Why not gas-rams

[El Garro]

It would seem that on the whole, people who have them like them and those who don't have one don't ?
Many parallels with those who prefer springers to pre charge maybe ?
Horses for courses eh.

[cooper_dan]

I'm still planning on some HFT once I find the right HW90 to use. Not to replace my tx200, just to compare. Looking forward to trying it though

[FPoole]

It would seem that on the whole, people who have them like them and those who don't have one don't ?
Many parallels with those who prefer springers to pre charge maybe ?
Horses for courses eh.

Have tried them and don't like the shot cycle. I think the parallel is more like a very expensive car, no one will admit the problems they have with what they payed so much for.

[Muskett]

i've never had to change a spring in any of my gasrams. Nor forked out hundreds to make then a better mousetrap. In fact I never had to do anything with them other than just shoot; always been trouble free.

[bozzer]

I had the thumbhole Olympus.

Blueing was superb. Woodwork was really nice. Engineering impressed.

Trigger wasn't great. Shot cycle harsh.

I was living with all that.

I mainly shoot in Winters. On cold days the MV was dying shot per shot and so was the POI. Couldn't live with that so I sold it. Wish I'd kept it and used it in warm weather. It went to Holland I think.

[triggerman]

I have had several Theobens including an FAC Sirocco Classic and an Eliminator which I ran at 24 ft lbs. Superb air weapons in terms of build quality and finish with the exception of the triggers which let the guns down. I really don't get what people are saying about them being difficult to shoot compared to springers, I found the opposite. The short and quick lock time in my opinion made them easier to shoot extremely accurately when you found the right pellet. And whoever mentioned their experience with their receptionist that was my experience too LOL!!!

Trig

[Carl2]

Anyone tried a Sig ASP 20 ? I think there was one at the Birmingham Shooting Show but the queue looked quite large so I kept walking

[Geezer]

Anyone tried a Sig ASP 20 ? I think there was one at the Birmingham Shooting Show but the queue looked quite large so I kept walking

On a similar note, has anyone tried a Diana 340 or 350 N-Tec?

Reviews I've seen from people I mostly trust suggest:

- barrel droop;
- potential scope creep;
- snappy;
- very light trigger;
- best groups of around 10-15mm at 25/30 yards/metres. Even at 18 ft-lbs in .177".

Which, trigger and droop aside, is very Theoben-y. And interesting. If I was in the market for a new break-barrel, I'd definitely check it out. Even though the stocks look silly (but hey, maybe they handle well?).