Air Arms TX200 MkIII Reviews

Beautiful walnut and top notch finish. Simply solid and not a loose rattle anywhere in the cocking arm linkage. Extremely easy to cock. This is everything you could want in a springer!

Nothing, there is a reason this has basically remained unchanged for ... well, a very long time.

Refurbished is and was the biggest issue for this review. TX200 showed lots of use, blueing/blackening had scratches, rust found in the chamber, finish imperfections, and stock dings and dents. Problem is Damage, was it under the refurbished policy or shipping damage, maybe a little more than used? Well, PA gets final say and did not refund return shipping costs in this case. Its a roll of the dice with refurbished, just be aware of the PA policy. Subtract out the Damage, this would have scored better in value for the money. The TX200 is a top tier springer, maybe thee top!

The Air Arms TX 200 MK III is an absolutely beautiful airgun. I ordered mine in .177 caliber and with the walnut stock. I am shooting the JSB 10.34 Diabolo pellet. This is what I wanted to break the gun in with and the barrel. I shoot PCP's in Hunter Field Target at my club Fairfield Sportsman Association. I used Renaissance wax on the stock. It brings out the beauty of the stock and adds a layer of protection. It took around 350 shots for the TX 200 to break in and everything settle down. The FPS spread tightened up and so did the groups and the accuracy. I love shooting this airgun. It takes you back of why it all loved airgins. Slow things down and focus on each shot with your hold and follow through. If you do your part, this airgun will put the pellet where you are aiming. 25 Yards it stacks pellets. The recoil / spring vibration is mild, & is straight back. Absolutely Beautiful, Incredibly Accurate, Screams quality, Phenomenal Trigger, A joy to shoot. What more do you want?

I would put some kind of rubber pad at the end of the cocking lever. I know, you can do the O'Ring thing.

Be patient with learning how to shoot a spring piston airgun if you don't already know. This airgun is extremely accurate, you just need to do your part. It is definitely worth saving up for. Get a good scope for it and a solid one-piece mount. It is a heavy airgun, but that is to be expected.

This rifle is a work of art. The walnut stock has an oil finish and is just beautiful. The barrel and cocking lever have a perfect blued finish on them.

I am not able to think of anything that would improve this rifle. It has a very impressive history with many many owners.

This rifle is amazingly accurate. So far I have only fired it in the basement at twenty five feet and once sighted in I was shooting one hole groups. If you are looking for a top rated spring air rifle, this is it.

I like the build and design of the gun itself. It is super accurate. way more than I expected. A big thumbs up I would buy it again.

I would not change one thing.

I highly recommend if you are looking for a well made super accurate gun.

Just purchased a tx200 mklll, what a beautiful gun, everything about it is pristine. Put a scope on and at 20yds it stacks pellets. I was always a Weihrauch guy in fact I have 3 HW77Ks 2 old school with 25mm tube all great shooting rifles. That being said this tx200 seems to be a little better. I give it 5 stars.

Little rubber stop on the cocking arm

Try one you will like it!

Fit and finish is immaculate, incredibly smooth and accurate

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My break in period was less than 500 shots. Initially my ES over 10 shots was 13fps, it shrunk to 6fps after around 300 shots and cocking became noticeably easier. An absolute laser honestly you cant miss. Totally worth it (mine was 830$)

Very nice looking Walnut stock version and solid air rifle. Weight 10.5 lbs with MTC Mamba Lite 4-16x scope. With JSB 10.34, she averages 800fps and less than .25 inch group at 25 yrds. You need to let this springer do its recoil thing. I plan to set it for < 12ft/lbs.

The little rubber bumper under barrel to cushion cocking lever lasted about 5 shots, came off and unable to re- mount it. Poor design Air Arms. I replaced with rubber O rings in the grooves provided at end of cocking lever.

As advertised it takes about 30 lbs of cocking force. I intend to use this air rifle for Field Target and will convert it to less then 12ft/lbs but for general hunting or plinking its fine. Glad I made the purchase.

