Try a .177 R9. Ed Canoles on Yellow does real good with the R9.
Most of my shooting is done HFT style, sitting and using shooting sticks. I want an accurate, easy to cock, easy to load and easy to shoot springer. I have other, lighter, air rifles for wandering and plinking.Break barrels are a lot easier to load than side and under lever spring guns, for me.My shooting is done at HFT distances, 10 to 55 yards but sometimes farther.I'm thinking the heavier R1 or HW80, shooting at the power level of an R9/HW95 and Diana 34, might just be the ticket. At present I shoot a T01 D-34 and am saving for an R9. I also shoot PCP and CO2 rifles but for some reason like springers the best.What do you think?Mike
Then there is the fingers in the bear trap thing.With my HW77 I removed the trigger blocking mechanism so I could uncock the gun without shootin' (uncocking without shootin' not a big deal IMHO) when I first owned the gun. I did ALWAYS hold the cocking lever while loading the gun but can testify that after over a decade of shooting and 10s of thousands of shots the gun NEVER let loose expectantly. The trigger blocking mechanism is a bit of "belt + suspenders" situation because the trigger won't trip until the safety button is depressed. Patina on my HW77 cocking lever after YEARS of use..........
I've also noticed that the ranks of the piston shooters is dwindling and folks migrate to "easier to shoot accurately" PCP.