Which? TX200 or Pro Sport. Why?

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I have owned both the PS and TX. I sold the beautiful looking walnut PS and now have three TX200 rifles.

I found the PS really hold sensitive when compared to the TX. I could shoot the PS offhand equally as well as the TX, but sitting, rested on my knee, I found the TX much easier to shoot accurately. Most FT guys feel this way, as the PS in not used very often in FT matches. There was a discussion like this on a UK based forum and one shooter said the same as I did, that it was just harder to shoot accurately.

Of course, some may find the exact opposite and I think the only way to really know is shoot both.

Tim
 
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beerthief said:
there is a lefty TX in stock /USA
Is it really true right out of the box ? I know a tune might smooth things but how much ?
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Mine certainly wasn't. Bought it new in 2019 and had many quality control issues in the first week of use . I put maybe 200 rounds before I sent it back. The safety was 50/50 right of the bat, some time engaging , other times no and I did fully cock the gun. It wasn't safe to shot. The cocking leaver fell of the gun on about the 10'th shot. The spring ball on the end of the gun that secures the cocking leaver came out and I lost the little spring that was in behind it. Cocking leaver actually bent in the middle and the gun shot horrible, 1'1/2 " group. 25 yards. I'll stop there but you get the picture, very disappointing to say the least.
Fast forward to now. My gun is incredibly accurate, so much so that it's not even my first choice to shoot anymore. It's almost no challenge to hit very small targets. The furthest range on my property is 51 yards. On a good day from a bench rest and very little wind the TX can easily and consistently hit 6-7 mm wide chunks of aluminum resting in golf tees pretty well every time. You are looking at the end of a AAA battery at 51 yards. That's how accurate this gun is. What changed? A lot.
Firstly I learned how to completely dismantle and re assemble the gun. This was important and very easy to do even for a very non mechanical guy like myself. I purchased over 25 different quality pellets with different head sizes and found what the barrel liked best. I learned how to hold the gun properly and purchased a great scope, Hawke 30 WA 6-24x50 and attached it with high quality mounts. I installed a Vortek PG4 drop in kit and polished to a mirror finish the piston , piston sleeve everything I could, and properly lubricated the spring and seals. I have 3 other springers, a Beeman R9 with HO Vortek kit, HW95 with 12ft/lb Vortek kit and recently purchased a Diana 54. This Diana was also a complete disaster, much worse than the initial experience with the TX. I had it for about 3 days and sent it back to the Diana Warranty Department. That was about 2 months ago and have yet to get it back. I think for me, the 54 will be a bit more of a challenge to take apart which eventually I will do. There isn't a lot how to U Tubes available for this gun.
Concerning the TX and my other guns, I believe the right pellet and Vortek kits I installed made the biggest difference. Dismantling and reassembling the HW and R9 was not as easy for me but doable. I built a home made spring press which was a must for the spring reassembly
I believe my TX 200 will always be the most consistently accurate springer air rifle I will ever own.
 
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Mine certainly wasn't. Bought it new in 2019 and had many quality control issues in the first week of use . I put maybe 200 rounds before I sent it back. The safety was 50/50 right of the bat, some time engaging , other times no and I did fully cock the gun. It wasn't safe to shot. The cocking leaver fell of the gun on about the 10'th shot. The spring ball on the end of the gun that secures the cocking leaver came out and I lost the little spring that was in behind it. Cocking leaver actually bent in the middle and the gun shot horrible, 1'1/2 " group. 25 yards. I'll stop there but you get the picture, very disappointing to say the least.
Fast forward to now. My gun is incredibly accurate, so much so that it's not even my first choice to shoot anymore. It's almost no challenge to hit very small targets. The furthest range on my property is 51 yards. On a good day from a bench rest and very little wind the TX can easily and consistently hit 6-7 mm wide chunks of aluminum resting in golf tees pretty well every time. You are looking at the end of a AAA battery at 51 yards. That's how accurate this gun is. What changed? A lot.
Firstly I learned how to completely dismantle and re assemble the gun. This was important and very easy to do even for a very non mechanical guy like myself. I purchased over 25 different quality pellets with different head sizes and found what the barrel liked best. I learned how to hold the gun properly and purchased a great scope, Hawke 30 WA 6-24x50 and attached it with high quality mounts. I installed a Vortek PG4 drop in kit and polished to a mirror finish the piston , piston sleeve everything I could, and properly lubricated the spring and seals. I have 3 other springers, a Beeman R9 with HO Vortek kit, HW95 with 12ft/lb Vortek kit and recently purchased a Diana 54. This Diana was also a complete disaster, much worse than the initial experience with the TX. I had it for about 3 days and sent it back to the Diana Warranty Department. That was about 2 months ago and have yet to get it back. I think for me, the 54 will be a bit more of a challenge to take apart which eventually I will do. There isn't a lot how to U Tubes available for this gun.
Concerning the TX and my other guns, I believe the right pellet and Vortek kits I installed made the biggest difference. Dismantling and reassembling the HW and R9 was not as easy for me but doable. I built a home made spring press which was a must for the spring reassembly
I believe my TX 200 will always be the most consistently accurate springer air rifle I will ever own.
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Sorry to hear your bad TX , but happy you fixed the problems . Lefty TX200 is just under $1000.00 now . and then a quality tune is 1 or 2 hundred more .
 
