Remington Express Synthetic .22 (Made in China)

[bill_dd97]

This is my experience with a Chinese made Remington Express Synthetic .22. This particular rifle performed poorly. I took it out of the box and followed the User Manual. I believe this rifle suffered from a defective piston seal. The rifle was returned for a refund. Perhaps after I've saved my pennies I'll get a Crosman built Remington.

 

[JohnL57]

Keep saving your pennies and get a German made HW95 or RWS 34. They are the real deal and worth the extra bucks!

 

[bill_dd97]

I like the Remington stock, so if I can get one that works I'll be happy.

 

[gamyrick]

My TX200 will literally put one pellet on-top-of another at 10 yards never mind 10 feet. You may not want to spend $600 on a spring rifle. Here's a GAMO that you should take a look at. 

 

[thumper]

If you get another that's not up to par, but you like the gun, tear it down and fix it up. It's not very hard to do, and you will probably like your rifle more when you know what's going on inside, and know it is right. And it's fun learning how to do it yourself, and helping others get their stuff working top notch. At least it is for me. 

Even if you get a good one, it probably could still be better with a little tinkering. 

I've bought a lot of things that "should have worked out of the box" that I liked enough that I fixed the issues instead of returning it. And I haven't regretted it yet. Guns, cars, electronics, tools, you name it. 

Just trying to look at the other side of the coin. Thumbs up for the review.

 

[bill_dd97]

I had considered rebuilding it, but decided to just take it back since it degraded so quickly and could have easily had multiple issues that needed fixing. I've also considered getting another just for the stock and looking for a Diana or RWS that needs a stock.