most powerful air pistol available to us here in UK?

[Bearded Rockape]

For a springer, consider the Diana LP8 (.177), and for a CO2, try a Benjamin EB22 (.22). I have both, plus a .22 HW45 and a Crossman 2240. All apparently as close to the limit as you will get legally. They all pack a mighty punch!

[grumpygit]

If you want a good old springer then a BSA Scorpion is close to the limit, some of the early ones had to be returned to BSA because they were over the legal limit.

[fannin]

For a springer, consider the Diana LP8 (.177), and for a CO2, try a Benjamin EB22 (.22). I have both, plus a .22 HW45 and a Crossman 2240. All apparently as close to the limit as you will get legally. They all pack a mighty punch!

yeah thanks man someone told me benjamin EB22 was good, what you think better quality EB22 or HW45? and from the 2 is one more powerful? cheers man

[w-v-m]

yeah thanks man someone told me benjamin EB22 was good, what you think better quality EB22 or HW45? and from the 2 is one more powerful? cheers man

Why the power obsession?

[fannin]

Why the power obsession?

because otherwise just get an hw40 right?

just want to know of HW45 and benjamin EB22 which one is more powerful and also if one has higher build quality

[Bearded Rockape]

yeah thanks man someone told me benjamin EB22 was good, what you think better quality EB22 or HW45? and from the 2 is one more powerful? cheers man

HW45 is by far the best quality, but I think it's now around £250, while the Benjamin is about £100; that's good value, hard wood handle and brass metalwork, The Ben is much smaller and lighter too although a bit more fiddly to load until you get used to it.

Why the obsession with power, someone asks? Well I for one don't like to be able to see my pellet travelling towards the target from an under-powered kiddies replica pistol, much prefer something designed to do the job not make you look (and maybe feel) like James Bond or the Lone Ranger... but many others obviously feel different, or these replicas wouldn't sell as well as they do.

[fannin]

HW45 is by far the best quality, but I think it's now around £250, while the Benjamin is about £100; that's good value, hard wood handle and brass metalwork, The Ben is much smaller and lighter too although a bit more fiddly to load until you get used to it.

Why the obsession with power, someone asks? Well I for one don't like to be able to see my pellet travelling towards the target from an under-powered kiddies replica pistol, much prefer something designed to do the job not make you look (and maybe feel) like James Bond or the Lone Ranger... but many others obviously feel different, or these replicas wouldn't sell as well as they do.

thanks buddy

i also prefer not to see the pellet in the interim between firing and connection

[delta1]

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This pistol turns up to x ftlbs can be interpreted as unhelpful to the long term future if the Sport.

As for " I don't want to see the pellet," perlease! : rolleyes:

At 12ftlbs its still very pleasurable to watch the pellet all the way to the target.

[short-carabine]

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This pistol turns up to x ftlbs can be interpreted as unhelpful to the long term future if the Sport.

As for " I don't want to see the pellet," perlease! : rolleyes:

At 12ftlbs its still very pleasurable to watch the pellet all the way to the target.

Indeedy! Air/CO2/spring/PCP pistols are paper punchers/tin can blatters and not .44 Magnums. If it does 3ftlbs or 5.9, it really doesn't make a difference- it's still not full bore. I can understand the power issue if you are hunting, with an air rifle, but blatting a tin can or popping holes in targets??? I own a fair number of pistols, and so long as they put the pellet on the target at 6, or 10 yds, I don't worry about "super power". If I need power (i.e. if shooting for pest control or other live shooting) I'll use my Ratty or Airmagnum. I know all my pistols do under the legal limit, how much under I'm not really concerned.

[fannin]

Indeedy! Air/CO2/spring/PCP pistols are paper punchers/tin can blatters and not .44 Magnums. If it does 3ftlbs or 5.9, it really doesn't make a difference- it's still not full bore. I can understand the power issue if you are hunting, with an air rifle, but blatting a tin can or popping holes in targets??? I own a fair number of pistols, and so long as they put the pellet on the target at 6, or 10 yds, I don't worry about "super power". If I need power (i.e. if shooting for pest control or other live shooting) I'll use my Ratty or Airmagnum. I know all my pistols do under the legal limit, how much under I'm not really concerned.

yeah but nicer to knock a tin can about with a 5.5ftlbs or whatever hw45 than a 2 or 3ftlbs or whatever it does hw40 no? nice to hit it a bit harder i think otherwise the hw40 is much cheaper, much lighter, looks better (subjective) and has no report or recoil so why do guys love their hw45's and why does it exist? got to be the harder-hittingness i think