I’ve only gotten back into air guns over the last couple of years, so the gas piston guns were new to me.
Springers and pneumatic pumps and of course co2 are all I knew of as a kid and young adult.
My question for those that have followed air guns for a lot longer than I have, is how long have the gas pistons been on the market? I see reports of “should last a lifetime”, but have they been around long enough to really know that yet?
One reason i’m asking is some cal. and models that I like are’nt available in a springer that i’m aware of.
Of course a piston can be replaced like a spring, but i’m wondering how often that might be needed over time compared to a springer on average.
Pistons are probably more expensive to replace?
I wish these companies would just make each model and cal, available in both spring and piston so you had a choice between them.
Of course some of them are, but others don’t seem to be.