SSP Pistols what choices nowadays?

[Reevo17]

Great post thanks!

Just my 2p… from the SSP clan I’ve had the HW40, HW75, beeman copy, fWB103 and IZH46M

The 40 is fantastic and a real nice pistol - one of my favourites too

The 75, whilst built from metal and wood and oozes class I’ve owned a few and
1) they’re slightly less powerful than the 40
2) they are easier to cock in part due to the longer wider top lever but also #1
3) I’ve never found them as accurate as the 40 and I pellet test thoroughly

Beeman - great entry pistol but yes I agree I prefer the pedigree of the 40

FWB103, the holy grail for many - I owned along side my IZH but in truth I preferred the IZH so sold the 103

IZH46M- one of THE BEST entry 10m pistols you can get hands down. I shot a lot last year and got a PB of 575 with my IZ. So easy to cock and use…

BUT, the IZ is a match pistol and not one you can 2 hand hold/red dot/rest etc

I’ve not really used my IZ in a while - tiny plink the other week.

Today I was with my son using the HW40 and red dot to smash plaster Lego men and ink in the garden - absolute blast! Yes I’d make a few tweaks in an ideal world longer trigger reach mainly) but you simply can fault it.

I too have been toying with getting something else… I’d like something with a bit more grunt to use 25yards (not essential though) and tbh there isn’t anything… probably only the Webley Alecto/HP01 or whatever it is called. This is still being made and offers full power, but without using one they just look chunky and still have ‘anatomical grips’ making 2 handed shooting difficult…


Watching with interest


One other consideration is a multi pump - like the crosman 1377. 3 quick pumps gives similar power to an HW40, 6 with be around a match pistol and 10 full power… cheap, loads of mods too