well i had a hw97, a month ago that i had for 6/7 months, 20/25 years ago i had a bsa super sport, just swapped the 97 for a falcon fn12 sw, i'm not a big shooter at all, in fact i'm not big,,but i think the younger shooters should try a springer first though,( but they wont,,,,,i wouldn't) but the differance i found with a pcp is FOOOOOOOOOK, so i must have been average with a springer, as the falcon that i have is not the best in the world, we all no that, but good enough for me for my first pcp,