S10 Or R10?

[tinson1 16]

Hi everyone just wanted personal opinions on this, which do you think is better? And reasons why! Cheers lads

[smoothfinish 26]

Air Arms for me mate iv got the s410f and have just sold my mk2 r10 today the bsa is the better looking rifle but i think the s410 has a better feel to it and you will never go wrong with air arms but im not saying the r10 is a bad gun its great but i would go for the 177 what ever you choose good luck

[tinson1 16]

Cheers mate, its for a friend of mine, he has a budget of £500 and was looking at either a r10, s10, s410 or a hw100 but think the hw100 are a little bit more, so i will tell him, thanks for your opinion!

[AirgunGuy 362]

Out of the 4 it would be a decent mk3 S10...if you can get 1 that is. Reliable...regulated and good shot count ;+)

Edited April 4, 2013 by AirgunGuy

[porkybella 284]

Is a mk2 s10 regulated

[AirgunGuy 362]

Is a mk2 s10 regulated

Not 100% sure mate. Think the mk1 isn't regged and the mk2 + 3 are though stand to be corrected ;-)

[secretagentmole 1,701]

All Super 10s are regulated! Main difference is the stock, the mark 1 looks like the first generation Rapid Mark 1 stock...

 

The mark 2 looks like a second generation Rapid Mark 2 stock...

 

The mark 3 looks more like an R10.

 

The S10 has not had the horrendous reputation that the R10 gathered (even into the mark 2 era). It has had some problems, notably the magazines, but these are easy to fix. I know, I have (bought a secondhand magazine sold as not working for a fiver, stripped, cleaned, put back together, works perfectly). The R10 is getting a good reputation now, but the S10 never really lost its reputation!

 

Edited to add I own the bottom rifle (Mini Me) and owned the middle rifle (Dr Evil)!

Edited April 6, 2013 by secretagentmole

[callum1500 0]

My Neighbour but 5 has the R-10 Mk2 and it is very good, 1.5 mill dots for 50m, and his is regulated so I assume the MK3 will be

[RiverRomper 15]

Here in the 'States the BSA SuperTEN is considered to be the best PCP that BSA has ever made. The R-10 led to the demise of the BSA corporation here due to problematic reliability and the Benjamin Marauder available for half the price.

The SuperTENS are getting a little old now. Would go with a BSA R10MkII in the UK. There are any number of air gun fettlers around who could turn an R10 into a real contender. BSA is dead over here. A Daystate Huntsman for about 725 quid new is readily available from AoA. The Huntsman is not a regulated gun, like the R10 and the SuperTEN. The R10s and the SuperTENs in .22" usually have nice shooting barrels.

Peace, hope this helps,

RiverRomper