SMK Nova Vista Alpha 

This is absolutely the best airgun channel on RU-vid or anything ever! Most importantly for me no animal cruelty because I can't deal with it , but I also love and collect guns and I love the old fashioned respectful style of the talking from the good old British bloke! It's brilliant I'm a big fan

Andy I’m so glad you reviewed this nova vista alpha. I bought one this year and I think it’s the best purchase I’ve made in the airgun world. My .22 is very accurate and I would put it up against anything at the shooting range, even the most expensive rifles. It is unbelievable how many shots you get with one Fill. I have been raving on about this rifle to my friends for ages and after watching many reviews I decided to take the plunge and buy the rifle. So glad I did. I can see many people now selling their expensive Fx impacts And buying the Nova Vista Alpha. Job well done

A true under dog, could this be the best budget pcp out there? Well over 200 good shots!!! Incredible!!!

Thank you for doing this video. I entered the airgun market last June at age 58 and have purchased many airguns by watching your reviews which help guide my decision . I think you do a great job! I received my wood stock model tonight in the mail and boy is it everything you stated in your video. Reminds me of my Marauder. Also received a nice Hawke Scope and mounted it tonight. Thanks again for all you do for the hobby!

I have mine for almost 2 years now... i manage to put some baffles in the shroud to make it ever more quieter... i can even engaged target accurately at 75 yards with JSB 18.13grains... love it so much... i will not trade it for any other pcp... 😊

I've had mine for over a year and a half one of the best guns ever had certainly one of the cheapest I would put mine up against anyone

Nice to see something that would get someone into the world of airguns with out it being not so good(some of the higher end manufacturers could do with taking a leaf out of the books of smk when it comes to the accuracy and power of these two rifles) BROCOCK.

Fantastic gun has mine for 3 years now (£350) and it’s never missed a shot Great value with all the extras for a great price just a shame they are out of stock in the UK these days!

Great review. Been looking at getting a PCP for a while. Ran out and bought this gun and couldn't be happier with how accurate it is.

What a great, concise and straight review of a product. Thanks 👍🏻

I knew this would be a highly recommended air rifle. I do prefer the wood version on a traditional looking rifle. I like your review style. It's very professional and has a steady transition. One of my fears is shooting my screen/TV.

It’s a friggin’ BEAST! You need a truck to lug it around. And it balances very nicely in the truck.

I purchased the synthetic and had to get the wood ALSO. Both are great and easy to modify. What's not to like? Great review. Cheers from Florida

I've never owned a PCP, having only recently got into airgun shooting with a cheap .177 Baikal MP512 springer, which has served me well in learning the basics & been a lot of fun on the local range & in my back garden. Recently with the lockdown, I've had a lot more time to sit in the sunshine doing some plinking & my thoughts turned to possibly upgrading. I did a lot of research & eventually saw this rifle in the wood stock & liked the look & price. I found this video, & a few others afterward, and instantly fell in love with it. Last week I was able to place an order with Soloware & I'm expecting it to be delivered in mid-late June. I'm like a little kid waiting for Christmas. I cannot wait to get my hands on this sexy little lady, take her down the range to show her off & put her through her paces. I'll keep the Baikal for the back garden as it's more than accurate enough for the 20m I have to work with. It will be interesting to see how far out I can hit things with this new rifle. Thanks for the review. Covers everything I needed to know. I've watched it several times already & will probably watch it a few more times before the delivery arrives.

I wish we had this in our market. I would buy one definitely

I have this one in 0.25. Quite powerful and accurate

Excellent review as usual Andy. I think this just goes to show that the cheaper end of the market is just getting better and better! Makes you wonder why any of us spend near on £1,000 for a gun??

Shrouded superten rifle i have has an adaptor from shroud to 1/2” UNF, allowing the fitting of Silencers easily

Wow I have to say that's surprising and liking your AAR branded shirt too

Excellent review as always Andy! Great option for 'new starters' who might aspire to more expensive guns, but have to work with a less than amenable budget! This gun would allow them to shoot 'toe to toe' with more expensively equipped shooters on a pretty level playing field. Keep them coming matey!

I'm so old that I stick to certain brands. The synthetic stock would be good for a low cost rifle you could keep outside on deck. I plan on doing that with a synthetic. 25 break-barrel. I can throw it in the utv, and go around the ranch. I had to replace a suppressor on my HW44, so it stays on its pillow now, or for walks on the deck, but no more rides. The rifles from SMK ----accuracy seemed above average, and all the demonstrations looked much tighter than I would have expected. The wooden rifle stock was attractive.

