Reximex Mito Race review: a £459 PCP target pistol tested

Mark Camoccio tests the Reximex Mito Race, a regulated PCP target pistol with a skeletonised shroud, a walnut grip and a £459 guide price. A ragged hole at 10 yards tells you a lot about it.

It is hard to credit that Reximex, from Turkey, only started making airguns in 2015, given how polished and slick its current range looks.

The Mito pistol has sold very well, and this is the new Mito Race, which takes the original and adds a lighter, skeletonised shroud, a more refined trigger and a bigger sidelever. As that sleek outline suggests, it is meant as a target pistol, and it is well kitted out for the job.

What comes in the box

The eye-catching part is probably the shroud, colour-matched to the trigger blade. Mine came in a striking orange that sets off the walnut grip beautifully, but bronze, blue and red are also offered.

Whichever colour you pick, the Mito Race arrives in its own zip-up, semi-rigid padded case with plenty of extras, and the whole package feels well thought through. Inside are two magazines, a single-shot tray, an MOS plate, which I will come to, spare seals, instructions and Allen keys. At 2lb it sits nicely in the hand without being heavy. Time to see how it performs.

The Mito Race in orange and walnut

Everything stows neatly in the supplied case

Magazines, single-shot tray, MOS plate, seals and keys all come in the box

Filling and loading

Filling the 50cc cylinder could hardly be easier, because Reximex uses a probe stick. One end goes into the inlet just ahead of the trigger and the other clips straight into a Foster connector, so anyone already using the standard Foster fitting needs no extra threads or parts. That is the right way to do it, and Reximex deserves credit.

The maximum fill is 250 bar, stamped on the action too, and I kept to that: probe in, fill, bleed, probe and airline out. There is no dust cap for the valve, which is a silly omission given how much PCPs hate dirt, and a common one, though a small point overall. A manometer set into the front of the cylinder is easy to read, with a green working zone and a red danger zone, which is the most sensible layout. When the needle reaches the bottom of the green, it is time to refill.

A probe stick and Foster connector keep filling simple

A clear gauge, recessed into the front of the cylinder

You can load single shots with the tray or use the magazine, as it should be. I used the magazine for the test, and with its yellow inner drum it looks smart. It holds nine in .177, as tested, and seven in .22. Filling is easy: turn the cover anticlockwise, drop a pellet into the first chamber, turn and repeat until it is full. One of my two magazines was very stiff to turn, but the other was perfect.

Sights and the MOS plate

The fibre-optic open sights are excellent, the green dots of the rearsight lining up well with the red foresight. The rearsight adjusts for windage only, with a small screwdriver, but the long body gives a very long sight line, which gets the Mito Race off to a strong start.

A long sight line always helps

The removable fibre-optic rearsight adjusts for windage

The MOS plate I mentioned stands for Modular Optic System, which was news to me before this test. The little plate fixes to the rail and takes a range of red dots and similar sights. It is a nice bit of attention to detail and shows how thorough Reximex has become.

I had already decided this pistol deserved a proper test, so I fitted my old 2x pistol scope. It needs only one mount, so it went straight onto the 11mm dovetail rails on top. Two times magnification is very low, but it is so easy to use that it shows what any pistol can do.

The rails take all manner of sights

Handling, sidelever and trigger

Now to the business end. The new, larger sidelever works very well: comfortable, easy and smooth. With it drawn back, a full magazine slides in from the right along its guide groove. The magazine that was stiff to fill was also annoyingly tight in the breech, while the other worked perfectly all through the test. If the gun were mine, I would simply have the tight one replaced.

The sidelever is larger than before

The skeletonised front end looks the part

Close the lever with the magazine in and you have nine shots, as quickly as you can work the lever. That is quick and smooth, if you want to know, but it rather misses the point. This pistol deserves slow, careful aiming to get the best from it.

The new trigger looks good with its ventilated blade, and my test pistol was set up just right: a little movement in the first stage, then slight creep and a soft release in the second. I prefer a short first stage, so it suited me well. The lovely Turkish walnut grip is ambidextrous in principle, but with a palm swell on both sides and a shelf at the base, it cradles and supports the hand perfectly. Handling is hard to fault.

The ventilated trigger blade, with the manual safety button behind

The walnut grip is ambidextrous and works very well

Shot count and accuracy

On to the numbers. The Mito Race feels crisp to shoot. It is fairly loud, but the air delivery feels fast and efficient with no rasp worth mentioning.

From a 250 bar fill, the regulated action gave 117 shots before the pressure fell to 80 bar, which I took to be close to the regulator setting, so I stopped there. At 5.5ft/lb it is lively for an air pistol, and while a 40fps total spread is not remarkable consistency, it is still very usable. As with many regulated guns, velocity started a little low, rose and then fell away, so experimenting with a slightly lower fill should tighten things up.

The anatomical grip is a big help in the aim

Superb accuracy at 10 and 20 yards

Accuracy was outstanding. It began with a single ragged hole at 10 yards, and at 20 yards that hole grew to just ¼in, admittedly with top-quality Air Arms Diabolo Field pellets. It is easy to see why the Mito has done so well for Reximex. With an action this accurate, it is a pity that the shoulder stock sold for the synthetic-gripped versions does not seem to be available with walnut. The synthetic grips have moulded recesses for the stock to clip into, which the walnut ones lack. Still, plenty of enthusiasts will see that as a worthwhile customising project.

Frequently asked questions

How much is the Reximex Mito Race?

£459 guide price, including the padded case, two magazines, a single-shot tray, the MOS plate, spare seals, instructions and Allen keys.

How many shots does a fill give?

117 on test from 250 bar in the 50cc cylinder, stopping at 80 bar. Filling a little below 250 bar is worth trying for more even velocities.

How accurate is it?

A single ragged hole at 10 yards and ¼in at 20 yards with Air Arms Diabolo Field pellets and a 2x pistol scope.

What is the MOS plate?

A Modular Optic System plate that fixes to the rail and takes red dots and similar sights. The 11mm dovetails also take a conventional pistol scope.

Can you fit a shoulder stock?

Not to the walnut version. The stock made for the synthetic-gripped models clips into recesses moulded into those grips, and the walnut grip does not have them.

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