Air Arms Prosport .22

[Aardys]

great gun , but i sold mine cos of the weight
H e a v y , or im a whimp

[Odjick29]

Good review mate and a very nice gun too! I have a TX200 and have only recently started using it regularly so I can sympathise with you on the standing shots!!
One question I do have is about the cocking arm. The TX is very easy with the underlever but I have read mixed reviews on the PS underlever. Is it as uncomfortable as some would have you believe?

[hawkfish]

I am looking at getting a Pro sport. They seem to tick all the boxes for what I want, But is the weight a real issue? I have held a couple and they dont seem too bad. But I dont know if it will be a problem in the long term.

[dickthomas]

I have one of these beatiful pieces of engineering. Maybe it can get a bit heavy sometimes, maybe the undelever is a bit uncomfortable, but I hardly notice these as soon as I squeeze the trigger and the distinctive smoothness of the action coupled with the accuracy just takes my breath away, I LOVE MY PROSPORT

[tuco64]

I think the prosport is a bit harder to cock than a tx but balances and feels a lot smoother! my mates got a tx and when he picks up my prosport he thinks it feels a lot lighter than the tx, maybe because the tx is more front heavy!

[SpikeG]

Good review mate and a very nice gun too! I have a TX200 and have only recently started using it regularly so I can sympathise with you on the standing shots!!
One question I do have is about the cocking arm. The TX is very easy with the underlever but I have read mixed reviews on the PS underlever. Is it as uncomfortable as some would have you believe?

It takes a little getting used to and some find it a little awkward but it's very smooth to cock and not really an effort (unless your a complete lightweight )

I am looking at getting a Pro sport. They seem to tick all the boxes for what I want, But is the weight a real issue? I have held a couple and they dont seem too bad. But I dont know if it will be a problem in the long term.

Personally no. It is a heavy rifle but if your lugging around the fields on a shoot then fitting a sling helps. For target work the weight is a plus tbh.

[career707lover]

Personally no. It is a heavy rifle but if your lugging around the fields on a shoot then fitting a sling helps. For target work the weight is a plus tbh.

I would agree with the sling comment m8 i've got one fitted and it helps, it helps me with my standing shots as well....its hard to believe that I can be any worse at standing shots but without the sling I am

[Odjick29]

Thanks for the replies guys, I have not had the fortune to try a Pro Sport yet but it is definitely on the short list for my next purchase.

[ZaksGod]

i have only had mine a .22 for a month or so but i love it.very accurate.i prefer to shoot it over my pcp

[rapidresponse1]

ive had bothe the early model and the later model bothe very good guns in bothe calibre,i often ask my self why i sold the last one as it was faultless in 22 but i decided to go down the hw80k in 22 which ive had 3 years now without selling

[career707lover]

Good review mate and a very nice gun too! I have a TX200 and have only recently started using it regularly so I can sympathise with you on the standing shots!!
One question I do have is about the cocking arm. The TX is very easy with the underlever but I have read mixed reviews on the PS underlever. Is it as uncomfortable as some would have you believe?

Hi there I wouldn't describle it as uncomfortable and it doesnt really take much effort to be honest and im a bit of a lightweight . However it has an automatic safety catch and when I first got the rifle I found that I wasnt cocking it "properly". i.e. I wasn't taking the underlever all the way back until the safety catch was engaging. So I'd got to take my shot and found i hadnt actually cocked it. I wouldnt really call this a problem, it was more me being a div. Its the kind of thing you do once or twice when you first get the rifle and then you dont do it again.

[career707lover]

Just out of interest do any of you guys have silencers fitted to your Prosports? Its just mine is second hand and although in otherwise excellent condition, the front of the barrel has quite a few scratches and the blueing has been worn away a little, the only thing I can think that caused this is maybe a silencer that someone has been twisting around a lot? It doesnt affect the gun in anyway and ive covered it up with black tape (the kind that doesnt leave a residue when removed) so you can hardly notice it but its just a bit annoying to see a gun like this and one that is in otherwise excellent condition violated a little