Red,
I'm curious as to how much Gene's tune tamed affected the gun's hold sensitivity? I have been playing around with a refurbished Air Hawk and have found it to be very sensitive to the placement of my shooting hand's thumb. Oddly enough, it doesn't seem to be very sensitive to how I grip it with my offhand on the stock. This is after a simple lube tune with no new parts internally.
Thanks,
Bobby
P.S. BTW, had you sold this rifle a few months back, then I would have jumped on it, but not now that I have my own copy already. It's a shame really, because there is no way that I could ever match the tune job that Gene performed. In fact, his post about this rifle back in the day was a major influence on my decision to purchase the refurbed Air Hawk that I now own. Cse la vie :-)