Nicely put.
There are a couple of interesting new pellet guns from Umarex.
The S&W M&P 45, which, unfortunately has a plastic exterior, and is not particularly cheap in the UK.
The other is the metal bicolour Hammerli S26, which replaces the old Hammerli P26, itself a rebadging of the old RWS 225.
The new one looks nice but I doubt it will be as sturdy as the old German guns. Doesn't look as bomb proof as the Hammerli P26.
Looks like a Far East manufactured article to me. Could be wrong though.
Competitively priced though.
I find bb guns pleasant to look at, but not much fun to shoot.
The metal they're made from doesn't look like it will wear well.
I was prepared to make an exception for the Baikal Makarov, simply because I once had the real thing when I lived abroad, and the Baikal version is a solid steel gun made in the same factory as the firearms.
Just take it out once in a while, admire it and wipe it down. Never shoot it though.
Last edited by Arthur John Smithsplease; 11-10-2013 at 06:46 PM.
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