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tjmac said:
I have owned both the PS and TX. I sold the beautiful looking walnut PS and now have three TX200 rifles.

I found the PS really hold sensitive when compared to the TX. I could shoot the PS offhand equally as well as the TX, but sitting, rested on my knee, I found the TX much easier to shoot accurately. Most FT guys feel this way, as the PS in not used very often in FT matches. There was a discussion like this on a UK based forum and one shooter said the same as I did, that it was just harder to shoot accurately.

Of course, some may find the exact opposite and I think the only way to really know is shoot both.

Tim
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Tim, I must be the opposite. I’ve always found the PS felt best to hold. And always little or no scope adjustment. This is not my favourite rifle. Out of at least 40 springers I shoot best and effortless with the PS. Both calibres .
I’m using a front bag on a Stable table. Crow
fullpower said:
Mine certainly wasn't. Bought it new in 2019 and had many quality control issues in the first week of use . I put maybe 200 rounds before I sent it back. The safety was 50/50 right of the bat, some time engaging , other times no and I did fully cock the gun. It wasn't safe to shot. The cocking leaver fell of the gun on about the 10'th shot. The spring ball on the end of the gun that secures the cocking leaver came out and I lost the little spring that was in behind it. Cocking leaver actually bent in the middle and the gun shot horrible, 1'1/2 " group. 25 yards. I'll stop there but you get the picture, very disappointing to say the least.
Fast forward to now. My gun is incredibly accurate, so much so that it's not even my first choice to shoot anymore. It's almost no challenge to hit very small targets. The furthest range on my property is 51 yards. On a good day from a bench rest and very little wind the TX can easily and consistently hit 6-7 mm wide chunks of aluminum resting in golf tees pretty well every time. You are looking at the end of a AAA battery at 51 yards. That's how accurate this gun is. What changed? A lot.
Firstly I learned how to completely dismantle and re assemble the gun. This was important and very easy to do even for a very non mechanical guy like myself. I purchased over 25 different quality pellets with different head sizes and found what the barrel liked best. I learned how to hold the gun properly and purchased a great scope, Hawke 30 WA 6-24x50 and attached it with high quality mounts. I installed a Vortek PG4 drop in kit and polished to a mirror finish the piston , piston sleeve everything I could, and properly lubricated the spring and seals. I have 3 other springers, a Beeman R9 with HO Vortek kit, HW95 with 12ft/lb Vortek kit and recently purchased a Diana 54. This Diana was also a complete disaster, much worse than the initial experience with the TX. I had it for about 3 days and sent it back to the Diana Warranty Department. That was about 2 months ago and have yet to get it back. I think for me, the 54 will be a bit more of a challenge to take apart which eventually I will do. There isn't a lot how to U Tubes available for this gun.
Concerning the TX and my other guns, I believe the right pellet and Vortek kits I installed made the biggest difference. Dismantling and reassembling the HW and R9 was not as easy for me but doable. I built a home made spring press which was a must for the spring reassembly
I believe my TX 200 will always be the most consistently accurate springer air rifle I will ever own.
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Wow your a magnet for lemons. In the last 3 1/2 years I got 50 air guns. Only one , a HW97kt .25 had a problem. The spring in the ball of the cocking arm was missing, didn’t catch.
I got the 54 Pro when they first hit the market. I just started to shoot it now. Definitely a different animal. Looks to be more complicated.
I would think my hardest hitting gun. Quiet and accurate. Liked distance,
Looking forward to installing spring sets. Have 10 Vortek sets. ready to go. Still need some piston seals.
Have a few outstanding rifles but my PS’s are most accurate. Crow
 
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Tim, I must be the opposite. I’ve always found the PS felt best to hold. And always little or no scope adjustment. This is not my favourite rifle. Out of at least 40 springers I shoot best and effortless with the PS. Both calibres .
I’m using a front bag on a Stable table. Crow
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We shoot very different, Crow. I never bench my springers, I always sight them in and test accuracy off my knee from the sitting FT position. I shoot them in matches that way, so I figured I might as well test and sight them in that way. That very well could account for the differences.

