Quote Originally Posted by Hsing-ee View Post
Hmm. Maybe. The HW50/99 is the lightweight 'perfick' break-barrel springer but it doesn't 'do it' for alot of people who want something a bit more substantial. The most accurate springer, in fact it is one of the most accurate rifles full stop, is John Budd's sleeved down ProElite. The two-way recoil and all the 'stuff' that goes on in a springer is soothed by heavier rifles, and there is also the issue of inertia. The inertia of the heavier rifles damps the movement of the SHOOTER as well as the recoil. In the hands of the average Joe a 12 fpe break-barrel weighing 3 lbs would sway and wiggle around a lot more than a more 'natural' weight like 7 lbs.

This is, it think, true. Springers need a bit of heft.

Also true is that the biggest market is the US, where power is unrestricted, and price is critical. 80% of shooters there want a powerful gun, and 98% want a cheap one. (My guess, not verified figures.)

Which is why there are so many cheap, powerful (20ft/lbs) springers around these days. Most if not all of which are hold-sensitive, inaccurate, and so on.

My "perfect" springer might be, oh, I don't know, something like a 7/8 size Diana 52 with a 25mm bore and early HW77 stroke weighing 7lbs. But that would be an insane commercial proposition, because only about twelve people would actually buy it.