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yeh i loved the mak , but when i got the witness , i sold the mak , never thought i would find a better pistol ,
its that bit of recoil i spose, sorta makes it more alive than a recoiless . thats why we like spingers i guess ,
but the tan wit does it all , not only that,its also that you can get original grips, and holsters etc , and they are great fun in home PP , so long as you have a spare mag ,,, dont get me started on that
Getting Old
I think the Makarov is the best multi shot c02 that I have, mine is an an early one and I think the later versions have a cast top slide rather than the milled out ones. The first ones for this reason are probability more solid. I have heard there is a mag that takes pellets for this pistol but not sure if this is so, as it sounds like it will just jam up. Would be interested if anyone has tried one of these.
Yep, me being silly, I must have read lead BB and thought pellet. Thanks for that.
Most of the modern CO2 pistols fail eventually due their complexity and number of parts made with inferior metallurgy.Not to say that they cannot be repaired.The old Crosman 600 is fairly complex but made of better stuff, so if you want a repeater go for this or the Drulov DU10 which is also easy to fix if need be. Single shot buy and old Crosman 150 or 157, 60 year old quality that just keeps going and going, simple and strong.
Baz
And dont forget the Benjamin EB 17/20/22 series. Mainly brass and no plastic that I can think of. 5ft/lb + and accurate if you can manage to fettle the rear sight. Built like brick outhouses. The crude trigger is made slightly more tolerable by fitting a good quality trigger shoe. Only available new in .22 these days - IRO £150. 'Ricks Grips' in the States does some lovely custom wood grips for them too. Well worth a look.
Smith & Wesson 78 and 79 are two more you'll have to make provision for in your will.
The same applies to Crosman Model 88 Skanaker, FEG GPM 01 and Alpha Sport, there are a lot of excellent CO2 target pistols out there
ATB,
Nick
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As already stated, the Makarov is the best made CO2 repeater.
Built like a T34, solid steel throughout.