Smk pcp any good ??

[MikeHW45]

So smk pcp are they any good ??.im not fan smk cheap chinese crap BUT dunno much about there pcp.anyone owned one ? what ya think.

"Cheap Chinese Crap" You hit the nail bang on the head. Even the "cheap SMK pcps" are more expensive than a top quality springer, ie TX200. I reckon the best bet is to either spend the cash on a top quality springer or up the budget and get a decent pcp. Alternatively if you need some quality firewood SMK is the way to go!!

[robhw97k]

"Cheap Chinese Crap" You hit the nail bang on the head. Even the "cheap SMK pcps" are more expensive than a top quality springer, ie TX200. I reckon the best bet is to either spend to cash on a top quality springer or up the budget and get a decent pcp. Alternatively if you need some quality firewood SMK is the way to go!!

Haha ok mate lol

[secretagentmole]

OK so the usual bollocks are being spouted here, yet the P10 shorty (http://www.airgunbbs.com/showthread....artemis-p10-15) is a much loved gun by those who have it, which is basically a bull pupped rifle!

They have an OK trigger, lightweight airtube, magazine fed, the mechanism is reliable and accurate. Shot to shot power variation is low, a lot of gun for a little money. They are also fairly quiet.

Of course the same people will keep spouting the usual rubbish, having never handled one, shot one or used one at all. You can pay the same money for a secondhand gun that may come with a lot of somebody else's problems, or a brand new gun with warranty?

[bcham]

i have had the SMK Artemis PP700SA pistol cracking gun for the money, accurate and powerful. would buy another if i had some land to shoot it n.

[stublade]

Purchased the P15 and ok the wood isn't nothing great but the rest has really impressed me , good build quality, light , accurate and very small
Designed in the UK by smk and built under license in China ....

[AC all day]

I bought the P10 as a junior club gun....strangly the kids love it...its consistant and does the job well...yes the finish is not top end blued but it does what it says on the tin....i now have a p15 too the sidelever cocking is a vast improvement and a smaller stock suits us well....

[MikeHW45]

My sincere apologies if I have offended anyone with my comment on the SMK's. The fact of the matter is whatever you own if you rate it and enjoy it then that is the only thing that counts. I realise that SMK's have come a long way from what they were years ago and do actually produce some decent guns. Its just that having recently looked at the SMK's, Weihrauch's and Air arms etc with a view to purchasing a PCP, last weekend I tried a selection out including the SMK M22 and personally it just does not ooze quality like some of the other makes and given the fact that it is £400 I feel that it is possible to do better.

[secretagentmole]

My sincere apologies if I have offended anyone with my comment on the SMK's. The fact of the matter is whatever you own if you rate it and enjoy it then that is the only thing that counts. I realise that SMK's have come a long way from what they were years ago and do actually produce some decent guns. Its just that having recently looked at the SMK's, Weihrauch's and Air arms etc with a view to purchasing a PCP, last weekend I tried a selection out including the SMK M22 and personally it just does not ooze quality like some of the other makes and given the fact that it is £400 I feel that it is possible to do better.

http://www.countrywaygunshop.co.uk/p...pcp-air-rifle/



You shop in the wrong places!

[MikeHW45]

https://www.surplusstore.co.uk/smk-m22-beech.html

This would explain why I feel the lack of value for money!!! Although this store to me always offer exceptional value for money and are helpful and knowledgeable

[Rob Edge]

SMK are providing some superb value for money kit these days. Nothing at all wrong with the quality or accuracy and I would prefer a budget new gun all day long over a cheap second hand of questionable reliability. I have had a P10 and sold it to fund A Hatsan Gladius which I am very pleased with but when I saw the SMK Victory CP2 advertised (CO2 rifle/pistol combo) I purchased one. Knocks the spots of the Crosmann Ratcatcher.

[oldboyshooter]

http://www.countrywaygunshop.co.uk/p...pcp-air-rifle/

:d

you shop in the wrong places!

what a bargain !!!!!!!!!!! SHAME I LIVE SO FAR AWAY OR I WOULD RUSH IN AND BUY ONE

[jumbuck]

"Cheap Chinese Crap" You hit the nail bang on the head. Even the "cheap SMK pcps" are more expensive than a top quality springer, ie TX200. I reckon the best bet is to either spend the cash on a top quality springer or up the budget and get a decent pcp. Alternatively if you need some quality firewood SMK is the way to go!!

I have a TX200HC MkII and a Bam B40 (Chinese TX Clone) B40 not quite as good as the TX in quality of finish but still excellent however, what is as good is accuracy and that's spot on So hardly call them crap just because Chinese

[secretagentmole]

People base their views on hearsay, rumour and experience of air rifles from years in the past.

The problem is quality is constantly improving on the Chinese imports.

The same cannot be said of the competition, European marques are losing quality, even the mighty HW is having more Friday afternoon jobs than is physically possible looking at a calendar. But the Chinese keep upping their game.

Those old enough can remember laughing at the Japanese motorcycles when they first came into the country, no way could they be seen as a threat to the likes of AJS, BSA, Norton, Ariel, Triumph, Velocette, how many survive now? Only Norton (just restarted), Triumph (restarted a couple of decades ago) and Ariel (just restarted), oh and Brough (just restarted in France).

None survived, all killed by the flood of Japanese bikes that were cheaper, faster and better. I can see the same happening in air guns!

[MikeHW45]

People base their views on hearsay, rumour and experience of air rifles from years in the past.

The problem is quality is constantly improving on the Chinese imports.

The same cannot be said of the competition, European marques are losing quality, even the mighty HW is having more Friday afternoon jobs than is physically possible looking at a calendar. But the Chinese keep upping their game.

Those old enough can remember laughing at the Japanese motorcycles when they first came into the country, no way could they be seen as a threat to the likes of AJS, BSA, Norton, Ariel, Triumph, Velocette, how many survive now? Only Norton (just restarted), Triumph (restarted a couple of decades ago) and Ariel (just restarted), oh and Brough (just restarted in France).

None survived, all killed by the flood of Japanese bikes that were cheaper, faster and better. I can see the same happening in air guns!

To be honest my point wasn't based on the fact that they are Chinese made but the fact that I have indeed owned an SMK a few years back and it was indeed not very good at all. Things do move on and improve with time so maybe I have judged them wrongly. And for the record I have a Japanese motorcycle!!!

[secretagentmole]

To be honest my point wasn't based on the fact that they are Chinese made but the fact that I have indeed owned an SMK a few years back and it was indeed not very good at all. Things do move on and improve with time so maybe I have judged them wrongly. And for the record I have a Japanese motorcycle!!!

My first rifle was a B2, I also own a Japanese motorbike.

But do you know where the Yamaha YBR125 is made?

Have a wild guess....

Same with your Iphone, Ipod, Ipad....