furgle 14 Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 (edited) ive been saving for a couple of weeks now and im still in the process of saving for a new air rifle im currently drawn to the bsa lighting xl tacticle any one own one of these as ide like to hear some feed back ?. thanks for reading guys atb ross Edited January 31, 2011 by furgle Quote Link to post
andyfr1968 772 Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 (edited) They're not too good, Furgle.... The trigger's are crap, the build quality's poor (Spanish built by Gamo..), the scope rail's an odd size, they twang and rattle badly, high recoil, the moderator BSA fit hardly makes any difference, bits come lose all the time 'cos of the vibes, they're not really what anyone could call a quality product.... Have a look at the HW99 and 95, they knock the Gamo, er, I mean Lightning into a cocked hat on all counts. Cheers Edited January 31, 2011 by andyfr1968 Quote Link to post
furgle 14 Posted January 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 Nice one fella but see thing is I wanted summit light as I'm not the biggest of geezas lol Quote Link to post
andyfr1968 772 Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 The 99's a nice light rifle, Ross and the 95's not much more. See if you can handle them and see what you think, they really are much better guns, mate Quote Link to post
furgle 14 Posted January 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 I've owned quite a few rifle since I first got into it and I've never owned a hw I've had most other things webly bsa and all them cheap chinese but as you say if there that good I will have to give them a try mate ile have a scout about in local shops and get back to you Atb Ross Quote Link to post
furgle 14 Posted February 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Well I've had a look about and I will probably go with the hw95 and second hand if I can find one Cheers again for the advice andy Ross Quote Link to post
zini 1,939 Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Wow mate what a choice you have made there In my opinion the HW95K is the best light weight full power hunting rifle out there. Ive owned 3 or 4 or them and a Lightning when they first came out so better than they are now and the HW95K absolutely pees all over the Lightning. Id say out of 10 the Lightning is 6 and the HW95K is 10. Si Quote Link to post
furgle 14 Posted February 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Nice one si yeah I'm just in the process of saving at the moment how much you reckon I gotta part with for one second hand ?? Thanks again people Ross Quote Link to post
furgle 14 Posted February 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Nice one si yeah I'm just in the process of saving at the moment how much you reckon I gotta part with for one second hand ?? Thanks again people Ross Quote Link to post
HEAD SHOT 1 Posted February 4, 2011 Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 (edited) They're not too good, Furgle.... The trigger's are crap, the build quality's poor (Spanish built by Gamo..), the scope rail's an odd size, they twang and rattle badly, high recoil, the moderator BSA fit hardly makes any difference, bits come lose all the time 'cos of the vibes, they're not really what anyone could call a quality product.... Have a look at the HW99 and 95, they knock the Gamo, er, I mean Lightning into a cocked hat on all counts. Cheers Is this from personnel experience?You failed to mention 1 good thing.You must of got a bad one.They are spanish made but there most certainly a quality rife when compared to the smks/comet and Gamos.Look clloser at the gamos and pease te me which one the ightning is cuz if I can get them for £100-120 I will buy as many as I can. Nice one fella but see thing is I wanted summit light as I'm not the biggest of geezas lol There the lightest your going to get.The recoils a bit harsh on 177 due to it being so light. I have 2 one springer and one gas rammed and neither have ever et me down.Out and out hunting rifle. I agree with andy that the silencers are rubbish and the triggers may not be the best but the triggers can be adjusted and tell me a springer that is quiete with the best of mods on. They do get twangy with heavy use but so do all springers. I would recommend one any day of the week and if any probs send it back to get sorted free as with all mass produced things there never going to be perfect out the box. He mentions the HWs,nice yes but what about the shabby cut down spring and hu cartridges customer service? Just test fire your lightning,I didnt even go for a tac or x as the silencer is hard to get off.I got the standard one with the normal siencer option and I can say that the sound is exactly the same with the hw silencer on. The scope rail is not dodgey,all beezas are 13mm and ive never had a problem with mount or broken scopes,the damper does its job as it should. The gas rammed one is no different to theoben evo except the blue is not as nice. Mine have been threw the wars and never let me down. just to add mine are old lightnings so may be andy is right about the new ones but all I can say bad about mine is the bue is not so tasty as other rifles. Edited February 4, 2011 by HEAD SHOT Quote Link to post
HEAD SHOT 1 Posted February 4, 2011 Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 just a thought,have you not consider a ags pcr1? you could buy one new for the price of a ightning,there reay cheap pcps.Ive not used one but sub£200 for a pcp got to be wotrh a try. Quote Link to post
andyfr1968 772 Posted February 4, 2011 Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 Hi, Head Shot, yes it is from personal experience. I used to fix airguns for a living years back and all the problems I've mentioned came up time and again with Lightnings. I've just sold my own UK built Lightning a couple of weeks back to a lad on here, I'd sorted the trigger, fitted a gas-ram and turned it into a much better gun but it still wasn't as good as a standard HW95 or 99. Cheers. Quote Link to post
furgle 14 Posted February 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 Nice bit of advice there guys Quote Link to post
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