Springers held every Olympic record in 10m shooting up until the mid-80s when they were overtaken by CO2 guns and later by PCP's. The scores are not dramatically higher now than they were then. Springers get a bad rap because so many sold in the American market prioritize power over accuracy and as power goes up, the technique required to shoot them well becomes more difficult.
True that - add to that the fact that most of the Ruger's Remington's etc are rebadged junk from china with crap triggers and overall poor workmanship then they get compared to a $1200 pcp. Anyone that has every shot a Beeman R7 sure knows different............
