David, believe nothing that you hear and half of what you see. I think Hatsan has gone the same line as Crosman as for major improvements in its line of rifles. Besides Diana introducing the 54 AirKing with the recoiless/dampening system, seems no maker has ventured into this phase much lately,... Save the gas ram/hatchback strut employers. And add to that the Quatro trigger platform (which some what resembles the likewise of a cloned Rekord design), it looks to me like Hatsan is more than ready to shed the Webley personna of out-sourced re-makes and stand on their own feet. Kudos to Hatsan I say. There are two rifles I plan to look into when I finish my short list,.... A mag Hatsan, and the Norica Tribal rifle. Love the power of the Turkish Hatsans, and amazed with the Norica's accuracy in my old Marksman plinker. Possibly two of the most under-rated AG makers of our time. tjk