Air Arms Alfa Proj Reviews

Shoos great and lots of shots per fill.

Add an air gauge.

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.

None

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.

Nothing.

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

nothing

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.