Air Arms Galahad
- Category
- Rifle
- Barrel
- 395 mm
- Weight, empty
- 3.60 kg
- Introduced
- 2016
About
What it is, and why it matters
The Air Arms Galahad is a British pre-charged pneumatic (PCP) bullpup air rifle chambered in .22 (5.5mm) and .177 (4.5mm), built in Hailsham, England. Launched in 2016 as Air Arms' first bullpup, it pairs a regulated action fed from a removable air cylinder with a distinctive front-mounted cocking lever, a 10-shot rotary magazine, and a Lothar Walther match barrel. The compact bullpup layout, adjustable cheekpiece and buttpad, and crisp two-stage trigger make it a refined and accurate platform for pest control and hunter field target shooting.
Air Arms, founded in 1983 in Hailsham, East Sussex, built its reputation on precision sporting springers such as the TX200 before entering the bullpup PCP market with the Galahad in 2016, distinguished by its forward-reaching cocking lever and regulated, multi-shot action.
Offered as the sub-12 ft-lb Galahad R carbine and a higher-power FAC Galahad HP that produces around 30 ft-lb in .22. Available in synthetic and walnut stock options. The Sportpup is a later, lighter-cost derivative.
Specification
Everything measured
IdentityWhat it is, who built it and when.
- Manufacturer
- Air Arms
- Category
- Rifle
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Status
- In production
- Produced
- 2016
DimensionsAs issued, without a magazine or an optic.
- Barrel
- 395 mm
- Overall length
- 698 mm
- Weight, empty
- 3.60 kg
ActionHow it cycles, what trips it, and what feeds it.
- Action
- Gas operated
- Trigger
- Two stage
- Trigger pull
- 7.0 N
- Capacity
- 10
- Magazine
- Rotary
MaterialsEach swatch is the material itself, not a colour chosen to stand for it.
- Frame
- Aluminum
- Barrel
- Steel
- Stock
- Wood
- Finish
- Anodized
BallisticsFrom the service cartridge, not a handload.
- Muzzle velocity
- 280 m/s
- Muzzle energy
- 41 J
- Effective range
- 50 m
Trajectory
What the round does downrange
Solved from the muzzle figures and the bullet. The dashed rule is the effective range on the record, and the crosses are the steps the solver returned.
No load solved for this record yetThe flight path is computed from a cartridge and a bullet. This record has no ammunition filed against its chambering, so there is nothing to solve.
Features
What it has
What the record lists as fitted, drawn from the catalogue.
Pre charged pneumatic
Bullpup configuration
Regulated action
Front lever cocking
10 shot rotary magazine
Lothar walther barrel
Adjustable two stage trigger
Adjustable cheekpiece
Adjustable buttpad
Picatinny optics rail
Removable air cylinder
Standing
How it compares
Each figure against the firearms of the same type and cartridge that record it, or of the same type where that cartridge has too few. Positions are read to the nearest tenth.
| Measurement | This firearm | Median | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Empty weightAmong 60 .22 Air (5.5mm) rifles | 3.60 kg | 3.20 kg | Heavier than about 80% |
| Overall lengthAmong 60 .22 Air (5.5mm) rifles | 698 mm | 987 mm | Among the shortest tenth |
| Barrel lengthAmong 58 .22 Air (5.5mm) rifles | 395 mm | 487 mm | Shorter than about 90% |
| Magazine capacityAmong 60 .22 Air (5.5mm) rifles | 10 | 10 | Holds fewer rounds than about 60% |
Its place in the rankings
Answers
Questions about the Air Arms Galahad
How much does the Air Arms Galahad weigh?
The Air Arms Galahad weighs 3.60 kg (7.94 lb) empty.
What caliber is the Air Arms Galahad?
The Air Arms Galahad is chambered in .22 Air (5.5mm).
How many rounds does the Air Arms Galahad hold?
The Air Arms Galahad holds 10 rounds, fed from a rotary magazine.
How long is the Air Arms Galahad?
The Air Arms Galahad is 698 mm (27.5 in) long overall, with a 395 mm (15.6 in) barrel.
Who makes the Air Arms Galahad?
The Air Arms Galahad is made by Air Arms (United Kingdom). It was designed by Air Arms.
When was the Air Arms Galahad introduced?
The Air Arms Galahad was introduced in 2016.
How does the Air Arms Galahad operate?
The Air Arms Galahad uses a gas operated action.
Compatibility
Which parts fit this firearm
Studio
Every part that mounts on this, resolved
Not a list the maker typed out: the answer comes from the mounts this firearm exposes and the interface each part needs, so it stays right when either one changes.
- Every part that mounts on any firearm in the catalogue
- Interface standards, platforms and fit overrides
- The same answers through the API and the MCP server
Requires a signed-in GunSpec account on the Studio plan. The answer is computed per part, so it is not part of the public record.
Provenance
What the record holds
Every figure above was taken from one of these pages. The confidence reflects how much of the record came from a page a claim can be checked against.
In service
Provenance
Confidence in this record
80%
Stockists
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API
The call that returns this record
The same fields, in the same units, from the same endpoint the page reads.
curl --request GET \ --url 'https://api.gunspec.io/v1/firearms/air-arms-galahad' \ --header 'X-API-Key: your_key'{ "id": "air-arms-galahad", "name": "Air Arms Galahad", "manufacturer": { "id": "air-arms", "name": "Air Arms", "countryCode": "GB", "foundedYear": 1983, "website": "https://www.air-arms.co.uk", "logoUrl": null, "description": null, "status": null, "defunctYear": null, "stateOwned": null, "makesFirearms": null, "parentId": null, "predecessorId": null, "createdAt": "2026-06-21 23:00:46", "updatedAt": "2026-06-21 23:00:46", "version": "56bc0f73a487438dd3fdda6ed8a369e771ad8f41d6bc7722b4b0c0175665f319" }, "category": { "id": "rifle", "name": "Rifle", "description": "Long-barreled firearms designed for accurate shooting" }, "country_of_origin": "GB", "year_introduced": 2016, "barrel_length_mm": 395, "weight_empty_g": 3600, "action_type": "gas_operated"}