what pistol was the aa s200 based on ?

[harvey_s]

Defiantly not the Alfa . I had it in my head it was a pistol action but apparently not .
Looks the perfect action for a pistol and most target pistols cost too much . Cogs are turning in my head so I`m going to keep a look out for a cheap s200 and chop it up. Ive got a 66cc elan buddy bottle so that might look cool stuck on the front instead of an airtube . Pistol grip off an airsoft rifle and a bit of sawing, glue and gaffa tape and jobs a good un

This would perhaps not be advisable as you'd end with a cool looking, but highly illegal 12 ft/lb air pistol.
I think even if you used an early adjustable one, they could so easily be wicked back up again - I would hate to think what would happen if plod got involved at any point.

[wilkinss77]

This would perhaps not be advisable as you'd end with a cool looking, but highly illegal 12 ft/lb air pistol.
I think even if you used an early adjustable one, they could so easily be wicked back up again - I would hate to think what would happen if plod got involved at any point.

'you're nicked, sunshine!'

[queens_own]

Where and how did CZ-BRNO come to make the cz version of the S200? do they manufacture under licence from Air Arms?
Ken

[harvey_s]

Where and how did CZ-BRNO come to make the cz version of the S200? do they manufacture under licence from Air Arms?
Ken

Read post #2 and it'll all become clear....

[queens_own]

Thanks Harvey_s, having read the second post I have to assume that CZ do manufacture under licence from Air Arms even thought post 2 doesn't mention anything about CZ.
The only real air rifle that came directly from a pistol that I'm aware of is the BSA Buccaneer from the Scorpion.
Ken

[FGYT]

definitely a CZ based development I remember going to Bisley ranges one dark wet night where Terry Doe had the prototype over for a test (think it was an early BBS thing)

developed from a CZ pistol rings a bell but cant remember exactly so may have been a CZ rifle as a base

after that I sold my £1200 Dave Wellam Anschutz and got one of the first batch of 177 S200 in the country to replace it ( drove up to SFS in Brum from Bournemouth to get it to )

But was a wait till the 177 appeared must be 10 yrs ago now Hence the shaky memory but definatly a CZ based design made for AA to a low budget that shot well above tis price bracket.

ATB

Duncan

Not sure if they still do a target air pistol but they did

http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/918/czapariy3.jpg

[harvey_s]

I wouldn't have thought the S200 is produced under license given that CZ designed and market the the rifle themselves under the CZ name and the S200 has CZ marking on the action and documentation.
On that basis I'm guessing that its another 'badge engineered' product with Air Arms being in effect the distributor like the old 'Beeman' range of guns marketed in the states.

With regard to the air pistols I'm likewise not sure either if the BRNO based Aeron CZ company is (or was) a division of the Ceska Zbrojovka parent company or the CZ was just an abreviation for Czechoslovakia...