I have a love/hate relationship with my AEA HS SS .22, and that's all I have to say about that.
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Sorry to continue to go off track but honestly it’s a 30 cal break barrel. Just the thought of it seems ridiculous to me. You have to have a balance between fpe and trajectory. A break barrel isn’t the power plant to drive a pellet that heavy. Never will be.Not to go off track here, but I have been looking at that .30 Hatsan since it came out... every time I get close to pulling the trigger to get one, I see a post like this. I need it about as much as I need a third nipple... but I always look. The last time I was serious, I had a coworker hit me up who had gotten one last year and asked me why that his gun now was easy to cock, rattles and wont shoot a pellet. That pretty much sealed it for me. I told him it sounded like a broken spring, but good luck getting a replacement. He wanted to stick with springers (the Hatsan was his first and only experience with an airgun) so I steered him towards an RWS 54 and actually found him one at the Hickory show and mailed to him.
I realize it is a very niche gun. I've got a plethora of PCP's that will far better do the job, but for me, the oddity of a larger caliber break barrel has always been the draw. On a practical end, I'm sure it has merit in certain closer range hunting applications. Will I ever find myself in those situations where that may be worth buying? Likely not. Still, I've always had a draw to that particular gun.Sorry to continue to go off track but honestly it’s a 30 cal break barrel. Just the thought of it seems ridiculous to me. You have to have a balance between fpe and trajectory. A break barrel isn’t the power plant to drive a pellet that heavy. Never will be.
On topic, mine would be the Benjamin Maximus. Felt and looked like a Walmart tinker toy. Shot like one as well. The China offerings in that price area are superior for sure.