Feinwerkbau P8X

[OLIAR15]

Last fall I bought an air compressed pistol in order to hone my skills at one handed precision shooting at 10 m during the winter season, in preparation for the summer season with a .22 lr pistol at 25 and 50 m. Quite a challenge since I’ve spent the last 34 years shooting two handed.

Found a good deal on a barely used German Feinwerkbau P8X. Still those things are expensive at $ 1300 (instead of $ 2000 new).

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10 m doesn’t sound like much, but the target is tiny. And the hand keeps moving.

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Also did my first competition in early January. 40 shots in 50 minutes on electronic targets. That didn’t go too well. It’s a learning curve. There’s a ton of adjustable parameters, grip angle, line of sight, sight width, weights etc.. Confusing for a guy who shot a ton of service pistols and revolvers

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[SteyrAUG]

Man, I thought my Beeman break barrel air rifle that I bought back in 82 was expensive.

[georgeib]

Wow. What an exquisite piece! Congrats on the new acquisition.

[Dan_B]

I have never seen anything like it! Amazing craftsmanship and number of options to customize. Very cool!

[Coal Dragger]

I have fond memories of shooting 10M air pistol a few times in college. Wasn’t my main event but it was fun. Good training for shooting 50M free pistol as well.

[notorious_ar15]

Looks like a great time. Good luck on the new challenge!

[OLIAR15]

I set up a simple 10 m range in the front yard, shooting from inside the garage

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And took an app for practice and analysis

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[notorious_ar15]

Very nice!

[Jackal556]

I had a Morini air pistol, wish I still had it during these current times.