I am looking to get my first PCP rifle. Primary use will be informal target shooting, back yard plinking, maybe some pigeon popping and eleiminating some tree rats. I won’t be hunting game with it though. I’m on the fence between .177 & .22 and I’m open to suggestions.
I’m also on the fence on air sources. I can get a cheap ($45) hand pump on eBay or a $200 electric compressor or a scuba tank. The hand pump could be useful if power goes out but it looks like a heart attack waiting to happen at my age (62). Open to suggestions here too.
Last but not least is the rifle itself. The Benjamin Marauder is quite appealing. However I think I would like to have an adjustable regulator and I believe the Marauder’s is fixed? I like the idea of a magazine to feed pellets. I held a FX Streamline and boy howdy was I impressed with its quality, features and silky trigger. However, I am not sure I can justify the cost ($1k) for my first pcp seeing I have to buy a scope and all of the accessories too. I do like that the Benjamin is American made and would prefer either American, German, British or Swedish products over Chinese made rifles.
Also open to scope suggestions. Please feel free to share your sage advice for a newbie into the world of PCPs.