Gonna Shoot a Wabbit Posted February 5, 2016 Report Share Posted February 5, 2016 Ey up pigeonwatchers. I had a very enjoyable afternoon down at atherton indoor range today. Flippin 'eck my little .177lightning was a bit out of place with benches full of PCP's. Now the chap next to me was shooting a very nice looking R10mk2 and after chatting for a while he confirmed the rifle was shooting well and so far so good. I remember when the MK1 was first brought out it was beset with all sorts of reliability problems? So how many of you still have R10's and are they now behaving as i have always liked this model. I spent a couple of hours on the downstairs range before venturing upstairs.To have a play on the 75yard range. I had a whale of a time plotting trajectory on those spinners out to the 65 yard mark when i ran out time to get the adjustment sorted for those on the back wall.so they will have to wait until next time. Does anyone else go to atherton off here? Rgds GSAW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo Posted February 6, 2016 Report Share Posted February 6, 2016 GSAW , with regards the BSA r10, the mk1 was totally and utterly full of problems, not all by the way but a large majority, the BSA mk2 has had these problems resolved and the one I owned was superb, it was sinfully accurate and I have to say I was gutted to let it go as I sold it to buy a new wolverine b, would I own another mk2 ? without a doubt the answer is yes, they are superb rifles now and it can be improved even further by giving it to mr Bowkett and having it blueprinted. mine was straight out the box and was honestly faultless , it also accounted for a lot of bunnies , I found the h&N ftt,s the most consistent pellet , with regards Atherton I,m really looking forward to setting my FT rifle up there and cant wait to pay the place a visit, it certainly sounds a cracking place and with the 75yrd range is perfect for setting up my new scope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonna Shoot a Wabbit Posted February 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2016 Thanks for your reply EVO, If you don't mind explaining what do you mean by blueprinting? Is this some sort of tuning or regulating? Perhaps see you at atherton sometime. All the best GSAW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo Posted February 6, 2016 Report Share Posted February 6, 2016 blueprinting by john bowket , he makes a few modifications to the rifle and basically tunes it so as it shoots super smooth, hes the best in the business where BSA,s are concerned, he fully services it also , john was the one who designed the regulator for it and knows what makes the rifle tick, it shoots superb straight out of the box and doesn,t really need a bowkett tune, but it certainly improves the fps over a full charge that's for sure thus making the rifle more consistently accurate, have to say BSA got it right with the mk2, its one of the best looking rifles on the market and has a performance to match Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LewisR10 Posted February 6, 2016 Report Share Posted February 6, 2016 I have a Mk2, and its almost faultless. In my opinion it's accuracy is far greater that the skills of most shooters. only thing I don't like about it is the lack of any sort of cocking indicator, so it's possible to stack 2 pellets in the chamber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fieldwanderer Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 I've been thinking about getting one funnily enough, I didn't like the look of its predecessors but I quite like the mk2. I bought a rapid 7 in .22 recently, turned out some moron had been at it and I've spent a small fortune getting it to a reasonable standard. It's now come to the point where I don't like the damned thing because of it. I tried to buy another to replace it, in .177 but the guy let me down - that's the third time someone with a rapid has let me down and I give up. Quite fancy getting shut of the r7 and buying a bsa instead so reading this with interest, thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salop Matt Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 I used to go to atherton and really liked it until I had a bit of a run in with a regular member there whos manners were apauling. Also the 75 yard range is spinners to 75yards but you can only put paper out to circa 30yards, a shame really as it would be great to be able to put targets out to 73yards to plot trajectory with. It will be a while before I return, a shame as otherwise I enjoyed it. ATB Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golfshot Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 Hi i had a R10 MK1 .22 which i had blue printed by John Bowkett it was faultless i sold it to a mate two years ago and he still has it. i then got the R10 MK2 