TX200

I've had Mk2 and Mk3 full-length and HC. My TX200Mk3 is straight out of the box, it twangs but will outshoot the others and my tuned 97k. Noise, or lack of, doesn't necessarily relate to accuracy. So my advice would be don't mess with it until you know the cycle doesn't suit you.
 
I got a wanut .177 HC last Christmas, it's been brilliant right out of the box. I think it's the nicest air rifle I've ever shot.
 
Out of the box the full length has a lazy cycle compared to earlier versions which some shooters don't take to. Personally I don't have a problem... The HC having a shorter barrel has a faster cycle which I think doesn't attract the same criticism. If you haven't tried them, and aren't set on one or the other, do try them out if you can... or at least handle both. The feel and balance is very different. I wouldn't take a full-length for hunting; I prefer the manoeuvrability and feel of the HC... but the full-length will still outshoot it!

If I had to choose? :unsure: ....would be both! (y)
 
Had the HC and a Pro sport when they first came out, many moons late 80s early 90s ??
 
Just bought a tx200 mk3 s/h today, the recoil kicks quite hard to the right, is that normal , I'm use to pcps, so wasn't sure what to expect myself . The person who sold me the rifle said it had been tbt tuned.
 
Famouscookster said:
Just bought a tx200 mk3 s/h today, the recoil kicks quite hard to the right, is that normal , I'm use to pcps, so wasn't sure what to expect myself . The person who sold me the rifle said it had been tbt tuned.
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Might be how you're holding it for the shot
 
Famouscookster said:
Just bought a tx200 mk3 s/h today, the recoil kicks quite hard to the right, is that normal , I'm use to pcps, so wasn't sure what to expect myself . The person who sold me the rifle said it had been tbt tuned.
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That's not normal, my mk3 22 long developed something similar after around 12k shots, sounds like it needs some tlc. Mine went for a mild tune which sorted it better than original.
 
Bodge said:
Mine (TX200HC in .177) shot nicely when new but didn’t half buzz on firing, so I ordered a Titan XS no 10 to be sent to Deleted member for guide and top hat and that fixed it. It seems even smoother now too. Just my experience. Total cost was £48 inc new spring, postage and a pot of Deleted member’s fine moly paste. 3 days from ordering the spring from ANT supplies to receiving the whole package to my door.
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This reflects my own experience. @Deleted member , workmanship and fast delivery is outstanding.
 
They shoot well out of the box. After a while just to see what all this tuning is about, I got a drop-in kit - delrin top hat & guide and a new seal with some moly grease. Cleaned the spring, polished the spring ends and then lightly applied the grease. It performs really consistently and shoots every bit as well as my PCPs with the added challenge of absorbing the recoil.

A heavy rifle but a beautiful one, if you're lucky with some nice walnut and apply a little oil. It's probably the one springer of my six that I will never let go.
 
Forty8mk2 said:
Thinking of getting one of these as not had a springer in years, do TX rifles need a tune or are they good from the factory
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Nothing needs a tune its just what we like to do 😁

On a serious note though I have had fantastic shooting tx200's and also a few poor too from new its same with any make and model luck of the draw really in one of the not so good tx hc models I fitted a tbt kit and slung the originals and after that it was spot on
 
BallisticBill said:
By whom?
If it's not been made worse by the "tune"
What pellets are you shooting? Try lighter and heavier to see if the cycle improves. Don't wrestle with it. Just hold her gently and consistently and let her do her own thing.
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Yeah tried the resting gently, should it recoil so much I can't see where my pellet hits very easily, with my pcp can watch the pellet at 50 yards where it lands, but with this it recoils so bad its hit before it settles back ? Using 10.49 h an n barracuda. Not really had chance to try anything else yet. They seem really tight when pushing them in. Is that good?
 
Famouscookster said:
Yeah tried the resting gently, should it recoil so much I can't see where my pellet hits very easily, with my pcp can watch the pellet at 50 yards where it lands, but with this it recoils so bad its hit before it settles back ? Using 10.49 h an n barracuda. Not really had chance to try anything else yet. They seem really tight when pushing them in. Is that good?
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What you are describing sounds like the 'follow-through' - seeing the landing points down the scope. Some of this is down to technique on your part and some down to the recoil on the rifle. You should be able to do it with an off-the-shelf T-Rex (I could, mine was .22) as they shouldn't recoil that much. I then had mine tuned with a 22mm conversion and it totally transformed it and yes, the follow-through is right there without much effort. It is also there with my 24mm sleeved-down HW80 as well (apologies - tangential point - but speaks to the sleeved-down approach).

Not all tunes are the same. You can optimise the current internals, or re-engineer them (sleeved down approach). All rifles are improved with a little TLC.
 
Dr B said:
What you are describing sounds like the 'follow-through' - seeing the landing points down the scope. Some of this is down to technique on your part and some down to the recoil on the rifle. You should be able to do it with an off-the-shelf T-Rex (I could, mine was .22) as they shouldn't recoil that much. I then had mine tuned with a 22mm conversion and it totally transformed it and yes, the follow-through is right there without much effort. It is also there with my 24mm sleeved-down HW80 as well (apologies - tangential point - but speaks to the sleeved-down approach).

Not all tunes are the same. You can optimise the current internals, or re-engineer them (sleeved down approach). All rifles are improved with a little TLC.
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Which kit is best to buy to do so ?
 
Famouscookster said:
Yeah tried the resting gently, should it recoil so much I can't see where my pellet hits very easily, with my pcp can watch the pellet at 50 yards where it lands, but with this it recoils so bad its hit before it settles back ? Using 10.49 h an n barracuda. Not really had chance to try anything else yet. They seem really tight when pushing them in. Is that good?
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Pellet is much too heavy for a full-length Mk3 with std AA spring... piston bounce, I suspect. Tight, hard pellet won't help either.
Try some JSB or AA Express 7.87gr. It will feel very different. (y)

Regarding the "tune".
Fitting a tbt guide isn't going to do much other than change the sound. The weight of the piston internals have been reduced slightly which will be worse cycle for a heavy pellet. If a tbt short-stroke piston extension is fitted and the spring changed the effect depends on the spring rate, length and preload... so an entirely unknown set of variables for me to comment on.

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Just had a thought... if the short-stroke is fitted it's possible to tell by the cocking. The anti-bear trap will just have one click, not the usual three clicks. (Other short-stroking might be 2 clicks.)
 
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If you've not shot a springer in years then it'll be better than anything you shot last, I'd say its better than any HW for shot cycle.
So in that respect it doesn't really need tuning as it'll be very good from the box, in treasury you could shoot it forever & be happy, that's until you try a proper full blown tuned rifle, then it's up to you if you want to change it.
 
As @BallisticBill has said, a heavy tight pellet won't be doing the firing/shot cycle any favours, so an easy start point would be try some lighter pellets 8.4/7.9 grn first.

The Tx must be one of the easiest rifles to strip and relube, and I would be inclined to strip it down and see exactly what has been fitted in the way of guides and wether short stroked ( short stroke extension)

A few pics might be worth putting up on here, to give us an idea what has been fitted 👍

Ya gotta love a Tx, but not if it ain't shootin nice 😫

Let us know how you get on.
Greyskull 😎
 
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