.... I, too, am pellet usage conscious due to cost. I see most folks ordering semi auto guns in 22 cal probably for that reason, that 22 cal pellets are cheaper....
The mind set I feel I would have by getting one in a 30 is, at $15-$18/tin for 150, I would use that gun for the sole purpose of hunting and being able to get quick follow up shots. No way I’m gonna be using it to turn oranges and pumpkins into Swiss cheese. Too expensive to be doing that. So, if you get what I’m putting down here, buying a semi auto that consumes high dollar pellets will or should, not be too expensive to shoot cause the cost of the pellets sort of “police” you from going crazy.
The two things that are keeping me from investing in one right now, is budget for one, but mainly accuracy reviews. I don’t see too many folks showing off targets measured with calipers like we all do with single shot pcp’s.