You could say the same thing about H&N, Norma, Gamo, and Benjamin.
Also JTS is it's own brand and has been an established company since 1992. Sure they may be newish to the airgun game in comparison. But all companies take something from each other. JTS and AEA have similar sized pellets and shapes but the metal in them is different as well as how clean they are in comparison, how much thicker they are, and how deep the skirts sit.
I get what you're saying. Certainly companies will feed off each other's innovations. This is a good thing for the community. But I also think there is a line that was crossed with their first releases and still some of their current offerings. Big difference between innovating off of another companies own innovations, and making a clone.
And while the company Xisico which own JTS was established in 1992, the didn't start using the JTS trademark until 2016.
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