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

[Midasi1]

Many thanks for the help - dropping any idea of pest dispatching.

Back to working up to 10 mtre targets and plinking.

It seems that (and very little different to my rifles) any make/model/price air pistol you can buy has its inherent problems which will need sorting at some time or other !

Any advice please as to what parts of the HW75 the Pelgun Oil should be applied ?

M.

Ps A very happy 2017 to one and all.

[clarky]

What you are trying to do with a HW75 or FAS 6004 is keep that main piston seal (O ring) lubed. Or the darn thing will just wear and leak.
A few drops every tin of pellets is quite sufficient.
The lube type is very important. You must not use anything silicone based as silicone galls very badly on Aluminium pistons and will even eat into Aluminium with or without movement of the cylinder. Similarly dont go anywhere near wiping the gun down with the wretched stuff niether.
Pellgun suggested here Is fine being an engine oil based product with no nasties that could attack your O rings.
Also this lube which you simply apply into the tiny air hole in the main cylinder , will mist around the rest of the valve O rings as you use the gun with great benefit. Pellgun has been tried and tested for years with O rings. Use it!!
As a cheaper alternative you could use Bisley gun oil. Again engine oil based with no detergents or additives which is also fine with leather seals.

The HW75 is an infinately better choice than the 700, being massively more tested and reliable, as would a 45 , Walther lp53 or any old Webley variant.
These 700 monstosities coming with all sorts of issues and requiring of air tank parafinalia for frequent refills.....what a nuisance ..we should not be considering taking critters with pistols anyway......loads of rifle choices for that.....so go for an easy cocking, self contained tool that is the length a pistol should be not the length of a small cricket bat.

Many thanks for the help - dropping any idea of pest dispatching.

Back to working up to 10 mtre targets and plinking.

It seems that (and very little different to my rifles) any make/model/price air pistol you can buy has its inherent problems which will need sorting at some time or other !

Any advice please as to what parts of the HW75 the Pelgun Oil should be applied ?

M.

Ps A very happy 2017 to one and all.

[Midasi1]

Its a shame about the air leak as my first impressions were good.

Balanced, good grip, easy to load and quite accurate.

Not a problem with re-filling as never intended to use it away from home, and already set up for PCP anyway.

Awaiting the HW75 and almost talking myself into taking the SMK back after repair...hmmm.

Thanks everyone for your help.

M.

[Biker_Bob]

The Brocock Grand Prix is a fine pistol - the trigger is worst bit but it's tweakable.
I've had a lot of success with the Crosman 1377 but I admit that they're not for everyone and they need quite a bit of work to bring them up to scratch.
For the money a Crosman 2240 is hard to beat - plenty of power and very accurate.
The HW75 is a superb pistol but very very low on power, forget humane dispatch or even pistol HFT - 20 yds is about the limit for one of these.
How about a Zoraki / Alecto? Full power and only three pumps.

[Midasi1]

Sent the Artemis back for a full refund as the air cylinder leaked.

Bought a Weihrauch HW75 - first impressions are very favourable, will post a review in due course.

Thinking of buying a Sig Sauer P226 FDE CO2 - .177.

Grateful for any comments or info on this pistol - btw well aware of CO2 problems in the cold.

Many thanks,

Michael