I have had countless springers, most of which i have been very pleased with (hw).
The best i have ever had the pleasure of has to be the hw98 sporter, what a gun!!!
It wasnt the best gun for me as its a very long rifle and im a very short person, but it was a joy to shoot.
For some stupid reason which to this day i cant understand why, i sold it.
That was a fair piece of kit, but you wont go wrong with a hw