if aa made a break barrel air rifle i would have bought those.no line up availabe so i went with hw.some good some bad.never had a bad aa pcp though.have owned every s400 combo and no problems.now daystate i have had problems so i decided this tme to go with the hw100 laminate carbine thumbhole as i have not had one yet.would not by any brand just for the sake of staying with that brand.like all things you have to try and see what you like