Hunting rifle?
198 fpe with a 700mm barrel in .35 caliber? That’s not enough energy to hunt larger game legally in several U.S. states. Maybe specify the type of hunting or hunter that the .35 caliber offering is geared towards. 700mm is long and unappealing for the type of hunting I do. With that said, airgun hunters may as well stick to a .30 cal gun’s they already own unless someone’s planning on shooting coyotes and hogs from 150 yards with an airgun. Maybe the woodchuck or prairie dog guys may find lobbing more expensive and larger projectiles over longer distances “fun.” Now the Double Express option looks appealing to ground squirrel, prairie dog, & nuisance bird shooters in .30 to .22 calibers. The .35 offering appears to be lackluster effort from a hunting perspective considering all that’s already on the market from FX. I hope this gun isn’t too fragile for folks willing to shell out coin to give it a shot as hunters.