Umarex Markpoint air pistol.
This report covers:
- The test
- JTS/JSB pellets
- Air Arms Falcons
- H&N Finale Match High-Speed
- Qiang Yuan Training
- H&N Excite wadcutters
- Air Arms 8.4-grain dome
- Discussion
- Summary
Today we begin looking at the accuracy of the new Umarex Markpoint air pistol. I think you’re in for a surprise!
The test
I shot the pistol at 10 meters with the barrel rested on a sandbag. The long barrel made it very easy to rest the pistol that way. I wore +1.25 diopter reading glasses and the sights were clear and crisp. I used a 6 o’clock hold on the bullseye.
The trigger is currently too heavy to pull with my trigger finger so I used the middle finger of that hand and the index finger of the other hand. That made it easy to stay on target with no movement of the pistol.
I shot 5-shot groups so I could try more pellets. I tried seven pellets in total but two of them hit the paper too low to include in the report.
JTS/JSB pellets
I tried both the JSB Simply wadcutter and the JTS 8.7-grain Dead Center dome. Both hit the paper target at the bottom so I will not show their groups. I will note that all shots from both pellets went into 0.75-inches between centers.
Air Arms Falcons
The first pellet I shot for record was the 7.33-grain Falcon dome from Air Arms. Five went into 0.77-inches between centers. They are fairly well-centered in the bullseye.
The Markpoint put 5 Air Arms Falcon pellets into a 0.77-inch group at 10 meters.
H&N Finale Match High-Speed
The second pellet I tried was the 7.87-grain H&N Finale Match High-Speed wadcutter. This one is no longer available. The Markpoint put 5 of them into a 1.021-inch group at ten meters. They are also pretty well-centered in the bull.
Then Markpoint put 5 H&N Finale Match High Speed pellets into a group measuring 1.021-inches between centers at 10 meters.
Qiang Yuan Training
The third pellet I tried was the 8.2-grain Qiang Yuan Training wadcutter. At 10 meters the Markpoint put five of them into 0.76-inches between centers. And this group is also well-centered in the bullseye.
The Markpoint put 5 Qiang Yuan Training pellets into a 0.76-inch group at 10 meters. This is the best group of the test.
H&N Excite wadcutters
Next I tried the 7.4-grain H&N Excite wadcutter. The Markpoint put five into 0.841-inches at 10 meters, which is pretty good for an economy pellet.
Five Excite wadcutters went into 0.841-inches at 10 meters. Not bad for an economy pellet.
Air Arms 8.4-grain dome
The last pellet I tried was the 8.4-grain Air Arms dome. Five went into 2.03-inches. That’s way out of profile for what the Markpoint has been doing.
The Markpoint put five 8.4-grain Air Arms domes into 2.03-inches at 10 meters. This is obviously not a good pellet for this pistol.
Discussion
I am impressed by the accuracy of the Markpoint test pistol. I’m also impressed that it shoots where the sights look.
The Markpoint’s ease of cocking is also impressive. The trigger, though, is underwhelming. I think I will remove the lawyer trigger spring and reshoot this test again.
The JTS and JSB pellets I didn’t report were accurate; they just didn’t shoot where the sights looked. If I modified the front sight to get them into the center of the bull, the other four pellets would hit too high.
Summary
I am very impressed with this Markpoint pistol from Umarex. It has the features of a more expensive air pistol and now we know that it also shoots like one. I think the Markpoint might well be a best buy for 2025.
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