INSANELY well built and EXTREMELY accurate. Paired with the standard Hawke scope that came with the package, I can dial in dime size groups at 35 yards. I also found that the Air Arms Field 8.4gr pellets are the BEST match for my gun. I can literally use the StrelokPro App on my iphone and calculate dead on shot placement at any distance. Its absolutely a dream to shoot!

I would change the safety on the gun as I dont care for the placement and operation of it.

If I were to do it again, I would buy a REALLY REALLY good scope. The Hawke that comes with the combo and s very good, but a really good scope with active turrets, side parallax adjustment, and an illuminated reticle would be EPIC.

Beautiful rifle, very easy to fully disassemble and work on or upgrade parts. Trigger is about as good as it gets. Very quiet and when paired with the right pellet the accuracy is great. Gun is heavy which helps with accuracy on this springer.

The cocking lever was a bit wobbly, easily fixed with a small thin washer. I went with the walnut stock which had some sort of dark spots all over it, I think it may have been some sort of oil that was mistakenly dripped or splashed on it. After some work I pulled the spots out, gave it a light sanding and a fresh coat of quality oil and all is well now, now that said it was a bit disappointing to see that obvious of a defect on a gun of this quality and high price, and had I not already had experience refinishing stocks I would have sent it back for a replacement. I ordered the combo kit with the Hawke scope, the Hawke lasted maybe 200 shots before the adjustable objective lens was broken and couldn't hold focus between shots. I replaced it with a Vortex that has had zero issues so far with 2000+ shots. The stock spring does have a but of a twang upon firing, and hard forward recoil with stock spring/ steel tophat. Tune kit is recommended if this is a problem for you.

Springers are challenging to shoot accurately with consistency, they are so very hold sensitive and this rifle is VERY hold sensitive. Once you develop some muscle memory with a consistent hold pattern the results will show. I shoot this rifle from 15-30 yards and have satisfying results 90% of the time. My. 22 copy shoots the Crossman Premier pellets very well out to 30 yards. Dime size groups at 20-25 yards are easily accomplished and as you get comfortable shooting this rifle you might find yourself bored at closer ranges, moving your targets out farther and farther. Personally I would recommend skipping the Hawke scopes as I have had bad luck with them on springers, but that's up to you. Vortex has not let me down yet on ANY airgun of firearm that I place one on but I know everyone has their own preferences and experiences, I'm just sharing mine.

This air rifle seems to be everything good that most have claimed it to be.

One thing that is NOT claimed, is that it has a highly finished stock. The walnut stock seems well made of fairly nice wood for the price, and the fish scale *checkering* is nicely done. However, while Air Arms may or may not have use some sort of protective substance on the wood, it appears unfinished. After two coats of TruOil followed by steel wool, and then two more top coats, the stock looks like what I consider finished wood stock.

Excellent fit and finish.

The finish on the mating faces of the trigger sears and compression tube are terrible. Air Arms should go back to their original machining practices and rectify the current shotty work.

Air Arms quality regarding the TX200 is not what it used to be.

Got Lucky with my purchase. i have been reading the bad experiences people have been having with the order of this refurbished rifle. I was dreading that I might experience the same disapointment that some of you had. The gun I purchased was very dusty but nothing that a good clean up could do. I clened out the barrel then did a complete wipe down and clean of the rifle. Next I inspected the entire stock and removed it. The only flaw I could find was a tiny blemish in the blued barrel that was barely noticicable. Then I checked the safety operation and decocking to make sure my gun was sound. Everything worked perfectly. Then I loaded the rifle and took my first shot. Oh..My..gosh! This gun is an amazing shooter. The shot cycle is quick and kicks just a little. The gun moves straight back provided you have a proper artillery hold and have the gun on its balance point. The trigger is out of this world and I had no need to adjust it. The pull felt around a pound.

I wouldnt change anything. I paid a lot of money for a refurbished rifle but every penny spent was worth it.

I am shot many springers in this gun has jumped up to my top three. my big three are hw97K, hw95L, and this gun. If you are looking for a world class springer consider this one.

Appearance, build quality and street appeal, five plus stars.

Offer a fully tuned version with the finest tuning components regardless of cost. The TX 200 MK III is good enough to make the best use of a complete quality tune job.

