target pistol witch type?

[MANXIE]

i req a target pistol god enough for comp work
spring/pnumatic.

Any ideas what type would be best second hand

cheers manxi

[Paul Hudson]

What sort of budget have you got in mind?

Paul.

[MANXIE]

hi mate

not realy got a price in mind.

but this time ov year you can somtimes get some good prices

cheers manxi

[Hsing-ee]

£80-£120
For new get a Weihrauch HW40PCA or a Gamo Compact. They are not too expensive and you can work on your technique until you get 90s and then get a proper expensive one.

£100-200

Second hand you can get a Feinwerkbau 165 or 180, a Tau 7, Original 10 or FAS would be better if you have more money as a starter gun.

[Geordie]

Don't discount the Rohm Twinmaster series either - cracking little things

Dan - utterly biased Twinmaster Top owner

[Aeroman]

Don't discount the Rohm Twinmaster series either - cracking little things

Dan - utterly biased Twinmaster Top owner

I'd second that - I put a red dot sight on one this morning and my five year old daughter shot it in a HFT Pistol comp and got 39 ex 250 (50 shots, 5 for a kill and 2 for a plate) The one knockdown she got was a 30 yard target, so it may just be my cr@ppy zeroing that's holding her back!

David

[wkhudson]

I'd second that - I put a red dot sight on one this morning and my five year old daughter shot it in a HFT Pistol comp and got 39 ex 250 (50 shots, 5 for a kill and 2 for a plate) The one knockdown she got was a 30 yard target, so it may just be my cr@ppy zeroing that's holding her back!

David

Trigger is a bag o' ****e though.

[Rustam Bana]

For sheer reliability at the very top end of this market, I would opt for either the Steyr LP10P or it's Anschutz derivative and the FWB P34/40.

I started off with the club's FWB 65 and 80, then bought my own FWB Mod. 2, followed by a FWB 103 and currently have a Steyr LP10P. Of the lot, the Steyr is the most forgiving, however, my average hasn't gone up simply because I have stopped training seriously. In other words, the best of kit is not a passport to higher scores, if one does not practice correctly and regularly.

Rustam

[Hsing-ee]

In other words, the best of kit is not a passport to higher scores.

Rustam

Yeah, when the Gamo Compact came out Hugh Love shot some astonishing scores with it. Well, thats what the advert showed anyway.

[I. J.]

I use a Morini 162E after spending a lots of money climbing the 'quality' ladder. I suggest you buy the best true match pistol you can afford as doing it in stages, part ex-ing on the way up, can be very expensive. If in the end you dont like the sport at least you have a decent match pistol to sell on. Poor quality equipment (and therefore lower scores) can put you off 10m pistol shooting for good.
H.T.H.
Ian