My stock Condor seems to shoot "minute of pigeon" pretty far out there (120 yds or so) and to be truthfull -I run out of pigeons, rabbits and sparrows long before I run out of air!
In my opinion, the Condor fills a very important niche in airgunning. I am sure there are accuracy and shot-count benefits to de-tuning a Condor, but I think that misses the very point of the gun's design; It is an economically priced highpower PCP made for hunting. Nothing more, nothing less. One-hole groups are not it's intention -but one pellet 75 yard kills are.
I think the biggest issue with the gun is not even an issue of the gun at all, but that of the buyer with at least half the guys(or maybe more!) that have bought them being stricken with the age old "more power is always better" bug rather than honestly evaluating their own personal real-world needs of what they want in and require an airgun to do for them. With that said, most would have probably been much better suited, not to mention happier with a Talon SS or any one of the many other manuf's. more efficient, better behaved PCP's on the market. I know for me personally a Condor is a perfect combination of power, accuracy and shot count to be just about as perfect as a hunting airgun as I could ever ask for.
I think that most of us understand that a gun, any gun is a compromise at best. In our world of airguns we will always be up against the power-vs.-accuracy-vs.-sound barrier-vs.-shot count problem. As long as you truly understand your personal needs and weigh them against this compromise your next gun may fit the bill better than a rip-snorting Condor (or Career, or Shin sung, etc.) does.
And to answer Brad's question regarding the psychology of AirForce gun owners vs. owners of other popular unregulated guns as it pertains to posting shot strings I can only offer this; This AF owner would rather be skulking silently across creosote covered ridges with a full bottle, a few .22 Kodiaks and an eye peeled for a giant AZ jackrabbit than to post spread sheets, but to each his own -that is what makes this such a great sport/hobby -there is something of interest in it for all of us!
Happy shooting!
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