I have a 1989 HW77k .177 that is supposed to have been fettled before i became the owner.It has an early brass cocking aid on and some brass bits.It has virtually zero recoil,and i often wonder what it would be like after an SFS tune.
At 49 years of age i have never found the need to buy a new rifle,and im 100% sure i never will !.Theres enough second hand bargains to be had on the net,or your local rifle shop without having to pay through the nose.
Buying a rifle is a little bit like buying a car,i would rather buy a car that has 100,000 careful serviced miles,than a new one with the same