I received this pistol recently. I had been looking at the AP16 for years but I wanted a .177. Unfortunately, I could not find one in the U.S so I finally broke down and ordered from across the pond.
Bad:
1) I had read and seen on the net that, power wise, they come maxed out and that the power adjuster was more for lowering the velocity. While I could lower the power it was very little before the spring tension screw was backed out as far as it would go. Out of the box, 8.44gr AAs were running in the 650s, and with the screw backed all the way out it was still shooting in the 620s.
2) While the sights are not rudimentary, they are not what I expected on a $1K pistol.
Good:
1) The pistol is lighter than it looks and feels really good in the hand.
2) The trigger is excellent.
3) Very accurate
4) Easy optics mounting.
After weighing sending it out to have the power lowered and then try to find and mount better sights, I decided to try to trade it. I planned on scoping but my planned use was 99% open sights 1% scope. After actually using the pistol scoped, I think I'll keep it and just run it scoped most of the time and purchase a 2nd pistol for open sight use.
The scope is an older 1.5X Redfield
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Left: 3 - 10.3AA & right: 3 - 8.44gr AA at 16yds ETA: 6 o'clock hold
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Bad:
1) I had read and seen on the net that, power wise, they come maxed out and that the power adjuster was more for lowering the velocity. While I could lower the power it was very little before the spring tension screw was backed out as far as it would go. Out of the box, 8.44gr AAs were running in the 650s, and with the screw backed all the way out it was still shooting in the 620s.
2) While the sights are not rudimentary, they are not what I expected on a $1K pistol.
Good:
1) The pistol is lighter than it looks and feels really good in the hand.
2) The trigger is excellent.
3) Very accurate
4) Easy optics mounting.
After weighing sending it out to have the power lowered and then try to find and mount better sights, I decided to try to trade it. I planned on scoping but my planned use was 99% open sights 1% scope. After actually using the pistol scoped, I think I'll keep it and just run it scoped most of the time and purchase a 2nd pistol for open sight use.
The scope is an older 1.5X Redfield
Left: 3 - 10.3AA & right: 3 - 8.44gr AA at 16yds ETA: 6 o'clock hold
