Hay, I just realised this thread was posted in the entirely wrong place - so here it is in the correct place!

Im looking at getting ether a Crosman pro77 or a Umarex Beretta PX4 Strom

Does anyone have opinions on these? As far as I can see the pro77 is cheaper and the slide locks back nicely but the PX4 can load pellets and BBs and is heavier (good fro me!) I do not know which is the most powerful though, which would be interesting.

My next issue is where to buy them. My local shop, Wonderland in Edinburgh, sells the Pro77 for £110 and the PX4 for £180 but this seems totally crazy when they are more than 3 times cheaper in the US. So it is worth getting them through a site like airgunexporter.com or is it easer and safer to just pay the premium in the UK?

Also is it cheaper and easer to ship them to a friend in the US who then posts them privately?

My final question is is a PX4 from the US even legal in the UK due to having a rifled barrel (I've heard the UK version is smooth-bore)?

Thanks in advance guys