Air arms s510 underpowered?

[andrew177 0]

Hi a have just invested in the air arms s510 carbine and I believe that it is shooting below what it should be. I put about 1000 pellets through it nw and still no change, I have been using falcon pellet weighing at 7.33 grains and have been getting about 775 to 800 fps 10.42 ft/lbs and when I have put air arms field 8.4 grains through it about 750 fps 10.49 ft/lbs. this rifle should be up in the mid 11 shouldn't it? thanks Andrew

[zini 1,939]

Hi mate,

 

After talking to regular shooters of Air Arms rifles I have found out that this is now standard for all AA PCP models.

 

10.49 ft / lbs is plenty of power anyway buddy.

 

With the pellets that you are talking about (AA) you still have 5.1 ft / lb of remaining energy at 60 yards which that in its own will drop rabbits easily.

 

If you zero at 35 yards you stay within a 1 inch kill zone from 8.5 yards right out to 39.3 yards.

 

ATB

 

Si

[andrew177 0]

Ok thanks a lot Si, I just thought that you would actually get 11.5 ft/lb or so for the amount of money but it certainly does drop the targets and is a amazing rifle cheers

[Buster321c 1,010]

It will creep up after a time . About 2000 pellets will see it `run in` . The power is no issue really , and a damn fine bit of kit too , Buster .

[andrew177 0]

Indeed it is a damn fine peace of kit, Don't think i would ever change, dropped a pheasant in one so cant complain

[hunter1989 91]

as si and buster said buddy

[garfield 23]

nice choice there just think you get a few more shots per fill and probably more consistancy with it running at that and not to the max

[rossy08 33]

im a little puzzeld when did aa do this, i have a new s400f superlight and its running 11.4 was made 09/10.

 

cheers Andy

[garfield 23]

i think they started turning rifles out of the factory doing 10.5 ish as the at was introduced but i think they have now decided that too many people are complaining and sending there rifles back to be tweaked up

[markha 99]

Mine was the same, dropped off in power as well after the initial run in.

Im sure that trading standards would be interested in all the air rifle companies stating 'full power' 12ftlbs etc when actually they are too damn scared to make them at or close to the legal limit as they dont want to be the 1st to be part of a test case when someone gets caught with a factory rifle over the limit, when it has been loaded with the legal term of " Any projectile for testing".

 

I too decided to void my warranty and Im happy with 11.7ftlbs.

[Catcher 1 639]

Had one for a few years now mate.Allways dose the job.Took quarry at forty yards many a time.

[Millet 4,497]

When i bought my S410 about 5yrs ago it was only firing at around the 10ftlb mark, i contacted Air Arms and they told me to send it back to them, after a couple of weeks i got the rifle back and they said it had a faulty part inside of it, it was still only firing at around 10.90ftlb when i got it back , so i took the law into my own hands so to speak and it now peaks at around 11.50ftlb to 11.90ftlb.

 

For the money these guns cost though you would think Air Arms could get the gun working spot on before it leaves the factory.

[andrew177 0]

So my best bet would be to send my rifle back to air arms and get it sorted or would they not do it?

[garfield 23]

i would chronograph an entire shot string from a full fill and if its not all over the place i would leave it and experiment with pellets to raise the ftlb (if it aint broke dont fix it)

[Millet 4,497]

Here is two pictures, the first one is when i first got the gun back from Air Arms after repair the 10.12 is with the gun filled to 190bar once it hit 150bar it was upto 10.90.

 

The second pick is from when i altered the power myself , from a 190bar fill the gun was knocking around 11.50ftlb out , once it leveled out around the 150bar mark it was hitting 11.96ftlb and brilliant.