Budget PCP Rifles vs Premium. Should I budget for a higher price?
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- Опубліковано 16 бер 2024
- Hey there, airgun enthusiasts! Today on TVM Reviews, I'm diving into the world of PCP air rifles to bring you a comparison between budget-friendly options and premium picks. Join me as I take a closer look at three different rifles, highlighting their features, performance, and of course, the price tags.
From entry-level models that won't break the bank to top-of-the-line rifles with all the bells and whistles, we're covering it all. Whether you're a beginner looking for your first PCP rifle or a seasoned shooter ready to invest in the best, this video has got you covered.
And a big thank you to thesurplusstore.co.uk for helping us source these rifles for review. So, grab your popcorn and let's dive into this comparison! - Розваги
The hw100 has its own form of regulation, and it can’t be double loaded. One of best pcp rifles I have ever owned.
No disagreement here! I do however see the price tag is high for some. And well the NP02 has my vote there. I think I’d like to try some even cheaper for a full opinion. But fact is there is some great rifles for all budgets.
@user-fz8fy4zl1cDefinitely! The HW100 was made 20 years ago this year with very little change which makes it ultra reliable and very accurate. I use mine in HFT competition with a CZ Aeron stock and a few other modifications!
What a great gun the Kral np 02 is super accurate for the price and a fantastic handling gun
I love it!
Just because a gun has a ‘shoe’ style trigger doesn’t mean it’s ‘match’ grade. It should have adjustable 1st & 2nd stage, weight & pull length. The hw100 is the only one here with a match grade trigger. Mine is sublime at 2 ounces. My reximex mito trigger mechanism had a disgusting amount of swarf inside & had a 5lb pull weight so reximex owners beware, although i do now love it & have managed to get the weight down to 1.5 lbs.
Great comparison! I have the reximex's cousin, JTS Airacuda. It's by far the WORST pcp I've bought. And i have 10, ranging from a 20yo Airforce Talon that looked liked the previous owner left it in the back off a truck (still will outshoot Airacuda all day, everyday) to the incredible FX Impact. I had to straighten the bent barrel on the Airacuda, recrown it, assemble shroud correctly, i could go on, but you get the point. My suggestion is this....Do not buy any airgun that's not time proven.
Yup!! So much choice. The reximex to be honest isn’t my favourite….
Hi buddy i have an AIR MAX PCP .177 ITS REGULATED AND I GET 90 SHOTS ON 1 FILL I CAN AT FIFYY YARDS PUT A GROUP WITH IN A TEN PENCE PIECE AND I ALSO USE A DAYSTATE AIR WOLF TYPE R CONSIDERNG THE DIFFERENCE IN PRICE A REAL BUY AT £400 WITH SUCH QUALITY
@@robroy9200 Happy for you that you got a good one. MIne's .25, shoots 900fps with 25.39's and gets 24 shots per fill. I've had to do a lot of work to it, but it now shoots good, 1" group at 50 yards. I agree with your statement that it's 20% of the quality of the Daystate and yep, they charge accordingly. But for same money, a person can buy a Benjamin Marauder and not have to a do thing to it, it'll be quieter and last years and years.
Wow I love this... Hobby! 😊
In my air rifle department I have (pcps only): HW100 TH laminate in 4,5, HW110 FAC in 5,5, Walther Rotex rm8 varmint in 4,5.
I'm totally in love with the HW100, even the smell of the stock has something special to it.
Ciao dall'Italia 😊👋🏻
I think it’s the best I’ve shot!!
There is such a vast array of choice now for rifles at every budget , like you say its very important to get them in your hands to make a choice as they can feel so different for different people. The Turkish kit is great value and great fun to shoot and thats where i started then on to other stuff that takes rifle accuracy out of the equation so i can work on my shooting skills. Shooting is so much fun, I find it such a relaxing way to get away from the daily grind. Have to say though, once you get your hands on something like the HW100 it makes you want one!!! and in 15yrs it very likely will shoot as well as it did when you bought it.
Nice vid, that HW100 is awesome but I think the NP02 is more my price range
I love budget airguns. my budget doesn't allow me to get an HW, RAW or an FX. I have fun with cheap airguns and unless you want to compete in the extreme bench rest, any one can have fun with budget guns also tinkering with them makes them even more fun so yeah.
Yeah man. Definitely accuracy and fun at all price ranges!
I have the hw100 kt great gun i also recenly bort the np02 as a work horse anouther great gun higly recomend both
I got the np02 and 2 hw100 as well as a lot of other guns but the HW100 is a fantastic gun shot count not the best but everything else about is spot on . I love my np02 a bit rough around the edges but still a great gun . (I got a 700cc cf bottle on my hw no problem now with the shot count) nice review buddy 😊
Thank you! Mostly I think as a hobby find what you like and have fun! Thanks for watching!
Just got the Kral jumbo hicap came with 2 mags single shot tray carry case and a spare bottle and my word cleaned the barrel and it is pellet on pellet
Nice! I think save being someone who shoot HFT or is a competition shooter going for something you like the look of for the budget you can afford means the most.
Great review, I have the .177 Pretensis and it's really accurate and well worth the money. I bought mine second hand but it didn't come with the underside rail so do you know if these are stocked anywhere, cheers?
Are you in the uk?
I may be wrong actually. Looking online it may not come with it!!
@@tvm-reviews Yes I am in Surrey.
Not quite sure about the high price going back to shop long delay comment as a reason to decide budget is the most important factor.
I think it’s more to do with what you plan to do with the gun. If you are going to plink in the garden at shorter ranges than lower cost makes sense. If you are going to hunt, weight, accuracy, ease of loading and accuracy are important.
