Merritt, I've been following you on Facebook for quite some time and hoping to make it to the St. Charles gun show sometime, I'm near Fulton, MO. Looking forward to you opening a store.
I don't get the fascination of under levers, especially for hunting. They are heavy, hard to load (nearly impossible for my 79 year old fingers), and adding a good scope makes them very heavy. That said, I still cling to my Beeman HW97. I had an HW98 that would shoot 3/8" groups at 50 yards...
And yet a beautiful AirArms Pro Sport is only $1000, compare it to an FX or even a Leshiy. The Pro Sport, to my eye, looks a lot prettier and just feel that lovely wood stock.;)
I've had PCP that would not shoot to the same spot the next day, those that the POI kept changing what seemed like every other moment, and then those that shot fantastic. My issue was the accurate ones were too heavy and low shot count plus the extra tanks and hassle of getting them filled and...
May 24 - First day of spring squirrel season and first squirrel for the new R9, head shot complete pass through. A lot of leaves on the trees and a lot of underbrush make hunting difficult this time of year, only one I saw.
I love the looks of the TX200 and keep wanting one. My problem is that my HW97 sits in its case as my old fingers just have too much difficulty putting a pellet in that small port so a TX would also sit. I keep looking for a HW55 for a reasonable price.
I've been using 80 pound catfish line for over 40 years. I tie a small loop in one end to slip a patch through and the other end has some lead wire with shrink tubing covering it. I've never wore one out.