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Another vote for the Beeman R9 or Weihrauch HW95. They are the same rifle, with some minor cosmetic differences. They have enough weight and power to do most things people do with springers without being overly heavy or hard to shoot accurately. They are also available at a reasonable price point. With a good quality scope and mounts you will be well served, although I still shoot my R7 a lot at targets.

The SWFA fixed-powers are great on springers as well, rated for them so no worries if one craps. I just put a 10x on my Air King .22 after futzing around with various other red dots and such. A 6 might be better for general use, but a 10 is what I have.

You’ll want a rail that compensates for “barrel droop”, even with fixed-barrel guns. Thought the Air King would be immune to that. Wrong-a-roo!

https://www.pyramydair.com/article/Scope_shift_and_barrel_droop_two_common_problems_March_2008/46

No need for a mount that accounts for barrel droop on Beeman R7 or R9. I did have to use a drooper mount on on both of the RWS M34's that I had. The Beemans are well worth the extra $100 over RWS to me. I have an R7 in .177 and a R9 in .22

A R7 will get it done on fairly large critters such as this rock chuck, but if you are going to shoot a lot of 5-8# vermin then the R9 in .22 cal is a much better tool for the job.

Another recommendation for the Beeman R9. I have an R9 that is nearly 30 years old now. I sent it out a few years ago for a spring rebuild and tuning. It is running better than ever now. I looked at a LOT of springers and piston air rifles around 5 years ago to see if there was something better than my R9. The answer is that there isn't anything better.

CS - what scope is on that R7?

That's a UTG Bug Buster. Pretty decent little scope but it has been replaced with a Nikon 3-9X40EFR.

Another one to consider is the RWS/Diana 340 N-Tec, it's a gas ram break barrel, smooth cocking.
The warranty is two years, velocities in .177 in the 900 fps range.

I have a 350 N-Tec in .22, great break barrel, great trigger.

Fotis, Let us know what you decide!