Very high quality. Works perfectly. I would buy this again.

Love it.

All/Most of the Starters who have purchased a New or Replacement Pistol more recently have nothing else but. And if they need anything, Ammo, etc that is available at least within the same price range. They would rather pay a little extra than settle or hope for good and timely service. Some have rarely had a problem issue with others. But nobody feels they are JUST OK with your service level. It's not expected as much as assumed.

The ejector sometimes leaves one shell when ejecting. I've used this gun to start several track meets some 350 shots. This gun is by far the best on the market.

The crimped 22 acorn blanks are perfect for this weapon. Pistol fits well in my hand and is loud enough for the training we do at 200+ yds from the line. Thank you!

I just started using it today. Up here in Maine we have 3 ft of standing snow on the ground. Little hard to train. So far the pistol is great. Will let you know as the season goes on. Dan

I use this gun for starting track meets, and it is great. Had a different one, and this is much better.

I use it every day.

Great Product, service and very fast shipping.

Initially it has performed very well with the short crimps. I need to use it more to try different loads to see how they work.

Very pleased with the Alfa .22 blank/starter training pistol.

Make sure to sell blanks, dummy launcher blanks cause problems!

I am a Track and Field official and purchased three of these last summer for myself and other officials. Mine was used last evening for the first time for a seven team indoor meet and it performed flawlessly for more than 50 cycles with black powder caps and no cleaning. I am pleased with what I am seeing so far.

I have used this product a lot -at least several times a week since it's purchase and have had no misfires. However it is very difficult to get the spent blanks out. I have to hit the cylinder with a bumper in order to get them out to reload. I am not the only one who experienced this difficulty. It is not as good as my old NEF ( I lost the cylinder ) but better than many out on the market.

Not the quality of the older nickel plated Alpha .22 I had stolen. Action is rough and cylinder release hard to operate.

Had the chrome mode but it got stolen. Had to be repaired. Transfer bar is made out of pot metal. This one may not be but I have heard of these going back also. We will see. Mike

It jammed from day one............ I returned it for a refund after two weeks and found an old NEF started pistol on line.

Excellent quality and reliability. Far better quality than any other blank pistols I have used in the past. I use it training Police and Protection Sport dogs, so it sees year round use. I like the ability to use quieter crimps for younger dogs, and graduate to louder loads for more experienced dogs. I have purchased several products from Gun Dog Supply and have been very satisfied with quick delivery, and excellent quality.

This is a great gun for field trial/hunt test training use. It\'s light and user friendly. I would recomment it to anyone in the market for one.

I prefer the Alfa to our other pistols because it does not stick like the 209 shells do in the others. It is my favorite!

If I point the pistol up into the air, it sometimes doesn\'t want to fire because the blank cartridge slides back out of the cylinder and catches on the way to the firing position. As long as I point it down or level, it works fine.

I used this title for four legs of the AKC Junior Hunter title, and it and my dog did very well together. I never had a problem with the pistol. Friends advised me to stay away from the very cheap pistols, and I\\\'m so glad that I did!

This is a great pistol. This is very well built and durable. The orange handle is very nice, makes it easy to see if you happen to drop it in the field

Liked: Easy to load/unload and reliable performance. Dislikes: None

Steve, I use my Alfa 22 blank pistol to start indoor track meets. It works very well and is very loud. I have actually used it at outdoor track meets and it is louder than some 32 blank pistols I have used. I am very pleased with this pistol.

EXCELLENT

I'm not using the gun for a dog (but I love the Corgi), using it as a track&field official for race starting. we use the 22 indoors, I also have a 32 (from you) for outdoor meets. for indoor meets with the 22, I may shoot up to 50 or so rounds over 2 to 3 hours. outdoor meets can be either the same or a lot less depending on how the meet is set up. we use black powder blanks as we need all of sound, flash, and smoke so that runners do not have to look at us while timers on the opposite end of a track can "see" a start without relying on sound, which can have a significant delay at those distances. both the 22 and 32 Alpha are excellent at that, especially due to the porting of blast and smoke out of the top of the barrel. meet participants have noted to me the better sound and flash/smoke of the Alpha compared to a different brand blank firing gun when used back to back in a meet. with black powder, the gun must be cleaned after about 50 rounds, sometimes more frequently. the usual problem is that the cylinder will not open or will not go back into position while reloading. the usual cause is junk from spent rounds either clogging the shell ejector or collecting at the bore end of the cylinder. the narrower bore end of the cylinder (which prevents use of true bullet rounds) tends to collect junk. the extractor has tight enough tolerances that almost anything will impact its positioning. I typically carry at least a cleaning brush with me all the time.

Well Built

I got my alpha pistol a few days ago and love it. It's well built and looks like it will last. It's no toy. I chose the.22 so I could use different levels of sound for pups and older dogs. I was told it might jam with acorns but pointing it down it works perfect. I like all the orange on it for safety. I feel the product is well worth the money.