I had an early Venom tuned one in .177 the first springer i could hit a barn door with. At one time I had a std 95 bought new when Venom was in Halesowen up the top of Mucklow Hill, I added a s/h 77 in .22 then the s/h Venom 80, previous to that it was old Meteors & then Webley Vulcans. I went like many over to pcp & never looked back but over time I salvaged enough cheap 80 spares to make a full rifle up & dropped in a venom kit. I can't honestly answer why I have it or why I like it, I never use it but one day when I retire next year I'll re discover the joys of the 80 & I'll let you know if I can find this post