Thanx guys, any more opinions please?
Dave
Thanx guys, any more opinions please?
Dave
PS what would be a reasonable price for a 40 & 45 in good nick pleade?
db
Fancy shooting your air pistols & rifles a bit more, then guy's & gal's come visit us at theUBC for loads of fun competitions for all types of air pistols and rifles.
I've always liked the Gamo myself - I find the HWs a bit too small for my hands and slightly less intuative on the cocking/release.
My advice would be to try them if at all possible before you buy!
New: Hammerli AP20; BSA Meteor for daughter (and rats ); TX200 with a scope on top;
Baikal MP-651K for plinking; and a friend with an Original 75 he doesn't mind me using!
No doubt in my mind - Gamo Compact all the way.
Does everything the others do - but has the option of taking you onto the first rung of the competition ladder if you wish.
The other two are compromised by their grips and until you've tried a halfway decent grip - you'll never know what you're missing....
If I could have only one of those it would be the 45 every time. It's so much fun to shoot. If the grips are a problem you can get aftermarket ones, or make some yourself.
Of the 3 I only have the 45 and although great pistols I don't really need a 40 or Compact, because I have an HW75 which ticks the boxes of both the others. Recoilless and accurate like both and lovely trigger (even better than the 40 which is pretty good). The grip is not fully anatomical as it's ambidextrous but in practice it works very well and feels so right in the hand. It's also not got any plastic on it at all and the weight is just right.
“We are too much accustomed to attribute to a single cause that which is the product of several, and the majority of our controversies come from that.” - Marcus Aurelius
Thanks all, I have just committed to buy a 40.
Perhaps the others will come along later
Dave