Air Arms TX200 Review

​Air Arms TX200 Review

George Lilley is one of my now senior graduated Young Sports Ambassador's, he has completed my Ambassadorship training programme with honours, truly a shining light to his fellow Young Sports Ambassador's as well as all the Pass It On Young Sports following on in his shoes, now a professional chef and 19 years old he still has a passion for wild game prep and wild game cooking, he loves Shooting, Hunting, Bush Craft and Conservation, all I have taught him and much more, he has carried on for himself as a fine young man truly an Ambassador for all Country Sports and Conservation, he is also a damn fine shot too, I am very proud of this awesome young man, now earning his own money he has gone straight out and purchased an Air Arms TX200, after years of using mine, although he has other cheaper air rifles, this is the one he always wanted but could not afford, he has put his TX200 to great effect since he purchased his own, as in this photo of the squirrels and magpie that is with this article, he has used every air rifle in the range with me too, from all of my Air Arms to the rest of my vast air rifle collection, he has hunted and shot on the range with them all, but come the end there was only one choice, preferring the spring power of the awesome Air Arms TX200, I asked him to put together a short review of why he chose this rifle over all the others, I hope you enjoy his review as much as I did and remembering the day this shy young man first entered my Pass It On Young Sports Range and out in the hunting fields too.​

The Ole Hedge Creeper.

Air Arms TX200

By George Lilley

Well by request of The Ole Hedge Creeper, I guess I must present to you a quick review of my recent purchase, the awesome Air Arms TX200.

I have always wanted this rifle after using Rob's Collins (The Ole Hedge Creeper) both in 177 and 22, but 22 is my preferred calibre, Rob would not let me Keep his, so as soon as I had saved up enough money I bought one for myself.

I bought the Air Arms TX200 in .22 calibre with the beech stock, I preferred the beech stock as it appealed to me the most compared to the walnut stock, it may be a subtle colour difference but these things really matter when you’re buying such a high quality rifle. Of course they serve a purpose, to shoot pellets and either put holes in paper or dinner on your plate but they are also a piece of artwork and history to hand down to the younger generation and keep our ever dissolving sport going.

The Ole Hedge Creeper and myself, putting the Arms S400 to great use on a crop protection job a few years ago now.

Now onto the rifle you say, so here we go. The TX200 is a spring-piston, sliding breach, under lever rifle. The first impression when you handle this rifle is the impeccable build quality, craftsmanship and attention to detail. The beech stock is expertly smooth and feels as if it were sculpted and detailed by a master craftsmen. The polished barrel and under lever are so shiny and smooth that you can see your reflection glancing back at you as you load this magnificent rifle. The detailed texturing on the stock is one of my favourite parts of this rifle, it not only gives you a good grip on the stock but it is also truly beautiful and adds to the elegant piece of art this gun is. The construction is the most solid and durable out of any rifle I’ve ever owned or used, when holding it you can really feel the craftsmanship and quality testing that has gone into this gun. When loading this rifle, Air Arms have used a completely innovative mechanism to not only keep you safe but to protect the rifle. You must cock the rifle using the under lever, insert your pellet into the sliding breech and then press the cocking lever release button on the right hand side of the rifle to take the cocking lever back to its seated position with the barrel. Then you must simply flick the automatic safety mechanism before firing your shot, in my eyes this makes this rifle the safest and most well thought out spring powered air rifle on the market today.

We’ve talked about the looks, design features and safety elements but let’s get on to the most important part of this little review, the shooting performance. I fitted a Hawke scope on my TX200 and visited my local rifle range to set the zero and lead in the barrel. I took a couple of shots and started to adjust the scope accordingly, it was not too far off zero which is always a bonus when fitting a new scope. After about 5 shots I had it where I wanted for fine tuning. I put a few more shots down range at some paper targets to get a feel of the rifle and to start leading the barrel in. Well what can I say, it’s awesome to shoot. The rifle is comfortable in your shoulder and to rest your cheek on, the trigger is feather light, the safety mechanisms are second to none and of course the rifle is deadly accurate and extremely consistent. Every shot brings a smile to your face and cocking it is an absolute pleasure unlike some spring rifles. After leading the rifle in I was getting 4-5 pellets in a half inch grouping at 30 yards. I wont use any other pellets than Air Arms field Diablo 16 grain 5.52 pellets, they are consistent, accurate and well lubricated.

I have tried a vast amount of Air Rifles from The Ole Hedge Creepers collection, both PCPs and Springers, finally deciding the Air Arms TX200 was the gun for me, in 2nd place came the HW77 or HW97.

The Air Arms TX-200 and a tin of Air Arms field Diablos, now that’s a duo to set you up for life.

Cheers George Lilley
Senior Graduated Pass It On Young Sports Ambassador.


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