Air Arms TX200 MKIII - 177
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pete dobinson
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They are one of the most accurate springers you can get. I have a 177 TX200 Hunter Carbine, I enjoy shooting it in my back yard. I think anything AA make is good quality. They are rather heavy though, so I mainly shoot it off a bench. You might find it a little finicky loading a pellet till you get used to it. I've been able to hit bottle caps at 40 yards easily. Enjoy your new springer. Pete
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The spring is under no pre load, the HW97K and the AATX200MK3 are equally powerful and accurate.
This is a good observation about best results. A .177 with 12 foot pounds of energy will produce about an MV of about 800 fps with 8.4 grain pellets.
It's not a match requirement but a practical one. Powerful springers that shoot "faster" are more difficult to shoot well than those that are less powerful. Pellets in .177 seem to achieve greatest accuracy when they are not "too fast" which for Field Target means staying in the 800 - 900 fps range. Of course slower pellets are still very accurate.
Got it in the mail today... it's a TX200... so not the fancy walnut stock... that was a little disappointing.
Velocity wise it shoots the 10.34 pellets at 700 f/s, the 8 grain pellets at 730 f/s, and 6.5 grain pellets at 870 f/s. My PCP shoots the 10.34 at 1000 f/s.
Velocity wise it shoots the 10.34 pellets at 700 f/s, the 8 grain pellets at 730 f/s, and 6.5 grain pellets at 870 f/s. My PCP shoots the 10.34 at 1000 f/s.
Those results suggest it's been retuned from factory original.
The factory offers two springs... a standard and a high power. This is the standard factory version.
Specs 12 ft/lb version (Air Gun Source) say a velocity of 800 f/s but do not state pellet weight... but probably a 7 grain pellet would do that.
Ready to go for Field Target shooting! No need to swap springs and adjust power. A favourite among competitive shooters and sportsmen, the TX200 offers detailed quality, power and accuracy. Many shooters report the 12 ft/lb version to be more accurate inside 30 yards.
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For readers general information, the 12 fpe spring is standard in the UK where law requires an FAC for air rifles over 12 fpe. In Canada the standard spring is the full power one in both .177 and .22 while the 12 fpe version is the optional version available with the .177 only. Also for Canada only, Air Arms, like many other airgun makers, offers some springers in a sub-500 fps version that doesn't require a PAL.
FPE calculators show an 8.44 grain .177 pellet (a common size with JSB/Air Arms pellets) at 800 fps yields 12.0 fpe.
FPE calculators show an 8.44 grain .177 pellet (a common size with JSB/Air Arms pellets) at 800 fps yields 12.0 fpe.
I'm interested in buying one of these, with Walnut stock, .177cal.
Is there any stores in Alberta that carry these?
I'm gonna be in Ontario this summer and I know there's a store in Peterborough that has them in stock.
You sometimes see a used TX200 posted on the Canadian Airgun Forum https://www.airgunforum.ca/forums/viewforum.php?f=4 . Mine shoots around 15 fpe. Airgun Source in Peterborough carries a lot of high end air rifles and is a good place to deal with. I've emptied my wallet there a few times lol
