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S410 superlight or BSA Ultra mulitshot?


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Forget the Ultra, the hokey cokey in rifle format! The MMC cocking is a pain in the posterior, look at a Scorpion too! That is more in the price range of the Superlight! Not fair to compare the Superlight to the Ultra really, the Ultra is a bargain basement rifle. Another one to have a look at is the Air Arms S200, always been highly rated, try one of those!

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The Ultra is a light weight accurate rifle, but the MMC is a pain. So you can decock it, wow, can be useful but if you want to decock fire at the damned ground! After decocking if you have a rest, have a phone call, another stalk round, talk to the permission holder, youc an easily forget you can easily forget you have a pellet up the barrel and then double load. Not advisable. Also it can be very noisy, especially if you forget the pellet probe rockets back at mach 2!

 

Then after probe operation you have to activate the MMC, which means moving have forward to beyond the end of the stock to activate it (never met one you could do with light pressure), which means you are knocked off aim, any bipod has to be mounted backwards or the legs obstruct the MMC, stupid idea.

 

A Scorpion with the rear bolas is easier to reload and keep on aim. The Ultra is a good gun let down by a lousy cocking system!

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I'm all for the ultra I have one and love it. Yh its only got a shot count of 30 full power, would be pleased if I ever shoot that many rabbits in one go, when shooting rats in winter I can empty it quite fast, but keep cylinder in the car, takes seconds to fill, so no major problem there.

 

Cocking system is fine once used to it, and I have a bipod fitted to mine and it don't block the cocking system. Don't think ill sell mine anytime soon.

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i think it has to be the S410, i have the s410 classic in .177 calibre and i much prefer

it to a bsa ultra, the s410 has to be one of the most reliable accurate airguns around i use

mine on pigeons, bunnies, and tree rats and i use .177 exterminator pellets with great results.

regds brian

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its not really apples v apples.

I have an S410 (although looking to sell) and its very accurate. Although the ultra is also accurate and compact.

For me the S410 was built to a higher standard but if the ultra is looked after and cocked in the correct way its superb. Take a look at the most recent ultra videos from Si pittaway (verminhunters on you tube I think).

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Plus 1 on Si on vermin hunters.

Top bloke but he has spent a lot of time and money on his girlfriends Ultra he has sent it away to a specialist to be tuned and the Regulator sorted.

Air Arms are by far Superior build quality and accurate out of the box.

Si mostly shoots his HW 100 or his Edgar brothers XV1.

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I've got a BSA ultra firing air arms field .22 crono'ed at 11.14 ft lbs

just broke the probe catch at the thinnest point getting it replaced under warranty

looking at the parts this could be a regular thing it's made of the cheapest alloy

but i like the rifle so it could be a keeper.

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