Quote Originally Posted by archie View Post
I have been looking to purchase a reasonably priced pcp, but looking at reviews on the forum, unless spending north of £1000, every rifle that takes my fancy seems to get bad reviews from somebody.
Is there any rifle out there that would fit into a price range which I would be happy with (£400 -£600) which actually gets a majority good write up ? By the way, I would not accept good reviews from the magazines as I think they are commercially motivated.
There are plenty in that range, but you will never get one that hasn't had someone moan about it, because some people seem to expect their £500 rifle to match the £2000 rifle it has a passing resemblance to.
Equally some manufacturers are hit & miss with quality control, Artemis seem to have that problem, people with good ones rave about them while others have no end of leaks, or other issues.
I'd always say buy a better rifle used than a cheap one new, AA S410, S510, BSA Scorpion or Ultra, Or pretty much any FX are all worth a look used.

Also worth making a shortlist & looking for youtube reviews to watch.