When I take a cheap gun out and side by side shoot it against the best and it shoots the same, even if only once, that is awesome to me. Where is the awesome in something great, shooting exactly as expected? It's expected after all, and it's great. I like having great but I have no skin in the game, I just bought it. Tinkering is just a different, rewarding way, to have fun I suppose. It's not a bother or a waste of time. If it works you have a sleeper, if it doesn't you learned something. I am thinking about getting one of the Macavity guns, as they are so different from all the other low priced offerings, just for the hell of it.
. My new ghost is plagued with small silliness (love her to bits!) but it needs some trigger loosening, a better tank gauge, chasing consistent ammo still.... My TX is excellent but trigger side to side is sloppy, walnut stock came technically unfinished and I spent a week finishing that ($1200 .177 springer!) Today I was finally shooting my Slavia 630 ($150). I have no way to get the open sights working without modifying, parts are scarce and it seems futile to bother when I look at my other 3 but it's still soooo fun, maybe someday it will shoot as accurately as the TX for a fraction of the coin!?
Of my (now 4) there is always one getting something needed or wanted or it's just off and the gun is down for hunting at least. If shooting is slow or weather is cold oh well tinker and test away. Weeelll starling/grackle/sparrow,etc season is basically here so I need em good! Only gun I trust right now is the S510 so it's staying as is till the others are on point. However if the gun is generally crud and often broken its gone. My gun issues are usually my own fault go figure 
. Can't leave em alone some times!
