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Best mortar gun on amazon.co.uk

Updated: October 2026

You want one mortar gun from this amazon.co.uk set, and the star line, the price and the word stainless each point somewhere else. Inside these six listings the strongest default is the Roughneck Ultimate, because it combines a stated 16:1 ratchet with 4.2 from 1,774 reviews. That default fails if you will not learn the mix, or if the wall needs a specified lime mortar. This page names who each of the familiar guns suits. The checks behind that choice are on the [mortar pointing gun buying guide](/hub/painting-supplies/mortar-syringe/sub/mortar-syringe-buying-guide), and the full table is the [mortar syringe comparison](/hub/painting-supplies/mortar-syringe). Prices and ratings are the amazon.co.uk capture of 15 October 2026. There is no lab test behind the word best.

You want one mortar gun from this amazon.co.uk set, and the star line, the price and the word stainless each point somewhere else.

Our top picks

Roughneck Roughneck ROU32150 Ultimate mortar gun

Best overall

Roughneck Roughneck ROU32150 Ultimate mortar gun
8.8/10about £28.57
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Faithfull Faithfull FAIPOINTING pointing gun kit

Alternative

Faithfull Faithfull FAIPOINTING pointing gun kit
6.4/10about £23.25
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Hilka Hilka 66855006 mortar and grouting gun

Preis-Tipp

Hilka Hilka 66855006 mortar and grouting gun
6.2/10about £14.99
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On this page
  1. 1.The criterion, applied to this shelf
  2. 2.Who the default is for
  3. 3.The cheaper guns, and when the saving holds
  4. 4.Guns this page will not call best

The criterion, applied to this shelf

Best, on this page, means the gun a UK shopper can defend with a public ratio and a review file large enough for the same fault to appear more than once. A 4.2 does not prove the gun will run for ten years, and it does not prove the next mix will extrude. The Roughneck ROU32150 is £28.57. The bullets state a 16:1 ratchet and a thick aluminium barrel. The maker’s page for the same 32-150 states 16:1 and 750 ml. The listing says 1 litre. The condition is a mix the plunger can move.

Who the default is for

Buy the Roughneck if you are pointing modern brick, a garden wall in cement mortar, or a patio, and you will sieve soft sand and use a plasticiser. Reviewers who blocked the gun describe water squeezed backwards and a dry slug in the tube. The 16:1 ratchet reduces trigger effort. It does not repair sharp sand. Skip it when the cheapest tool is the whole point, when the fabric is pre-1919 or listed and the mortar is unspecified, or when you already own a drill and want a hopper. A gun that pushes cement into soft brick can do more harm than an empty joint. If you are still unsure a gun belongs on the job, read mortar gun or pointing trowel before you spend £28.57.
Roughneck Roughneck ROU32150 Ultimate mortar gun

Testsieger

Roughneck Roughneck ROU32150 Ultimate mortar gun
8.8/10about £28.57
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The cheaper guns, and when the saving holds

The Faithfull FAIPOINTING at £23.25 is the alternative with a long review record, 3.7 from 783. The maker states 12:1 and replaceable rainwater-pipe barrels. Amazon’s material field says Cement. Water forced out behind the plunger is a repeated complaint. The reviews that succeeded tightened the washer, sieved the sand and washed the tube. A lower price is a saving only if the seal holds. The Hilka 66855006 at £14.99 is the best value row if the test is the lowest price among guns with at least 100 reviews. It is 3.5 from 163, with a spare plunger, a scoop and a 12-month warranty. For a short slab job, £14.99 can be the right spend. For a whole elevation, the longer files are the sturdier bet.

Guns this page will not call best

The stainless HISUEKIG guns are complete pointing guns, and they are outside the word best. One review on the £25.99 gun describes difficult assembly and mortar sagging out of stone joints. One review on the £27.99 gun says no nozzle would enter a brick joint. Another buyer used that gun for lime around a stone window. That is one review, not a specification. Both listings also say the power source is AC/DC. The DYOUen at £19.99 is a metal hopper, 3.3 from 27 reviews. The title says electric and the spec says hand powered. It is a poor default if you wanted a ratchet and a stated thrust ratio. Ty Mawr’s lime mortars go through an auger, not these plungers. If you buy through the main comparison, a qualifying purchase can earn us a commission at no extra cost to you.

Common questions

Which mortar gun is the best buy on amazon.co.uk in this set?
On the criterion used here, the Roughneck Ultimate B01AX08IWS. It is £28.57, 4.2 from 1,774 reviews, with 16:1 printed on the amazon.co.uk bullets and on the maker’s page. The condition is a mix the plunger can move, on modern masonry or a patio. The maker says 750 ml and the listing says 1 litre. Historic lime work needs a specified mortar before any of these guns.
Is the Roughneck worth more than the Faithfull?
It is worth the extra £5.32 in this capture if you want the higher stated ratio, 16:1 against the maker’s 12:1 for the Faithfull, and the larger review file, 1,774 against 783. The Faithfull at £23.25 is the better spend if a replaceable downpipe barrel and that long leak-and-fix review pattern suit you. Both still block when the sand is coarse.
Is the £14.99 Hilka good enough?
It is good enough for a short patio or slab gaps if you can fit the spare plunger and the seal meets the tube. The listing includes a scoop, three nozzle types and a 12-month warranty, at 3.5 from 163 reviews. The written reviews include plungers that snap or arrive broken and a nozzle that blocks. A whole elevation is a stronger case for the Faithfull or the Roughneck.
Should I trust a stainless gun with four or nine reviews?
Those are the two HISUEKIG listings, £27.99 from 4 reviews and £25.99 from 9. The samples are too small to show a pattern you can rely on, and the written comments include sagging mix, a tip that will not enter brick joints, and water leaving the cement. A stainless tube can be a fair material. It is a weak reason to outrank a gun with 1,774 reviews.
Does 4.2 stars mean the Roughneck will not block?
The 4.2 from 1,774 reviews means many buyers finished a job and left a high rating. The same file describes guns that blocked when the mix squeezed water out. Plasticiser and a slightly wetter mix are what the successful reviews name. Stars measure that spread of opinion. They are a life test only in the weakest sense.
Is a drill hopper a better best for a long wall?
Sometimes, and only as a hopper. The DYOUen at £19.99 has reviews that mention a finished brick run and about 40 square metres of slabs, and reviews that gave up when the outlet was too small. The title says electric and the spec says hand powered. With 27 reviews it stays off the default. A long plain joint plus your own drill is the case for trying it, after a patch test.

Related pages

How to use a mortar gun

Mortar syringe

Mortar pointing gun: what to check before you buy one

Lime mortar pointing gun: old walls and listed brick

Mortar gun vs trowel: deep gaps or a short brick run

Sources

Public UK sources on silica, cement, maker instructions and listed-building consent. Shelf prices, stars and review counts are the amazon.co.uk lines in the six listings dated 15 October 2026. Prices move.

  1. HSE, Chasing concrete and raking mortar (retrieved 16 October 2026)
  2. HSE, Cement (retrieved 16 October 2026)
  3. Faithfull, FAIPOINTING instructions (retrieved 16 October 2026)
  4. Faithfull, Pointing gun kit (retrieved 16 October 2026)
  5. Roughneck, Ultimate mortar gun (retrieved 16 October 2026)
  6. Refina, Mortar pointing mixes (retrieved 16 October 2026)
  7. Ty Mawr Lime, Can I use a mortar gun? (retrieved 16 October 2026)
  8. Historic England, Listed building consent, HEAG304 (retrieved 16 October 2026)