Posted by Ted Pearson on August 11, 2000 at 16:50:44:
I'm thinking about purchasing a 480K and want
opinions on the pistol, good or bad!
-Reliability
-Are the wood grips good? I heard some were
made by Morini!
-Ease of use
etc....
I appreciate your time in answering my post!
Posted by Papadeas Panagiotis on August 11, 2000 at 17:06:58:
Haemmerli is producing 480K2 now
but will soon move to AP40.
Usually they 480K2 have plastic grips altough you
can order wood grips (at an additional cost?)
For about 100$ u can have a Steyr or FWB
equipped with compensators, ported barrels,
shock absorbers, morini grips(for Steyer).
I have a IZH 46 and if I was to upgrade
I would choose either a Steyr or a FWB.
Posted by John Bickar on August 11, 2000 at 17:45:54:
I shoot the Hammerli 480K2; started out with the 480 (big yellow & black cylinder) about 5 years ago and had it converted to the 480K2 this spring. I absolutely love it and have popped quite a number of good scores with it (580+ range). The compensation system is the best of any airgun I've ever shot and the trigger is great (if you like a little bit of roll in your trigger, like I do). It's been very reliable; the only things I've had to do is replace the dry fire/live fire switch about 3 years ago, and like I said I had it converted from the 480 to the 480K2 b/c the seals started leaking. Just wanted to give you some positive feedback b/c I think the Hammerli gets a bad rap from most shooters.
Posted by Phillip Reedy on August 13, 2000 at 02:52:04:
Reliability -- about as good as any other high-end maker. The European Championships were won with this model, so it can't be too bad!
Yes, the wood grips are good -- very good in fact. However, I liked the plastic ones more, especially since you can get them in five different sizes.
The 480K is very easy to use -- but then again I don't consider any PCP 10m pistol to be difficult to use.
The 480K has been overshadowed by the pistols already mentioned, but if you can get one at a good price, I would say go for it. It's still a world-class pistol, and at the levels that most of us shoot at, you won't be giving up anything to any other shooters by using one.
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