Indoor and target PCP, AA T200

[BigAl52]

Id probably go 22 Dave for me as I already have some in 22. The little pellets are hard to handle but with a mag like this gun has it would be easier with the smaller pellets.

[Sir Henry]

I’m having problems handing the 17 pellets. Sometimes I wonder if they flipped on me and if I’m putting them in backwards. I think not because the bolt wouldn’t close?

[North Country Gal]

Ob some guns, yes, you can load pellets backwards. I've done it on break barrel springers and when it happens, you will get the champion oof all flyers.

[dave77]

Just ordered the Umarex 850 M2 from Umarex USA. Decided on the .22 as I do have some arthritis in my hands. Coming Fedex ground from Arkansas so will probably take at least a week to get here.

[North Country Gal]

Good for you, Dave. I do tend to fumble those 177 cal pellets more as I've grown older.

Well, our CZ made T200 arrived,today. Wow! What a neat little rifle. It's short, light, and very nice and handy. Reminds me a little of a 10/22. No wonder it has such an amazingly loyal following. It comes with a nice aperture sight and globe sight combo, but I think I'm going to scope, first, to get an idea of accuracy. By the way, there is a Sporter version that has more power, but gets fewer shots per fill. This target version gets 100 plus shots per fill.

[BigAl52]

Congrats NCG thats a fine looking rifle.

[BigAl52]

Just ordered the Umarex 850 M2 from Umarex USA. Decided on the .22 as I do have some arthritis in my hands. Coming Fedex ground from Arkansas so will probably take at least a week to get here.

Dave
Curious why you ordered it there instead of that package deal on Amazon?

[dave77]

I was thinking of getting the .177 model which wasn't offered on Amazon. Saw these reviews for UmarexUSA and was impressed. The Amazon seller reviews were just so-so.

No sales tax (WA sales tax is over 8%) on the UmarexUSA order paid for the extra mag so all I'm out is the no-name pellets and CO2 tanks. Ordered a couple of Umarex 88g CO2's and a 500ct tin of Benjamin pellets, supposed to be the same exact pellets as Crossman Premier, so probably better quality CO2's and pellets for around $30 more.

Sounds like if there's any problems they will be a lot easier to deal with than Sports-and-Gadgets.

https://www.trustpilot.com/review/umarexusa.com

The one bad review was meant for Umarex France

[North Country Gal]

Can't wait for a report when you get your new Umarex, Dave. Keep a good supply of pellets on hand. I think you'll need them.

An, yeah, the more I get involved trying to help some other forum friends make the choice between PCP and CO2, the more I like the CO2 option.

A lot of PCP fans go heavy on the gun recommendations and gloss over the fill issue when a beginner wants advice on how to get started in PCP. This is a mistake. I'm just not comfortable recommending a hand pump as a way to fill PCPs, anymore. A hand pump might get you by for occasional shooting, now and then, but if you plan to do even a fair amount of PCP shooting, you'll end up with scuba tanks or a compressor, anyway ... or, as too often happens, you get out of PCP. Pumping by hand gets old in a hurry.

[BigAl52]

Dave
Something I didnt do and was amazed at the difference it made is run some patches down the barrel before shooting it. Dont use and copper or metal brushes . I did my pistol this am and it was not done either. I cant wait to shoot it to see how it shoots now.