Air Arms Alfa Proj Reviews

Excellent pistol

price

Not too long ago, you could pick one of these pistols up for $700. Thanks to Uncle Joe, it is now $1200. The economy is doing great!

Good accuracy

I had a precision 3D printed LH grip made by https://www.precisiontargetpistolgrips.com/ That works great!

Very accurate

Grip could be a little more refined

Customer service is great . Pistol is very good just little expensive

I like the adjustability of the sights. This a very light pistol.

The grip is not sized for an adult with a large to extra large glove size. I adjusted grip by carving by taking over half of the ledge where the heel of my hand rests off. I had to knock down some odd ridges on the front of the grip. Much better now but it still needs more work. I gave accuracy two stars because of the grip, just can't get a repeatable comfortable grip.

The left hammer button fell off (fixed with blue loctite) and the breech bolt also fell off (blue loctite). The number of shots per fill seems to be dropping. I think this because when I twist and wiggle to get the fill adapter off the air reservoir was incrementally unscrewing. Now I am careful to turn the adapter clockwise only when removing the adapter. The reservoir seems to be snug and I'll monitor shot count.

Very accurate. Balance is good.

Right and left hand grip is great for 4H students but should have two grips, one for right hand and one for left hand shooters. Gun only holds an air fill for a few hours. It also leaks when being filled.

Quality, accurately and a great selections of sights.

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Great for the price.

Very adjustable trigger Nice sights Easy to recharge pneumatics

Grip

Great deal for the money

Very accurate and sight radius...... optional grip......

This a perfect example of a bean counter being in charge of the final product.... This gun would sell better if they would lose the useless grip that it is offered with.... Rasie the price to cover the difference for the optional grip instead of making customers shell out another $170 for what IS necessary.

After you replace the grip beware, you won't be able to stop shooting it, way too much fun..... oh by plenty pellets, you'll need them..... last thing is get some bees wax( toilet doughnut) and wipe a little on the fill adapter o-rings, this is a high ware area, the wax keeps them fresh and doesn't attract dirt......

everything !! I have a FWB 65 I bought in the 70's that has been in my safe for many years . I saw the ads for the Morinis and that sparked my interest in indoor 10 mm shooting. I started shooting my FWB 65 and it still shot way better than I could shoot. I am 74 YO and cocking the 65 was a chore. I came across the Alpha at half the price of the top of the line guns. Since I have a scuba and a CF tank for my Marauders I pulled the trigger on the Alpha .So no problems just fun.

You have to buy the decided grips . It really needs a pressure gage >

Check it out your self

Great value and accuracy. I got this as a starter 10m competition pistol.

The ambidextrous grip is a compromise and not good for either right or left handers. I would recommend that you purchase a dedicated right or left hand grip once you become proficient. The air tank has no gauge, not a big issue except it hard to diagnose if you have a problem with your tank. My tank had a leak. If I filled the tank and shot it to empty immediately after filling it, I can normally get 80 shots, However if I wait a few hours, my shot count goes down to anywhere from 30 to 60 shots. This level of unpredictability will not work for competition. I use the Hill pump (great pump) and I can't imagine having to pump air in the tank right before the start of the competition (the effort raises your heart rate and increases stress) or god forbid, during a middle of the competition.

Its a great starter gun if everything worked properly but unfortunately I didn't. I was originally going to ask for an exchange but after some thought I returned it. I've come to the conclusion that there is really no cheap way to get into the 10m competition and decided to get either a FWB or some other higher end pistol.

very accurate, fun to shoot, easy to fill with air

i would have the quick disconnect instead of the adapter they use.

i shoot this at rangers from 15 feet to 40 feet and i get one hole groups less the MOA. i usually shoot out the red in the bulls eye on all target.

lightweight easy for youth to use. Reason for purchase was so youth could use at our 4H air pistol league. Works very well for that. I wish the PCP tank held more air but that would add weight so I'm happy as is. Very accurate. Simple to operate, left or right grip. Very nice.

Not much unless you could get the price below 500 or include all the fittings to use scuba tank.

For the price best deal going. As accurate as a IZH but PCP and small grip ideal for youth.

Quality fit and finish. Accuracy and trigger. This is the only real entry level 10 meter match pistol. Ridiculous value for the money when compared to other match pistols.

Grips are ambi. Meaning the don't fit a lefty OR righty! Yuck. Nothing I can't fix with a dremel tool though. So maybe it's not a bad thing after all since it can be adapted to r or l hand. No palm shelf on grip. Would have been nice-

This should be your first serious competitive 10 meter pistol. I ordered the right handed adjustable palm shelf grips on back order. We will see how they do on the gun.

I like very much its design, workmanship, extreme accuracy, balance and ergonomics. I consider it an entry level match grade air pistol. I appreciate that it comes with a spare set of O rings.

I only can get 80 shots max out of it. I wish it could go to 100 shots out of the box. I know I can adjust the power level to achieve that capacity. I wish it came with a right hand wood grip. I had to modify (sandpaper) the ambidextrous grip slightly to fit my hand - middle finger. I wish it came with a hard side case. I had to purchase a quad pistol case.

I had a problem with air leaking from the brass adapter's relief hole. I could not fill it up to use it. I eventually was able to fix the leak by using a tiny amount of modeling clay. It took about a day of trial and error to find the solution. I would have returned the pistol if I did not fix this problem. I wish PyramydAir had replacement fill adapters available.

Absolutely everything. This pistol is on par with any 10 meter pcp at twice the price. Great trigger, superb accuracy, and outstanding balance. It is very user friendly, a pleasure to own and shoot.

