best built c02 pistol?

[Ian]

In my view

Serious pistol = Tau 7
Fun plinker = Baikal Makarov

Most of the rest appear to be made of a kind of hard cheese with added plastic and are highly unlikely to become heirlooms

[Aardys]

i cant see any reason why the tan wit wouldnt last for years, might just need the blowback seal after a few years i spose .

old schimel gas pistols were made of much worse metal and some of those are still in shooting condition ,,, 60 years on

[bassmanrich]

i cant see any reason why the tan wit wouldnt last for years, might just need the blowback seal after a few years i spose .

old schimel gas pistols were made of much worse metal and some of those are still in shooting condition ,,, 60 years on

id like a Tang.....they look good fun, may get one in a couple of weeks after the end of month bills are done....wish i kept the makarov though. The other 1 i may get is the diana l5 magnum, but thats a different sort of pistol.

[Aardys]

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

[bassmanrich]

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

yeah its alot of gun for the dosh, maybe ill go for one of them then.

[GRAZY]

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.

[Ian]

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.

That would be the Baikal one your referring to

Never heard of a pellet version and I cant see how that could work

The rifled barrel was intended for 4.45 round lead shot as I understand it

[2schimels]

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

[Ian]

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.