If it works it works.
If things stayed the same 100% then people will say the makers are not updating things and sticking to old practices. look at
the thread currently running .
http://www.airgunbbs.com/showthread....uck-in-the-80s
Possibly the new style is cheaper to produce ?
Things change and maybe its not what other people want to see but the makers want to cut costs or simplify things a little