Best pistol springer.

[oldgreyman]

Hi i would like a break barrel springer for back garden plinking.
What do you guys think is the best springer.
Advice please.

[Cicero]

You can't go far wrong with an HW45. I love my .177 to bits.

[CaineIsCarter]

HW45 is the finest spring air pistol you can buy. Get it in .177

[tinbum]

I have a 45, its great, but maybe OTT for your use? (And its not a break barrel)

Maybe consider a Diana/Original model 5, or even a 6 if you can find one.

Failing that, there's plenty of Record, Gamo and even the HW70 to choose from.

[Blackrider]

I have a problem with the HW 45, it looks like a 1911 Colt Automatic Pistol (and not an air pistol)

If its an Air Pistol then I like it to look like one ! ie. Walther lp 53, Webley Prem/Senior/Junior, Beeza Magnum etc. and many others.

[Hsing-ee]

I have a problem with the HW 45, it looks like a 1911 Colt Automatic Pistol (and not an air pistol)

If its an Air Pistol then I like it to look like one ! ie. Walther lp 53, Webley Prem/Senior/Junior, Beeza Magnum etc. and many others.

The Walther LP53 looks very similar to a raft of .22 rimfire pistols. It doesn't look like an air-pistol, and it actually looks more like a firearm than the HW45!

The HW70 is a nice pistol for a youngster to learn on, very accurate, low recoil, clear sights and has a smallish grip.

[oldgreyman]

I did say break barrel, its also for my grandson he finds hw 45 hard to load.

[Blackrider]

A .177 Webley Junior would be ideal !

Beautiful little British air pistol !

[pcusername]

Maybe consider a Diana/Original model 5, or even a 6 if you can find one.

Or a model 10,even better although not so many about now.The 6m is nice if you can't find a 10.

[Rickenbacker]

Or a model 10,even better although not so many about now.The 6m is nice if you can't find a 10.

Very nice, but as a garden plinker, you could say a mod 10 or 6M have that combination of oldness & complexity that could put off a casual shooter. They're not cheap or easy to rebuild if / when the piston seal fails, and the early seals are prone to crumbling, and spitting bits of it out' the barrel.

So from that perspective, the less complex Model 5 (or the HW70) could be a better bet if its for tin can bashing...

Finally, as the OP wasn't put off by a Webley spring pistol - perhaps consider the Premier, Tempest or Hurricane... the jointed cocking arm on those later model Webleys makes them easier to cock than the solid linkage models, with a bit more power than the Junior.

HTH

[ikarma70]

HW45 is the finest spring air pistol you can buy. Get it in .177

Sorry but the fwb65/80 is a much better pistol however the OP stated break barrel, I own an original 6 and it really is a lovely pistol.
Also take a look for an original 5 or a bsa scorpion.

[craig9mm]

Diana P5 Magnum.

[craig9mm]

have a look at the smk xs25 punted as v powerful £99 could be worth a dabble,
altho SMK quality is not known to me,it looks a tin can bruiser
I have a P5 Diana Magnum and the grip,trigger and safety,in fact all the bottom half of the XS25 appear to be an exact
copy of the P5 Magnum, the bonus is it is grooved for a scope
I wander what Yana thinks.....

[hwtyger]

The bottom indeed looks like a LP5 magnum clone.
It'll probably be made in china.
We do not have SMK here