Quote Originally Posted by elewis411 View Post
Hi everyone.I am looking to buy a pistol to start me off in 10m shooting,i have been offered both a fas ap 604 and an aeron b96 5 shot co2.The fas seems to be a marmite pistol,i have found good and bad coments about them with some people saying that they dont have enough power to cut clean holes in the targets at 10m and complaints about regular seal failures.On the other hand i have had co2 pistols in the past and pretty much every one has leaked but they were quite cheap examples,does anyone have any experience of the aeron b96 and any info regarding spares availability,reliability etc.Thanks in advance for any info...Thanks...Lewis...
I have the b96, I'm sure that at some point it will leak, but I'm sure that it will then just need an O ring or similar seal, probably polyurethane, to get it running again.

I don't have a FAS 604 but I do have a Pardini Fiocchi P10, the breech and barrel seal were like used chewing gum when I got it and it was sold as not holding pressure - a bit of oil on the piston O ring and valve seal sorted the leak and I cut some new Polyurethane seals for the breech & barrel.

10m argets are printed on special short fibre paper to tear easily & cleanly, anything home printed will not be the same, target pistols are generally low powered, what targets were those moaning about low power using?

The best bet is to shoot the pistols you fancy before you buy one, otherwise you'll end up like me
ATB,
Nick