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dobiman · Veteran Member

I have now had my Umarex Colt SAA bb pistols for a little over 2 years. I do like them very much and now have 4 of them. The first one revealed problems with the barrels which I have replaced and some problems that occurred from dropping it on hard floors. Yes, you will drop them when you try drawing from a holster and it catches on it, and it flies out of your hand careening across the floor. The first pistol has been my test gun for the fixes I have done to it to keep it working. The false barrel will wiggle, the frame will bend, and the valve will weaken. Surprisingly it still shoots , but at weaker velocities. It is shooting at about 360fps for the first 20 shots, then at about 300fps for over 100 shots, then tapers down to 150fps after the remaining 50 shots. Yes, I am getting about 170 shots out of a single CO2.
In comparison to my newer Colt SAA pistols which starts at 400+fps for a few shots, then quickly settles at about 360fps for the next 60 shots, then down to 150fps after another 40 shots. Each pistol will vary in results and may be different from mines. There are some times when I get only 90 shots out a CO2 cylinder. It could be that the cylinder was undercharged.

Alstone · Moderator & Site Supporter

I agree about the barrels not very substantial, I have two pellet versions which shoot around 350-375 fps with 7.2 gram pellets, I had to re-crown the barrels’ in both guns and now they shoot very well out to 15m, but I only get around 50-60 shots per capsule. But they are beautiful guns.

Al

dobiman · Veteran Member

Yes Alstone, you got a holster set for the pistols too. You will find that firing from the draw gets to be fun and soon be hitting your target from the hip shots.