Help me scratch the itch please

[Josie & John]

I have a liking for all of the above (and more) but if I had to choose one classic CO2 clone over others it would be the Umarex P38 with battle worn finish. It looks and feels authentic, has a realistic blowback action, strips similarly to an original and above all, shoots accurately.

John

[Tony.T]

Don't get the Umarex Legends version of the PO8. It has "WW11" in white lettering on the side of it which, imo, makes it look rather silly.

Buy the non legend one (still full blowback and field strippable) and distress it yourself which is really easy using a magic eraser - cheaper and looks better.

Not heard of a magic eraser- very impressed with the effect you got- where can I get one?


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I have a liking for all of the above (and more) but if I had to choose one classic CO2 clone over others it would be the Umarex P38 with battle worn finish. It looks and feels authentic, has a realistic blowback action, strips similarly to an original and above all, shoots accurately.

John

Oh thanks for that- more expense coming up....

[CaineIsCarter]

Thanks for the replies. I went onto the Versandhaus site to see how much cheaper these pistols are than at my inflated local dealer, then I stumbled across the PPK, and the MP40....

[Gareth W-B]

Thanks for the replies. I went onto the Versandhaus site to see how much cheaper these pistols are than at my inflated local dealer, then I stumbled across the PPK, and the MP40....

Yep, the more you look the more you end up adding to your 'must have' want list ... Seems then that you are doomed. Welcome to the collecting club.

[Tony.T]

Yep, the more you look the more you end up adding to your 'must have' want list ... Seems then that you are doomed. Welcome to the collecting club.

---walks away whistling a tuneless melody----

[Gareth W-B]

--- walks away whistling a tuneless melody ---

Not totally tuneless, as I'll name that tune in one: "Keep on Keeping on" (Curtis Mayfield ).

[Ed Butt]

I've always had a thing about western pistols right back to when I were a lad (remember LONE STAR cap guns), so the obvious replica for me was a Colt SAA. I loved the look of the Crosman Remington 1875 but went right off it when some wally decided to put COWBOY in big letters on the side of the frame. Ruined the authenticity for me, which left the Umarex Colt SAA as the only option.
At the shooting show there was a stand selling these at a good discount and I picked up a 71/2" rifled barrelled nickel one. What a gun. The only downside for me is that it only comes with 6 pellet shells so I've added another dozen.
Don't be put off by the seemingly endless reloading as that is all part of the pleasure of owning one and the best pellets I've found so far have been RWS Geco and RWS Hobby.
Other stuff you should consider for general maintenance are Pellgun Oil, felt cleaning pellets (I have Remington Cleansers) and a silicon cloth to wipe off the inevitable fingerprints, all of which you can get from J S Ramsbottom at very reasonable cost and no I'm not related or employed by them.
There was a very useful video by Umarex on U-tube regarding maintenance of these guns until a few days ago which has since been pulled.

Enjoy