Recommendation for new starter

[tim56]

I have just bought a HW40 in .22 for garage target shooting. Its brilliant. Excellent trigger with a very light
first section of pull and a nice crisp let off. Sights are pretty good too especially when you look at the price.
Loading is simple when you've had a few shots but keep your hand flat when closing the action. Recommended.

[CuppaT]

I have just bought a HW40 in .22 for garage target shooting. Its brilliant. Excellent trigger with a very light
first section of pull and a nice crisp let off. Sights are pretty good too especially when you look at the price.
Loading is simple when you've had a few shots but keep your hand flat when closing the action. Recommended.

Good choice. They are and awesome pistol. I have a .177 version and just for a test out a scope on it a few years ago so i could test its accuracy. Single hole groups at 20yds was the result.

[WesseH]

For backyard 'target plinking', I would probably recommend a non-blowback (CO2) multi shot pistol.
Cheap to get into and backyard target plinking is likely to be more enjoyable with an 8-shot magazine than a single shot system.

For actual (6m / 10m) target shooting you've got some great recommendations already. The notable absentee from the first page I find the AA Alpha Project.
The Alpha is by all means a proper precision/match target pistol but seems to be a bit marmite. Personally, I love the light weight of the front end of it thanks to the cylinder sitting in the grip.
Of course, new you're talking £700+ but you could always hold out for a 2nd hand in good condition. I bought ours for £400 with all bits included and only 1 very small dink under the barrel where the weight had previously been fitted (too tight...).

The Snowpeak PP20 is also a great match pistol for the price, pretty much a 'poorly polished' Steyr at around 25% of the cost.

[NickJ]

I have just bought a HW40 in .22 for garage target shooting. Its brilliant. Excellent trigger with a very light
first section of pull and a nice crisp let off. Sights are pretty good too especially when you look at the price.
Loading is simple when you've had a few shots but keep your hand flat when closing the action. Recommended.

I too would like a pistol and this one seems highly recommend. Christmas is fast approaching!

[Nathanman]

Lots of useful info, thanks.guys.

[derekm]

I'm surprised no one has mentioned the Tau 7. It'll outshoot most of us on here and will eventually sell with little or no loss if 'upgrading'.