If it’s more of a bench rest gun then shot count is less important as most people have their bottle with them so accuracy is top of the list.
In my experience you do tend to find you can feel the better engineering as the price goes up ( not always !) but as you say, get to a gun shop, shoulder and feel a few guns and you be will discover what feels right.
For many owners looks are a big thing ( just have to look at the colourful stocks and bling people add to their rifles ) so personal choice will govern any decision.
The guys at the Crawley Surplus Store are fantastic as you say and will guide anyone on making the right choice.
If it was my money it would be the HW100 purely as they are normally amazingly accurate, very quiet with the supplied suppressor, probably the best magazine system on any airgun, no double load, fantastic trigger and extremely reliable ( and if they go wrong simple to repair or loads of people out there who can fix them ). 2nd hand there are some bargains on the HW100 and 100’s out there.
Thanks for the content.
Great comment. Thank you!
I have np02 and pretensis. Both good gins but pretensis is amazing for £450 I paid for mine.
That’s a great price. I didn’t get on so well with the pretensis.
Is Fx or Daystate in the works for a future video... would love to see an unsponsored and unfunded, honest opinion such as yours. Cheers from the states
Actually discussed a Daystate this week. So hopefully something very soon!!
I picked up the new fx this morning comes in at 795 and weighs just over 4lb
Argh. Let us know how it shoots. Sounds great!
Theres alot to consider as fat as budget goes .i always find it helpful to make 3 categories from your highest. You could afford to the lowest budget,do your research and really break it down into what kind of shooting your looking to do.....and then think about your options is it a budget buy or filling a certain air gun category youve been trying to fill .a.k.a. big bore ,pistol, long range etc. For example If youre only looking for youre new gun to be a big bore for large game hunting than depending on your state pick from smallest bore to largest bore thats legal and ethical for what you're hunting and do your research pick 3 and narrow down to wants😂 and needs.i find it very helpful to pick 3 by price low med high and then rate them by quality, accuracy and options..like anything else you get what you pay for.yes there are those rare occurrences when a low budget freindly option is comparable to a high end for what 80%of people are doing .example umarex guantlet 2 i see being compared to fx models at 100 and 200 yards and they perform well jst as good in most situations. These are jst opinions but knowledge is key to all .alwaya do research and hone your skills .
I have the Walther Rein. Fabulous gun but hey it ain shooting.
HW97 Springer all the way
Same as.....have two 97s...22&177.... fantastic guns 👍
unbeatable@@Kurt_Steiner
There are a lot of choices out there, but you are right in that the gap between cheaper and more expensive is not as clear cut as a lot of people think. Great review.
Well said!
Hmmm lots of opinions…hw100 not enough shots,kral? Fantastic and cheap…pretensis? Bookend…I own 17 rifles and the zobroia hortitsia is as good as my s510….but it helps if you can shoot!
Yeah have to agree with you on the pretensis.
Aiwaa 😘 .177 💕👍👍
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the hw is heavy and crap shot count the np02 are a bargain and bloody accurate i would have gone to the rm8 as the middle priced gun and a brocock sniper xr as the higher priced
Yup. Could have got loads of different ones. But agree there is such good choice!! You can get what you need.
I bought cheap once then moved to a hw100 wouldn’t go back to any other rifle the cheap one Kral bull pup puncher breaker I had leaks and the cocking lever kept jamming after that I had bsa scorpion great rifle but I had it in single shot then I updated to my hw100 and have never looked back and I bought second hand
It can be expensive hobby oh my
Ain't watched the video yet, ( will do later) nevertheless I reckon your asking if it's better to save up and get the premium gun, YES, not to say there's a lot, if anything, wrong with the other two, but you won't go wrong with a weihrauch.. They are just, well, damn good rifles.. If the vid ISN'T along them lines, forget what I've posted.. Gonna watch after Columbo's gone off
They are very good rifles!
There's a lot of competition in the lower high end bracket ( if there is such a category) let's say £1000 ~ £1500 price range
Weihrauch HW100 ( in all it's guises)
AA Ultimate sporter
Daystate Huntsman / revere
BSA R10 / 12 (again in there plethora of sub types)
FX ( various)
And many more
What would I choose ( well chosen) from that category ( sporter style) I'd go for the AA Ultimate sporter, just edges it over the weihrauch. But my favourite of all ( although not the most expensive by a long shot) is the Brocock Bantam Sniper HR, just does everything well, a jack of all trades so too speak and a semi Bullpup , fav at the range, and fav when popping rats & squizzers down the garden.. Bit industrial too use.. But all in all a tremendous rifle,
to me laminate stocks look chav nasty.
Haha chav nasty. Each their own like. I personally love a wooden stock so far.
@@tvm-reviews totally personal choice
like a ford pinto with a flame paint job.
it's irrelevant to performance.
I like practical and fun replicas
Here here
Sir could you please send me...one of that gun..I really can't afford....I want pcp that cheapest one..I'm from India
I can't afford them... I borrow them from the shop so sorry dude not this time.
In the USA i can buy a one thousand foot range for 700 dollars one hundred dollar scope almost any animal in north America air guns in Ukrainian are way too expensive
Eu not Ukrainian sorry
They’re fun though. There is also sleet shooting but that’s not something I can afford
Learn to fix your own
I mean yeah. No one is saying don’t do that.
I have 3 sprinters, hw77, hw80, hw98 and 2 pcp's. A gamo phox, which is actually a long term loan from a friend and a kral hi cap. They are all bar the 77 in .177.
I'm saving up for either the hw100, got a thing for hw's or a daystate huntsman regal.
Long winded way of saying, save up.
Haha. I spend a whole day saying basically the same thing. Save up, get what you like, try them out. Cheers! 🍻