Air Force One Trophy Pistol

[fatttmannn]

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[fatttmannn]

Picked my .22 mode;l up on Thursday last. Quality is exceptional, it dose put the offerings from Crossman to shame and I own a lot of the 22 series The accuracey is excellent and the only crticism I can level is maybe some stipling on the grip would be nice, just my observation. Well worth the price.

[Bjacobs571]

I tried one in my local shop and the trigger guard is too small for me and has sharp edges which cut into my fingers. The trigger has a long creepy release. apart from that it looked really good.

[1066]

I have one and I'm really quite impressed (if you can get one at the right price) The pistol is well finished, good bluing and good wood to metal fit.
The action is well machined from aluminium and matt blacked and the bolt works and seals well.
The rear sight is mostly made from high density plastic, it fits on the 11mm sight rail and is adjustable for elevation and windage (no clicks)
The trigger is single stage, just one long continuous gritty creep.
The grips a very basic ambidextrous , made of Beech wood.

Out of the box it won't win any competitions, however I think it has a lot of potential. A good polish up of all the moving bits will go a long way and some work on the grip to add a palm shelf and thumb rest will also help.

I've had no problem keeping all 10 shots in the black on the 10m airpistol target (single hand/no rest) The sight line is quite high for a modern target pistol but more of a personal preference thing.

So- A total redesign of the trigger unit to make a true two stage trigger adjusted to 500grams.
New fitted grips and low level sights, barrel re-crown, slightly reduce power and you should have an entry level target pistol that really could be competitive.

I like it.

[Marc.RG1]

Very interesting indeed, I'm not normally into target pistols for a few reasons, firstly because i dont normally like the look of them and their massive tree trunk grips and because of price and secondly i find my glossy black Beretta 92fs can compete with them up to 20ft anyway..

But theres something about the air force one trophy target pistol i like, i like the plain thinner style grip and the price tag seems fair.. I might have to look into getting one next year..

[treebeard]

hi
looks like there might be a multi shot on the way!

http://www.china-airrifle.com/produc...5b35bea2d.html

http://www.china-airrifle.com/produc...c92ede535.html

[hawkeye]

hi
looks like there might be a multi shot on the way!

http://www.china-airrifle.com/produc...5b35bea2d.html

http://www.china-airrifle.com/produc...c92ede535.html

im still waiting to get my hands on a single shot version of it

[harvey_s]

So- A total redesign of the trigger unit to make a true two stage trigger adjusted to 500grams.
New fitted grips and low level sights, barrel re-crown, slightly reduce power and you should have an entry level target pistol that really could be competitive.

Why on earth would want to bother? by the time you've done that, it'd be cheaper to buy a new Tau and it'll still be better than what you end up with

[gingernut]

I don't think he means it Harvey

[harvey_s]

I don't think he means it Harvey

On here, you never know....

[harvey_s]

I don't think he means it Harvey

I think he does....

[1066]

Why on earth would want to bother? by the time you've done that, it'd be cheaper to buy a new Tau and it'll still be better than what you end up with

I know what you are saying Harvey - However, if, like me, you enjoy tinkering with all things mechanical, this isn't a bad project.

You should view this pistol the same as the QB78/79 CO2 rifles, these basic little rifles can be picked up for less that £100. They have a terrific following and form the basis of many capable customised projects. They are reasonable accurate and can easily achieve full power with not much work.

If you can pick up one of these pistols for around £70 and are prepared to do the work yourself you could produce a reasonable plinking pistol that could be used for garden plinking and low level informal competition.

I totally agree that you couldn't compare it to any sort of proper target pistol, but then even a shabby old "target" pistol will probably set you back a couple of hundred unless you're lucky. Saying that, I've recently picked up a couple of nice Walther CP-2 match pistols for less than £200 each and they both shoot very well indeed.

So- If you want a pistol to tinker with and you enjoy doing it and if you can buy direct at the right price - go for it.

If you buy one at full UK price and expect to perform like target pistol you will be disappointed.