¢ Cometa Fenix RWS 94 2/8/10
     â€¢ RWS Diana 48 .177 1/8/10 [TRADE for RWS 350]
     â€¢ Walther Force 1000 .177 11/11/09
     â€¢ TF89 .22 10/26/09 (Gene tuned 1/6/10)
     â€¢ TF89 .177 (Gene tuned) 9/6/09
     â€¢ Remington Vantage 1200 .177 8/22/09 (Gene tuned 1/6/10)
     â€¢ Daisy 953 (pneumatic) 8/02/08
     â€¢ Gamo Big Cat 2/5/10 (broken...free...maybe gas piston?!)

THE SCOPES:  
     â€¢ Sightron SII 4-16x42 AO  
     â€¢ Leupold VX-II 3-9x33 Ultralight EFR AO
     â€¢ Bushnell Trophy 6-18x42 AO  
     â€¢ Swift 686 High Recoil 6.5-20x44 AO  
     â€¢ Hawke Air Max 4-12x40 AO  
     â€¢ Bushnell Banner 6-18x50 AO