Andy, enjoyed this video, was convinced that this may be the PCP gun that I was looking for. The Vista Alpha is called NOVA Liberty in the United States ( took a little bit to correlate). You may want to share the different names of the same gun depending on geographical location. I purchased the .177 cal Nova Liberty a few weeks ago and I am pleasantly surprised at how accurate this gun really is. (using Vector optics Orion 4-16X44 SFP) I am using Gamo Rocket .177 Cal, 9.6 Grains, Ballistic Tip, and put 10 shots at 20 yards inside the size of a penny. Yard varmints don't have a chance. However, wood stock is just a bit heavy for shoulder shooting, needs a tripod or shooting stand to accurately hit the intended aiming point. Thank you for providing good guidance and review information.

Great review Andy. Look forward to the next one. :-)

Andy...now that the second generation of this gun is out and called the Avenger...another review is in order my friend. Hopefully FAC maybe this time. Or not. The gun is amazing either way but a whole lot more flexible in FAC .177-.22-.25 calibers.

Excellent again Andy. I'm traditionally an underlever shooter but seriously considering this

Andy is the best. I certainly enjoy your fried chicken recipe as well. 😊

I hope they do a carbine version, I'm not keen on poking the target with the muzzle before I take the shot. With that efficiency, a smaller cylinder would still hold enough air to check zero, pot a few critters or nail some varmints, then have a bit of a plinking session before heading home for tea and medals.

Is nobody going to talk about how close to the UK legal limit this is ? It's frighteningly close to the 12ft/lb limit, with it only been 0.06ft/lb under the legal limit, this is just the rifle I've been looking for, Andy, you now have my attention, I'm in.

Brilliant Test, thanks mate, at last an Airgun brand for people on a budget!

Andy, you have a suspiciously large number of beer bottle tops at all times???? 👍

Oh and by the way I sent my shroud end cap to BEST FITTINGS and they are going to run a 1/2 inch unf adapter very soon. I’ll keep you posted Andy.

Terrible Maquina HP 800 💪💪Saludos desde Argentina

Looks very good trying to get one is very difficult

Good review thanks, these are the best value/quality in the PCP sector available. I have used an SMK Victory PCP in .22 for pest work for a year now. Like these, well made and accurate and I love it. If it does give up the ghost it will be replaced by one of these.

Great video again, nice looking gun and great value. My almost nine year old son Andy from North Wales is a huge fan of yours. We watch your vids at the dining table. He'd love a shout out as it's his birthday next week please mate. He's getting his first proper rifle next week, a weihrauch 30s. He currently shoots my springers and pcps but they too large really. All the best and I hope you have a great Christmas mate. Rick.

Great review as ever Andy .i have owned one of these in .22 for a while and agree 100% with your findings.they are an amazing package for the money and I highly recommend to any one looking for a very well built and reliable PCP rifle definitely a big thumbs up in my opinion.ps Merry Christmas Andy.

I've been waiting for this review for ages, I've seen them in America at full power and have been phenomenal for power, accuracy and price, and with a little tinkering can even perform admirably with slugs. One question though did you clean the barrels before testing? Now just gotta drop some hints to the wife /santa. Great review as ever Andy 👌🏻👌🏻👍🏻👍🏻😀😀

Great review as always mate. Thank you.

Another one to add to the shortlist. Gamo Coyote Gamo Phox Air Arms S200 And now the SMK Nova Vista Alpha.

Great 👍 Review Andy , thank you . Whot a fantastic Rifle for the money 💰. It sure is a cracking good Rifle for folks on a budget , wanting to get into PCP Rifles . Take care . Cheers Simon

I like it in Black!!

Great review, very impressed with the performance and finish for the price, a little too close to 12ft lb but I think I’ll try one for LSR

I have the wood one and I love it my first pcp air rifle thanks for sharing

As always a great honest review.

Andy it would be beneficial to the viewers if you where to include the rifles to avoid. Thanks for this review . I really like the look of this rifle .

Great video mate

I looked for one at 3 gun shops in a 25 miles radius of were I live , was told popular and sold out , and not sure when next delivery would be so bought a Gamo Phox , the shot count ain’t clever at 65 to 70 usable shots and prefer side action of this gun rather than the bolt type action of the Gamo , but my gun came with silencer ,, moderator , cheers Shane ,, uk 🇬🇧 ps the name is a mouthful,, asta vista baby 🍼

There is a 25 version also available. Quite a powerful gun.

Great video, I want to thank you. A hug from Brazil

In the us, you get 30ftlbs stock on high

Really would be interested to see some reviews of guns you consider "too bad to review", that is definitely info that would be useful when shopping.

Great review Andy! Does this come on a Fac version? I'm in Canada and this looks like another air rifle that would be a great "gopher getter"

That is some proper shooting!

Pretty refined for the money!

Excellent as always,,,,, man....