in.22 and then in .177 and sold the .22 14 months in it started to loose pressure it was sent back to BSA and came back all it required was a buddy bottle seal !! i should of checked my self ( Idiot ) .All in all a great rifle. BUT i am a BSA fan!!! Ultra SE in 177 Scorpion SE in 177 Super 10 in.22 blueprinted by JB and a custom build by John Bowkett. EVO you won't convert me to Daystate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longbower Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 Is the BSA mk2 any good in .22 FAC? I quite like the look of them . The reg'd Ultra I had was very good. I had a bad experience at Atherton last week , so wont bother again , but, the range is good fun , its warm and comfy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonk Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 I have in FAC. Very accurate and consistant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djgeoff Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 Thanks for your reply EVO, If you don't mind explaining what do you mean by blueprinting? Is this some sort of tuning or regulating? Perhaps see you at atherton sometime. All the best GSAW this is mine after the blue print by john Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 Hi i had a R10 MK1 .22 which i had blue printed by John Bowkett it was faultless i sold it to a mate two years ago and he still has it. i then got the R10 MK2 in.22 and then in .177 and sold the .22 14 months in it started to loose pressure it was sent back to BSA and came back all it required was a buddy bottle seal !! i should of checked my self ( Idiot ) .All in all a great rifle. BUT i am a BSA fan!!! Ultra SE in 177 Scorpion SE in 177 Super 10 in.22 blueprinted by JB and a custom build by John Bowkett. EVO you won't convert me to Daystate bet ya I could,,,,,,, you know that rifle that keeps nailing bunnies everytime your out with me,,,,, well you and only you can have it for £50 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golfshot Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 bet ya I could,,,,,,, you know that rifle that keeps nailing bunnies everytime your out with me,,,,, well you and only you can have it for £50 NO NO NO It only shoots straight for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 NO NO NO It only shoots straight for you :lol: nugget Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blunderbust Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 I have one and it is the dogs, very accurate out the box. I use it mainly for the rats in the barns and have had a lot of success with it. It is a nice looker as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reggiegun Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 I have one and it is the dogs, very accurate out the box. I use it mainly for the rats in the barns and have had a lot of success with it. //<![CDATA[ (function(){var g=this,h=function(b,d){var a=b.split("."),c=g;a[0]in c||!c.execScript||c.execScript("var "+a[0]);for(var e;a.length&&(e=a.shift());)a.length||void 0===d?c[e]?c=c[e]:c=c[e]={}:c[e]=d};var l=function(b){var d=b.length;if(0<d){for(var a=Array(d),c=0;c<d;c++)a[c]=b[c];return a}return[]};var m=function(b){var d=window;if(d.addEventListener)d.addEventListener("load",b,!1);else if(d.attachEvent)d.attachEvent("onload",b);else{var a=d.onload;d.onload=function(){b.call(this);a&&a.call(this)}}};var n,p=function(b,d,a,c,e){this.f=b;this.h=d;this.i=a;this.c=e;this.e={height:window.innerHeight||document.documentElement.clientHeight||document.body.clientHeight,width:window.innerWidth||document.documentElement.clientWidth||document.body.clientWidth};this.g=c;this.b={};this.a=[];this.d={}},q=function(b,d){var a,c,e=d.getAttribute("pagespeed_url_hash");if(a=e&&!(e in b.d))if(0>=d.offsetWidth&&0>=d.offsetHeight)a=!1;else{c=d.getBoundingClientRect();var f=document.body;a=c.top+("pageYOffset"in window?window.pageYOffset:(document.documentElement||f.parentNode||f).scrollTop);c=c.left+("pageXOffset"in window?window.pageXOffset:(document.documentElement||f.parentNode||f).scrollLeft);f=a.toString()+","+c;b.b.hasOwnProperty(f)?a=!1:(b.b[f]=!0,a=a<=b.e.height&&c<=b.e.width)}a&&(b.a.push(e),b.d[e]=!0)};p.prototype.checkImageForCriticality=function(b){b.getBoundingClientRect&&q(this,b)};h("pagespeed.CriticalImages.checkImageForCriticality",function(b){n.checkImageForCriticality(b)});h("pagespeed.CriticalImages.checkCriticalImages",function(){r(n)});var r=function(b){b.b={};for(var d=["IMG","INPUT"],a=[],c=0;c<d.length;++c)a=a.concat(l(document.getElementsByTagName(d[c])));if(0!=a.length&&a[0].getBoundingClientRect){for(c=0;d=a[c];++c)q(b,d);a="oh="+b.i;b.c&&(a+="&n="+b.c);if(d=0!