Package from Portugal! Anybody ever get their hands on one of these?
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It's a "Single Stroke Pneumatic" pumper like the Weihrauch HW75, Beeman P17 and FAS 6004. To cock the gun you pull back the hammer, which releases the faux, yet metal "slide" and then pump the piston.
The LP400 is apparently built around the same/similar powerplant as the Gamo Compact.
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Being loosely inspired by the 1911, similarly to the Beeman P1, which is a springer, not SSP, I wanted to put them back to back to see how they measure up...
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Well then. I won't be swapping the grips, since the LP400 grips are plastic, but they do look compatible don't they? You'd have to be a bit mad to spend some hard cash on grips for the LP400, being in the same league as the P17 budget-wise, but what if it becomes the backyard darling? Why not buy those gold encrusted ivory grips for your 80$ gun. Kidding. (Ok these were over 100$ each, but they had to be imported, but should normally cost less than 100 CDN)
In terms of cocking strength required, it is about the same as the FAS 6004, and a bit less than a Beeman P17.
Performance-wise, you are looking at pushing those .177 pellets out at a little over 300 fps on average, which is MUCH less than the P17. Good for paper targets using wadcutters.
It is much more compact than any other SSP thus far. Very light. Feels great in hand. Most likely fits generic holsters and cases. It's got a rail!
(I suppose a laser could be fun and easier on poor eyes.)
The sights are fixed, but that doesn't seem to be a problem at short range. In that regard it is similar to many other BB/Pellet guns. Zeroed by design from the factory. Less to fiddle with .. just shoot.
Trigger pull: just shy of 2 lbs, measured a few times. (Finally put my trigger pull scale to use!)
The trigger is not adjustable, feels a bit spongy and doesn't spring back from the wall, but it is not too stiff to make you miss and not too light as to be dangerous ... because ...
... it has no safety.
So it's a pretty darn good short-range backyard plinker. It can do cans, paper targets and standard bb gun targets.
Being so light, compact, having metal where it counts, and with a decent trigger, it is a fun little gun.
Very quiet too. A wee bit less snap than the P17, but also much slimmer. The lack of safety just means you won't miss your perfect shot.
I like them. Both of them.