rayo Posted May 10, 2022 Report Share Posted May 10, 2022 (edited) I've been considering buying a bsa r10 se to keep my Hw100 company both 177 but on reading reviews there's a awful lot of negative ones mainly concerning the reg and shot count being way short of bsa figures. I'm sure I can get some unbiased views on here to help make my mind up. Thanks in advance folks 👍👍 Edited May 10, 2022 by rayo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu64 Posted May 10, 2022 Report Share Posted May 10, 2022 I bought one in .22 about a year ago, my favourite air rifle. very accurate and I get good amount of shots. I did do a shot count when it was new through a chrono and it was about what bsa said it would be. had a scorpion se before that and it would run out of air as I do a lot of plinking after a hunt. Never had regulator issues, but the owner of the gunshop I bought it from said he's had a couple with excess lube in the reg that goes sticky with time and needed a clean, job done and the problem didn't come back. The bolt pull is very light compared to my s410f probably because its regulated and doesn't need such a heavy hammer spring. My air arms is faultless but if I could only have one air rifle it would be the r10se. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted May 10, 2022 Report Share Posted May 10, 2022 (edited) Hello, , BSA figures are way to high according to many R10 SE owners, more like 120 in 177, details on the regs show many change to the Huma reg, years ago I had a MK 1 in 22 and got about 160 shots per fill, the only way to get the best from this rifle is to have an upgrade like the John Bowkett blue print about £150, he's on Facebook, Edited May 10, 2022 by oldypigeonpopper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam triple Posted May 10, 2022 Report Share Posted May 10, 2022 Don’t own one personally looked at one when I was looking but went for the AA s510 instead. Bloke at work has one 6 month old the reg went in that took a month to get it back ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjpainter Posted May 10, 2022 Report Share Posted May 10, 2022 28 minutes ago, rayo said: I've been considering buying a bsa r10 se to keep my Hw100 company both 177 but on reading reviews there's a awful lot of negative ones mainly concerning the reg and shot count being way short of bsa figures. I'm sure I can get some unbiased views on here to help make my mind up. Thanks in advance folks 👍👍 I had an R10 Mk2. They're lovely guns when brought to their full potential, but it seems BSA are still unable to do that. The Mk1 was a shocker. The Mk2 was better, but still plagued with issues. The SE is again better, but still not there. The best way forward is to get a tuned one, especially if the reg's been ditched and replaced for a non BSA one. Buying new makes little sense because of this. I'd be more tempted to buy second hand and then get it tuned. You'd end up with a better gun than if you'd bought new anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted May 10, 2022 Report Share Posted May 10, 2022 52 minutes ago, oldypigeonpopper said: Hello, , BSA figures are way to high according to many R10 SE owners, more like 120 in 177, details on the regs show many change to the Huma reg, years ago I had a MK 1 in 22 and got about 160 shots per fill, the only way to get the best from this rifle is to have an upgrade like the John Bowkett blue print about £150, he's on Facebook, Hello, why do you need 2 177s ??, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultrastu Posted May 10, 2022 Report Share Posted May 10, 2022 1 hour ago, oldypigeonpopper said: Hello, why do you need 2 177s ??, What ???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted May 10, 2022 Report Share Posted May 10, 2022 4 minutes ago, Ultrastu said: What ???? Hello, simple question ,why the need for 2 177s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultrastu Posted May 10, 2022 Report Share Posted May 10, 2022 I have 7 in .177 . So the question could be why only 2 in .177 ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted May 10, 2022 Report Share Posted May 10, 2022 I've got the Mk 2 in 177, set up correctly you can't fault them. But I'd be looking for a decent second hand one, then have it serviced. New prices are ridiculous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaman Posted May 10, 2022 Report Share Posted May 10, 2022 Had three in the past but couldn’t get on with them . Much prefer the ultra out of any of the BSA guns and specially after a reg and tune Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted May 11, 2022 Report Share Posted May 11, 2022 16 hours ago, Mice! said: I've got the Mk 2 in 177, set up correctly you can't fault them. But I'd be looking for a decent second hand one, then have it serviced. New prices are ridiculous. Hello, have to agree, 2nd hand then JB blue print service, or same but from another reputable good air rifle service co Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted May 11, 2022 Report Share Posted May 11, 2022 My gun didn't see daylight in April, add in a house move and I wanted to check the zero yesterday but left it till about half 8 last night. Only 20mtrs in the garden with a right to left breeze, but no air loss, no zero loss everything as it should be. 4 shots in failing light. If they are set up right they are great guns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultrastu Posted May 11, 2022 Report Share Posted May 11, 2022 Looks like your 4 inches low and right .🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted May 11, 2022 Report Share Posted May 11, 2022 24 minutes ago, Ultrastu said: Looks like your 4 inches low and right .🤔 Ha ha, I knew someone would point it out. It was quick and dirty, I put the target up and that was at 3 o'clock, it was too dark to use the bull so I aimed just off the blue 1 ring, then aimed for that hole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultrastu Posted May 11, 2022 Report Share Posted May 11, 2022 😜 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayo Posted May 23, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2022 Well to cut a long story short I couldn't resist temptation bought this r10se laminate .177 second hand , really liking it at the moment accurate as my Hw100. This collecting of rifles is catching on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted May 23, 2022 Report Share Posted May 23, 2022 Very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu64 Posted May 24, 2022 Report Share Posted May 24, 2022 dead ringer for mine, including the BSA sling, except mine is .22😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
51/50 Posted May 24, 2022 Report Share Posted May 24, 2022 I have an R10 Mk2 .22,i've owned it for a good few years now & it never let me down until last year when the reg developed a leak,that was a good excuse for me to ship it off to Ratworks for a complete tune & service which included a Tench reg,i can say that Ratworks completely transformed the rifle,what i'd thought was an already good rifle is now absolutely fantastic,i think it's safe to say that BSA cut quite a few corners when they put the R10's into production after Bowkett developed them,i'm only realising that now after having it tuned,the only thing that will part me from the rifle will be the lead ban! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted May 24, 2022 Report Share Posted May 24, 2022 3 hours ago, 51/50 said: tuned,the only thing that will part me from the rifle will be the lead ban! Stock up 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
51/50 Posted May 24, 2022 Report Share Posted May 24, 2022 1 hour ago, Mice! said: Stock up 😉 That's crossed my mind but at this stage there's no clues as to how serious the consequences will be if you were to be caught using 'illegal ammunition' after the ban is in place,with firearms being involved you'll most likely get all hell unleashed upon you,the Backless Anti Shooting C###s,oops sorry the BASC etc will probably be calling for harsh sentences....not a risk i'd be willing to take unfortunately,i'll be throwing the towel in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted May 24, 2022 Report Share Posted May 24, 2022 3 minutes ago, 51/50 said: That's crossed my mind but at this stage there's no clues as to how serious the consequences will be if you were to be caught using 'illegal ammunition' after the ban is in place,with firearms being involved you'll most likely get all hell unleashed upon you,the Backless Anti Shooting C###s,oops sorry the BASC etc will probably be calling for harsh sentences....not a risk i'd be willing to take unfortunately,i'll be throwing the towel in. I can see the sale of lead getting banned if it comes to it, but not the policing of who's still got pellets, if you can't buy them then they'll run out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultrastu Posted May 24, 2022 Report Share Posted May 24, 2022 Exactly .it's 100 times easier to just ban the sale of something than to enforce a usage restriction . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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