I am thinking more of a one time purchase to last a lifetime. A just in case rifle.
You can spend thousands and still miss a barn door or spend just enough and enjoy yourself. If you haven't got the talent to start with a million pound won't fix it. Whippet, Russell, a few bang sticks and a flat cap. http://www.smart-tech1st.co.uk
Surely that would be the Umarex Wildlife?
If the Q is pick the best springer ever, it's the Mach1 or 2, or some other Venom contraption, or maybe a Whiscombe.
In tin foil hat weirdo prepper mode, I would want something very well made, not too heavy, and probably with a leather piston seal (as they last forever and can be revived, whereas at least some of the synthetics seem to degrade over time). Think Diana 35, Webley MkIII, that kind of thing. (I'm assuming that a Bren gun and a Glock 17 are out of scope - but they do both have springs in them.)
My mk2 TX200. The only tuning it's had is having had many thousands of pellets though it since I got it in 1994. In .22 of course.
I could be tempted by a venom 80 as per John Darling.
I really like my HW35 and my HW55, but if it came down to it I'd keep the 25mm .177 HW77 'til the last.
A .177 HW98 full of buttons and bearings.
I'll stick with the Diana 48 Black Pro I've already got.
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This week it would be the Original 50T01. Next week its likely to be summat different but quite likely to be of the Diana flavour
Dave
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If I could only have one Springer it would have to be a DIana 460 magnum and this is why, what other gun mentioned can match it for fac performance and be sleeved to shoot nice at low power, light weight and can be customised with a prosport/airsporter type lever,
A one piece compression tube and a robust build.
What other springer can match these qualities
"corners should be round" Theo Evo .22/.177 - Meopta 6x42, DS huntsman classic .20 vortex razor LH 3-15x42 under supervised boingrati tuning by Tony L & Tinbum, HW77 forest green - Nikon prostaff 2-7x32 plex.
Have you never used sky hooks John? I'm shocked!
A man of your caliber and you're a disbeliever... Well look here, Ted makes great use of one for holding his target...
https://youtu.be/zWYcsRr7T6E
Guess that makes my Evo an 'air'springer no?
"corners should be round" Theo Evo .22/.177 - Meopta 6x42, DS huntsman classic .20 vortex razor LH 3-15x42 under supervised boingrati tuning by Tony L & Tinbum, HW77 forest green - Nikon prostaff 2-7x32 plex.