Originally Posted by
evert
I sold mine, which was a .177 with the metal pop up loading tap.
It arrived with its spring broken in several pieces and the factory seal totally burned up, the last owner had shot it for years without any maintenance.
Did a lot of experimenting with seals, piston weights and springs, but the gun was a slammy mess when pushed above 8fpe.
Accuracy was ok but never really good.
In the end I fit a somewhat reduced spring that gave it a more pleasant shotcycle, a fresh seal and fitted guides, and sold if off cheaply with clear info that it had been soft-tuned.