air pistol...

[Pigeonhunter200]

hi has anyone got an s3 airpistol? the one on this link?

http://www.airguns-online.co.uk/s3_air_pistol.htm

i orderd one yesterday should be through soon, does anyone know what there like? power spec etc? is it good for cans in the garden ?

thanks,
Karl

[Phantom Sniper]

Looks fairly good, but I allways try to research before I buy if I can.

Take a look at the overall rating on this:

http://www.reviewcentre.com/reviews116158.html

Perhaps they are reviewing the .22 (its smooth bore) but the .177 should be a little better as its rifled barrel
Tony

[neil1972]

ive had one of these,,,cheap and cheerful....hard to cock,,,,worst trigger ive ever fired,,,kicks like a mule when fired,,,hard to obtain any decsent accuracy....but what do you expect for a £25 pistol....i added a shoulder stock to mine,,and a red dot scope,,,check out my old threads,,,pics available

[Firestorm]

got a feeling the S2 .177 is rifled barrel and the .22 is smothbore, be worth checking if the XS3 is the same...

found this...

http://www.airsportdirect.com/acatal...estlakeS2.html

Russ

[Jim McArthur]

Looks fairly good, but I allways try to research before I buy if I can.

Take a look at the overall rating on this:

http://www.reviewcentre.com/reviews116158.html

Perhaps they are reviewing the .22 (its smooth bore) but the .177 should be a little better as its rifled barrel
Tony

It sounds like a piece of junk.

Thanks for posting the Review, Tony.

Jim

[Phantom Sniper]

It sounds like a piece of junk.

Thanks for posting the Review, Tony.

Jim

It certainly seems like it! I went into the city last Friday for a springer pistol (desperate to get my UBC score card done(dedication huh?))

I went into Hutchinsons and they only had 2 springer pistols. One the Webley Typhoon (which looks & feels horrible and has appaling reviews) the other was an SMK s3 Pistol.

I decided to take a trip to Duncans in the hope that they may have had something half decent, but wasnt that hopeful!

I came away with a HW70
Bit more than I expected to spend (Well a hell of a lot actually) but it was second user and it was half the price of a new one So came home happy (much to Lesleys disaproval!!)

To think I nearly came home with a piece of junk!!

ATB
Tony

[cookie]

Hi Karl, I'm not one to tell some not to get a pistol, as not everyone can afford a good starter pistol, but if you can cancel your order and put the money towards something else, search the for sale section on here and put a wanted add in the wanted section, if you can find another £50 on top of what the S3 cost you, you could pick up a good umarex Co2 or Gamo Compact, HW40, Beeman P3 too name a few.

I'm sure you will have fun killing coke cans with the S3, but with one of the above you can at least attack targets as well.

So you could join the UBC and shoot in our Comp.

Jason

[Jim McArthur]

I'm REALLY interested in knowing how you like that HW 70, Tony, as I'm thinking about getting a springer to round off my small shooting collection - already have an SSP and a CO2 - and the HW 70 should be great for our postal comps.

Jim

[Phantom Sniper]

Hi Jim,
In answer to your question, I am liking it a LOT

I need to adjust the trigger as I'm use to much firmer triggers

Have a look at http://www.1gl.com/page3.html

I have to agree with most; if not all of whats said. However; the model I have is an old one and does not have a safety catch, which I personally like (I hate having to remember to take em off!).

In the States there marketed as Beeman HW70A.

If you want a Spring Pistol. I would recommend it highly

ATB
Tony

[Pigeonhunter200]

would you be able to kill a squiral with the s3 airpistol?

[Buggy]

Hunting with pistols is a no-no.

Even with a decent one like a HW45 it's not the best idea, from what I've read about these, if you shot one from any distance you'd be lucky to hit it and even if you shot it at point blank, you'd be lucky to kill it with the low power.

[Pigeonhunter200]

ok is there any way of powering them up, i havnt recived mine yet, should be here tommorrow but i do not know allot about airpistols its my 1st

[Terry D]

ok is there any way of powering them up, i havnt recived mine yet, should be here tommorrow but i do not know allot about airpistols its my 1st

Pistols are NOT suitable for hunting, and we do not offer advice on 'powering up' airguns.

Please don't even consider shooting live animals with that pistol or any other, OK?

Thanks.

[cookie]

Pistols are NOT suitable for hunting, and we do not offer advice on 'powering up' airguns.

Please don't even consider shooting live animals with that pistol or any other, OK?

Thanks.

Don't think anything else needs to be said.

[Jim McArthur]

Hi Jim,
In answer to your question, I am liking it a LOT

I need to adjust the trigger as I'm use to much firmer triggers

Have a look at http://www.1gl.com/page3.html

I have to agree with most; if not all of whats said. However; the model I have is an old one and does not have a safety catch, which I personally like (I hate having to remember to take em off!).

In the States there marketed as Beeman HW70A.

If you want a Spring Pistol. I would recommend it highly

ATB
Tony

Thanks for the review, Tony. The lighter trigger would probably not be a problem for me: I much prefer the lighter trigger of my P3 over that of my Umarex Smith.

Jim