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Spring/Piston Break Barrel pellet pistols

Doc Holiday

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I have never owned a break barrel (or other spring/gas ram) pellet pistol. Anyone out there own one or more? If so which ones you have? Likes and dislikes? I would like to own one. Not a lot of choices. Even though some are big (Diana Lp8, Hatsan superchatger) I would like a holster for hiking. Maybe the pouch type black powder style would work.
Doc
 
i have a diana
hate it
heavy not very acurate in my veiw? i mean at 10 yards okay?? and it is heavy far to heavey to be of any use to me. just a pain no joy in shooting i much prefer a good pump over this thing

i have owned a couple other cheap ones a daisy and a winchester ( daisy )
never found any love them them no love not even a like.
 
Farmplinker2 said:
Hi Doc, what do you want to do with it? Just plinking cans or pine cones, Umarex Buckmark or Mk. IV. Small game, maybe the Hatsan, but I'd agree with pan60, and get a pumper, specifically a 1322. (Since we're probably not going to see a return of the Benjamin pump pistol, alas....)
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Oh, and the Beeman P17 for just plinking, harder to cock, but much better trigger than the Umarex guns.
 
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Farmplinker2 said:
Hi Doc, what do you want to do with it? Just plinking cans or pine cones, Umarex Buckmark or Mk. IV. Small game, maybe the Hatsan, but I'd agree with pan60, and get a pumper, specifically a 1322. (Since we're probably not going to see a return of the Benjamin pump pistol, alas....)
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I like to plink. That said, I like a little power to go with it. That rules out the buckmark/mk IV and P17. But with an around the yard plinker, the German made P3 is tempting. I have had a 1322 back in the day when they were metal. I do miss it. Never had a Benjamin pump pistol, only the c02 pistol and pump rifle Benjamin
 
Thinking would a ssp pistol do? Pa got that one Gamo/ air venturi ssp on referb sale.. seems worth trying ..

Well I guess its use to have a good referb sale priced listed .lol.. . Anyway

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Hateful McNasty said:
Only bad part on the black arrow is no sights.. the regular 70 does if a back packing holstered gun.. / convenient.

www.airforceinternational.com

AirForce International-Model Indian Air Pistol-AirForceInternational.com

A light weight pellet pistol that only requires 8 lbs of cocking effort and achieves 500 fps in .177 caliber.
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I have considered this one too. PA used to carry it (the brand name one not rebranded). But if memory serves, I don’t think the sights were fully adjustable? Or was it Tom Gaylord had trouble it shooting to one side? Seems like torquing or myself trigger pull caused it? I will have to go back and search for it
Doc
 
DonC said:
my break barrel pistol is a discontinued Diana 6M. Very accurate with recoilless Giss system,.
All other break Barels are not very good accuracy.
I aquired it with a WTB ad.
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Nice pistol. I do disagree with your comment about all other break barrel pistols not having good accuracy though. Look at Tom Gaylord and many others reviews on the Beeman P1 and the Diana LP8. They are pretty good if learned and held correctly.
 
I had the Diana 6M too, and like a complete dumbass sold it! I was much younger and thought I needed more power, when what I needed was more sense. It was very accurate to 10m and the recoilless action was the balls! Look for a used one, they are fun. Supposedly they are tricky to work on but there is some info on the web now, unlike when I first owned one in the '80s.
 
Pumacarl said:
I had the Diana 6M too, and like a complete dumbass sold it! I was much younger and thought I needed more power, when what I needed was more sense. It was very accurate to 10m and the recoilless action was the balls! Look for a used one, they are fun. Supposedly they are tricky to work on but there is some info on the web now, unlike when I first owned one in the '80s.
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I know. I've gifted away a few I look back now and kick myself .
 

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