Umarex Colt Defender Semi Automatic Metal Frame .177 Caliber BB Gun Air Pistol

I got this pistol as a training aid for teaching my wife to be a decent pistol shooter, since I didn't want to flush a lot of expensive .40 cal ammo through my Glock, and this BB pistol can be used without alarming the neighbors. My wife loves the thing and I'm quite impressed with it. As an experienced police pistol instructor and range master, I'm not all that easy to impress, either. This pistol is a great value. It has good muzzle velocity (~450fps), a solid feel with proper heft and balance in the hand, it's reasonably accurate and consistent for plinking, and it seems fairly robustly put together. The plastic grips initially felt a bit wimpy to me but haven't had any issues in several months of use, so I guess they're plenty adequate. We've run a thousand or more BB's through ours and it has never malfunctioned in any way. It is also surprisingly thrifty as far as CO2 consumption goes. I've left a cartridge in it for weeks at a time and never had one lose pressure from leakage. The only real issue I have with this pistol is the appearance - it is simply TOO realistic-looking in every way and I have serious concerns that some fool kid is going to wave one around at the wrong time and get dropped by a police officer who can't distinguish this from a real Colt Commander firearm. (Thirty years ago I very nearly shot a damfool college kid who pulled a replica pistol on me when I was off-duty one day - it was only good luck that kept him from dying for his stupidity and me from having to live with his death on my conscience.) I understand the desire to have a "cool" looking BB pistol, I just think they probably ought to be required to come with a red muzzle as is done with toy guns. Yeah, not as cool-looking as an accurate replica, but definitely safer for all concerned. If you decide to get one of these, PLEASE keep that in mind and be safe!

Great BB gun, fun to shoot

Excellent weapon. Right out of the plastic blister container I was impressed with the very accurate look, weight size and feel of a true Colt defender. Ease of loading the built in mag-rail and CO2 slot with the grips slid aft. Pressing the true weapon mag release button releases the grips to slide open, snap closed with a solid lock. Safety is accurate to the real weapon and quickly snaps fwd or aft. From the moment I commenced firing at the box it was shipped in, I knew I was having too much fun. 16 BBs gone in (way less than) 60 seconds….grouping on a duct tape center hole sharpie circle at 10 feet was all in, first time out. As far as varmint dispatching, the plastic trash can behind the target had several holes from the 10’ range. Here in S FL there are numerous threats to my hunting dog, most notable are cane toads which secrete a fatal poison from their skin. 3 shots at close range made short work of a large one this morning. We also have large swamp rats that I haven’t tested yet but will I’m sure soon enough. Water moccasins are another threat and the quiet nature of this pistol makes it perfect for these backyard pests. Overall I’m very pleased and look forward to putting a lot of BBs down range. Highly recommended! RR

Why did you pick this product vs others?: Excellent CO2 gun. Very accurate at 25-30 feet. You have to buy the gun oil before you can install the CO2 cartridges, I wish they had told me this when I ordered as I had to wait another two days before I could use the gun. I bought it to fend off coyotes who approach my yard, and I think it will be effective for that. I pasted a target on two thicknesses of Amazon padded envelopes, and the pellets went all the way through and bounced back from the block wall behind. I expect the coyotes will not want to be hit twice with this gun. I think the claim of 410 feet per second is probably accurate.

Amazing feeling. Haven’t had bb’s for it yet it it feels amazing and looks cool af.

Immediately after opening the plastic package I realized how cheaply this gun is made. The handle and spring assembly is made so cheaply it looks like it came from the dollar store ! The loading mechanism is total garbage, loaded the CO2 cartridge again cheaply made turn screw, loaded up the BB's into the most cheaply rickety spring loaded mechanism that doesn't even keep the BB's straight, and made with the cheapest material you could imagine. Fired my first three shots which went left right and all over definitely not accurate and before the fourth one could come out the whole mechanism jammed ! I emptied reloaded and started again and once again after the 4th or 5th shot the babies get jammed up in the spring mechanism and has to be released shaking or pulled out and start over again. I could not fire off more than 3 to 5 shots before having to open up the mechanism clear the jambabies and start over, TOTALLY FRUSTRATING AND UNIMAGINABLE ON A BRAND NEW CO2 PISTOL ! The few shots that managed to make it through the pistol without jamming was so inaccurate and firing and no is near the target one going left one going right absolutely the worst air pistol I've ever encountered in my lifetime. Save your money folks this is total garbage and I am returning it.!

Very nice and powerful BB gun!

This pistol is a little awkward to load the BBs into. The way the plastic grip has to slide over the magazine requires the tab on the follower to be flush with the body of the grip. This makes it a bit tricky to lock the follower in the open position to load the BBs. You'll get used to it. That said, the pistol shoots hard and hits what its aimed at out to at least 30 feet. I been getting 100 shots out of a CO2 cartridge and the noise level is low, so no annoying the neighbors. the pistol is all metal and the weight feels good in the hand. Trigger pull starts out a little on the heavy side but I found it lightened up with use. The sights are fixed are set perfectly on my example. I thoroughly enjoy shooting this pistol.