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    GUN TEST ALTERED CARBINE

    Apr 16, 2020 6 minutes

    KEY SPECS

    SUPPLIED BY: John Rothery

    Wholesale (www.bisley-uk.com)

    MAKER: Umarex, Germany

    MODEL: RP5 Carbine

    PRICE: £379.95

    TYPE: Pellet-firing CO2 smoothbore

    CALIBRE: .177 (tested) and .22

    ACTION: Pump-action

    MAGAZINE: Two five-shot stick

    magazines

    OVERALL LENGTH: 72cm (28.3”)

    BARREL LENGTH: 31cm

    WEIGHT: 1.64kg

    STOCK: Ambidextrous synthetic

    SIGHTS: Scope only, dovetail or

    Picatinny

    LENGTH OF PULL: 39cm (15.3”)

    TRIGGER: Two-stage, adjustable

    TRIGGER-PULL: 3lb 8oz

    SAFETY: Manual, resettable

    MUZZLE ENERGY: 3.9 ft-lb

    Pump-action guns were originally developed to create robust and simple actions that were faster-firing than a standard bolt, but a very happy by-product of this type of action is the undeniable fact that it’s just such good fun to shoot with – and that applies perfectly to the RP5 from Umarex.

    This gun is very different to most other pump-actions, however, because while it has a choked smoothbore barrel, it’s powered by CO2 and fires pellets. Ammo and powerplant aside, there’s something inherently satisfying about operating a pump-action gun. Maybe

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