Now we have Pyramyd’s 2023 top pistols. This list of best-selling air pistols is a companion to the similar lists of top air rifles and riflescopes already published in HAM.
BUY FROM PYRAMYD:
Crosman 2240 CO2 Air Pistol, .22 caliber 0.22
Pyramyd’s year-end best-seller lists are undoubtedly the best insight we – the airgun-buying public – have into the sales of the World’s biggest airgun dealer. No other company gives us anything like it. That’s why it’s so important and interesting…
When compared to previous years, they’re also a guide to the changes that are happening in the airgun industry – that’s why we track them with great interest every year in HAM.
BUY FROM PYRAMYD:
Hatsan Jet II 0.177
So what do we learn from Pyramyd’s 2023 top pistols list?
Well – for a start – we see that only six of the pistols are CO2-powered. ONLY six? Yes, because there were seven in the 2022 list and normally it’s eight or nine.
This year, we see two PCPs – the most ever – one spring/piston and one single-stroke pneumatic action.
BUY FROM PYRAMYD:
Springfield Armory 1911 Mil-Spec. CO2 .177 BB Gun 0.177
| Position | 2023 Result | Type | 2022 Result | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crosman 2240 | CO2 | Ruger Mark IV | Spring/Piston |
| 2 | Hatsan Jet II | PCP | Colt SAA | CO2 |
| 3 | Springfield Armory 1911 | CO2 | Crosman 2240 | CO2 |
| 4 | Colt SAA | CO2 | Glock 17 | CO2 |
| 5 | Hatsan Jet I | PCP | Dan Wesson 715 | CO2 |
| 6 | Colt 1911 | CO2 | Beeman P17 | S/S Pneumatic |
| 7 | Glock 17 | CO2 | Colt 1911 | CO2 |
| 8 | Dan Wesson 715 | CO2 | Springfield Armory 1911 | CO2 |
| 9 | Ruger Mark IV | Spring/Piston | Diana Bandit | PCP |
| 10 | Beeman P17 | S/S Pneumatic | Webley MarkVI | CO2 |
BUY FROM PYRAMYD:
Duke Colt CO2 BB Revolver Weathered
Does this mean that the days of the CO2-powered air pistol are numbered? This is unlikely in my opinion as CO2 power still provides the best propulsion method for the ultra-realistic firearms-reproduction blowback pistols that dominate the list.
BUY FROM PYRAMYD:
Hatsan Jet I 0.177
As with both rifles and scopes, we find a couple of real long-term air pistol stars that appear in Pyramyd’s list every year. These are the Crosman 2240 and the Beeman P17.
Both of these models make the “top ten” list every year and that defines them as real classics. Indeed the 2240 even topped the list outright for 2023!
BUY FROM PYRAMYD:
Colt Commander CO2 Pistol 0.177
| Position | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Wayne Peacemakers | John Wayne Peacemakers | Colt Peacemaker |
| 2 | John Wayne 1911 | Beeman P17 | Crosman 2240 |
| 3 | Beretta 92A1 | Tangfolio Witness 1911 | John Wayne Peacemakers |
| 4 | Crosman C11 | Crosman 2240 | Tangfolio Witness 1911 |
| 5 | SIG SAUER P320 | Crosman C11 | Umarex Legends M712 |
| 6 | Umarex Uzi Carbine | Beretta 92A1 | Crosman 1322 |
| 7 | Remington 1875 | ISSC M.22 | Legends P08 Blowback |
| 8 | Beeman P17 | Beretta PX4 | Beretta PX4 |
| 9 | Umarex Steel Storm | Umarex legends M712 | Beeman P17 |
| 10 | Crosman 2240 | SIG SAUER P226 | Crosman Vigilante |
BUY FROM PYRAMYD:
Umarex Glock 17 Gen4 CO2 Blowback .177 BB Gun 0.177
Interestingly, given the clear demand in the air pistol market for ultra-realistic blowback firearms reproductions, neither pistol fits into that category. However they both benefit from a low price while the 2240 benefits from a long-standing infrastructure of third-party upgrades and accessories that makes it ideal for tinkerers.
BUY FROM PYRAMYD:
Dan Wesson 715 6″ CO2 BB Revolver, Nickel 0.177
BUY FROM PYRAMYD:
Ruger Mark IV Pellet Pistol 0.177
Again we need to thank Pyramyd for giving us access to their 2023 top pistols. Tomorrow’s “Top Ten” list will be the last one for 2023, but it’ may also be one of the most interesting. It’s going to be ammo…
BUY FROM PYRAMYD:
Beeman P17 0.177
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