I was thinking about your question and found this link:
However, I still can't bring myself to put over $2k into a gun even though there are some really nice ones out there. 
I know many others who feel differently but your experience was the same as mine on my FX500. It was a hammer and superbly accurate but I did have a few mechanical issues.
There is a difference between shooters and people who just like to shoot. People who just like to shoot buy their ammo by the buckets and go rip through it and have fun. Same with most AR type stuff. Most shooters have better equipment, rifles, pistols, optics and for obvious reasons most reload or have a buddy who does. Most shooters guns will never see the by the bucket ammo, at least their better guns wont. I have a few very good shooting rim fire and center fire rifles, I also have some that are good enough for what I do with them.
750 with a scope is a great deal for a PCP! I think the price is probably one of if not the biggest reason some riffles are not as popular. I would imagine FX is probably the most common found in Switzerland? I dove into PCPs with the Marauder. For a few reasons. I've used crosman stuff for ever. I've always have had a good to great experience with all of their products I've used. With the exception of the NP trail pistol. Also the cost of the Mrod with the pump combo for less than I usually see the riffle alone. For me being able to fill with a pump makes more sense to me. There isn't anywhere close that would fill a tank(s) for me. So it allows me to be independent of such things. I understand that FX Airforce and others out perform the more, but if I have to drive to the other side of the state to get my tank filled, then what's the point?
This is spot on.....you can get a "real" gun for that. Taking deer and other large game is IMHO thought as marginal at best. Punching paper....why when a decked to the 9's 10/22 will be less money and be a real gun. In most places air guns are thought of as real guns, so again why not just do the real thing. Then if you are doing a basement range where you are maxed at under 20 yards....a $99.95 rifle will do one hole groups at that distance so why spend 10X that to keep my trigger finger sharp.
I try to find a good balance between cost and performance. For my purposes, I've found the Taipan offerings and here recently a Brocock Bantam to fit my .25 and .22 needs respectively. I've also looked closely at RAW but just couldn't get one made light and short enough.
No my question is why certain high end guns are popular while others are not. The Crown and Impact right now get all of the attention while other high quality accurate guns are all but ignored. It goes without saying that if a gun has a bad reputation, for whatever reason, people will avoid it.
