Examining the Umarex Markpoint air pistol: Part Six

Umarex Markpoint air pistol.

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This report covers:

• Velocity
• Bolts
• Accuracy
• Summary

Today we look at the velocity and accuracy of the Umarex Markpoint air pistol when shooting airgun darts. Darts are the reason I selected the Markpoint to test in the first place because that was how Umarex positioned it at the SHOT Show this year.

I’m combining both velocity and accuracy in one report because there isn’t that much to report. This will be the final report I do on this air pistol.

Velocity

We’ll look at velocity first. I was somewhat concerned because with 5.25-grain Sig Match Ballistic Alloy (tin) pellets the Markpoint averaged 430 f.p.s. through the chronograph. That’s pretty fast. We know that darts slow things way down, but would it be enough?

It was enough. I shot two feathered darts and the low went out at 157 f.p.s. and the high was 163 f.p.s. That’s an average velocity of 160 f.p.s. which is about where you want the darts to be for shooting at a sisal dart board.

To stop those darts without loosing them in the rubber mulch pellet trap box I put a heavy piece of cardboard in front of the trap box. Both darts went through that cardboard and buried themselves nicely in the rubber mulch pellet trap box.

After passing through on heavy piece of cardboard the two darts buried their points in the rubber mulch target trap box.

At this point I knew that the pistol is shooting darts at about the velocity I would have chosen if I had been in charge. Maybe this thing really is a good airgun for darts!

Bolts

I had to test the Marksman bolts for velocity as well. So I loaded one, being careful to hold the barrel level because the bolt is smaller than the bore of the barrel.

When I fired it there was a detonation (explosion) and nothing made it to the cardboard that was three feet away. No velocity was recorded. I found that dart on the floor of the garage where I had fired the pistol. So bolts are out for the Markpoint.

Accuracy

I set the sisal dart board about 14-15 feet away and fired six darts at it. My aim point was the center of the target on the board. Three darts stuck and three bounced off. One that bounced off was shot a second time and stuck then. One of the bouncebacks might have hit a steel ring on the board.

Three darts stuck in the board (red at the bottom) and I laid a fourth one on the board for scale.

Summary

This test series has been a surprising journey for me. I came into it expecting one thing and I learned many other things that weren’t apparent at the start. The Umarex Markpoint is a fine pellet pistol that is one of the best deals on the market for the price.

Tom Gaylord (B.B. Pelletier)

Tom Gaylord, also known as B.B. Pelletier, provides expert insights to airgunners all over the world on Pyramyd AIR. He has earned the title The Godfather of Airguns™ for his contributions to the industry, spending many years with AirForce Airguns and starting magazines dedicated to the sport such as Airgun Illustrated.

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