Target Pistols

[Rimfireboy! 1,463]

I’ve been thinking about getting a target pistol. Something like an old feinwerkbau or similar. Just wondering if anyone on here has any experience of them? Something like these maybe?

[philpot 4,982]

I have used both of these PCP pistols and the Hammerli AP20 is amazing but not cheap.

http://www.edinkillie.co.uk/ecatalog/hammerli-ap20-air-pistol-p-1463.html

 

The Air Arms Alfa is a nice pistol but for me not as good as the Hammerli for handling and holding aim.

https://www.air-arms.co.uk/showroom_product/alfa-pistol

 

I depends on what you want to spend, like all guns. My pigeon / rough shooting guns is about £500 s/h but my Clay shooting gun was nearly £4k s/h so horses for courses.

 

Phil

[Rimfireboy! 1,463]

Thanks Phil.There’s some fantastic Pistols available but I’m thinking something older at around £400 ish maybe? Just for the experience really. I don’t know if it’ll go anywhere from there so don’t want to jump in at big money pistols atm. 

[philpot 4,982]

At that budget, you might be able to pick up a s/h unit. Try looking in the target shooting magazines.

[Rimfireboy! 1,463]

1 minute ago, philpot said:

At that budget, you might be able to pick up a s/h unit. Try looking in the target shooting magazines.

Ahh, never thought of that. Good idea, thanks Phil

[Baldcoot 2,352]

RfB ave a butchers at Freeadds,  online there,s a huge selection of used airpistols and rifles for sale covering the whole of Britain.You can set up email alerts till you get the 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 that you want.

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[Deker 3,478]

On ‎19‎/‎11‎/‎2018 at 20:26, Rimfireboy! said:

Thanks Phil.There’s some fantastic Pistols available but I’m thinking something older at around £400 ish maybe? Just for the experience really. I don’t know if it’ll go anywhere from there so don’t want to jump in at big money pistols atm. 

It's difficult to know where to pitch this.     For experience then you probably want as cheap as you can get.      For anything a bit serious the money just piles on, and the serious ones get personal, so resale can be very difficult.

I've done very little air pistol target, but used to do a lot of .22lr pistol target years ago.   It was great fun, and we treated it as fun, none of us at the club were International level but we competed in postal leagues!

[Rimfireboy! 1,463]

1 hour ago, Deker said:

It's difficult to know where to pitch this.     For experience then you probably want as cheap as you can get.      For anything a bit serious the money just piles on, and the serious ones get personal, so resale can be very difficult.

I've done very little air pistol target, but used to do a lot of .22lr pistol target years ago.   It was great fun, and we treated it as fun, none of us at the club were International level but we competed in postal leagues!

I agree. I was considering an FAS, but for the price of a new entry level pistol I might be better off with an older but higher spec piece like a feinwerkbau model 2.  The thing is finding one for sale that I can have a look at and handle first. I know there’s plenty of new ones for sale in the £700-£1800 range, but I’m not that serious about it.

[xraiderx 94]

I’m not a pistol expert or pistol target shooter

but i do have a HW44 and that’s very accurate 

[Deker 3,478]

Any progress on this Rimfireboy! ?

[Rimfireboy! 1,463]

2 hours ago, Deker said:

Any progress on this Rimfireboy! ?

Unfortunately not, although I’ve been busy and haven’t had much time to follow it up. I did consider having a look at Steyr in solway, but then stopped myself because I didn’t want to walk out with an £1800 air pistol. It wouldn’t be the first time I’ve done similar. I think I might have to have a better look in the new year on the used market. 

[Deker 3,478]

1 hour ago, Rimfireboy! said:

Unfortunately not, although I’ve been busy and haven’t had much time to follow it up. I did consider having a look at Steyr in solway, but then stopped myself because I didn’t want to walk out with an £1800 air pistol. It wouldn’t be the first time I’ve done similar. I think I might have to have a better look in the new year on the used market. 

Good luck whatever route you take!