I own this air pistol and use it almost every day. It's extremely well balanced, light, and OMG so accurate!! I can shoot through the hole left by the previous pellet at 50 feet EVERY time! The first time I showed this to my wife, who doesn't shoot/compete as I do, she exclaimed "You're going to shoot your eye out looking at that gauge!" She didn't have a clue what she was talking about, of course, because the gauge is only used when filling the air tank, which is REMOVED FROM THE GUN FRAME AT THAT POINT, and once threaded onto the pistol, does not have to be viewed again. Once I explained that point to her, she still huffed and declared, "Well, don't come running to me when you shoot your eyeball out, because I TOLD YOU SO!!" I just sighed and gave her a peck on the cheek - I mean, what're you gonna do?? PLEASE DO NOT BE PUT OFF FROM THIS PRODUCT DUE TO IGNORANT POSTS PROMPTED BY SOME LIBERAL TECH BLOG'S POST ABOUT FLAWED DESIGN - THIS IS AN EXCELLENT DESIGN, AND THIS GUN IS SO WORTH THE COST, I CAN'T WAIT FOR ITS RIFLE COUNTERPART, SQUIRREL SOUP NE1?? ;^)