Your top ten air pistols

[Paul55]

Here's mine, in no particular order.

S&W 586 Glossy Black - Build quality, accuracy, the air pistol Dirty Harry gun

Walther CP88 Competition - Fitted with walnut grips & the highly desirable target sights turn it into a very accurate pistol

Dan Wesson 715 - The upgraded DW is a beast with lovely rubber grips beats the earlier version hands down

Crosman 2240 - These are money pits! That said the amount of aftermarket bits & bobs mean you can build a totally unique pistol, which will never make it's money back. A real double edged sword.

Umarex Colt SAA - The cowboy gun we all had as children brought back to life for us older kids

Webley MKVI - A real replica of an iconic revolver

Schofield - Another beautiful replica that, unlike the Colt, has a decent set of sights. Surprisingly accurate for a smooth bore

Colt 1911 Blow Back - The Tangfolio Witness was the hottest pistol in town on it's launch. Since then there have been many other versions made. A truly iconic pistol beautifully brought to life.

Walther CP99 - A tidy little pistol when fitted with it's dedicated laser & silencer. Proper James Bond style

HW40 - Very accurate, great build quality, lovely trigger,

[Jake190]

1. FWB Model 80 - Classic Match pistol, brilliant with weights under the barrell
2. FWB 102 - Very accurate/unusual with two cocking levers
3. BSA Scorpion .22- Beats the HW 45 all day long
4. Pardini K58- Very smooth shooting pistol. Very low sight line
5. Diana LP8 prefer it to the P5 magnum, which has a horrible first stage to the trigger
6. FWB 65 - Along with the 80, the Rolls Royce of spring piston pistols
7. Walther LPM-1 - Great build quality
8. BSA 240 Magnum .22 - my Longest owned air pistol, March 1996
9. Original Model 6 Fantastic shooting pistol
10. IZH 53M - Quality at a low price

[Tony.T]

Not sure that 10 is enough!- I'll do my best

1) The king- Crosman 2240. A hobby within a hobby. I defy anyone to say 'It's finished'

2) Crosman 600- nothing more to say- anyone into airpistols MUST HAVE one of these. It's the law!

3) Diana\Original's I have and owned

P5
LP6
Mod 10

Still got them

4) CO2-

Webley MKVI (pellet) very good
Colt SAA (pellet) Excellent
P08 (KWC) utterly superb beyond belief
Colt M1911A1 collectors edition- very nicely detailed pistol- and original Colt walnut grips will fit with a little work

5) sorry but I have to go over 10 -

10m pistols-

other than the Mod10 already mentioned- a special nod to:-

FWB 65
Alpha CO2
Baikal mp-46m
FAS604

And a lot more!

[ptdunk]

Feinwerkbau 100
Feinwerkbau 90
Diana/original Model 10
Crosman 600
Record champion
Drulov DU10
Daisy 717
Lp53
Diana model 1
Tell 2


I enjoy shooting them all

Oh yeah, and all the older Webleys.

[AdeC]

Agree with all the others mentioned but thought I'd add a couple of wildcards. The Gamo Center is a cheap, accurate underlever spring pistol which is lovely to shoot.
Also the SMK XS26 pistol is way more accurate than it ought to be and great fun as it's full power

[webb22]

I can’t believe that no one has mentioned Falcon or EB20?!? (Unless I’m being blind???). Two great pistols. I was rather taken with the SW586. It was a hand-me-down and I thought it would be a ‘toy’ when I took it on - but it ain’t. The Twinmaster Sport is a good entry level target shooter, without breaking the bank. I rather fancy a HW45 and a Alfa Proj next...and yes, air pistols are great collector pieces without getting busted by her-in-doors lol

[Aimstraight]

I can’t believe that no one has mentioned Falcon or EB20?!? (Unless I’m being blind???). Two great pistols. I was rather taken with the SW586. It was a hand-me-down and I thought it would be a ‘toy’ when I took it on - but it ain’t. The Twinmaster Sport is a good entry level target shooter, without breaking the bank. I rather fancy a HW45 and a Alfa Proj next...and yes, air pistols are great collector pieces without getting busted by her-in-doors lol

You are correct, I have tried a Benjamin EB20; very nice with the compact appearance of a Webley Senior, with the convenience of a CO2 bolt action Crosman, but with a nicer trigger (which is not difficult ).