I really like the rifle, I purchased it with the gas ram piston. However, this is my second one. The first one snapped in half upon cocking, it hurt! I sent it back, got another. I am getting great groups with different pellets, 20 and 30 yards as I expected, but I get really great results at 40, 50, and 60 yards. It is capable of flinging 14gr to 18gr pellets 60 yards with accuracy and penetrating 3/4 inch cedar fence planks. Not sure why the forum speaks so poorly about it. The reason I wanted to take the plastic part apart I wanted to recreate the Gammo whisper ND52. I made a prototype that worked great, except it was too long, and heavy. I used their design, and modified it by insulating the baffles similar to a Logan style. The only thing I really would like to change is the trigger to a metal one, but I do not think there is an after market one yet, unless you know of one? The stock stinks, but it works you just have to be careful with it. Instead of using the 11mm dove tail to mount the scope I chose to use the Picatinny Weaver mounts it allows you to remove the scope stop for it is no longer needed, and set the scope back further, plus I am not sure if this is a feature of the scope, but the very back of the scope behind the light switch rotates another inch back. It only goes about an inch, and it does not seem to loosen anything. It defiantly has something to do with focus, however it could be used to set the scope back even further, but not necessary with the weaver style mounts. I am a 190lbs 5'9" 32 year old man, and I plink with it for hours, some times drunk, and I think all that think it hard to cock should man up, it is not that hard, however I also bow hunt, and I think I have muscles that most do not. I am currently unemployed so I have nothing better to do. I prefer the agreement predator it seems to fly straight, and cuts paper clean, and seems to group the tightest. As opposed to the cross man premier 14.3 (great for plinking shots out to 40 yards, but the grouping gets worse), the beeman silver arrow 17.1 gr (I was excited about is the worst, no matter what range), the Beeman Crowmag 18.2gr ( I believe is worth it at medium to long range, but does not cut the paper clean, so I assume it is tumbling). These are all in .22 which I believe is much better than the .25 simply because you can get the same weight in .22 and get better FPS, and FPE results, even at longer ranges. The next pellets I will buy will be the 26gr Big Boy, 28gr Eunjin and the Eunjin 32gr, any of you have experience with any of these pellets? I know I have said a lot about this gun, and have referred back to the discussion, but I read all these negative reports, and I have either found suitable solutions, or just simple exercise that eliminates all the discussed problems, except the trigger, and stock I agree with all. I think it is a good all round rifle, and I am able to shoot it with ease, and accuracy.
