Umarex Synergis

[Gman414]

I love the looks of the new Umarex Synergis!! For me I am a .22 break barrel airgunner getting tired of loading one shot at a time. So I am excited about this rifle and I will watch the reviews and wait for the .22 version. I was on Umarex blog and found an interesting comment a will share. Curious what everyone thinks about the rifle?
"Umarex already has the World's best sub $300 PCP rifle. Now Umarex has the opportunity to make the World's best sub $300 gas piston air rifle. Add these parts to Umarex's superior multi shot repeater design will provide Gauntlet level sales. 1.) A superbly accurate barrel available from your partner Walther. 2.) A stock similar in quality and design to the CFR rifle would be amazing. 3.) A high quality Umarex's trigger. 4.) Most importantly a powerful gas piston capable of 50 yd. accuracy. So Umarex is it worth it to do it again."

 

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Well, having a Gamo Swarm Maxxim with a ten pellet magazine and single shot break barrels, I see this both ways: first, the repeater is fun (for 10 shots) but like shooting an automatic shot gun I tend to rush my aim since I know I can (more) quickly fire again. Single shot guns always make me aim more carefully (even when I miss). However, once the magazine is empty, the reloading process is nearly as cumbersome as loading one pellet at a time in the break barrel. Of course, I solved that by buying a second magazine! Unfortunately, my first magazine started dropping pellets during cocking, causing me to fire empty (about 1 of 30 shots, or three loads). So, I retired that mag and bought my third one. (Oh, the first mag had cracked and lost a piece of plastic molding that help the pellet in place.)



So, I await the verdict, too; me, more so, because it's an under lever. Hoping to hear reports when folks start shooting it.



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[Eddie_E]

I'm excited about the idea of the Synergis too, but I'm the odd guy out in this one because I really don't care about the magazine loading. I just hope that being an under-lever, It should be more accurate than a cheap break barrel. What I really want is an HW97K for less than $250. 

Sadly the reality is that they will put the hottest shooting gas piston with a junk barrel and we will have a shotgun pattern, just magazine fed.