Hello. I bought an early version of this rifle from Sandwell. It was in 22 and running at 30 ft/lbs. It is the best air rifle I have ever had. It fills the gap between my 177 Falcon and my 22 BRNO rimfire.
Had a good think at work today Dan , good review by the way , changing the subject to the hw97 under lever ,, gonna request one for my birthday next month or a s a p , if we are still in lock down mid May ,, after watching your review then loads of others , I’m sold ,,I grew up with spring guns , I’m now 55 , don’t do hunting go to local shooting club and have bench to rest on so weight will never be an issue , plus having to cock it and go through the loading process won’t go through pellets at a rapid rate as with the pcp, quite looking forward to it , like the dark wood stock and thumb hole version and also the blue grey laminate ,,, cheers Shane uk 🇬🇧
Hi Shane, I love my 97, they're so easy to shoot well and they 're pellet on pellet pretty much no matter how you hold them. The other advantage to the wooden stock is that they also come with an adjustable butt pad as standard unlike the synthetics which are solid. You won't regret getting the 97 mate trust me. Cheers Shane and let me know what you think of it when you pick it up.
Hi Dan thanks for the advice,I actually thought you needed to make adjustments to the regulator for consistent shooting but sandwell have told me the regulator has been set up and needs no adjustment so no problems now, thanks for the reply 🤗.
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Thanks Karl! The M16's are wonderful rifles mate and one of the only PCP's that I actually like. My personal favourite is the standard M16 which uses a standard air cylinder. It's a genuinely pretty rifle. The M16D though.... not so much haha.
Thanks Dan, in a matter of fact, would be nice to review the Zbroia Kozak in .22cal, there are only a few reviews of these rifles but very basic, would be nice to see a more in depth review of the gun. Thanks again buddy, keep up with the excellent work and reviews.
Thanks Marcos we'll add it to the list for you. I've heard quite a few things about those little rifles as well I'm quite looking forward to testing one whenever I can.
Thanks Dan, have one in .22 cal full power, (I am in South Africa), they are really good, and a buck for the money, in par with most of high end guns. By the way I am not in any assosiation with the manufactor, it's just that, is such a nice rifle, although could be better. thanks again, looking foward for the next vids from you.
Hi Stephen! It's not a bad rifle the M16D is it? The looks are an acquired taste to be sure but when it comes to performance it's spot on. Gotta love a Rapid though. 😉
Hi David. Thanks ever so much mate it means a lot. The M16D is a brilliant rifle mate and the M16 series are easily one of my favourite PCP families. They're an incredibly capable bit of kit and if you're into tweaking there's an absolute wealth of upgrade parts available. Thanks David!
Nice review. I am just about to buy this as my first air rifle. Can you tell me is the scope mounts 11mm dovetail for the rifle and is 4-16x50 a good one. Cheers John
Hi Noel, You're not the first person to say that mate and you're right they're incredibly similar. The M16A without those connections visible is even more similar. Thanks Noel.
Mine in 22 is going back.. seemed ok at first using jsb on my short garden range....when it ran down to 180bar the poi shifted.. refilled and it was ok....tested again from 180fill and as the bottle ran lower velocity was going up....reached 16fpe.....ran it over combro crony today and it's all the place...no consistency.....I have ano in 177 and it's fine with bis mags.....must be a regulator problem
Hi Phil, send her back when you can it sounds like something has got into the reg. The reg's usually bleed off at around 130-140 bar but it'll be a consistent drop in power. I'm sorry to hear this mate.
That's a great idea, nice one, the only thing I disliked about this rifle on the review, looks open to dirt and the elements without one. How do you like the gun? Thinking of buying one myself 😁
Hey dan i was wondering if you would know if i can remove the bottle with air still in it or even a small amount? Love the review not going to lie you were the reason why i picked this up perfect for having fun or pesting. Thanks for the great review.
Hi Dan I've just purchased this Rifle a few days ago from sandwell field sports and it's the first gun I've had that's regulated, could you please tell me if I need to make an adjustment to the regulator if at all thanks.
Hi Chloe, As long as the rifle is performing as it should be regarding power/shot count then there should be no need to adjust the regulator nor hammer spring. It should perform perfectly straight out of the box. If you're uncertain it would be best to take it back to Sandwell to let them either run some tests on the rifle and send it back to SMK if anything is under performing or repair it in store. Although you can easily adjust the regulator on the M16's yourself I highly suggest that you take it back to Sandwell if it isn't performing properly as stripping the rifle could void the warranty. Thanks Chloe and I hope this helps.
I bought the m16a from sandwell field sports a while ago the gun is very impressive and accurate for the money ...i also have shot the m16d too , also a real awsome piece of kit ...great review mate !!
Hi Andrew, Yes mate I was very surprised by that as well! The Sniper lights are 14.04grn in .22 cal so a bit lighter than JSB's and FTT's. The weight seemed to compensate a bit for the drop at that range but as you can see the wind blew them around a bit when we pushed it further.
Hi Phillip. They're right handed only I'm afraid and due to the design of the action it can't be switched around. One of the only things I hate about Artemis at the moment is that they don't seem to make dedicated left handed models.
