Walther CP88BC Competition Pellet Pistol

I got a good 80 shots from 1 CO2 cartridge. Has very good power. Very dependable piercing system. Great quality metal gun with very good magazines. This gun is the one to have for sure. I am so happy I purchased one!

Pros
As they are making many more BB guns than pellet co2 pistols and the newer pistols have weak fps makes this gun a must have. Really love the weight. fire power.

Cons
I cannot think of any cons.

Don't be disillusioned thinking you're going to be doing 1/2" groups at 40 to 60 feet. You won't be. At 20 to 30 feet it's fairly accurate once you get a feel for the weight and balance. It is way more accurate than the Sig P320 at the same distances and has a lot more punch than the Sig too.

Pros
Weight, build quality, rifled barrel, round 8 shot magazines, feel and no blow back which to me is a complete waste of co2 energy. Accuracy compared to similar air pistols is better at 20 to 30 feet. It is somewhat stingy with co2 use which is a plus.

Cons
The center blade sight was canted a bit to the left when aiming. I loosened up the two screws which hold the end of the barrel assembly and moved it clockwise as far as I could but it was still not at a perfect 90 degrees. If I could have got the center blade at 90 degrees it would have been a 5 star rating.

trigger very heavy and rough causing me to pull shots on a regular basis. rear sight is only adjustable for windage and it fit very poorly in the dovetail groove. the bottom of the sight had a large gap from lousy and inaccurate machining. front blade sight was too narrow. sent gun back and upgraded to a s&w 5856 and I am very glad I did. major impronement in trigger and sights. s&w got it right.

Pros
6 inch barrel

Cons
just about everything else

I was looking for a CO2 pistol to improve my handgun shooting skills without having to go out to a range. I started with the Walter CP99 BB gun. OK, but its accuracy was less than great, and I wanted to be sure if the problem was with me or the gun. So I bought the Walther CP99 pellet gun with a rifled barrel. --Better, but still not what I was looking for. Finally I went for the CP88BC pellet gun, with the rifled 6 inch barrel. Finally, the practice handgun I was looking for! Excellent accuracy. Very good trigger pull, both in single--and in double action. Excellent weight and balance. I'm delighted!

The gun does everything as advertised, very nice. My only complaint are the solid black sights. Hard to see in lower light or against black or dark targets.

Feel like a firearm, very good quality!!

Cons
Only drawback is you can not tell many shoots you have done!!

After a few hundred rounds through my new CP88BC I am thoroughly satisfied. The pistol is very accurate and feels great in the hand. A tiny bit heavy for 10m shooting, but perfectly fine for my backyard competitions. The trigger is a little clunky but once you learn its break point it is completely usable, especially for a gun in this price range. I actually really like that in single action mode you can take up the trigger creep and then have a nice firm break point... reminds me of a two stage trigger. In double action mode I can put eight pellets 10m down range into a 6" target while firing as fast as I can, so not too shabby. As far as shot count, I have been getting between 80 and 88 shots out of a single 12g CO2, which I think is pretty decent. The one thing I did not like are the black on black open sights. When ahead and painted them myself as you can see in the picture. Once I did that I was able to drive tacks at 10m.

Pros
Accuracy, CO2 consumption, look and feel.

Cons
Slightly heavy trigger and black sights.

Excellent gun in every way. The weight, the feel, the look, and it's very accurate, at 15 yards I am consistently getting a 1 inch hole pattern in my target. I love how the Co2 Cartridge loads and charges. I am getting on average 65 consistent shots per fill. I now have 19 air guns and this is my new favorite.

Pros
Accuracy, charging system, weight, feel, looks.

Cons
None

Great gun. Very accurate. Limited only by my skill. Very fun to shoot. Probably averages 60+ shots/CO2 before starting to fade and boy do the first ten or so ever crack! I wish that it had an integrated mount for a red dot sight. The only add on adapter rails seem to be cheesy plastic and require the removal of the rear sight. This gun is better than a plastic rail! Definitely buy extra mags. I bought 3 extra and I am thinking of picking up 3 more. Loading them is a bit tedious but not bad if you can sit and load a bunch at a time.

Pros
Quality of build Accuracy Fun!!!!

Cons
No accessory rails

I spent over 4 months researching for what I considered the right Co2 pistol to meet my requirements. I wanted something that felt and shot close to the real thing and did not want a glob of plastic. This pistol far exceeds my expectations. At first glance, I thought I had received a real pistol. I put almost 500 rounds thru it within 2 weeks after purchase. Excellent quality, accurate and get around 90+ shots per Co2 cylinder. Weight and feel makes you think you are shooting a real gun - only thing missing is the loud bang and recoil. An excellent means to cheaply keep grip, sight picture and trigger pull techniques sharply honed.

Pros
Weight, looks, feel, accuracy, and cost per shot. Very well built.

Cons
Only two minor improvements: 1. Fully adjustable rear sights. Although, mine was right on for elevation, I know some folks have had issues with lack of sight elevation adjustment. 2. Some type of quick reload for the magazines.