I just found myself looking at a Park RH93 thumbhole which is going for over £700. That’s just too much money to spend on a non-match airgun. It’s too much to spend on an airgun full stop in my book.

I owned one before and they are so heavy (11 lb) the amazing opposed piston recoilless action is pretty much redundant, the cocking effort is enormous for the power, they’re a bit tricky to strip and the trigger isn’t nearly as good as if they’d just copied the Rekord. I sold it on.

A good 77 or ProSport can equal their performance at least. So why do I keep searching for them? Same with the FWB Sport, I’ve owned a few but always come back to the fact a 77 is a better rifle.

It’s an annoying mental tik.