Quote Originally Posted by gingernut View Post
... also cumbersome
The Umarex Desert Eagle mentioned above would seem to suit my wants Thanks for the suggestion. It's fairly long and according to youtube, weighty. Long means good distance between rear-sight and fore-sight, weight should help with steadyness when shooting. They are not cheap. But why cumbersome?

A bit of faff is not a bad thing considering these guns use a lot of CO2. Faff would extend the shooting session time. Not wham bam thank you Mam.

For cheap there's the Gamo PT85. A small CO2 blowback rifled pellet pistol with white dot sights. One dealer I spoke to said they don't sell them because of faulty returns. That's why I've not bought one (yet?). I wonder whether that's the real reason. It could well be. You get what you pay for. But I'm not looking for perfection, just a bit of accuracy and fun.