By all means, I did not mean to put you off from buying one, I just meant to warn you. They are not for everybody. Like Vetmx said, I too have so many hours and money into mine I would never sell it either. They are incredibly fun and light once sorted out. I did win the barrel lottery. I have a .25 with a damn near perfect bore but I did have to re do the crown. They are excellent project guns that's for sure. I took a rasp file and completely shaped the grip to my hand and put an Esse Izula knife scale on it for a palm swell and even the once blocky grip became comfortable. It is the kind of gun you are not afraid to try stuff out on. If you are starting out doing your own stuff, that's good. If you have some other gun that you can shoot while you are working on this one, take this on as an airgunsmithing master class project. You'll be adding a bigger plenum better regulator, depinging the hammer, opening ports, changing springs, bedding the action.... You will learn a lot, which could end up being more valuable than the price paid.