What's the toughest air pistol?

[Phantom Sniper]

Surely the Gat gun can't be counted as an 'air' pistol its closer to been a catapult

I aint a big fan of the gat, but the Diana SP50 when cocked, looks the part dont it? and from what I remember a darn sight more powerful

Saw one advertised at £30 on here recently (pluss £5 P&P)
I paid 12£ for mine.

I was just about to put in an offer for it when Lesley looked over my shoulder and said in a stern voice
"Dont you even "think" about pressing the submit button"

Gulp!!!!
So I didn't

Tony

[gunslinger]

BSA Magnum
Sorted

GS

[sniper22]

I aint a big fan of the gat, but the Diana SP50 when cocked, looks the part dont it? and from what I remember a darn sight more powerful

Saw one advertised at £30 on here recently (pluss £5 P&P)
I paid 12£ for mine.

I was just about to put in an offer for it when Lesley looked over my shoulder and said in a stern voice
"Dont you even "think" about pressing the submit button"

Gulp!!!!
So I didn't

Tony

chicken

i obtained my first steel toe cap boots so i could always find somewhere to push the barrel in on my gats and sp50's. i ended up with funny round pattern like audi or the olympics imprinted on the leather.
remember those feather darts?

[Porky]

Hi Jim,how about the Benjamin/Sheridan HB pump up pistols,definitely a tough pistol.No co2 to worry about,only got to worry about exhaustion from all that pumping

http://www.crosman.com/airguns/benjamin/HB17
all the best,Keith

[Rob M]

It's either going to be a Webley Overlever (Senior, Premier, Tempest, Mk1 etc.) as there is very little to go wrong with them, given a little lube they should last a lifetime, or, even tougher still, I am surprised that nobody has yet recommended the famous Yankee Hy-Score pistol, or its British Phoenix Arms reincarnation.

The cocking linkages are massive for a pistol, looked after one of these will last more than a lifetime in my opinion, there's only a single O-ring to wear out, the breech seal is made purely from steel parts, no leather or rubber seals to wear there. The trigger mechanism is low-stressed so should last a LONG time without serious wear, the pistol was designed from the outset to be a long-lifed and robust item, with as few parts to wear out our break as possible.

While the HW45 is a well-made and accurate pistol, it is also quite complex, there have been one or two reports on here of problems with them.

[gingernut]

I have owned A.22 BSA Scorpion from new -1973 I think.It has been well used but I do look after my stuff. It has never broken and I have just had it overhauled by a friend who put a new spring in it. Back up to 5ft lbs and thinks it is a target pistol!
I was aiso recently given a 1975 Crosman Medalist II last fired in 1987. It is low on power but accurate and nice to use. It is now being sorted by the same useful friend!

[windowrest]

It's either going to be a Webley Overlever (Senior, Premier, Tempest, Mk1 etc.) as there is very little to go wrong with them, given a little lube they should last a lifetime,

I found one of these in dads shed when I were a lad.. It was exceptionally rusty and the cocking linkage was broken. So, being a stupid youth, I found a nail that fitted, clamped it in a vice and struggled like mad to cock the thing. It worked a treat! I took it to the local gun shop and they refused to get the bits to repair it as it was 'dangerous'. no sesne of adventure, that was their trouble...