Reply With QuoteHey Jim,
What model is it?
Send me a pic please.
Tony
Frock coat wearing, riverboat dwelling, southern gent
Just got from Gunbroker.com and shot today, a Made in China Westlakespringer pistol. It cost me $10, and another $10 for shipping, and was worth the price, even if it ends up as a paperweight, which is likely!
It's a plain, sturdy looking pistol. I'm not used to springers, and enjoyed the little bit of kick that it had.
The sights are atrocious! I'd rate them worse than the Old West notch and blade or the sight on the military Colt .45. The front sight protrudes very high, looks like the sight on the old P 38, and you have to keep your hand away from it when cocking it.
It shoots high and to the right. I'm not sure the rear sight is even adjusting when I fiddle with the screws, but I'll work on it.
It locks up nice. Seems as though it's built to last.
On the whole, it's the sort of pistol that every air pistol buff needs to own ONE of. But no more than one!
Jim
UBC's Police Pistol Manager
"Nasty, noisy things, revolvers, Count. Better stick to air-guns." Sherlock Holmes, The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone
Nemo me impune lacessit!!
Hey Jim,
What model is it?
Send me a pic please.
Tony
UBC Secretary & Web-ManagerTHL Marksman of the Year 2010
(Airgun Section)
Lost love child of David Niven and Victoria Beckham
I think they're sold as a SMK S2 in this country for about the equivilent of $60 unposted.....at least someone at SMK has got a sense of humour!
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Ive got one of these, given it free at the weekend. Smoothbore !
I cannot hit a barn door with it at five paces ha ha.
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I had a couple when I was a kid. At the time the S2 was marketed as Westlake. Rifled break barrel, plain wooden grip, sharp edges to the trigger. The rear sight on mine never adjusted enough for elevation, and the windage screws were jammed. I had some fun with it. It felt like a huge step up from a Gat.
Edit to add: I think the Westlake name might have been attached to a few different Chinese guns, so yours might not be an S2, although it does sound like one.
Last edited by Nikkormat; 19-03-2009 at 08:24 AM.
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It's the chinese equivalent of a G10 then
And you could hit the barn door....
If you threw it hard enough.
Russ
Air Arms S400 Classic - Hawke Airmax 3-9x40 AO MAP6, SMK QB78 DL - JSR 4x40 Mildot ill.El Gamo ASI sniper, BSA Airsporter MkVI. UBC#22 - Sheridan EB22, Gamo Compact:R77-4:Falcon, Walther PPK, CP88 shiney, SMK G10, Baikal 53M:MAK, Crosman 357
Frock coat wearing, riverboat dwelling, southern gent
I owe you some other pics, Tony: it's going to be an album soon!Originally Posted by Phantom Sniper
But I hope to get around to it...soon...
Jim
UBC's Police Pistol Manager
"Nasty, noisy things, revolvers, Count. Better stick to air-guns." Sherlock Holmes, The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone
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yours is a .22 then Audi. The .177 is rifled.Ive got one of these, given it free at the weekend. Smoothbore !
I cannot hit a barn door with it at five paces ha ha.
The S2 is a plain hardwood grip, XS3 is rifled (oooops, grooved even) for a scope and in a polymer ish shaped grip.
http://www.sportsmk.co.uk/category/airguns-pistols/
scroll down a bit
Russ
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Air Arms S400 Classic - Hawke Airmax 3-9x40 AO MAP6, SMK QB78 DL - JSR 4x40 Mildot ill.El Gamo ASI sniper, BSA Airsporter MkVI. UBC#22 - Sheridan EB22, Gamo Compact:R77-4:Falcon, Walther PPK, CP88 shiney, SMK G10, Baikal 53M:MAK, Crosman 357
Frock coat wearing, riverboat dwelling, southern gent
Sounds like mine is a rifled S2, then. I never gave it a thought about being rifled or not, but the grip is or appears to be wood, and it takes .177 pellets.
Jim
UBC's Police Pistol Manager
"Nasty, noisy things, revolvers, Count. Better stick to air-guns." Sherlock Holmes, The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone
Lost love child of David Niven and Victoria Beckham
Nope....nothing like a G10It's the chinese equivalent of a G10 then
Russ
(google SMK S2 and all will become clear)
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When the novelty has worn off (tomorrow?) Jim, if you still fancy an inexpensive springer, go for a Baikal 53M. Pyramidair used to sell them. They are solid, well made and accurate. Hard to shoot well due to recoil but very satisfying when you do.
Walther CP-2 Match, FAS 604 & Tau 7 target pistols, Smith & Wesson 6" & 4" co2 pistol, Crosman 1377,
Baikal IZH 53 pistol, Gamo CFX Royal,177, Umarex SA-10 CO2 pistol.
Frock coat wearing, riverboat dwelling, southern gent
From the pics: mine is clearly the SMK S2, .177.
Jim
UBC's Police Pistol Manager
"Nasty, noisy things, revolvers, Count. Better stick to air-guns." Sherlock Holmes, The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone
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Oh God yes, cracking pistol.
Russ
Air Arms S400 Classic - Hawke Airmax 3-9x40 AO MAP6, SMK QB78 DL - JSR 4x40 Mildot ill.El Gamo ASI sniper, BSA Airsporter MkVI. UBC#22 - Sheridan EB22, Gamo Compact:R77-4:Falcon, Walther PPK, CP88 shiney, SMK G10, Baikal 53M:MAK, Crosman 357
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Jim does'nt matter if its a plinker or as we say over here a "plonker" enjoy it still "happy shooting"...Mike...
Founder of The Umarex Boys Club.
Leave it out Russ the G10 is a power house and hi-tech compared to the Westlake.It's the chinese equivalent of a G10 then
And you could hit the barn door....
If you threw it hard enough.
Russ
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