Air Arms TX200
- Category
- Rifle
- Barrel
- 394 mm
- Weight, empty
- 3.90 kg
- Introduced
- 1992
About
What it is, and why it matters
The Air Arms TX200 is a spring-piston, underlever-cocking single-shot air rifle chambered in .177 (4.5 mm) and .22, built in Hailsham, England. Long regarded as the benchmark sporting springer, it pairs a fixed Lothar Walther match barrel with a built-in moderator, an anti-beartrap safety, and a smooth underlever loading system. Its self-contained powerplant and adjustable two-stage trigger have made it a perennial favourite for accuracy-focused plinking, pest control, and field target competition.
Introduced in the early 1990s, the TX200 became the standard against which sporting spring-piston air rifles are judged, prized for out-of-the-box accuracy, refined finish, and a recoil-managed shot cycle that suits demanding field target shooting.
Sub-12 ft-lb versions require no UK firearms certificate; higher-power FAC versions are also produced. Offered with beech or walnut sporter stocks.
Specification
Everything measured
IdentityWhat it is, who built it and when.
- Manufacturer
- Air Arms
- Category
- Rifle
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Status
- In production
- Produced
- 1992
DimensionsAs issued, without a magazine or an optic.
- Barrel
- 394 mm
- Overall length
- 1050 mm
- Weight, empty
- 3.90 kg
ActionHow it cycles, what trips it, and what feeds it.
- Action
- Spring piston
- Firing mechanism
- Fixed firing pin
- Trigger
- Two stage
- Trigger pull
- 7.0 N
- Capacity
- 1
- Magazine
- Internal
MaterialsEach swatch is the material itself, not a colour chosen to stand for it.
- Frame
- Steel
- Barrel
- Steel
- Stock
- Wood
- Finish
- Blued
BallisticsFrom the service cartridge, not a handload.
- Muzzle velocity
- 283 m/s
- Muzzle energy
- 16 J
- Effective range
- 45 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.
Underlever cocking
Lothar walther barrel
Fixed barrel
Built in moderator
Adjustable two stage trigger
Beech or walnut stock- Self contained powerplant
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 52 .177 Air (4.5mm) rifles | 3.90 kg | 3.90 kg | Near the median |
| Overall lengthAmong 52 .177 Air (4.5mm) rifles | 1050 mm | 1085 mm | Shorter than about 70% |
| Barrel lengthAmong 52 .177 Air (4.5mm) rifles | 394 mm | 428 mm | Shorter than about 80% |
| Magazine capacityAmong 52 .177 Air (4.5mm) rifles | 1 | 1 | Near the median |
Answers
Questions about the Air Arms TX200
How much does the Air Arms TX200 weigh?
The Air Arms TX200 weighs 3.90 kg (8.60 lb) empty.
What caliber is the Air Arms TX200?
The Air Arms TX200 is chambered in .177 Air (4.5mm).
How many rounds does the Air Arms TX200 hold?
The Air Arms TX200 holds 1 rounds, fed from an internal magazine.
How long is the Air Arms TX200?
The Air Arms TX200 is 1050 mm (41.3 in) long overall, with a 394 mm (15.5 in) barrel.
Who makes the Air Arms TX200?
The Air Arms TX200 is made by Air Arms (United Kingdom). It was designed by Air Arms.
When was the Air Arms TX200 introduced?
The Air Arms TX200 was introduced in 1992.
How does the Air Arms TX200 operate?
The Air Arms TX200 uses a spring piston action, and its firing mechanism is fixed firing pin.
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
82%
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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.
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