The Cheapest CO₂ Air Pistol in India

Quick Answer

The Camstar Star RX Gen 3 at ₹25,500 is the cheapest CO₂ air pistol you can buy in India. The next cheapest is the Gamo PR 725 at ₹45,000 — 76% more, and out of stock when we checked. Everything cheaper than the RX Gen 3 in the Indian market is a spring-piston pistol, not CO₂: you cock it by hand for every shot. Between ₹9,499 and ₹25,500 there is no CO₂ option at all.

• Semi-automatic CO₂ — single and double action, no cocking between shots
• Rifled .177 barrel firing diabolo pellets, not smoothbore BBs
• 32 rounds ready — four 8-shot rotary magazines
• Up to 400 FPS / 3 joules — factory-certified under the 20 J no-licence limit
• 2–3 cm groups at 10 metres against 8–12 cm for a BB pistol
• Hard case, holster, 2 × 12 g CO₂ cylinders, pellets, cleaning rod, warranty card
• 12-month warranty, GST tax invoice, ~5-day pan-India delivery, cash on delivery available

• Your budget is under ₹10,000. Buy a spring pistol — the Star Leo, or a Heman if you want the floor. No CO₂ pistol exists in that band.
• You want a working blowback replica of a named service pistol. Only an import does that, at ₹52,000+ and with no Indian warranty.
• You are training for ISSF 10-metre competition. Buy a PCP match pistol — see RX Gen 3 vs Precihole.

What is the cheapest CO₂ air pistol in India?

The Camstar Star RX Gen 3 at ₹25,500. Checked against live listings at Airgun Kart, Invincible One, Airsoft Gun India, Airgun Shop, Air Pistol India and Webley India in September 2026, it is the lowest-priced CO₂ air pistol on sale in the country through a retailer with stock, a GST invoice and a warranty. The next cheapest is the Gamo PR 725 at ₹45,000 — 76% more — and it was out of stock when we checked. Every other CO₂ pistol sold here runs ₹52,000 to ₹1,00,000. The reason the gap is so wide is that the RX Gen 3 is the only CO₂ pistol manufactured in India; the rest are imports carrying roughly 42% customs duty on a restricted item.

But I have seen air pistols for ₹1,500. Are those not cheaper?

They are cheaper, and they are not CO₂ pistols. The Heman Hawk at ₹1,500, the Heman Mark-1 at ₹2,400, the New Tiger UZI at ₹5,000 and the Precihole NP60 Draco at ₹6,499 are all spring-piston or nitro-piston: you cock the pistol by hand for every single shot, and there is no gas system at all. Our own Star Leo at ₹8,400 is a spring pistol too. That is a genuinely different product — cheaper to buy, cheaper to run, but single-shot and manually cocked. If what you want is semi-automatic gas-powered shooting, the cheapest entry in India is ₹25,500 and there is nothing between ₹9,499 and that figure.

What about the ₹10,000 CO₂ pistols listed on IndiaMART?

Treat those with caution. IndiaMART is a business-to-business enquiry platform, not a retail store — listings frequently show indicative or minimum-order-quantity prices, are posted by resellers rather than manufacturers, and often do not correspond to a product you can actually buy as a consumer with an invoice and a warranty. The same platform lists a Webley MKVI CO₂ pistol at ₹1,00,000 and a "Glock 17 Gen 3 CO₂" at ₹10,000 — the second is a grey-market or mislabelled listing, because no authorised Glock-branded CO₂ pistol sells anywhere near that in India. Buy from a retailer that issues a GST tax invoice and states a warranty in writing.

Why is the Star RX Gen 3 so much cheaper than imported CO₂ pistols?

Because it does not cross a border. An imported CO₂ pistol leaves Germany or the USA at roughly €80–€150, then picks up about 42% customs duty as a restricted import, clearing costs, and an importer margin wide enough to cover inventory that turns over slowly on a controlled item. That is how a pistol worth ₹12,000 at its home retail price reaches an Indian shelf at ₹52,000–₹60,000. We manufacture the RX Gen 3 in Kanpur, so the price reflects the pistol rather than the distance it travelled.

Is cheap the same as low quality here?

Not in this case, and the spec sheet is the argument. The RX Gen 3 is a rifled pellet pistol firing .177 diabolo pellets at up to 400 FPS with a 32-round rotary magazine system, holding 2–3 cm groups at 10 metres. Almost every imported CO₂ pistol in the price table above is a smoothbore BB pistol, which will hold 8–12 cm at the same distance — they are replicas of service pistols first and target pistols second. On accuracy, which is the thing a target shooter actually buys, the cheapest CO₂ pistol in India is also one of the most accurate.

Do I need a licence for a CO₂ air pistol in India?

No, provided muzzle energy stays under 20 joules and the calibre is .177 (4.5mm) or below. CO₂ pistols typically produce 2–4 joules; the Star RX Gen 3 is factory-tested at up to 3 joules and ships with certification, so it falls inside the no-licence exemption under the Arms Rules 2016. No licence, no police registration, no renewal. You must be 18 or over, and you should shoot on private property with a safe backstop. Our air gun laws guide covers the full legal position including state-level variation.

₹25,500 against ₹45,000 for the next cheapest, and the next cheapest was out of stock.