Air Arms Owners Club

What are you using your TX200 for?"

I've owned mine for about a year now and use it in a air rifle league where we shoot bullseye targets and silhouettes.
Still working on trigger control and have a Vortex tuning kit ready to install.
I mounted a Leappers 3x12x40 Accushot scope that works great.
Using JBS Exact 8.44gr pellets

Hi,

I just joined and don't (yet) own an Air Arms rifle, but I'm seriously looking at getting one. I've narrowed my search for a springer down to either the TX200 mk3 or a Weihrauch HW97K. Both are supposedly excellent rifles and both are available here in Canada for the same price.

As an owner of the AA, I wonder if you have any thoughts on the the differences between the two. Any advice?

I would be shooting paper targets mostly, some plinking and perhaps the occasional rogue squirrel that attacks my tool shed.

(In addition to a really good springer, I will be getting an Air Arms S200 Target PCP rifle and already have a suitable air tank ready. My experience so far is with a multi-pump Benjamin Sheridan 397P and a Stoeger X5 springer. I've passed the Canadian licensing and am just waiting to receive my new PAL - license - hopefully within a couple of weeks from now.)

Thanks for any comments/advice.

I'm also new to the site,
As an owner of a Tx200 MK3 I can only say great things about this gun.
I spent a little extra for the walnut stock and it was well worth it.
I put a Leapers 3x12x44 Acushot scope on and love it!
Just finished putting on a parallax side wheel on too.
Using JBS exact 8.44gr pellets and H&N
The quality of this British made gun is supreme and I chose it before the HK97K thumb hole rifle.
Both are great rifles, just comes to personal opinion (British or German)

Let me know what you think.

You will find the TX200 to be easier to work on. You will also need to practice your technique to shoot a springer well. This may take several 1,000's of pellets. The TX will also have a very glossy beautiful bluing job. With proper lube on the cocking pivot points and inside the receiver, where the compression tube slides, you will find the TX to be very durable. Springs and seals are normal wear items, but the rest of the gun will last pretty near forever. I have several with well over 100,000 shots on them.

TX200mk3 wrote:I'm also new to the site,
As an owner of a Tx200 MK3 I can only say great things about this gun.
I spent a little extra for the walnut stock and it was well worth it.
I put a Leapers 3x12x44 Acushot scope on and love it!
Just finished putting on a parallax side wheel on too.
Using JBS exact 8.44gr pellets and H&N
The quality of this British made gun is supreme and I chose it before the HK97K thumb hole rifle.
Both are great rifles, just comes to personal opinion (British or German)

Let me know what you think.

Thanks very much for your helpful reply. The walnut stock is what I'm after as well.

Can you tell me what mount you used for the scope? And is your Leapers this one: http://www.pyramydair.com/s/a/UTG_3_12x ... Rings/3493 If so, it looks like a darn nice scope and the price certainly is reasonable. I like the side wheel parallax adjustment and the IR, MD etc. And of course that it's a 30mm instead of 1".

Are you sure that's a British made rifle? I'm asking because some other models (the S200 for example) are made in other countries and then rebranded with perhaps a few tweaks.

Cheers!

FPoole wrote:You will find the TX200 to be easier to work on. You will also need to practice your technique to shoot a springer well. This may take several 1,000's of pellets. The TX will also have a very glossy beautiful bluing job. With proper lube on the cocking pivot points and inside the receiver, where the compression tube slides, you will find the TX to be very durable. Springs and seals are normal wear items, but the rest of the gun will last pretty near forever. I have several with well over 100,000 shots on them.

When you say the TX200 would be easier to work on, do you mean compared with the Weihrauch HW97K? And you mean in terms of tuning the trigger, etc? I'm a newbie so I'm not sure what you mean.

Are you aware of any direct comparison (unbiased) between the HW97K and the TX200 Mk3?

I'm trying to do my research while waiting for my PAL (Canadian license) to arrive which should be any week now.

That's the scope I have, love it.
I'll try to post pictures of the gun with scope.
I've done very little adjustments to the trigger as it is about 2.5lbs pull.
Unable to post pictures here due to size!

If you have a Facebook account send me a link so I can post pictures of the rifle.

My TX200 is made in England!

Mtl_Biker wrote:

FPoole wrote:You will find the TX200 to be easier to work on. You will also need to practice your technique to shoot a springer well. This may take several 1,000's of pellets. The TX will also have a very glossy beautiful bluing job. With proper lube on the cocking pivot points and inside the receiver, where the compression tube slides, you will find the TX to be very durable. Springs and seals are normal wear items, but the rest of the gun will last pretty near forever. I have several with well over 100,000 shots on them.

When you say the TX200 would be easier to work on, do you mean compared with the Weihrauch HW97K? And you mean in terms of tuning the trigger, etc? I'm a newbie so I'm not sure what you mean.

Are you aware of any direct comparison (unbiased) between the HW97K and the TX200 Mk3?

I'm trying to do my research while waiting for my PAL (Canadian license) to arrive which should be any week now.

Compared to just about all springers ever made, the TX is easy. Opening them up is very simple and putting them back together is also. The trigger is very easy once you understand what each adjustment does.

Hi all, new member here too. I have owned for some time now a .22 TX 200 with walnut stock, paired with Sportsmatch HT08 mounts and a Simmons Deerfield 3x9x 50 scope which is in very good condition.

As I am now getting back to shooting, my question is, is my scope set up as good as say a more recent Leappers 3x12x40 Accuscope or similar more modern scopes?

Any scope recommendations welcome.

Thanks

Hi Tim,

I feel that the Leappers scope will do a better job for you on the TX200 as designed for Airguns.
I haven't had any issues with my Accushot