air arms pro sport? who has got one?

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does anyone on here have an air arms pro sport?

i always lusted after one in the UK, when i had my trusty weirauch hw97k.. but i never got around to getting one..

so how do they shoot in the full power format sold here? in the UK ive only shot the 12 ft/lbs model..

are they about 18 ft/lbs here?

where's the best place to buy one here?
they still have the internal vents in the barrel shroud here correct?


thanks
 
Not legal here, has a built in barrel shroud suppressor. They are a lovely rifle, full sized and heavy, a favourite for the field sport circuit and hunting rifle.

Better than a HW97K or any Weihrauch manufactured. Nice metal work, great blueing and a quality item throughout. Trigger on an HW may have the edge, but close.Great stock, but the laser chequering is a bit over the top. (IMHO).

Heavy, heavy, heavy.

Candocad.
 
crunchiespg said:
does anyone on here have an air arms pro sport?

i always lusted after one in the UK, when i had my trusty weirauch hw97k.. but i never got around to getting one..

so how do they shoot in the full power format sold here? in the UK ive only shot the 12 ft/lbs model..

are they about 18 ft/lbs here?

where's the best place to buy one here?
they still have the internal vents in the barrel shroud here correct?


thanks
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While I don't own a Pro-Sport, I have had the opportunity to compare my friend's Pro-Sport to my own TX-200.
Where I noticed the biggest difference, is in the cocking effort of the two guns. Both guns are shooting at around 15 FPE. The shorter alloy cocking lever of the Pro-Sport, as well as the geometry of it's design, (being set into the fore-end of the stock), requires considerably greater cocking effort, than the TX-200. The cocking lever of the TX-200 is slightly longer, and the geometry of it's design seems to have a bit of a mechanical advantage over that of the Pro-Sport. The weight distribution of the TX-200, with a bit more weight toward the muzzle, is a bit more to my liking as well - the Pro-Sport feels a bit muzzle light for my preference. I also found the Pro-Sport to be a little more hold sensitive than the TX-200.

If you have been accustomed to the HW97K, you will notice little difference in weight as compared to the TX-200 or the Pro-Sport. If the balance of the HW97K was to your liking, you may find the Pro-Sport a bit muzzle light. Both the Rekord and the CD triggers are excellent units, and for the most part, can both be adjusted to your liking. I enjoy shooting both my HW97KL and my TX-200. Both are tack drivers (as is my friend's Pro-Sport). I have found that my TX-200 is a little more hold-sensitive than the HW97KL, but that could be the result of the added heft of the HW97KL laminate stock, compared to the beech stock on my TX-200.

HTH.
 
I'm pretty sure that for some reason a few air arms rifles with built in suppressor have made it past the RCMP classifiers with it allowed.
 
leonardj said:
While I don't own a Pro-Sport, I have had the opportunity to compare my friend's Pro-Sport to my own TX-200.
Where I noticed the biggest difference, is in the cocking effort of the two guns. Both guns are shooting at around 15 FPE. The shorter alloy cocking lever of the Pro-Sport, as well as the geometry of it's design, (being set into the fore-end of the stock), requires considerably greater cocking effort, than the TX-200. The cocking lever of the TX-200 is slightly longer, and the geometry of it's design seems to have a bit of a mechanical advantage over that of the Pro-Sport. The weight distribution of the TX-200, with a bit more weight toward the muzzle, is a bit more to my liking as well - the Pro-Sport feels a bit muzzle light for my preference. I also found the Pro-Sport to be a little more hold sensitive than the TX-200.

If you have been accustomed to the HW97K, you will notice little difference in weight as compared to the TX-200 or the Pro-Sport. If the balance of the HW97K was to your liking, you may find the Pro-Sport a bit muzzle light. Both the Rekord and the CD triggers are excellent units, and for the most part, can both be adjusted to your liking. I enjoy shooting both my HW97KL and my TX-200. Both are tack drivers (as is my friend's Pro-Sport). I have found that my TX-200 is a little more hold-sensitive than the HW97KL, but that could be the result of the added heft of the HW97KL laminate stock, compared to the beech stock on my TX-200.

HTH.
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its been a good few years since i last owned the hw97k, but I'm pretty strong so the weight or cocking effort doesnt concern me either way..

as long as the full power one sold here shoots well then im sure ill love it. i really liked the handling of the UK version.

well seems like there's little negative reasons not to buy one.. so ill get one ordered soon.
 
crunchiespg said:
I'm pretty sure that for some reason a few air arms rifles with built in suppressor have made it past the RCMP classifiers with it allowed.
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I think your right, as the diameter of the barrel in the advertisement is the same as the UK version, so its with a suppressor. (Unless the baffels have been removed?)

Eitherway, a decent rifle worth owning, probably one of the best of spring powered rifles available today.

Candocad.
 
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