The Star RX Gen 3 Black (₹25,000 here, MRP ₹29,000) is the gun people walk into the hobby asking about. Fair — nothing else made in India does what it does. After putting serious pellet counts through demo units, here's the unvarnished version.
The headline act: semi-auto fire
Load a 12 g CO₂ cylinder, click in an 8-round rotary magazine, and the RX simply fires every time you press the trigger. No barrel-breaking, no re-cocking, no rhythm reset. With four magazines in the box you walk to the line with 32 rounds staged. For trigger-discipline drills and timed strings, there is no substitute at any price in the Indian market — this is the whole reason to buy it.
Build and handling
The Gen 3 frame is the best of the three generations: chunky grip that fills the hand, ~900 g loaded weight that soaks up wobble, and an illuminated rear sight that makes indoor 10 m work genuinely easy. The double-action trigger is consistent shot-to-shot — heavier than a match trigger, appropriate for a training pistol. Fit and finish on the Titanium and Coyotatin colourways in particular look far above the price.
The numbers that matter
- Velocity: up to 400 FPS (.177 lead pellets). Plenty for clean paper punches and tin cans at 10–15 m.
- CO₂ economy: 50–80 shots per cylinder. Realistic cost: ~₹110/cylinder in 5-packs → ₹1.5–2 per shot on top of pellets.
- Accuracy: at 10 m off a rest, magazine-sized groups tighten quickly once you find a pellet it likes — our Star Match diabolos shoot well in every RX we've tested.
- Cold weather: like all CO₂ guns, velocity sags on cold mornings. Keep cylinders at room temperature.
What's in the box (genuinely complete)
Hard case, pistol holster, four rotary magazines, two CO₂ cylinders, pellets, cleaning rod, allen key, manuals and warranty card. You shoot the day it arrives — the only thing to add is more CO₂ and a tin of pellets.
What to budget for
Consumables (~₹300–400/month at 200 shots/weekend), a spare seal set eventually (O-rings are 90-day wear items on every CO₂ gun — we stock genuine spares), and extra magazines (₹6,499) only if you run competition-style drills.
Who should NOT buy it
If you only want occasional, low-cost paper practice and do not value magazine-fed semi-automatic shooting, the RX may be more machine than you need. Read the running-cost guide before paying; the RX makes the most sense for owners who will actually use its speed and four supplied magazines.
Verdict
9/10 as a training tool, 10/10 as a want. The only CO₂ semi-auto made in India, sold as a complete kit, with local spares and warranty. At ₹25,000 for Black with a GST invoice it's the easiest "serious" recommendation in Indian airgunning — as long as you go in with the CO₂ budget understood.
