I'm Wondering How Many Lucky People Got a Umarex Octane for Christmas

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In the end what it comes down to is personal preference.  Some of the air rifles mentioned here are actually so similar that there is some component interchangeability between them.

The Ruger Yukon is a clone of the Umarex Octane; or vice versa.   The barrels of the XS28M, if I'm not mistaken, have been used by at least one of the members of our Umarex Octane Shooters group to convert his air gun from a .22 caliber to a .25 caliber.

I consider the Umarex Octane to be a "Budget" break barrel air rifle.   If it came with a better trigger it would most certainly perform like one of the higher end air rifles that can be bought with a more refined trigger pull.  Once you get the trigger taken care of the Octane can hold its own against many, if not all the other more expensive break barrel air rifles on the market.

Truthfully, I don't think you can go wrong with any of the air rifles that have been mentioned here.  I don't know of any break barrel that doesn't require some sort of break-in period before it settles in to its groove.

Tim M.