Saturday, February 26, 2005
Air Arms ProSport
I got my Air Arms Pro Sport out the other day to shoot a bit. This is still one of my favorite air rifles that I own. I originally bought a .22 version for hunting and pest control and liked it so much that I bought a .177 version too. My .177 was tuned by Paul Watts prior to my buying it and it is super smooth and powerful. I put a Maccari kit in my .22 and it too is smooth and very quiet. With the cocking arm in the stock instead of under the barrel, the balance is much better and it doesn't seem as heavy as the rate 9 pounds. The cocking leverage is a bit different than other break barrel or underlever airguns but once I got used to it I found that it wasn't hard to cock. Some have complained about it but not me. I have heard that some guns had the cocking arm break so I emailed Air Arms and got the drawing for the cocking arm so I can have a new one made if either of mine break.
I really like the integral moderator too, it doesn't make it whisper quiet but it takes the crack out of the report. The trigger is wonderful too, it is the standard Air Arms CDX trigger unit which is as good as the famous Rekord trigger that is on my HW97. The recoil on my rifles is really benign for the power level. My .22 Prosport shoots around 680-690 fps which is more than enough power to humanly kill any small game I might want to shoot and to kill the metal animals I might shoot in a Hunter Field Target match. I had to get it out about a week ago to shoots chipmunk and after sitting through the winter without a shot, I pulled it out and downed old chippy with a single shot and with power to spare as the pellet traveled clean through him.
If I could have only one sporter air rifle I would have a hard time choosing between my R9 and my ProSport but I think I would opt for the ProSport and I would feel confident recommending it to others.
I really like the integral moderator too, it doesn't make it whisper quiet but it takes the crack out of the report. The trigger is wonderful too, it is the standard Air Arms CDX trigger unit which is as good as the famous Rekord trigger that is on my HW97. The recoil on my rifles is really benign for the power level. My .22 Prosport shoots around 680-690 fps which is more than enough power to humanly kill any small game I might want to shoot and to kill the metal animals I might shoot in a Hunter Field Target match. I had to get it out about a week ago to shoots chipmunk and after sitting through the winter without a shot, I pulled it out and downed old chippy with a single shot and with power to spare as the pellet traveled clean through him.
If I could have only one sporter air rifle I would have a hard time choosing between my R9 and my ProSport but I think I would opt for the ProSport and I would feel confident recommending it to others.