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I've tested several brands of pellets and I found crosman premier super match wadcutters group the best in my gun. Sometimes the most expensive pellets are not always the best choice.

Awesome pistol, I would give it six stars for accuracy. Points well for me without the weight. I get about 80 shots before I have to refill.

As others have said I wish the weight was in 4 one ounce pieces. A gauage for the air tank would be good.

For the shot count I use the hundred pellet shot box and when I have used eighty I fill both the box and the pistol.

accuracy, many sighting options and trigger adjustability

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this is an excellent air pistol. the ergonomics are wonderful. the weight is much less than many of its competitors. the accuracy is beyond reproach and it shoots bulls when the cylinder is full or one shot from empty. i bought the pistol for my 11 yr old daughter. she shoots 10 meter air pistol matches. the first day she shot it, her scores went up 25 points. after a week, she shot 391 out of 400. she can handle the gun all by herself including recharging via scuba tank. i used to have problems getting her to practice. now, i cant buy pellets fast enough. i dont think the big boy high dollar air pistols provide more quality.

I like the looks and feel of the gun. I like the fact that the bolt is spring loaded to make opening it a bit easier. I like the feel of the grip in my hand unlike my Baical IZH-46M which digs into my palm and is much too big for my hand.

A bit better quality control

I really like this gun, but as I write this it has been back to Pyramyd Air for 5 days and I am waiting to hear the disposition of the gun. For starters, the probe did not work properly. When attempting to fill it with air, there was an air leak out of a relief hole on the body of the probe. There is a ball bearing that is supposed to seal that hole during filling, but there was something not right. Also, although I found the gun very accurate, it was difficult to sight in on a bench rest in that the rear sight needed to be set to max elevation to get to the center of the bull leaving no room for further up adjustment if needed. When I would shoot the gun, the rear sight continually loosened which I tightened by tightening the grip with a supplied tool. When I sent the gun back, the sight was literally rattling when I shook the gun. I'm not sure if this particular gun was a lemon but I have asked to either have it replaced with a new gun, or simply refund my money - I have had enough of this particular one. I am hoping that whatever the disposition is, I get a flawlessly functioning gun, because I do like the gun (if it only functioned as it is supposed to).

Outstanding accuracy. Great product for the price

I would be nice to have more sight options, such as the ability to add red dot.

I just can't see any reason to spend more money on any other gun. Although I've never tried a Steyr LP10 or other flavors, or the Morini 162EI or any FWB, there can't be that much more to them, except maybe a better (smoother) trigger. But there is nothing wrong with the trigger on the Alfa. It feels just as good as the Baikal/Izzy 46M, with tons more adjustability. In fact, just about everything on this gun is adjustable. I've never experienced a gun with so many adjustments for the trigger. Without going into detail, do your homework and see what all you can do with it. The test target that came with it is 1 hole, with 3 ever-so-small cloverleafs for 5 shots. I can bench rest it from the small rabbit-ear Caldwell bag and shoot sub 1/2" groups @ 10m, and I'm just a beginner with pistols. My second match ever score was a 474 out of 600 for 60 shots with this gun, not great, but the potential is there, with practice. It sure ain't the gun! It's not that picky about pellets either, although I found the JSB Greens to be the best, closely followed by R10's and H&N Match. I've tested and owned the Baikal/Izzy 46M, but God what a beast. It's just too front heavy, and I don't feel like carving the grip to fit my hand. I've also had the Webley Alecto, and Weihrauch HW40. None of these 3 come close. Seriously, you may find a more accurate gun, but only by millimeters, if that, and you can adjust this gun to fit you better than many of the expensive ones.

The weight should be chopped up into 4 little ones instead of 1 big one because it's either too little or too much. I've learned to shoot it without the weight, but I'd love to have smaller ones for the option of tuning the overall weight better. The regulator should do a better job of ... regulating. Seriously, a gun this good comes in a cardboard box? It should come in a foam-fitted heavy-duty case with plenty of extra empty slots for "stuff". Of course, the box helps keep the cost down, so I'm not really going to complain, except now I have to go to some sporting goods store and buy a good case anyway, so why not include it up front? A gun this good deserves it.

I also tried a TAU 7 Match pistol, but CO2 is such a hassel, and it was way too loud for backyard use if you have neighbors nearby. The Alfa chronied at an average of 489.2 fps with the JSB's, 511.8 fps with R10's for 10 shots. Charged up to 200 bar with the JSB's I got an average of 470.9 fps for 80 shots, with a low of 441.6 and a high of 483.5. Sounds bad, but at 10m I think it's OK, but not for a regulated gun. On the 86th shot it dropped by 67 fps, and then on the 87th shot it hissed like a snake and released all of it's air. A great feature to let you know to recharge if you're not counting shots. Randomly within those 85 good shots, it freakishly released 3 of them about 90 fps faster than the others, but that didn't effect POI at all, it just got a little louder, and I could feel it. Since velocity is adjustable, I have no doubt that I could adjust for an average of say, 430 fps, and get around 120 shots out of it. For serious match competition you MUST get the optional grip. The ambi is just what it is, a compromise. The bolt-loading is a dream, better then on a Daystate Harrier and Air Arms S400 ERB I had. The light weight and ease of loading/cocking allows you to shoot all day. Have plenty of air and pellets handy. Check out the video test on Youtube. If, like me, you felt the RAT (Russian Agricultural Tool) Izzy 46M just feels all wrong, but still want the best quality pistol you can get for the money, look no further. Good Luck. See Ya Shootin'.