Great review Andy, as always. C'mon Andy let's see your review of the Weihrauch HW100s (been waiting 2yrs) Keep up the great reviews.

To me it looked like .22 keyholed every shot, nice bit of kit though 👍

Thanks for the review Like this one Cheers 👍😎

You don’t clean the barrel on the lcs sk-19. One of the nice things about Polygonal barrels is that they don’t foul up very easy and require little to no maintenance.

Well done as usual!!

Hey Andy. I've just bought one of these but unfortunately it didn't come with a filler probe (it was a second hand one). I was just wondering if you knew where I could get a filler probe from please? Thanks bud and keep up the amazing work

Hi Andy, can you explain what use airgun darts are for please ? as never seen anyone use them ever , got .22 ones when i bought a Webley Tempest pistol, also got some given to me in both calibers .177 n .22 any help really appreciated nice guns nice video too, sorry to see the monitors demise, but some clear 2” parcel tape stop that falling alover the place cheers

Hi Andy. Thanks for the excellent review. Might this gun make your reconsider your choice of budget PCP sub £500 package ?

Hi Andy Hatsan Hercules in .22 caliber please , love these reviews

Nova freedom or seneca aspen ????

Andy, Hope you receive this after so long since this review, but where and who in the British Isles stocks this rifle? I loved your review and would seriously like to own one of the tactical all black version. Any info you could throw my way would be greatly appreciated.

I've got a .22 SMK Artemis 1/2 groups at 30 yards for the money I can't fault it... I did have the trigger polished out at the gunsmiths... it behaves like an air arms on a budget...

Andy, please tell me it isn't true that the nova vista alpha has been discontinued! I've heard something about the air tank being crimped on rather than screwed in, leading to irreparable damage if dropped, but this wasn't reliably sourced info. It'd be such a shame if true, as this rifle is everything I want!

hi andy i was just woundering as its 2023 im looking in secound hand or new really 500 pound or below id like a leaver action with a regulated fire mechanism now i keep looking at webley and brococks as there brand names i know but what would you recommend i only target shoot but enjoy silly long range too if that helps and id like some thing super consistant shout count i dont really care for the tank but id like a clip and im thinking .177 is where ill be looking i know this is a old post so i hope u see this but anyhow really enjoy and value u opinion all the best addz

11.94 Ftlb out the box is very close for a 8.44gr pellet, did you test with anything heavier?

Nice

Nice👍

Damn, these things are out of stock everywhere in the UK

DonnyFL sells an adapter for LDCs for this .

Nice comments on this product are They on sale at most shops or order good site with great tips 😎👍

Good review.

I think you should review the bad guns as well, so that we can learn why they are bad

An heavier pellet in the .177 COULD we'll see it over the 12ftlb mark .. apart from that ... It's ok ..

Sir I request you to review .177 calibre of any air rifle please 🙏

Sir, just a quick question about the riffle (.22) itself. can purchase this online and how much? thank you

Hi as I have watched a good few of your clips naw and can't seem to fine a review on the smk pr900w please could you help with this as I am looking at moving in to the pcp world and really like the way they look but I am lost on where they are as good or even accurate as they are saying?

Have SMK stopped importing these guns because they were too good.

If the. 177 is that close to the legal limit with a 8.44 gn ,surely it will bo over the 12flbs limit with a heavier pellet?

Is the SMK Nova Vista Alfa PCP Airgun quiet enough for neighborhood backyard?

177 all the way 😎😎

You can get a thread adapter on eBay now that I gave the designer the measurements and he made me some very high quality adapters for 35$ and another guy is makeing carbon fiber moderators for 35$ and makes the gun a whisper even at 40+ FPE

how is the ITC rubbish going to effect your channel, you know all the AMERICAN COPPA rubish that starts in January 2020, love to hear your view on it, Great vids, i look forward to them every week, i hope you can keep up the good work

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i want 75 to 100 yards accuracy what would you suggest for me in .22 a reliable -nova vista hp p900 -hatsan flash pup -kral puncher breaker or some one else my budget is 350$ to 450$

Can you do a review on the Benjamin marauder please?

Pellet tumble on the .22

Who best Nova Alpha or Leviathan

Would like to know how the Chinese made guns are , when a few years older.

No unf thread for a moderator. Shame. I wonder what the manufacturers reasons were? Perfect for ratting though which is all I want a rifle for....why pay more?

Andy if you could have one PCP in .22 calibre for pest control what would you choose?

Hahaha, how did you get your monitor between you and the target Andy?

Thank you for your very informative reviews, being new to the game I've found your expertise really useful. Think I've just found my first PCP ;) Is it best practice to store PCP tanks empty or is partially full / full ok? Thanks in advance

Is it quiet...

Can it easily be tuned to 18ftb ???

Springer or CO2 powered ?