Best pocket pistol

[tinbum]

Im after a plinker for when I'm out shooting or generally wandering around the woods (where I have permission, obviously)
It's gotta be compact enough for a Barbour pocket, cheap, fairly accurate and preferably a springer/ssp as I'm not keen on replica types. I'm thinking tempest, any other ideas? Oh, power isn't important, it is just for plinking.

[Garry]

HW 40 ssp probably fits the bill best. They're fairly light, so wouldn't add much weight to your jacket.

[tinbum]

I've never used or even held one. Are the Beeman derivatives any good? Or would I be better off with a secondhand Hw?

[Garry]

I've heard good and bad about the Beemans, probably a 2nd hand HW would be a safe bet.

[humperdingle]

I bought an HW40 last year, but foolishly sold it. Bought another recently, though.

Great wee guns and very consistent (I did a short test a while back on here) power was a little over 2ft lbs. Ideal plinker, usually found S/H here for around £70.

[eyebull]

Beemans are ok if you sort out the common fault - a burr on the inlet hole which wears the piston o-ring. 2 seconds with a bit of wet'n'dry will sort it.
Not particularly compact, but light enough. Rather loud though, and quite real-steel looking to the uninitiated. You could maybe pick up a 2nd hand one for £40 or less?

One of the old Webleys - Junior, Premier, Senior, and as you said, the Tempest fit the bill for pocket sized. Record Jumbo too, if you can get hold of one.

The new Umarex buckmark, whilst 12" long, is otherwise compact, light, fairly quiet and pretty accurate. If you order one from Fritz like I did you can get it for £40 new.

[ratgunner]

forget the Co2 powered pocket blasters,

Crosman 2240 in both flavours £115 new,

Benjamin EB, a real blaster runs close to 6ftlbs .177, .22, .20,

Whatever ya get have fun,

Bernard.

[GRAZY]

Its got to be the Record Jumbo, even space for pellets in grip so you don't need to bring a tin.

[tinbum]

Its got to be the Record Jumbo, even space for pellets in grip so you don't need to bring a tin.

Yeah, I had one and sold it. Doh!

[Biker_Bob]

Webley Premier / Senior - Small, accurate (if you know how to hold it) and about 3 Ftlbs
Record Jumbo - very small and light, accurate if you seat the pellets properly, but very, very weak 1 Ftlbs on a good day
Benjamin EB CO2 - small, light full power but very very loud

[harvey_s]

MP-654K Makarov - very pocketable and won't leave you with one pocket hanging 18" below the other one & bruised knees

[Rob M]

Webley Tempest or other Webley overlever
Record Jumbo
Gamo AF-10, very similar to a Webley Nemesis but smaller, light and accurate SSP.

I'd steer clear of Co2, wouldn't want the hassle of carrying bulbs as well as pellets, also wouldn't want to be loading little magazines, gine me a one-shot springer or SSP any day.

[harvey_s]

I'd have gone the other way - good 60 shots out of 1 powerlet and 13 BB's in a nice clean magazine rather than a pocket full of bashed lead pellets and fluff

[Jerry Cornelius]

don't forget the BSA magnum

http://www.airgunbbs.com/showthread....86#post5700686

[tinbum]

don't forget the BSA magnum

http://www.airgunbbs.com/showthread....86#post5700686

Doh! Too late....