Help me pick a gun, my mind is melting
Im having a really really hard time picking a gun, so i decided to make an account and bug u guys about it until u make me feel better about a choice that you may or may not have any affect on.
So here’s the delemona and im sure you’ve all heard it so many times before. Im looking to mostly hunt, but sometimes plink. Looking at airguns because of stupid gun laws under 100 yards u need permission, serously who wants to ask permission? Ok i did it anyway, they said no, was 280ft away, 20 short of not having to ask….
anyways enough backstory i guess, so im almost 30 years old, pretty big guy, looking to shoot some squirrels, rabbits, and maybe eventually try some bigger stuff like coons or fox’s if i ever get lucky enough to spot some but thats fairly unlikely.
So back to where was i at, yes, i wanted to know the best gun for me, so far im looking at the benji maurder, and snythetic maurder, is there a difference or are they both the same besides weight? Then i was also looking at the condors and talons, i see on some of the sales sites, that the talons are actually more popluar than the condors, why is that? If i went air force guns whats the best setup? I heard some people are prefering the regular condor over the SS versions? see this is where it gets so complicated to me, it looks like the regular condor does more fps, but i don’t understand why, ive also read a confusing post that said to get the regular condor if u like quiet guns,see my mind is blown here. Then i read somewhere that the power dial on the airforce guns is useless? Then there are all the mods, of which i know zero about, and what the best setup would be ect. So i really want to know which condor and setup is actually the best, because that alone is making this so hard when i can’t even narrow down a gun from each manufactor.
My mind is really really tired and confused, its lots of money, and i want to make the right choice, but i also want to go shoot some things, so thats why im here, help me shoot some things, help me make the right choice.
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x2 what Chris said… You WILL get another gun- these things are addictive. For now, I would start with either a .22 condor SS, or a Benjamin Marauder. Good starter guns, can be veeeery quiet. Who knows? You might not even like airguns… But, if you get the Condor SS, you can easily upgrade to .25 later w/just a barrel swap (uh, make sure of that, I don’t know if the baffles are interchangeable). Plus, there’s gobs of parts to make it your own. Make sure you have a reliable source to fill your tanks! That should be first and foremost. You WILL get tired of pumping. Just saying. If you want to get a larger tank that is 4500 psi to fill your guns from, that’s great! Same thing applies- either get a compressor, or make sure a shop CAN FILL IT TO 4500 psi. Not all shops have the capability. :2cents:
Hello guys,
short answer:
get any good gun… cause you are going buy another anyway.
Just get any of the Air Force or a Benjamin Marauder and you will love it.
If you can, go try one at a store or from a friend. See how it feels, howit fits you.
Any PCP above $400 is probably a good spending and it will last you a while.
Guns are a personl thing, like a pair of shoes, if you try them before you buy them it’s going to be much better.
Anything that I love you guys might hate. So it’s hard to say what is good or bad for you.
Another thing: half-ways just don’t work well. If you do plinking AND hunting get two guns 🙂
If you can’t, get the one that you will get the most out of it.
A good plinker might get you some squirrels on those 2 days you go hunting a year, but give you a lot of fun in the backyard for 363 days.
If you hunt a lot, and can only afford one rifle, then buy a hunting rifle and go out there and get some game. It will be more wasteful to plink, but who cares, cause you are mostly going to go hunting, right?
Repeaters are ideal for hunting cause you can reload quckly if you miss. But if you are a good shot, you might not care.
Just go get a rifle and have fun. Anything you get you’ll grow out of it and endup spending more money for more guns anyway.
Go get one and have fun. Trust me!
Cheers
Chris
I can’t really answer your question, because I have the same problem. I am looking to plink in my backyard in the city and then get to the hills for a bit more distance. Thanks for posting it, I’m looking forward to the replies you get.
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Pumping a mrod will require less work than the condor or talon but less shots because it’s a smaller air tank. If you want stealth then you get the Mrod or SS condor or talon. Smaller caliber means more shots before refilling. I’d say go .22 for all but the fox, at the right distance. Mrod is probably a safer bet since its cheaper and more of a classic riffle styling. I bought a .25 Mrod it’s great, but part of me still wants a condor ss too.