Richo85 Posted December 3, 2014 Report Share Posted December 3, 2014 Hi all. I've seen quite a few air rifles on here that have been upgraded and tinkered with by a mr bowkett. They had upgraded shrouds and barrels etc..and looked awesome. I have a daystate huntsman fac 30 ft lb and and interested in maybe having mine customised. can anybody give me any advice or contact details of Mr bowkett. Have seen some of his work and it looks fab,would like to know more. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjpainter Posted December 3, 2014 Report Share Posted December 3, 2014 I might be wrong, but I think JB deals almost exclusively with BSA guns. almost all the obvious tuned ones are either R10 or SuperTen BSA guns, with the odd smaller BSA pcp model too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richo85 Posted December 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2014 O rite..I didn't realise..that's a shame, he's does some very nice work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruity Posted December 3, 2014 Report Share Posted December 3, 2014 As Chris says I'm sure it's only bsa He did both of mine and really does transform a gun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richo85 Posted December 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2014 I might have to see about getting a bsa then in a sub 12 ft lb. . Use for range and close quarry, any recommendations? ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenshooter Posted December 3, 2014 Report Share Posted December 3, 2014 Yep, he works on BSA and it addition, Titans. Although Falcons look like Titans, don't ask John to work on them........ (Falcon was set up following the demise of Titan and copied the design, AFAIK) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjpainter Posted December 3, 2014 Report Share Posted December 3, 2014 well, I have a tuned R10, which is brilliant for everything. it wasn't done by Jb but even so it's so much better than the original! i'd say the two flagship tuned bsa's are the R10 and the S10. both super guns once tuned, although the s10 is a lot better as standard than the R10! but John will do anything, within reason! barrel length, shroud mods, internals regulator etc and by all accounts they come out performing as good as the look. The other gun worth looking at would be the Ultra SE. That, like the R10 has a great gun locked away somewhere, but it NEEDS a tune to find it. plus it could do with a better trigger. the thing is, all the tunings do is make the gun perform as it really should have done when it left the factory! JB used to work for them and was the principal designer of the S10, but fell out with BSA over cost cutting and quality control after his design for the S10 was built. The company that tuned my R10 have even offered a partnership with BSA to produce a limited edition or some kind of new mk, because the tuned guns were so much better than the standard, but never heard back! because of this, it's always better to by second hand, and then send it off to a tuner of your choice. the warranty with bsa is void immediately if you have it tuned, but it's rubbish anyway. But buying a second hand one and having it tuned means you get a gun that's better than the original, but still cheaper than new! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo Posted December 3, 2014 Report Share Posted December 3, 2014 Richo85, Mr bowkett only works on BSA,s bud, if you want to tart your Huntsman up then have a look at the work of Huggett, he does some cracking shrouds and built in mods , they are superb looking and certainly quieten your rifle, he will also shorten your existing barrel shroud have a look at Huggett precision products some nice stuff there and it will make your Huntsman look and sound superb hope this helps bud atb Evo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golfshot Posted December 4, 2014 Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 About twelve months ago i spoke to john . I had already had a rifle done by him but for £550 he built me a rifle based on the scorpian SE with one of his own barrels which isnt as pellet fussy as the BSA barrel well h atbappy . also had a super ten done by him totally transformed the gun and would recomend him to anyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sha Bu Le Posted December 5, 2014 Report Share Posted December 5, 2014 I might be wrong, but I think JB deals almost exclusively with BSA guns. almost all the obvious tuned ones are either R10 or SuperTen BSA guns, with the odd smaller BSA pcp model too. Memory may be wrong but was JB an ex/retired BSA techy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjpainter Posted December 5, 2014 Report Share Posted December 5, 2014 Memory may be wrong but was JB an ex/retired BSA techy? he was indeed. He designed the SuperTen. Unfortunately at the time it was incredibly expensive to make, but comparatively cheap to buy, so the profit margins weren't great. BSA's solution was cost cutting on production, causing the quality to now dive, as seen in the pig of a gun, the R10 Mk1. Both guns are great in theory. I think JB just got fed up with design being stuffed up in production so left to go freelance. BSA are poorer for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loriusgarrulus Posted December 5, 2014 Report Share Posted December 5, 2014 If you are anywhere near Cheshire/ Stoke on Trent way this chap does Daystates. Ex Daystate engineer does some very nice customising. http://www.scr-airguns.co.uk/custom.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenshooter Posted December 5, 2014 Report Share Posted December 5, 2014 If you are anywhere near Cheshire/ Stoke on Trent way this chap does Daystates. Ex Daystate engineer does some very nice customising. http://www.scr-airguns.co.uk/custom.html Good suggestion. Dave is excellent. Top banana. And close to the M6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loriusgarrulus Posted December 5, 2014 Report Share Posted December 5, 2014 Got my Daystate from Dave. Very nice chap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenshooter Posted December 5, 2014 Report Share Posted December 5, 2014 he was indeed. He designed the SuperTen. Unfortunately at the time it was incredibly expensive to make, but comparatively cheap to buy, so the profit margins weren't great. BSA's solution was cost cutting on production, causing the quality to now dive, as seen in the pig of a gun, the R10 Mk1. Both guns are great in theory. I think JB just got fed up with design being stuffed up in production so left to go freelance. BSA are poorer for it. IIRC, BSA changed the spec on some parts that John designed eg changed metal components to cheaper plastic ones and ******** up the whole 'project' - with the reliability issues they then had. Because of that, I for one wouldn't touch them with a barge pole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secretagentmole Posted December 6, 2014 Report Share Posted December 6, 2014 IIRC, BSA changed the spec on some parts that John designed eg changed metal components to cheaper plastic ones and ******** up the whole 'project' - with the reliability issues they then had. Because of that, I for one wouldn't touch them with a barge pole. That's why you buy one secondhand and get it blueprinted! Or buy a new S10, wait 2 years and get it blueprinted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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