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The springer is at about the stage that the Mauser rifle got to in the 1930s, about as far as it could go in development. New Mauser rifles are still being made, so its not a bad thing.
With respect, Ali - How about weight?

With modern materials, lightweight pistons, lightweight shrouds etc, nobody wants a pellet gun to be as heavy as the '77, '80, or TX, do they?

Except light weight makes them jumpy and flippy. So how about reducing piston bounce?

Put a couple of Formula 1 engineers on the job, and I bet they'd reinvent the whole springer industry in a weekend.