I'm always glad when an air gun makes someone happy as the PS does for you. Keep having fun.

Tim
 
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tjmac said:
We shoot very different, Crow. I never bench my springers, I always sight them in and test accuracy off my knee from the sitting FT position. I shoot them in matches that way, so I figured I might as well test and sight them in that way. That very well could account for the differences.

I'm always glad when an air gun makes someone happy as the PS does for you. Keep having fun.

Tim
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Years back, but now at 77 if I got into a kneeling, or sitting position I would need someone to help me unwind and get up. Back in my college when shooting smallbore match, I found sitting to be second to prone for accuracy, but not as comfortable as kneeling.
 
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tjmac said:
We shoot very different, Crow. I never bench my springers, I always sight them in and test accuracy off my knee from the sitting FT position. I shoot them in matches that way, so I figured I might as well test and sight them in that way. That very well could account for the differences.

I'm always glad when an air gun makes someone happy as the PS does for you. Keep having fun.

Tim
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I wish I could kneel. My knees are baked and with Arthritis. Disabled, I’m thankful I can sit at a table comfortable. Crow
 
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I wish I could kneel. My knees are baked and with Arthritis. Disabled, I’m thankful I can sit at a table comfortable. Crow
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I could, but at 77 and about 30 pounds overweight it's just hard getting up and down, so my shooting is standing, out of a chair, or at a bench.
 
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I am a little late to the party but I have had 2 TX200s and still have my ProSport ( serial #52). I still shoot the ProTarget often. The TX is great for FT and the ProSport has a little better balance for me for offhand. Powerplants are identical. Both are very good airguns. The lefty thing is a separate issue.
Rick B.
 
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Here we have two, lefty lady carbines. IMG_0970.JPG
The top one is a TX which wears a grade three walnut stock. It also has a left side action and loading port.
The bottom photo shows aTheoben SLR (Steve Lilley Rifle) 98 wearing a l/h Hydua stock. It has a seven round magazine at the 12:00 position.
Both are fine shooters.

Go for the lefty TX. Then shoot the heck out of it until you know it inside out before changing things up. If you want a tune, try doing it yourself. Mine came with an 8x11"", multi-page manual thet has easy to follow rebuild instructions. It really is a very user friendly design and you will derive great satisfaction from doing it yourself.
 
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1BadDart said:
TX200, because it's what I have, LOL. I bought it last year, had to wait for four months for it, lefties apparently are hard to get. I'd never held one, or even seen one in person until mine arrived. After a little tinkering and a Vortek PG4 kit it's a great rifle.
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Never go wrong with a TX. Enjoy Crow
Steveoo said:
Easy ..TX200
Prosport has nowhere near the manners…can occasionally leak, and additional cocking effort.
It probably is the best looking springer of the last 20 years however. The single bull barrel giving it a fullbore look.
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Steveoo I must be lucky because because both my ProSports a dreams. I like my Weihrauch’s way more, but I can’t deny the performance of these two. Thanks Crow
Ramjet said:
What pellets are you guys pushing through your TX's?

I have lots of JSB 4.52 7.9gr Exact Express's that my D280 loves, but thinking might be too light for the TX and the 8.5gr 4.52 Exacts might be a better choice.

Oh, and weighing in on either a one or two piece mount.
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JSB 844’s Crow
rich177 said:
I am a little late to the party but I have had 2 TX200s and still have my ProSport ( serial #52). I still shoot the ProTarget often. The TX is great for FT and the ProSport has a little better balance for me for offhand. Powerplants are identical. Both are very good airguns. The lefty thing is a separate issue.
Rick B.
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Never too late the party never ends. Agree Enjoy Crow
JW652 said:
Here we have two, lefty lady carbines.View attachment 309767
The top one is a TX which wears a grade three walnut stock. It also has a left side action and loading port.
The bottom photo shows aTheoben SLR (Steve Lilley Rifle) 98 wearing a l/h Hydua stock. It has a seven round magazine at the 12:00 position.
Both are fine shooters.

Go for the lefty TX. Then shoot the heck out of it until you know it inside out before changing things up. If you want a tune, try doing it yourself. Mine came with an 8x11"", multi-page manual thet has easy to follow rebuild instructions. It really is a very user friendly design and you will derive great satisfaction from doing it yourself.
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Sweet guns. Hard to see clear. Don’t have any custom stocks, but someday. And haven’t put spring kits in yet, can’t wait but you made it sound encouraging. Thanks Crow
 
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