Air Arms TX200 SR

[DualMagMike]

I checked another one off my wish list recently when I found a nice AA TX 200 SR MKII. It's a true lefty action which is perfect for me as I cock and load all my rifles with my left hand but I do shoot right handed. The normal right action on my TX200 and Pro Sport require I turn them substantially to the left in order load a pellet into the offset breech which I find annoying. This SR has a right hand stock with an adjustable cheekpiece and recoil pad which I like and both were pretty well done, they did not come that way from the factory. It has a pretty nasty twang which surprised me for an Air Arms rifle, when I opened it up I discovered there was no top hat! Another spring is on the way, and I'll install a top hat when the spring gets here. It's shooting at a nice 11.8fpe now but I wouldn't mind one bit if the new spring brings it closer 13+- which is where my PS & TX are and several other of my FT rifles. I changed the Leapers scope in the picture to a Hawke AirMax 4-16x50 30 SF which is the same as several of my other FT rifles. The sledge system needed a bit of adjusting as I could not raise the rifle to much of an angle at all before the action would slide back negating the recoiless feature of this rifle. It's a bit heavier than a standard TX200 but that's fine as it's very stabile for bench shooting and FT and I am not carrying it around in the fields or woods.

 

[Odoyle]

Nice gun! Mine was too hard to cock but am unsure if that's part of their nature. My regular TX200 is a lot easier to cock in comparison.

 

[DonC]

I have Nylock nuts on the sledge system. To get proper sliding action adjust tension nuts so that when holding the rifle muzzle up, you tap the butt pad to initiate the sliding sledge system.

 

[DualMagMike]

same on mine, it's already properly adjusted but was not when I got it as I mentioned

 

[Lewis]

Not sure if all versions are the same, but on my MKII at least the sledge is locked in the forward position when cocked. You could point it straight in the air and it won't slide until the piston moves forward. It is actually one advantage over the RWS/Diana 54/56 platform.

I can take pictures or we can talk it through over the phone to make sure yours is the same.

 

[tjmac]

On my Mk1SR, Mk2SR and every SR I have seen, the action locks forward when cocked. If it is not doing that, there is something wrong.

When I am adjusting the nylock nuts that set the tension for the slide. I tighten one until the action has some resistance to slide and then back it off slowly until the slide moves with about a five degree tilt. I do the same with the other lock nut and I'm done. The slide moves very freely, but does not have any slop in it. If you tighten the slide to the point where you have to tap the rifle when it is pointed straight up in order to have the slide release, you have pretty much created a recoiling gun. It will not recoil quite as much as a regular TX, but it will recoil, kind of defeating the purpose of the slide. It is called a semi-recoilless gun, but when set properly, the recoil is insignificant and you can watch the pellets in flight, similar to a PCP, which is very handy in field target.

My Mk2 is a lefty action in a righty stock as well; easy loading, especially on sitting shots.

Tim

 

[DualMagMike]

I'm pretty sure but not positive like the 54/56 the SR is dependent upon how the sled tension is set up if it will move or not...?

 

[Lewis]

By the way, another great gun you have there. Always jealous. 

 

[wildcj5]

This is one of those guns that I wonder why they stopped producing I can’t be that much more to produce than a regular TX. I love my SR but as mentioned above they require more effort to cock. 


i don’t think my SR is any more or less accurate than my regular TX but damn they just feel special to shoot.

 

[DualMagMike]

I don't know the retail prices of the SR vs the standard TX but yes they were definitely more $$, harder to cock, weighed a bit more, harder to maintain and work on and from several reviewers showed no real improvement in accuracy so out they went. I think they are a nice and interesting piece of AA history and would like to find a nice MKI to go with this MKII.

 

[DonC]

On my Mk1SR, Mk2SR and every SR I have seen, the action locks forward when cocked. If it is not doing that, there is something wrong.

When I am adjusting the nylock nuts that set the tension for the slide. I tighten one until the action has some resistance to slide and then back it off slowly until the slide moves with about a five degree tilt. I do the same with the other lock nut and I'm done. The slide moves very freely, but does not have any slop in it. If you tighten the slide to the point where you have to tap the rifle when it is pointed straight up in order to have the slide release, you have pretty much created a recoiling gun. It will not recoil quite as much as a regular TX, but it will recoil, kind of defeating the purpose of the slide. It is called a semi-recoilless gun, but when set properly, the recoil is insignificant and you can watch the pellets in flight, similar to a PCP, which is very handy in field target.

My Mk2 is a lefty action in a righty stock as well; easy loading, especially on sitting shots.

Tim

Tim,

If the sledge slides back on 5 degree tilt won't all elevated shots be unaffected by the sledge system?

 

[tjmac]

Have never had issues with elevated shots, Don. The whole action is locked forward until the trigger is released. So the action slides back when the gun is fired, maybe a little quicker than on the level, but still cancels the recoil and still knocks the target down when I do my part.