"Nearly every PCP air rifle would be considered a "major purchase" if $500 is the threshhold. Manual pumps cost $190-$300 and nobody *_*_*_*_*_*es about the cost of those but do complain about the effort it takes to pump them."
Try telling most people you are paying over $500 for a pellet rifle and they will think you are crazy. As for pumps over $200, I have talked with a number of folks who think this is nuts also. Have read a number of posts on this and other boards complaining about the High Cost of getting into PCP rifles and the high pump prices. Yes, people do complain but realize they are stuck with high priced items if they choose this route. Don't you see the posts of those agonizing over Axsor, Hill and other pumps and the pricing being a major factor in choosing the one that will save them $20 or so?
For what lot of these air rifles cost I can buy a damn nice deer rifle and nail coyotes from 800 yards away.
