Greetings and best wishes to everyone! I registered recently after reading a few interesting topics and would like to introduce myself. I've had a lifelong interest in air guns since the early 70's; my first springer was a Beeman R1 which I purchased in 1984, and I remember it like it was yesterday. That gun is long gone and, though, I really wanted a .22 for my purposes, all they were stocking were .177's so that's what I bought and it was a wonderful gun. I never owned the R1 in .22, but today I do have an R1 in .20 (and an R9 in .20). Like many people with this common interest, I have watched the PCP evolution for decades and own a few myself. I am so grateful to have this resource and hope to participate in the future!
- thanks! Well, it looks like sizing a photo to 1100 pixels horizontal fills the body of the post pretty well in my view - while composing and before posting, it was a different smaller dimension. Yes, IMO the RX/HW90 series were/are the most advanced break barrels, but big and heavy - still a nearly perfect, adjustable power and serviceable gun. Speaking of big and heavy I do still have a Kodiak in 25...will post a pic if I have an opportunity...thanks again and this is post #10 so I passed the robot test... 