=b.a.length)for(a+="&ci="+encodeURIComponent(b.a[0]),c=1;c<b.a.length;++c){var e=","+encodeURIComponent(b.a[c]);131072>=a.length+e.length&&(a+=e)}b.g&&(e="&rd="+encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify(s())),131072>=a.length+e.length&&(a+=e),d=!0);t=a;if(d){c=b.f;b=b.h;var f;if(window.XMLHttpRequest)f=new XMLHttpRequest;else if(window.ActiveXObject)try{f=new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP")}catch(k){try{f=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP")}catch(u){}}f&&(f.open("POST",c+(-1==c.indexOf("?")?"?":"&")+"url="+encodeURIComponent(b)),f.setRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/x-www-form-urlencoded"),f.send(a))}}},s=function(){var b={},d=document.getElementsByTagName("IMG");if(0==d.length)return{};var a=d[0];if(!("naturalWidth"in a&&"naturalHeight"in a))return{};for(var c=0;a=d[c];++c){var e=a.getAttribute("pagespeed_url_hash");e&&(!(e in b)&&0<a.width&&0<a.height&&0<a.naturalWidth&&0<a.naturalHeight||e in b&&a.width>=b[e].k&&a.height>=b[e].j)&&(b[e]={rw:a.width,rh:a.height,ow:a.naturalWidth,oh:a.naturalHeight})}return b},t="";h("pagespeed.CriticalImages.getBeaconData",function(){return t});h("pagespeed.CriticalImages.Run",function(b,d,a,c,e,f){var k=new p(b,d,a,e,f);n=k;c&&m(function(){window.setTimeout(function(){r(k)},0)})});})();pagespeed.CriticalImages.Run('/mod_pagespeed_beacon','http://forums.pigeonwatch.co.uk/forums/index.php?app=forums&module=ajax§ion=topics&do=quote&t=330042&p=2999333&md5check=b9933aff49f778c1985fce55be956214&isRte=1,B6nXayd9mu,true,false,RYYjwVJmKJ0'); //]]> It is a nice looker as well. Sparkie just picked one up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 blunderbust,, that is one seriously good looking stock mate,,, atb Evo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaxiDriver Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 I have in FAC. Very accurate and consistant+1 Only thing with the FAC variant is the barrel is rather long Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blunderbust Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 (edited) blunderbust,, that is one seriously good looking stock mate,,, atb Evo Yes Evo, it is one of those specials that come up now and again, I think it is No 043 0f 100. +1 Only thing with the FAC variant is the barrel is rather long TD it was shooting yours at the PW week end a couple of years ago that steered me towards the R10. Edited February 9, 2016 by Blunderbust Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secretagentmole Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 I've been thinking about getting one funnily enough, I didn't like the look of its predecessors but I quite like the mk2. I bought a rapid 7 in .22 recently, turned out some moron had been at it and I've spent a small fortune getting it to a reasonable standard. It's now come to the point where I don't like the damned thing because of it. I tried to buy another to replace it, in .177 but the guy let me down - that's the third time someone with a rapid has let me down and I give up. Quite fancy getting shut of the r7 and buying a bsa instead so reading this with interest, thanks Don't the Rapid is simple and a good rifle. The BSA is also a good rifle but complicated as hell, hence it breaks down more often and expensively! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grantellissheffield Posted February 10, 2016 Report Share Posted February 10, 2016 both of mine mk1 xtx tuned with huma regs fitted and custom stocks.. forest laminate .177, was gunna do a .20 conversion on this as i have all the parts but deciding to sell it but being a left handed action and stock they are harder to move on even at fraction of the build costs of just over £1600 .22 pepper laminate, but ive now fitted a 12" barrel and ratworks carbon shroud. also had a jb blueprinted one i sold last year for £450 it was one of the first he worked on and was still shooting as the day it came back from him... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo Posted February 10, 2016 Report Share Posted February 10, 2016 (edited) grant,,,,,,,,,, nice looking rifles , can I ask who made the FT stock with the hamster bud ?? Edited February 10, 2016 by evo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golfshot Posted February 10, 2016 Report Share Posted February 10, 2016 grant,,,,,,,,,, nice looking rifles , can I ask who made the FT stock with the hamster bud ?? +1 lovely stock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krugerandsmith Posted February 10, 2016 Report Share Posted February 10, 2016 grant,,,,,,,,,, nice looking rifles , can I ask who made the FT stock with the hamster bud ?? Bob. Probably Sheffield Custom Stocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo Posted February 10, 2016 Report Share Posted February 10, 2016 Bob. Probably Sheffield Custom Stocks. whoever it was they have done an excellent job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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