The Air Arms TX200 HC; it has the reputation of being the best air rifle in the market, so my expectations where high, when I decided to sell off a few of my other (.177) air rifles to buy this .22 hunter carbine. On forums people who own one all talk about the bluing, the walnut stock, the trigger, and overall build quality. According to them it's the holy grail of airguns. And having handled one myself a couple of times, I have to admit, they aren't just making stuff up. It is what they say it is, the most excellent spring piston (non-match) air rifle on the market.
I had the chance to get one for a very reasonable price, so I went out and bought it. All my springers up until now where .177 caliber, but sometimes they just lack that extra bit of knockdown power on long distance shots, so after selling a few of those .177 springers, this .22 beauty entered the collection.
Except for some tiny rust speckles on the barrel, the rifle is in pristine condition. This particular rifle is shoots 16 grain pellets consistently 558 ft/ps at 11 ft/lbs. The cocking effort isn't that heavy, and the locktime is exceptionally short. Sound wise, it's back yard friendly by all means, and the recoil isn't what you'd expect from a springer, just a nice dry 'TOK' sound and small kick to straight backwards. I'll be taking this baby out to the range to see what she does at 55 yards, but I like her already!
Oh, and the checkering... Man, love it!
To be continued!
I had the chance to get one for a very reasonable price, so I went out and bought it. All my springers up until now where .177 caliber, but sometimes they just lack that extra bit of knockdown power on long distance shots, so after selling a few of those .177 springers, this .22 beauty entered the collection.
Except for some tiny rust speckles on the barrel, the rifle is in pristine condition. This particular rifle is shoots 16 grain pellets consistently 558 ft/ps at 11 ft/lbs. The cocking effort isn't that heavy, and the locktime is exceptionally short. Sound wise, it's back yard friendly by all means, and the recoil isn't what you'd expect from a springer, just a nice dry 'TOK' sound and small kick to straight backwards. I'll be taking this baby out to the range to see what she does at 55 yards, but I like her already!
Oh, and the checkering... Man, love it!
To be continued!
The only (non-match) PCP I still own is also the only rifle I own with a synthetic stock, the FX Independence. The rest is all wood, and walnut is amazing to the touch and to look at. 
