I've been looking into the QB78, and it looks to be a good gun with a lot of options. I'm not sure which options I really need though. I am leaning towards a .22 version, as I have never had a .22 air rifle before. Is 500 fps enough to hunt small game with, or will I need the extra FPS from a .177 to get clean kills at say, 40 yards? I plan to use the gun for hunting and plinking. I also saw there is a rotary clip to make it a repeater. I assume you have to spin it and then cock the bolt though, but that would probably still be quicker than hand loading. I'm not sure, and that upgrade isn't cheap. It also means i can't use iron sights, so I'd need to fork out some more cash for a scope. Also, I hear MM does some amazing work tuning these guns. Any idea how much my grand total will be for a tuned QB78, or deluxe? Whats the difference there? If the price ends up within the X-mas budget, I'll put it on my X-mas list and see what happens. It looks like a good, cheap gun, but with all the extras, that could change real fast.
Thanks guys, Randy