Originally Posted by kingston
What are your thoughts on the HW90 vs the R9?

Any downside to the gas piston gun over the springer?
The downsides I see are the warranty is 1 year on the HW90 and Lifetime on the R9.
Also, the HW90 is more expensive and the cocking effort is more but it's smooth.
Recoil is a bit faster on the gas ram guns so your scope needs to be able to deal with that.

I've got a Beeman Crow Magnum .25 that also has the Theoben gas ram and my brother has the same in .20, both bought used and zero issues from decades old rifles.
I also have a Diana 350 N-Tec gas ram 22, two+ years old and also zero issues.
The R9 can be rebuilt if it's needed and will remain a smooth shooting well mannered rifle.

I also have a TX200 in 22. Accurate, smooth, easy to shoot springer but one of the gas rams gets pulled out more often for hunting, go figure...
The gas rams tickle my brain I guess...Lots of shooters pick exactly opposite of me for legitimate reasons.

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No I can't help... crazy

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