Walther R8

[mickmck 716]

Just been looking at these and look OK for the price . just wonder if anyone has any info about them . is are they any good or should they be left well alone ???cheers mick

[shadow_sniper 47]

Type in r8 loads of info on here

Atb

Nick

[magnummike 39]

Just been looking at these and look OK for the price . just wonder if anyone has any info about them . is are they any good or should they be left well alone ???cheers mick

Hi Mick my mate was telling me last week one of the lads who shoot at our local range bought one a few weeks ago and sold it to another lad at the range who has sold it on again already . They both recon they are crap according to my mate , I would make sure I had a go before I handed over my hard earned ATB Mike

[mickmck 716]

I think thats what ill do mike . Ill go grt a look at one in the shop. Ive read a few reviews and thought it seemed like a decent gun for the money

[magnummike 39]

I think thats what ill do mike . Ill go grt a look at one in the shop. Ive read a few reviews and thought it seemed like a decent gun for the money

Maybe it is Mick the rifle I was talking about may have been a bad example , and Ive never shot one so cant realy say one way or another if you try one then you can make up your own mind

[mickmck 716]

I'm gonna have to get a go of one . I just like the look of it . says in the reviews that its pretty heavy . I like a heavy gun . bit of a toss up between that or r10

[john79 29]

where do these have to be sent to for warranty repair's? are they made in Germany ? would they have to be sent back there? worth asking while your in the shop as if it developed a fault it could be away for week's

 

 

john.

[mickmck 716]

I think there put together in the UK by armex

[shadow_sniper 47]

Armex does all repairs on their products. I've just put a deposit on a hatsan galatian

[secretagentmole 1,701]

1 ) This is a Walther.

2 ) It has a Lothar Walther barrel.

3 ) It has a plastic trigger.

4 ) So do quite a few other guns.

5 ) Bolt operation is a bit sticky for the first 1000 or so shots.

6 ) They are accurate.

7 ) About 150 shots per fill in .22

8 ) Nice Minelli stock.

9 ) There are a lot of happy owners out there.

10) Should be chrono testing mine today!

Edited December 26, 2014 by secretagentmole

[Coypu Hunter 486]

I used to own a Umarex 850 AirMagnum, which uses the same action as the R8. It just used CO2 capsules rather than HPA, and had a synthetic stock. In .177 it was as accurate as any good PCP.

[mickmck 716]

Well i picked up my new r8 today and up to now I'm happy with it . seems good little gun for the money . I asked for it to be chrono tested in the shop before I got it and these were the results

Bisley mag 21 grain

10.97

11.83

11.40

11.01

10.92

11.03

11.17

 

Air arms 16 grain

11.10

11.09

11.24

11.16

11.06

 

Been testing it out up the back yard. At 10 metres and got grouping of a five pence

[secretagentmole 1,701]

Chrono tested mine. Crosman Premier 9.8 ft lb (14.3 grain), Range Master Sovereign 10.3 ft lb (15.9 grain), AA Diablo Field 10.54 ft lb (16 grain).

 

Nowhere near the 16 joules promised in the manual.

It has gone back!

 

Grouping was good, power was bad! Best was 14.3, worst was 13.3 joules!

Edited January 10, 2015 by secretagentmole