Air Arms Tx 200 Info.

[VWman 232]

I have been looking at some tx 200's at the week end, second hand at the local gun shops.

What are the different marks or model changes ?.

I notice the safety had a red warning on one but not on the other and the one with the red safety looked newer but both had a bit of faint red rusting on the last 3 inches of the barrel. The bluing looks like a black chrome coating which looks like it would be hard to match in unlike the dull bluing of others that looks like it would be easy to blend in. The rifle was one of two bought for father and son new from this dealer and the son has moved away and lost interest so his father put it in the gun shop for him. The rifle is in better condition than I am portraying and has not been knocked about the only fault I can find is the very faint rusting of the barrel end.

Is there things I can look out for on the tx 200 and is the age and model identified buy the numbers on the barrel.

Are there models to get and ones not to ?

The price 299 on the ticket.

I spent some time with the shop owner and I Know that I will have no bother buying from him with this one or a new rifle and will be buying bit and bobs from him soon as I like him and his shop which was recommended by one of the lads on the farm.

[Dr B 186]

I don't really know all the differences, but I would just say to get the Tx200Hc instead of the full rifle. For me, and many others I've spoken to, the rifle version can be far too unbalanced and nose-heavy. The carbine is in a difference league in my shoulder. Obviously, we all differ and you might like the rifle more. But I'd say compare them both side by side and concentrate on the balance for you. I see more rifles than HCs on the 2nd hand market, and I reckon that's because a lot of people hang on to their HCs more.

 

All great guns and well made. Out of the box, they are the best springers going IMO.

 

It seems pricey to me......if I sold mine (I'm not), I'd be wanting around £350, its immaculate and has a walnut stock.

Edited May 17, 2015 by Dr B

[JBWALES 5]

I have seen a lot of TX's with faded or damaged bluing on the last few inches of the barrel shroud, I think this is just down to use & not wiping down with an oily rag after every session. They are good guns, the pistol grip is slimmer than a weihrauch which offers better trigger control in my opinion. £299 is that with a scope? Excellent examples can be had privately for that money complete with a scope. Easy to work on & usually benefit from a re-lube. On particularly old examples, the piston seal can deteriorate £6 on eBay.

 

John.

[pianoman 3,589]

Generally speaking, the TX200 series has proved to be a really fine gun since it was first launched back in the 1990s. There are no examples to be avoided and all of the marques Air Arms have produced have been really superb. If anything, the earlier models are collectors guns now. The sheer smoothness of the rifle's firing characteristics is best found and exemplified on .22 rifles. The .177s are a bit snappier and sharper in report.

 

Air Arms should be able to help you identify the age of the rifle particularly, if you email them with serial numbers. The Mk I had a similar appearance to the HW97 of nowadays. The stock was nicely stepped and it was a blisteringly accurate rifle. Especially in .177 when it began to take on the crown of HFT Championship shooting held by the Weihrauch HW77.

 

The Mk.I was also built as a recoiless target rifle called the TX200SR with a sliding sledge device that dampened recoil to almost nothing The rifle underlever was cocked which moved the whole cylinder and barrel a little forward in the stock. When fired it slid back in the stock like an artillery piece on its carriage dampening recoil to nought. This sledge is the same device that is used on the Diana 54 Airking

 

The MkII had a change of stock design that continued into the MkIII.

 

The MkIII had its barrel set into a shrouded jacket that remains in production to this day.

 

The current rifle is the MkIII with a more fluted and swept stock with fishscale pattern chequering. It's a beautiful sporter to handle and shoulder into aim.

 

I have the TX200HC in .177 and I cannot fault it for quality or accuracy. The stsndard of walnut used by Air arms is usually very beautiful and owning one of these rifles is a pleasure.

 

 

Hope this helps.

 

Best regards.

Simon