I love my huben so much that I later got the wood stock 25 cal version as well. I only shoot slugs these days. The huben can be ammo picky with both pellets and slugs, though I have less experience trying different pellets. My .22 did seem to like the 34 grain jsb beasts. A problem I ran into with some smaller pellets was them sliding back and forth in the revoling magazine and causing jams. In general longer projectiles seem to do better in them, the slugs I use now completely fill the chamber. With slugs they tend to prefer wider diameter than other airguns would, I shoot .2225 diameter slugs from my 22, although .223 may be even better. My 25 did terribly with .250 nsa slugs, better with .253s and best with .254s. I still am not totally pleased with the 100 yard groups although I am very pleased with the 50 yard ones. I just ordered what I need to polish the barrels and will report on results after doing them.
I'd say the advantages are ergonomics albeit needing higher scope rings due to being bullpups. mag capacity. semi auto funtion. High FPE potential for what is really not a very long gun overall. They can also fill to 5000 psi and while few have tanks that go that high, it does mean you can tether to a 4500 psi tank without a regulator or constantly opening and closing the valve.
Downsides are shot count at high powers, (I only get about 1.75ish mags before it falls off the reg). ammo pickyness as mentioned. The inability to access the breech end of the barrel without disassembly. They are susceptible to a few problems like the o rings behind the rear block that need replacing every so often, but nothing id say other airguns are immune to.
Aspects that I think can be good and bad are the non removable mag, and the fact that it can not be de-cocked. A secondary purpose of mine is home defense and so I find that not having a hammer spring and magazine spring that could wear out by leaving it cocked and loaded to be an advantage. Just one safety switch flip and it's ready to rock. Non removable mags mean nothing to lose or break. Loading on the gun for me is only slightly less convenient than loading magazines, and this annoyance is offset somewhat by the above average capacity. The triggers are neither amazing nor terrible in my opinion. There is some adjustability to remove slop and i dont feel the break weight is excessive. Works fine for me. If you get one I suggest familiarizing yourself with how to take it apart because you will likely have to at some point, and it's just good to be able to fix things yourself. Feel free to message me with any questions and I'll do my best to answer, I don't mean to derail this thread
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