I found that the version I purchased is very hold sensitive. Walnut in .22 new not refurbished. I also after shooting a tin of pellets, Crossman Premiers, decided to add a Vortek tune kit. This one easy change turned a good shooting airgun into an absolute tack driver. By smoothing out the shot cycle it decreased the hold sensitivity and made the airgun easier to shoot from less than ideal shooting positions. As many do I can highly recommend an Air Arms TX 200 MK III. As it comes from Air Arms I do not think it is perfect but with a small amount of effort it does come close.

Beautiful blue chrome finish that can't be seen on the pictures. Excellent trigger and very easy to shoot accurately. Build quality seems good.

I would increase the power by 200 fps. I make the rifle lighter, add adjustable stock extensions. Seems to short.

I turned in a Diana 460 magnum and was very lucky to get this refurbished rifle with just a couple of nicks on it and an over adjusted trigger which was way too light. I was able to readjust the trigger and it shoots perfectly now. I compared the gun to the ones I have, Gamo magnum, Whisper Swarm, Hatsan 105,125,155,Diana 460. I still prefer the Hatsan 155 after learning how to shoot this beast accurately.

The blue chrome looks beautiful which can't be seen on the pictures. The adjustable trigger is perfect and overall build is good.

The rifle is very heavy for a short rifle and power seems a little weak so I hope they could increase it by 200fps.

I purchased this refurbished one which replaced a refurbished Diana 460 magnum which fell apart on me. The Diana was great except for build quality(poor). I compared this gun with some of the guns I have like a Gamo Magnum,aWhisper Swarm, Hatsan 125,155 torpedo, and have come to a conclusions that my Hatsan 155 is my favorite.

Beautiful rifle that does not fire

Quality control terrible

Brand new TX200Mk3 that doesn't fire. Cocking lever releases under full force of the spring. Never fired a shot ,had one day. Second TX 200 in 3 weeks. First had cracked stock now this.

5 star rifle.

Nothing .

It took 6 months to get this rifle not 12 weeks as advertised. A Diana 340 ntec was ordered in June , havent received-that one either. 9 months and counting.

Beautiful rifle

Kicks and is loud.Accuracy?...I`m working on it.

Ive changed my outlook on the TX200 , It is a great looking rifle with a very good trigger and the bluing is superb.

Safety is bad, cocking lever need as I said in my last review the same feature as the carbine. after having the rifle one day. I'll explain below.

I was very upset upon arrival of my gun with the poor packaging and a box with 7 what looked like 7- 22 caliber holes in it. having the rifle only one day and all those issues that came up. Anyway I was anxious to try it out and failed to check it over good like I normally would, I did not check the screws, I mounted my scope and stated to fire away. The safety took 10 shots and pulling the cocking lever very hard to engage. after approximatley 25 shots I cleaned the barrel and was wiping it down with oil when I first noticed the crack in the stock at the rear of the action above the grip. I was now really upset. I cannot honestly say if it arrived like this or it happened while shooting. It was a refurbished rifle that I purchased with tax over $700, Wish now I would of bought a new one. However PA has always been very helpful and has fixed problems that occurred before. I just hope they will help me now, I really don't want a refund ,just another rifle or different stock.

Nice looking rifle ,ok trigger and finish is ok.

Fix the cheap safety that does not function 50% of the time, cocking lever is narrow for big hands. Needs the same device added as the carbine.

I purchased mine and received it on March 5th, had issues right away with the safety. This is my first refurbished air gun and for spending with tax over $700 Im really disappointed. I assumed the gun was broken in since it was a used gun, The box it came in was all beat up with seven 22 cal holes in it. The packing was nothing ,two rolled up pieces of wrapping paper and was very loose inside the shipping box. I unpacked it and decided to mount my glass on it. After 25 shots I decided it was enough for the day, accuracy was ok. I then cleaned the barrel took 19 patches . I then was applying oil to all the metal parts when my clothe caught on something near the tang. I looked closer and could see the stock had a crack in it. I learned a lesson, buy new. Im hoping PA will do something for me, even replacing the stock will be fine, I'll see on Monday as there closed on Saturday. They have always in the past been good to deal with but I never bought a refurbished gun before.