Air rifle shooting is all about tecnique.Springers arn't held tight they must be allowed to freely recoil for consistancy.Most RWS need a tuneup as they are harsh when new.Aftermarket springs and a good internal lube are a must.I prefer/own the Hans Wiehrauch rifles .Twice the price of RWS and twice the gun.Mine ie the HW80K/.22 Stateside called the Beeman R1 Cracking 750 fps + it drops crows,gophers and grouse.The HW 77 is powerful and more hold freindly.Forget all the hype about advertised fps it's never even close when chronied and nothing more than a marketing ploy to sell guns.They use super light pellets to get the speed that with etended use will damage the gun.Air rifles have been around since the 1600's and used by snipers in the Napoleanic wars.You can still get the .50 Dragon that with take boar and deer.........................................Harol d PS forget quality with the new Webley + Scott as they are now made in Turkey not the U.K. and have had a lot of issues with QC