Pro Sport pretty much a TX ?

[Moss74]

I had a walnut stocked ps in .177 that I really liked the look of
I just couldn't get used to it, nothing wrong with it I just got spoiled using the tx I think
Sold it in the end. I would like to try one again sometime in.22
Martin

[micken]

I've had a TX for years and love it. I also love the look of the PS and have shot several of them that mates own(ed) and loved the way they shoot. I'd buy a PS in a heartbeat if it had a very nicely grained walnut stock and either a black anodised cocking lever or a nicely blued steel one. I'd find it hard to live with the silver anodised finish on this particular rifle.

[LESS THAN FORTUITOUS KENNETH]

I have a full length tx200 in a walnut stock. Fully bumerified by nikelarse and owned by him. Also a polished tx200 HC, again fully bummerified in a warren edwards walnut stock. And a PS in a walnut stock which I got at a big discount because it's previous owner couldn't get on with it. I get on with it! If I'd have been him, I'd have percy veered for longer than a fortnight.

[robhw97k]

nice looking rifle prosport,never shot one im sure it be very good but i dont like way it cocks ill stick to my tx200 brill rifle.

[Shed tuner]

had a PS for a while, loverly gun, but couldn't compete with the TX, so sold it. Bough another more recently, still a loverly gun, still couldn't compete with a TX, so sold it to a mate.

If you can handle the extra (forward) weight, most ppl prefer the TX. In Walnut the PS feels nice, looks nice, shoots, nice, but as it's just not as nice to use, and a bit muzzle floaty. A walnut HC isn't much heavier, but just feels better. All IMHO of course, all are excellent guns.

[pelletcaster]

IMHO there is another substantial difference between the innards.

Contrary to the TX which is naked the compression tube of the PS is glided by buttons at the front and a synthetic bearing at the rear.

PS

Sorry - no picture of the rear.

TX

[cooper_dan]

The PS comp tube is 'glided' because the cocking linkage puts a lot of side load onto the comp tube, and is only held on with an M5 screw. So it needs to be lower friction to reduce stress.

It doesn't add anything to the firing cycle or shooting characteristics

[Shed tuner]

The PS comp tube is 'glided' because the cocking linkage puts a lot of side load onto the comp tube, and is only held on with an M5 screw. So it needs to be lower friction to reduce stress.

It doesn't add anything to the firing cycle or shooting characteristics

exactly...

[Saxmaniac]

I opted for the PS because I find it better balanced than the front heavy TX. I also prefer the automatic and invisible anti-bear trap mechanism of the PS to the manual and external TX version. All that said, I will probably end up with a TX at some point!

I don’t find the PS any more hold sensitive than any other springers.

[Shed tuner]

I don’t find the PS any more hold sensitive than any other springers.

it's not... but the TX is less...

[Steve Zodiac]

It’s sounding like PS = Marmite, TX = Honey.

Cocking lever on the PS doesn’t really bother me, one stroke load pellet and it’s almost self closing, silent and out of the way.

The TX unclip , cock , load press side button , close and re- clip and it’s noisy to cock , click , click, click , ?

And the HC lever looks really short for repetitive shooting , dunno .

Because I really like the P/S ( can’t put the .177 down especially ) I’ll maybe really really like the TX .

Think I’d deffo want .177 if I go , HC or standard .. not sure . Prefer my 77K to standard 77 so ?

Need to get a look at the TX , or just jump in as normal .

[Barryg]

And the HC lever looks really short for repetitive shooting , dunno .

I measured my cocking effort at 28 lb for 11 ft/lbs

[Shed tuner]

I measured my cocking effort at 28 lb for 11 ft/lbs

the geometry is much more efficient than a PS.

You can only short stroke a PS a little (I like around 90mm) - if you get it down to 83-86 medium stroke (like a mk1/2 tx), cocking effort gets a bit high - as does the load on that little bolt.

[Steve Zodiac]

Great days shooting at home today , empty house all afternoon.

Put half a tin of JSB express 7.87 through my PS.

And my M5 is looking great.

It’s a shame Tarian Marks don’t do 5mm targets .

[flintlock50]

A Hail Mary for each one you sold .

Did you hope you’d find a nice light one if you kept buying them ?