I was convinced to buy it mainly by the very positive reviews of the equipment online. With so much material about this equipment online, it's hard to say anything groundbreaking, so this will be an opinion from the perspective of a complete layman who got into shooting after a visit to a shooting range. As my first air rifle, I chose the Hatsan Airtact, convinced by reviews and opinions that it would be enough for shooting cans in the garden or backyard. And yes, it was enough, but I was quite irritated by its randomness. Trying to achieve good groupings at up to 25m was almost impossible, but according to the internet this randomness is down to the barrel and pellets—it's the manufacturer's issue. So I decided to buy something better, maybe to slightly develop my passion in the future, and who knows, maybe go to some competitions, just to spend my time more pleasantly. After shooting over 600 pellets, I can say that for backyard/garden shooting this is an absolute beast. Grouping at 25m (unfortunately my max because of backyard length) for 8 shots fits within a coin. The air rifle was first filled with a pump to 220 bar (quite a workout), and after zeroing (2-3 shots), I counted around 90-95 consistent shots before I noticed the pellets started dropping a bit lower. I'm not an expert, but looking at descriptions of air rifles often twice as expensive, with manufacturers mentioning 40-60 consistent shots, this is an excellent result. In my opinion, this is an amazing advantage of this air rifle, especially if you plan to use a pump, because I recommend doing the pumping long before shooting, as being out of breath will make shooting uncomfortable. First impression after unpacking - incredibly nice design, simple, not overcomplicated. Quite heavy, but despite the weight, compared to the much lighter Hatsan, it felt much better in the hands. Now, impressions from shooting. I think one of the biggest advantages, especially in suburban conditions, is the shooting noise—or, practically, the lack of it. All you can hear at a distance of a few meters is the sound of hitting the target. As I mentioned above, at 25m I was able to group 8 shots inside a coin, but I think I can improve it by eliminating slight vibrations from the table set up on paving stones and improving my shooting technique. Now, after over 600 pellets, groupings are not the problem, but aiming is. Screwing a pencil between the screws on a pallet becomes a game of shortening it by a few centimeters. There are also apple trees in the yard, so once I put some slightly spoiled fallen apples on pallets to see the effects of penetration. After two days, wasps and hornets came to the smashed apples—I admit it was great fun and very successful. The equipment is great even for kids. My nephew, 9 years old, was afraid and didn't like shooting with the previous air rifle because he needed help holding it, it had a pretty strong recoil, was super loud, and, as kids do, he was annoyed that if he aimed at point A in Fortnite, he hit point A, but with the Hatsan that wasn't the case. Here, shooting pencils with me, he got completely hooked and now every time he visits, he wants to shoot. The only drawbacks from a layman's perspective, in my opinion, are the magazine. I don't know if it's an issue with my unit, but often at first it was a bit stiff when reloading, or it didn't turn and load another pellet, so I ended up with an empty shot despite proper reloading. However, this isn't something that would lower my overall score. I am absolutely thrilled with the purchase. I bought a Walther 8-32x56 scope and a bipod for better experiences. I think this is an incredibly good purchase, and I would honestly recommend it to anyone wanting to try PCP, because prices in this category are quite high, and you need to remember about maintenance and filling. The pump is fine for occasional shooting, but even for someone quite fit and muscular, frequent pumping will be tough—especially when you just feel like shooting. So I recommend occasional shooting once a week—a pump is fine. More often—a bottle or compressor. I'm currently waiting for the former because I've had enough of pumping, since I shoot almost every day.
