Air Arms TX200HC walnut stock
Right, my good lady bought me a TX200HC for crimbo.
Seeing as its crap outside and I've called it a day I thought I'd do a review of my new addition.
My particular rifle is in .177 flavour which I now seem to favour over .22, until a couple of years ago I used to be a .22 man but I found myself using the .177 without thinking about it.
The stock is walnut and superb quality, I have seen nicer grain on others to be fair (check out Malc barnards from country pursuits TV on YouTube) but its a nice bit of wood none the less!
The action is gorgeous with a deep bluing that shows the quality off superbly.
I personally found the TX to be a tad heavier (or at least felt) than my pro sport despite the action being based on the TX, maybe it was just the balance but it certainly felt weightier in the forehand.
I quite liked this though as it just feels quality, it's the sort of rifle that makes you want to go out in the pissing rain just to get a few shots off :-)
The shorter barrels really look smart in my opinion and the add to that sturdy build and look.
The cocking lever is smooth and crisp but the anti bear trap took a little getting used to, probably not everyone's cup of tea but I would urge you to get past that and try one out!
Accuracy is that of my Prosport, astonishing! Easily as accurate as any PCP, my first morning out I took a squirrel from 30yards (standing but resting on the side of a wall) with a precise head shot, that was the first shot of day!
Maybe it's that I'm used to the exceptional accuracy and quality of my Prosport but you just know the pellet is going to hit where you're thinking, I think having confidence in the ability of the rifle is as important as your own ability to shoot well.
I zeroed the TX the day before, I nicked my hawke HD 4-12x50 off the Pro sport, not the best scope in the world but its clear and serves me well.
What I found almost amusing was that it was almost zeroed at the same position as the 6 year old pro sport (about a half inch out) I had taken it from, testament to the incredible quality and engineering at Air Arms.
I can't sing the praises enough of this rifle or my pro sport, no need for tuning and messing about but pure class out the box! And an absolute dream to shoot, I honestly can't see how tuning could improve this rifle as I genuinely believe this I'd one of the greatest rifles ever made.
I'm very happy that the TX200HC found its way to my Gun rack :-)
Too many guns to list...always room for one more :-)
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