Is it possible to buy a cheap target pistol?

[NeilnrLincoln]

Hi all.
I enjoy a bit of bell target shooting & 10m target shooting, only for fun nothing too serious.
I'd like to get a .177 pistol to have a go at the targets with.
The cheaper the better as I don't have much to spend. What is available at a reasonable price and pretty accurate?
Are the old Gamo underlever pistols any good, or are any of the newer co2 pistols suitable for target shooting & plinking?
Sorry if it's a daft question, just wanting peoples opinions on if any cheap or older pistols are up to a bit of 10m target?
Thanks.
Neil.

[Alakar]

I'd say HW40. ssp
CP1. Co2
SMK P700W pcp

[Vic Thompson]

Just my point of view, but the Webley Alecto/AtakArms Zoraki might fit the bill.

See here : http://pelletgunreviews.blogspot.co....cto-ultra.html

and available secondhand for less than the £200 barrier.

Vic Thompson.

[Geezer]

LOV21
HW40
Gamo Compact
Gamo Center
Diana 6/6G/6M
FWB65
IZH-46M
FAS 604

[NeilnrLincoln]

Thankyou for your reply.
I'd kind of ruled out pcp as I don't have a bottle & stuff to recharge it.
All of my rifles are break barrels so I don't mind springers but co2 is an option as I already have a Crosman 2240 which is good fun but no good for targets.
Is the HW40 a single stroke pneumatic?
I'm not a huge fan of air pistols that look like firearms, I prefer them to look like an air pistol, but if they're pretty accurate I guess it doesn't matter too much what they look like.

[mikehill]

You really won't regret a HW40, or find anything as cheap, reliable and accurate.

[Inspector 71]

Lov 21 would be my choice.

[colin57]

Lov 21 or CP1 both good.

[I. J.]

My vote is for the LOV 21.

[Telephonepete]

You really won't regret a HW40, or find anything as cheap, reliable and accurate.

agree with this and the chinese copy is ridiculously good as well. i have the hw 75 but thats very expensive.

[Inspector 71]

IMO the HW75 sits way too high in the hand to attain decent scores in 10m target.

The Lov 21 is a capable little pistol that's well worth considering. A simple fettle can get the trigger feeling and performing very well.

To me, the GAMO Compact is just too cramped around the grip and trigger and I don't have goalkeeper's mitts by any stretch.
The trigger is also quite poor. It's just a PR45 with an anatomical grip really.

[Geezer]

IMO the HW75 sits way too high in the hand to attain decent scores in 10m target.

The Lov 21 is a capable little pistol that's well worth considering. A simple fettle can get the trigger feeling and performing very well.

To me, the GAMO Compact is just too cramped around the grip and trigger and I don't have goalkeeper's mitts by any stretch.
The trigger is also quite poor. It's just a PR45 with an anatomical grip really.

The Compact is odd. I have an early (pre 2002?) one and it's quite impressive given its low cost, and has a decent and properly adjustable trigger (though not a patch on a real match pistol). The later (post 2007? I am sure there was a break in production) ones appear to be less good, in particular in having heavy trigger pulls with adjustments that don't really adjust anything.

Still not a competitor on performance to, say, a FAS604, FWB65, or a good Giss system Diana, and probably no better than a Daisy, but much cheaper, used, than all but the last - think £80-120, I guess.