The magazines were in my opinion poorly designed. They are made from plastic with a perspex front I'd have preferred them to be more like the Super10 ones and made of metal...Then they will mark the block like the Superten does.
I have had mine x4... 3 to 5 years and never have any magazine problems...when bought from new...and i still have 6 brand new ones..never needed them yet.
The gun does not have a safety catch which I would have liked to have seen...Gamo's Sporters,Mk3 and Mk4 triggers did..,,and everyone i have had has one.
I would think that in .177 it would compete with the other guns for FT ...my BSA Leupy barelled .177 one can compete with anything i have seen ..SERIOUSLY accurate. ..only rabbits etc.
Nice things aren't they ?..is this an early Mk1.? "small diameter knob".it sounds like it ?...is this your first one..?..i was amazed when i bought my first one ..like... why did i wait so long?.