If you've seen my pictures and my comments on "Airgun Gate" you know how I feel about the looks and feel of this rifle . It's a beauty , most likely the nicest stock I've ever had on a rifle, bar none. The gun balances and handles well ; I'm glad I got the hunter carbine. It actually seems lighter than it is. Of course carrying it around a couple of hours in the woods will give the final verdict. But I think it's manageable . The 2-stage trigger is adjustable for pull weight, pull-off point and length of first stage. Mine came a little heavy for my use and for precision shooting with a light hold , I removed the trigger guard (to gain access to the weight screw) and turned the weight screw 3/4 turn counter clockwise and put everything back , making sure I replaced the rear screw first and tighten per instructions in the manual. It also states not to over tighten the front screw , just "tight enough to stop movement within the stock". This made for a sweet trigger pull. Then off to the back yard for some shots over the chrony. I put between 75-100 shots through her yesterday and most of the dieseling has stopped . Just in case I started with some Kodiaks and shot 5 across . The results were stunning . A high of 859.1fps and a low of 855.1fps for a spread of 3.9fps and an avg. of 857.1fps , they were stacked up in a single ragged hole too. Next came superdomes and I was shocked at the speed these were coming out at. A high of 960fps and a low of 947.4fps for a spread of 12.6fps and an avg. of 953.7fps. Next were some CPL's with a high of 949fps and a low of 916.1fps and a spread 32.9fps; but that is for 15 shots and if I drop the highest and the lowest shots , which were first shots after changing pellets; I got a high of 944.5fps and a low of 920.3 and a spread of 24.2fps and an avg. of 932.4fps. A lot better IMO and they grouped nice too. Then last but definitely not least I shot the JSB's 8.4g. which grouped the best yesterday at 30 yards. I shot five that had a high of 885.1fps and a low of 879fps for a spread of 6.1fps , then I shot five more to get an avg. over ten shots and had one that went 893.1fps for a high which was the only one that was out of line of the ten and I had a little smoke in the breech on that one , so a little dieseling is still going on. Dropping that one shot I got a high of 886.8fps and a low of 879fps for a spread of 7.8fps and an avg. of 881fps. These are most likely the ones I'll use although the Kodiaks preformed more consistent ;but from what I've read ; a diet of heavies can cause a premature spring failure. The gun's a shooter . It's as smooth as a springer can get I would guess . It recoils; but it's manageable and if I do my part, it goes close to where I'm aiming , and most of the time where I'm aiming. It's grouping is being determined my ability to shoot a spring gun right now and I hope this will improve with time. It's a beautiful gun that shoots better than it's owner for sure. I'll post some group pictures later . kirby