Recommendation for new starter

[joee]

Hello,


i am looking for recommendations for a pistol to get started with,i have shot rifles before but not pistol.

thanks

joe

[averageplinker]

What do you want to use it for?
Rich.

[joee]

Just for target shooting

[LewisYorks]

Serious target shooting? If so avoid anything CO2 right from the start, you'll only end up chopping them in for something nicer.

For PCP there is the single Artemis pistols at the lower end, HW44 in the middle and serious stuff like Steyr at 1000 plus at the top end.

Or go for a nice spring pistol like the HW40?

If you just want a plink spend 100-200 on your favourite CO2 plaything, Umarex, etc.

Lewis

[Modski66]

Serious target shooting? If so avoid anything CO2 right from the start, you'll only end up chopping them in for something nicer.

For PCP there is the single Artemis pistols at the lower end, HW44 in the middle and serious stuff like Steyr at 1000 plus at the top end.

Or go for a nice spring pistol like the HW40?

If you just want a plink spend 100-200 on your favourite CO2 plaything, Umarex, etc.

Lewis

I had a lot of use from my CO2 powered Feinwerkbau target pistol, easy to bulk fill from a fire extinguisher and at the time, was cheaper to buy than a PCP model.
All the main target pistol manufacturers made CO2 pistols before moving to PCP, but you can still buy a new one here:

https://sureshot-airguns.co.uk/tau-brno-tau-7/

Very capable pistols, probably better made than the Artemis stuff too. Uses standard 12g capsules, but can also be bulk filled.

[Biker_Bob]

Just to be pedantic -that nice spring pistol will be an HW45, the HW40 is a nice single stroke pneumatic.

If you're just starting out you could do a lot worse than an HW40, they are cheap to buy and extremely accurate and they have a good trigger. The HW45 is a beast that requires quite a degree of expertise to shoot properly.

[TonyL]

Agree with Bob's observations above.

[Modski66]

In the sales section:

http://www.airgunbbs.com/showthread....06#post8027406

[jefrs]

SMK CP2. (Diana, Artemis, Victory, Zasdar, Snowpeak, etc ad naus)
It's CO2 but CO2 is cheap online.
With PCP you'll need a scuba tank and an oaf to carry it, or compressor (£££) or breaking your back on a stirrup pump, so that's not beginner.
Reasonably priced.
You get pistol and rifle in one box. .177 or .22 (but the barrels can be swapped )
And a silencer. It needs the silencer. Alternative is CP1-M pistol only but no silencer, and the CP2 trigger is better.
It is very, very, very accurate.
Just so you understand, it is very accurate.
Jeff.

[D_H_P]

Baikal MP53 is a nice easy to use and pretty accurate springer
Weihrauch HW40 is a nice easy to use and pretty accurate single stroke pneumatic, better trigger than the Baikal MP53
Weihrauch HW45 is a bit of a beast, much harder to shoot accurately then either of the two above.
Baikal MP46 is a very nice very accurate single stroke pneumatic match grade pistol.

Plenty of other good pistols will be suggested, but perhaps if you could handle a few and see what suits you?

[wilkinss77]

Just for target shooting

What kind of target shooting? Casual/back garden (plinking) or tournament type target shooting?

[Musket69]

If its. Just for the back garden how about a Beeman P17. Cheap as chips, no faffing with CO2 and nice fibre optic sights

[Shed tuner]

SSPs... HW40, beeman P17, gamo pr45, gamo compact all £100 or less secondhand, recoiless, no gas or air filling to mess with. Or an alecto - great pistols, but more expensive, more powerful.
Springer pistols are the toughest to shoot (unless you get a GISS or FWB65 - not really things I'd suggest for a beginner) but great fun - HW45 is a star performer.
CO2 plinking the CP1/2s. Some of the replica fun guns can also be quite accurate, e.g. the S&W 586, but not exactly target triggers or accuracy
The only beginers PCP pstol i'd suggest is the PP700W - very good value and accurate, everything else too expensive/specialised

If you have a club near you I'd see what ppl have and try some - pistols are even more personal / subjective than rifles, not least due to weight, grip comfort, sights etc all being much more critical than with rifles.

[Troubledshooter]

Why not try a Webley Junior or if you want real accuracy, an original Webley Nemesis SSP, both can be purchased for reasonable money.

[Troubledshooter]

There is a Webley Nemesis SSP with shoulder stock for sale in the sales section at a very fair price.