Umarex Markpoint air pistol.
This report covers:
- The test
- Falcon
- H&N Finale Match Light
- Qiang Yuan Training
- H&N Excite wadcutters
- Air Arms 8.44-grain dome
- Trigger
- Accuracy
- Discussion
- Summary
Today we finish the accuracy test of the Umarex Markpoint pistol after the lawyer trigger spring was removed and the trigger was lubed with SLIP 2000 EWL. There are a couple surprises in store! Let’s get to it.
The test
The pistol was shot at 10 meters with the barrel resting on a sandbag. I wore the 1.25 diopter reading glasses to see the sights that are some of the very best non target-pistol sights I have ever used. You don’t need a scope or a dot sight; these work perfect!
I shot 5-shot groups with each pellet tested and the pellets are the same ones that were used in Part 3. I even shot them in the same order.
Falcon
The first pellet shot was the Air Arms Falcon. In Part 3 they printed a 0.77-inch group. Today five went into 1.791-inches. There were no called pulls. They also landed higher on the target paper. It was like I was shooting a different pellet, but I wasn’t.
The Markpoint put five Air Arms Falcons into 1.791-inches at 10 meters.
H&N Finale Match Light
The second pellet tested was the H&N Finale Match Light wadcutter. In Part 3 they made a 1.021-inch group. Today five went into 1.258-inches at 10 meters.Today’s pellets are more centered in the target than they were in Part 3.
The Markpoint put five H&N Finale Match Light pellets into a 1.258-inch group at 10 meters.
Qiang Yuan Training
Next up were five Qiang Yuan Training wadcutters. In Part 3 these were the most accurate with five going into 0.76-inches at 10 meters. Today they were also the most accurate with five making a 0.961-inch group at 10 meters.
The Markpoint put five Qiang Yuan Training pellets into a 0.961-inch group at 10 meters.
H&N Excite wadcutters
The fourth pellet tested was the H&N Excite wadcutter. In Part 3 five went into 0.841-inches at 10 meters. Today five made a 1.377-inch group at 10 meters.
Five H&N Excite wadcutters made a 1.377-inch group at 10 meters.
Air Arms 8.44-grain dome
The final pellet I shot was the Air Arms 8.44-grain dome. In Part 3 five made a 2.03-inch group at 10 meters. It was the worst group of that test.
Today five went into 1.086-inches. It was the second-best group of the day and also the first surprise I told you about at the beginning. I said in Part 3 “This is obviously not a good pellet for this pistol.” This demonstrates that sometimes things that seem obvious, aren’t!
Five Air Arms 8.44-grain domes went into 1.086-inches at 10 meters.
Trigger
In Part 4 I said the trigger pull became lighter but still had creep after the lawyer trigger spring was removed and the trigger was lubricated with SLIP 2000 EWL. Well, that changed during this test. The trigger is still hard to pull, though I now do it with one finger. But all the creep has gone. That’s surprise number two.
Accuracy
I want you to look at those groups again. Some people focus on the numbers instead of the results, which are the groups. This Markpoint pistol is shooting about as accurately as a Crosman Mark I target pistol. And for many pellets the sights are exactly where they need to be.
I got this pistol to shoot darts—remember? But it is turning out to be a rather accurate pellet pistol. It’s not that powerful, but for plinking at soda cans I don’t think you need more.
Discussion
Notice that four of the five groups today are larger than they were in Part 3. Lightening the trigger pull did nothing to improve accuracy. But using SLIP 2000 EWL to lube the trigger did remove the creep. That lube is such a great one for shooters!
Summary
The Umarex Markpoint is turning out to be a great air pistol. It’s made of plastic and will not last as an heirloom airgun, but I think it’s great as an inexpensive plinker. But if you have any interest now is the time to act because the tariff on Chinese goods will no doubt increase prices of imported items in the future.
We are not finished with our look at this airgun. I still want to try it with darts, which was the whole reason for testing the pistol to begin with!
Tom,
Trigger snobs should look away. But looking objectively at the pistol’s price and performance it is very reasonable. Maybe you ought to put a picture of how the target looks to you from where you are standing at times because the close up pictures of the groups created seem to make the target groups bigger than they actually are. 2 inches sounds like a big group but looking at the target 10 meters away that is good enough for an economy pistol. Yes a dedicated 10 meter pistol will definitely shoot smaller groups but how much would one cost?
Siraniko
Siraniko,
You would need to buy more than thirty of these Umarex Markpoint air pistols to equal the price of one dedicated 10-meter air pistol.
I really should look away though as I am one of those trigger snobs. The real reason I am looking away is I already have several air pistols living here at RRHFWA, one of which is a dedicated 10-meter air pistol and one of which is a dedicated dart shooter.
Now, if I was so inclined to support Uncle Xi, this would be my second choice. I still prefer the Diana p-five over this, but this does have a rather attractive price.
BB,
She’s turning out to be a great plinker, for sure. 😉
I hope you had a blessed and happy Easter!
Blessings to you,
dave
seems to be an overall nice cheap pistol once the extra trigger spring is addressed. i’ll get one eventually. i already have the buckmark and both colors of the mark iv for darts indoors. i will probably use the markpoint with pellets outside. any news on when the air venturi bullseye will be available? i still need to get the mtr sighted in with it’s dot sight. depending how it groups afterwards i may switch to my silver .177 hw30 (haven’t shot that yet). my next purchase will be one in .22 although they’ve gone up (tariff?) about $30. i haven’t decided which trim i’ll get, i’m leaning towards the base model. maybe another silver maybe the regular deluxe. i painted some new targets today. picture attached. i’m also thinking i want a diana 48 soon and will get a 12 ft lb spring for it. most likely .22 just out of personal preference. although i really haven’t minded loading .177’s in the mtr. probably just the nature of the beast with break barrels for ease of loading but i just find .22.’s so much easier to fumble with in anything else. maybe i’ll take the red laminate 125 jubilee hw50 out some this year. i only put 8 pellets through it last year. it just seemed a bit too hard hitting/ loud plink on metal in my unfortunate residential area. at least i’m the last house on the street. the only time someone called about me (7, 8+ years ago now), when the police arrived they had no issue with what i was doing and we wished each other good day.
I like your targets.
springman3K,
I like your targets too, I can’t believe you made sure to include the white trim! Nice job!
“I want you to look at those groups again. Some people focus on the numbers instead of the results, which are the groups.”
BB, so many of the holes in the targets are irregular shaped. Even the ones associated with the wadcutter type pellets. This suggests to me that the pellets are likely tumbling by the time they reach the 10-meters distance. It might be interesting to see if this also happens at a shorter distance. I am guessing that you will shoot darts at a shorter distance anyway. Maybe you could try a few pellets while you are at it?
Elmer,
You may have a point with the low output of this air pistol. The holes from the wadcutters should be a little neater, you would think anyway.
Elmer,
I think the pellets are tearing the paper instead of punching it. But when I test the darts I can test a pellet.
BB
BB,
As I said to Siraniko, if not for the fact that I have so many air pistols already here, I might give serious consideration to this one. I do need some more “Pure Awesome” for my Texan LSS though. I also need a dartboard for my new garage and my rebuilt Webley Junior.
Remember RR, one thing it has going for it as far as you are concerned is – no “glowy-thingy” sights.