Apparently not in this instance mate no, occasionally our gear is being borrowed (huge pain in the backside as I'm sure you can imagine). The worst bit is that a few of the family are into airgunning so you can imagine how many pellet tins go "Missing". Cheers mate
Hi Levy. The bottle simply unscrews if you don't want to use the quick fill adaptor and you can then fill the bottle directly. Thanks mate and if you ever have any other questions never hesitate to get in touch.
I bet it will prefer sniper heavys and aslo baracudda hunter extreme it will make stupidly small groups with normal barracudas but thsre to heavy to work past 20 m
Hey mate, Baracuda's are pretty good out to about 40 yards but it's beyond that range that they drop off. FTT's are much better at range and I've heard some very good results with those QYS Chinese pellets. Might be worth a look!
Another great Video Dan, i did see the M16A being reviewed and it also got a great review for accuracy, but that four end :( but looking at it i can see it being rounded off a little and some stippling to it, if thickness of the wood allows an it turning into a looker lol
Hi Scott! Thanks for the kind comments Scott it means a lot mate, yeah I agree it would definitely benefit from a little bit of added detail towards the front end to really make it stand out, it's very reminiscent of the Mk 1 Rapid albeit a slightly prettier one in my opinion (please don't kill me Rapid fans I know you're a passionate bunch). If you want to come down and take a few rifles for a spin or just have a chat the best thing to do is to get in touch at bigdansairguns.co.uk or email us at bigdansairguns@outlook.com Thanks Scott and if you've got any suggestions for a video review feel free to leave a comment and I'll see if I can get my hands on one. My next one will be the Milbro Target Master which was requested and is currently staring me in the face so I'd better crack on.
Oh a spring gun that should be a challenge lol well for me it would, what about the Artemis P15 i quite like the look of these and they can be modified, so if you can do one of them, if you were a little closer i would give you my Air Arms s200 to review i built it from an s200 .22 breach block i get around 70ish full power shots it's .177 now im sure you would like it, shoot supper :D
That S200 sounds fantastic Scott! That's one of my weak areas at the moment I'm not too much into tuning yet but I'll get there I'm sure. Well funny you mention the P15 Scott mate I just so happen to have two of them left from our last order and I think after the Milbro that it'd be a sin not to review one of the P15's. So Scott it's your idea so it's your choice mate. Artemis P15 review.. .177 or .22?
what about the more conventional looking m16 ? no bottle just a conventional air tube and a slimmer neater stock, but same side lever cocking, shrouded barrel+silencer? is that a newer version or older...... saw one review on it but was in Spanish and was same gun under the name 'fox' but same model m16 with tube as opposed to a bottle..
Hi mate, The M16 with the standard air cylinder is the first model of the Artemis M16 that was released. Although it didn't have a large bottle it was still regulated and capable of over 140 shots per fill. If I'm being honest... it's actually my personal favourite Artemis rifle. It's light, good looking and incredibly accurate to go with it. I've currently got one as a test rifle so customers can see how the M16 family handles and shoots. Might have to review it soon but I've got another rifle in the works at the moment. Cheers mate.
@@bigdansairguns83 looking forward to it. as said seen another review on it but was a Spanish named M16 reviewed in errm Spanish lol..I thought maybe it was a newer revision as it looks much better with tube as opposed to bottle.
Hi Gary! The mags on the M16's aren't bad but you can get far better aftermarket Darko Dell Orco magazines. I highly recommend them to anyone buying an Artemis rifle.
@@jamesdenny4734 Hi James, Due to the VCR act RFD's in the UK cannot post air rifle directly to a customer's door. Instead we're able to transfer rifles only to other firearms dealers for security purposes. So if you live near Sandwell field sports but you wanted an Artemis M16D from me I could send the rifle directly to Sandwell for you to collect it. Thanks James and I hope this helps.
@@bigdansairguns83 aqui no Brasil ela só vem com o manômetro que mede a reguladora a válvula mas o que mede a preçao do cilindro não vem como faço pra comprar.
@@bigdansairguns83 Cheers 🍻 Big Dan! On your recommendation I bought one and just wanted to know if there should be two mags as there is two holes cut out of the foam packing.
Hi Phillip, It might be worth looking for the Diana Outlaw instead of the Artemis M16, they're basically the exact same rifle.You're also in luck as it seems like they come in .25 as well. Have a search for the Diana Outlaw and hopefully you should be able to source one locally to you. I hope this helps mate and happy hunting.
Hi Ike! In the Philippines it may go by the name of the SPA M16D. Try searching for that instead of Artemis and let me know how you get on. If you don't have any luck I'll have a look for you.
Hi Thara, both rifles use the exact same action, if you take a look at the standard Artemis M16 and not the A models you'll see that they're pretty much the exact same rifle even down to the air cylinder. Thanks mate. Dan.
Your either new to shooting or your dumbing down the language u use for the purpose of RU-vid it's not there new recoilless rifle it's there newest PCP rifle for example
That's no problem at all mate I'll be sure to call them PCP's from now on haha. I hope the rest of the review helped you out and thanks for the sub and as mentioned in the video if there is any other rifle you want reviewed let me know and I'll see what I can do. I think the new Artemis M11/M22 will have to be done once they come in I can't wait for those!
@@bigdansairguns83 I'm excited to see the M11 too I'm so taken with the price of these pcps ATM it brings the sport and all it has to offer at a great price point ohhh I want an edgun leshy one day lol happy shooting 👍🙃
