calvert 2 Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 Im going to get an air rifle and not shure what is the best for me, i dont want to pay loads was looking around 300-550 but has to be multishot .22 pcp iv been looking at bsa ultra, bsa scorpion or air arms 410 has anyone got any reviews on these or on any others thanks Quote Link to post
air gun ant 1,666 Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 aa s410 for me mate, great hunting rifle,pretty large shot count,and as accurate as you are Quote Link to post
pestcontrol121 11 Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 S410 or a secondhand HW100 Quote Link to post
calvert 2 Posted July 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 aa s410 for me mate, great hunting rifle,pretty large shot count,and as accurate as you are cheers mate whats the length and weight on them like Quote Link to post
villaman 9,983 Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 Hi with the ultra, scorpion and 410 you really need a reg to get over the power curve which cost approx £120-140. Quote Link to post
clubshot 22 Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 Im going to get an air rifle and not shure what is the best for me, i dont want to pay loads was looking around 300-550 but has to be multishot .22 pcp iv been looking at bsa ultra, bsa scorpion or air arms 410 has anyone got any reviews on these or on any others thanks No Location ? Check out Local Air Gun Club and try Gun's on the Range Will be suprised Most club Shooters will allow New Shooters to Try their Guns on Range Re Calibre depends on how close you hope to Control Vermin BOB/R Quote Link to post
secretagentmole 1,701 Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 You do not need to have a reg on a Scorpion or an Ultra, just top up the air tank after 40 shots to keep on the top of the power curve! Simple. Every 4 mags you fire, top up. Cracking advice from a well respected gunsmith that (one who specialises in air rifles and makes silencers)... Scorpion is a lot easier than the Ultra hokey cokey reload then cock firing sequence, accurate little gun as well! Quote Link to post
calvert 2 Posted July 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 (edited) thanks for comments guys and im from yorkshire. what is a reg? and secretagentmole would you recomend the scorpion? Edited July 25, 2011 by calvert Quote Link to post
secretagentmole 1,701 Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 (edited) Reg is regulator, basically it takes air at high pressure and restricts the flow so you get a constant pressure for longer, it is like a divers mouthpiece regulator in SCUBA diving, one can be added to the gun, some people like them, some people think it is simply more to go wrong with a gun. Aftermarket regs are not necessarily made to very high standards and can fail, meaning the gun is useless until it is removed. The Scorpion works fine over a 40 shot string, simply top up after 40 shots and keep going. 40 shots should last most people for a days hunting though! Yes I would recommend a Scorpion, bargains to be had on those at the moment. BSA have just relaeased the Mark 2 or Scorpion SE. Which means Mark 1 Scorpions will be cheap now. That is new prices will be reduced on the Mark 1 guns, this should have a knock on effect on the prices on the secondhand market! Do not worry about buying an unregged Scorpion, just keep it topped up to 200 bar (Mark 1 only, Mark 2 is 232 bar), it will shoot accurately! Edited July 25, 2011 by secretagentmole Quote Link to post
donky7 9 Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 the air arms S200 is a great liteweight to start with, deadly accurate by my experience, and not a big dent in the wallet @ around £300 (used) Quote Link to post
bigmac 97kt 13,780 Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 my son has a scorpion t10 tack its a very accurate rifle light weight he gets about 48 shots out of it and has the new up grade ten shot mag the old one,s are crap so if you get one change the mag if its not black and red plus the new mag has numbers on it to let you now how meny shots you,v fired off or whats left in the mag he,s reddy for a change fancys a aas410 so his may be up for sale soon what ever you get enjoy.mac Quote Link to post
Rommels 7 Posted July 26, 2011 Report Share Posted July 26, 2011 (edited) Hi with the ultra, scorpion and 410 you really need a reg to get over the power curve which cost approx £120-140. S410 in .22 is a deadly accurate piece of kit, had it out to 65 yards with a small AGS scope while calibrating shortly after starting with air rifles and it being my first gun. As to the Reg suggestion for a 410, AA themselves at a game show made a rather fair statement in that "if the s410, 510, 200 .. etc.. needed a regulator... do you think they wouldn't already have one?" this holds true in that many that have fitted regulators have had caused issues because of it and soon remove them. Expect to pay around £450 for a good second hand s410 , lookout for the carbine version (S410k) as this is the shorter/lighter more suitable version for hunting/HFT. ATB with the search Edited July 26, 2011 by Rommels Quote Link to post
Buster321c 1,010 Posted July 31, 2011 Report Share Posted July 31, 2011 AAS410k ( regulated ) , 120 shots , no power curve , cant fault it . Quote Link to post
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