I thought about the standard tube version in 700mm. I missed out the on Wildcat MKIII Sniper because of Covid and still want one. This looks liked the upgraded version.
Looks good, but I am over black air guns for now.I already own several black air guns. I do like a lot of air though. Just bought another Crown MKII with the Green laminate stock.
I'm still waiting for TN to allow .30cal for small game. Not sure why but they go .25cal and below for small game and .35cal and above for larger game with air guns. I don't really need a .30cal, but I would have to buy one if they changed the rules. There are plenty of places that I could take...
Seems they sold out pretty fast or were already pre-ordered. Pretty cool air gun. I'm in the market to buy a new one, but having a hard time deciding these days.
I started squirrel hunting 25 years ago with a Beeman R1 .20cal and I was hooked on how quiet it was compared to a 22 rifle or a 20 gauge shotgun that I had used for years. Then I bought an FX-2000 with a mod and was really hooked and never went back to using anything else squirrel hunting...
I've owned at least 5 HW50"S and 7 HW95's. None of the 50's shot smooth out of the box. The only HW95's that were fairly smooth were back when you would get a .177cal that was close to 12 foot pounds around 20 years ago. (Beeman R-9's) Granted they are not bad in comparison to RWS Diana's or...
IMO warranty cannot compare to a properly tuned springer. Outside of an HW30 I wouldn't own one that wasn't tuned. The difference is just way better. Having owned 40+ springers.
I've probably done about 30 of them over the years. The next one I do, I'll take pics or maybe a video, if I'm coordinated enough. If you don't have a spring compressor, you need two get one unless you are super strong. It is a pain to put them in the high powered springs without a spring...
With good vision. They are accurate out to 50 for sure. I had one for years but with a scope. No problems at 50 in 22cal. Just takes more practice with a springer than a pcp.