What Air Pistols Do You Like?

[RJJ 1971]

Not a pistol.... But, (2) Remington 77's. Great for starting my son and step son target shooting in backyard. Now my daughters are starting with them as well. Great for weekends, when Dad doesn't want to drive 30 miles to the range too.

 

[wrhk33]

Haven't messed with airguns in a while. Over all they are a pain. CO2 guns seem to have seal failures a lot. Spring piston ones have main piston seals go out. Had one rebuilt for $100 years ago. Didn't shoot it much and the seal went dry and needs a new one again. I would look at the Crossman pump guns. Beware of guns that say BB or pellet as most won't have rifled barrels. Shoot pellets only with a rifled barrel.

 

[eveled]

We have an airgun range set up in the back yard. Surprisingly the old Red Ryder BB guns get the most use. So easy to shoot, literally load on Sunday, and shoot all week. Wish they made a pistol with the same simplicity.

 

[Tony C.]

My favorite is Walther LP 53 in presentation case with accessories, no a very powerful pistol but the workmanship put lot of modern gun to shame.

 

[Jebus35745]

Have a FWB 65 with bbl weights, a later produced one with everything that comes with it new. Shoots great and is for sale. Paid 550 for it and would ship it to someone for that price. It's in great shape, shoot it regularly. Shoot a Daisy 777 also and don't need 2 of them, Larry

 

[Andyd]

I have two FWB 65 and an FWB80, they are not just very accurate but also have a recoil dampening system. The piston has a steel ring and is virtually indestructable.
They are a real pleasure to shoot. I also have a Walther LP53 and the crude Polish copy, the Predom Lucznik, as well as some others.

The FWB 65 is my favourite.

 

[VictorLouis]

The two I recommend most. One is the P17 Beeman pictured directly above my post. A single-stroke pneumatic with no recoil, and a flat awesome trigger for around $35. Similar price can get you the Umarex Browning Buckmark clone. A break-barrel spring-piston gun that is quite easy to cock, and also has an automatic safety in the 1911 pattern. It's trigger sucks, by comparison, but it can be worked-on. BOTH guns have fully adjustable sights, which is quite important.

 

[unclebob]

As I wrote in a previous post, I have 2 crosman 38's, unfortunately both need new seals, but these have served me well for over 40 years.Vintage Air Pistol review: Crosman 38 revolvers | The Pistol Place

 

[Shooter6br]

Crosman Classic

747 is nice but on a budget Crosman Classic hard to beat

 

[ImprovedModel56Fan]

The FWB M65 MkII is a somewhat disturbing pistol to shoot. With most other pistols, if you practice a lot and use a rest and still have good vision, you can actually occasionally shoot as well as the pistol, or think that you have. However, the M65 is a true one-holer, elongated a few thousandths. Every deviation of your shot from the exact center of the target is something YOU did. Everything is YOUR fault. Almost nothing you do is right. It's like talking to a woman, only no one will commiserate with you.

Not a good pistol for married men.

 

[BE Mike]

I now have custody of three air pistols. I have one Feinwerkbau 65 with the sport grips that I bought a while back. I have another, that I will be selling for my father, as he moved to a retirement home. It has the adjustable grips. Although these two shoot extremely well, I love my Morini 162EI with electronic trigger and uses compressed air.

 

[WhitleyStu]

Steyr LP 10 .117 pistol and Steyr LG 110 HP .22 rifle. I sure like shooting these during the winter in the garage, but seem to usually grab a "powder burner" when I go to the backyard...

 

[Rock4gzus]

Have a FWB 65 with bbl weights, a later produced one with everything that comes with it new. Shoots great and is for sale. Paid 550 for it and would ship it to someone for that price. It's in great shape, shoot it regularly. Shoot a Daisy 777 also and don't need 2 of them, Larry

PM sent about FWB 65 purchase.

 

[ralph7]

I have a Beeman Tempest too. Nice little gun. Don't cheap out on this purchase. Buy a nice one, and you will enjoy shooting it.
Avoid co2 guns. They are a pain.

Beg to disagree.
I have a Crosman 2240 that is accurate, chronos 460 fps with .22 caliber pellets, and cost about $80.
Co2 cylinders last a good while and are cheap as well.

 

[eveled]

Sorry, should have said MINE are a pain. I'm sure there are good ones.

 

[Shooter6br]

This is it

This is it

 

[twister8008]

Crosman American Classic.

Inexpensive to buy and shoot.

Quiet.

Unbelievably accurate out to 50 yards.

Perfect for practicing sight alignment and trigger control.

And a whole lot of fun.



John

I have this too! It is an amazingly accurate Gun for the price.

 

[twister8008]

This is it

I love this gun. I just wish I could shoot more rounds. The constant pumping can be annoying and tiring after a while.

 

[Camster]

I have this too! It is an amazingly accurate Gun for the price.

I had the original version as a kid in the 60s.The Model 130,along with it's rifle version,the 140..
Always wanted a new FWB 65.Missed the boat after they were discontinued.Not that much of a biggie-I was into Smith 41s by that time.
I also had a Webley Tempest.Couldn't hit a thing with it.
Had a Umarex Walther (88?) copy as well.

 

[twister8008]

They make umarex s & w copy that is sold on Amazon. I was considering it until I read reviews about its loading magazine durability. I pump my gun 10 times and shoot all the way across my yard at cans. It's fun, and helps me work on fundamentals without having to pay $6 for a half hour of shooting.