Gun Trade News Issue 83

David Barham reveals the new PCP from Turkish manufacturer Niksan

This rifle looks ‘different’ when you take it out of the box. It’s slim, and rather long as far as conventional rifles go, measuring in at bang on 1,000mm, or exactly one metre; 550mm of this is the shrouded barrel, which has a removable end cap that exposes a 1/2in UNF fitting, in case you want to add a silencer.

I’ve been testing this rifle for well over a month now in various situations, and so far I’ve had no problems with accuracy, but something inside my head keeps telling me that I’d feel happier of there was some sort of barrel band toward the end of the set-up to keep the floating barrel from moving should it get knocked or dropped. That’s just me, though. Like I said, I’ve had no problems and the rifle has been thrown about in my car and at the range—not literally!

On to the stock, then. Like I said, it’s really quite slim, measuring just 40mm wide. There’s a Picatinny rail moulded into the fore end for adding the supplied mono grip, which cleverly doubles up as a bipod at the push of a button.

At the other end, there is an adjustable cheekpiece, which is raised and lowered with the press of another button—a nice touch not having to fiddle about with Allen keys. There’s also a soft touch butt pad attached for added comfort.

The 280cc cylinder has a removable metal end cap, which also rotates to reveal the fill port, and the pressure gauge is situated on the end of said cylinder. It’s easy to read and is colour-coded in yellow, green and red segments. I should also mention that the rifle comes with its own hard case for transportation.

For a little over £550, you’re getting a lot of rifle for your money, and one that seems extremely well built. If I were to change one thing it would be the stock, but that’s just me. I prefer a good lump of Turkish walnut. But for a rifle of this price the synthetic stock does exactly what it is supposed to do. Factor in the easy adjustability and I can see why Niksan opted for this route to keep costs down.

Accuracy-wise, I’ve had no problems at all. In fact, I’m happily surprised by just how accurate and consistent it is. Due to its length, I’d say this rifle is more at home on the range, or on the bipod in a field in search of rabbits. I don’t think I’d want to wander around the woods or confined spaces with it when hunting, but there are other rifles in the Niksan range to cover that are designed for that purpose.