Hello, advice on buying my first air pistol, please.

[airgunnut]

Hunting with a pistol is frowned upon as it's considered that pistols are not accuret enough (in reality it's the nut behing the butt that's not good enough) humane dispatch of a rat in a cage or a injured rabbit from a few inch away......yes, hunting/pest control..... No.

[Midasi1]

In reality I will not be hunting with the pistol but dispatching any rats caught in the traps or the odd mixxie rabbit.

Bad choice of my wording, sorry.

M.

[tinbum]

I have one of the previous model without the open sights and its really rather good. Very accurate, regulated and cheap. Whats not to like?

[bcham]

im also thinking of purchasing the pp700 s-a but will await for some one selling a used one on here,

[ETCHY]

As a newbie on here & somebody who only recently bought his first air-pistol, I found the old Webley Tempest I bought, ideal for plinking.

Dave

[Midasi1]

Bought the Artemis PCP as I am set up for PCP rifles and liked the pistol's specs.

It arrived just before Christmas and was well balanced, easy to fill and load, shot about 10 pellets.
Noticed air cylinder gauge had dropped by about a half, so re-filled and left it overnight. Next morning, clear there was a slow air leak !

Contacted supplier to reject and return the pistol - now have to wait whilst they collect and replace with an alternative pistol.

I have paid the extra and gone for the Wiehrauch HW75, being a fan of their rifles.

This has very good reviews, but is a different beastie and probably no bad thing too.

So, please watch this space and I will let you know how things progress.

M.

[blooregard]

The HW75 is a fine pistol but probably not great for despatch, it is only about 2-3 FPE.

[Rickenbacker]

And they can be leaky. Often cured by drops of Pelgunoil in the right places, but a slow quiet 'hiss' from a quality SSP is a bit disappointing if/when it happens.