BSA Buccaneer SE Reviews

Have a friend that owns one of these BSA. That's that'why I bought one. When when the gun arrived I followed the instructions also bought the hand pump The Fill Port on the rifle would not hold air. it leaked badly the gun was bought as a birthday present sad story. The pump also seem to be defective period. It appeared to have a bad check valve every time you pumped would have a suction pulling the handle back down would still recommend pump and rifle. You will get a workout with the pump I highly recommend the company making these products do a better quality control the rifle was solid great wood. Returned for a replacement looking forward to shooting this rifle

Would change the breach area very difficult to pull a bore snake through the barrel. The bolt arm little stiff but performs as expected

Always do your research and you will have good results. I've done a lot of business with pyramid air and highly recommend

Great shooter, very accurate in .177

A bit heavy and the bolt is very tight. Ok for a teenager but not someone under 10.

Be aware of two major issues with this gun. 1st, Pyramid Air is NOT a warranty service provider. 2nd, You WILL be sending this gun back to Gamo for Warranty. It will COST YOU shipping to send it back and it will COST YOU a $15.00 "Handling Fee" because that is how cheap Gamo is. This gun has a major valve design flaw. It is made of plastic and it will break, and they know it. You cannot repair this gun on your own. The silencer/moderator is not made to be removed and you cannot take the barrel off even if you wanted to. You have been notified.

Gun shoots great and pretty accurate

I would change that the moderator is practically impossible to remove to put your own on.

My gun leaked out of the fill port with only minor use within 1 month. I believe this is because it was marked with a 2013 manufacture date causing seals to fail from age. Customer service was great though and issued a full refund.

I like the look, feel and the quality of this rifle. It is very accurate and quiet. I am in the process of finding out what ammo the rifle prefers. At the moment it is producing nice groups with the heavy ammo. I look forward to breaking this rifle in as it is quiet the pleasure to shoot.

The rifle is a little on the heavy side and if I could change anything it would be in the weight category.

This rifle is well worth the price paid. The quality and workmanship is top shelf.

-Great feel when pulling the bolt, compared to the mess of a bolt that comes with the gauntlet -Wood stock is solid and gives the rifle a fantastic feel and weight -Accuracy was very good @ 25 & 50 yards *(Did not test beyond 50 yards) - PA's Deal with a 209$ Hawke Vantage IR 4-12x50mm + high mount UTG scope rings (~15/20$) FOR FREE is simply a deal I cannot pass up! Makes this Rifle go from 399$ to roughly 180$. -Gamo Style magazine works very well and seems to cycle pellets smoothly -As a hand pumper I can say for roughly 55 quality shots, this cylinder is not that bad to fill up while using an Air Venturi/Hill MK4 pump

-When my first BSA Buccaneer arrived it was leaking from the manometer when I attempted my first fill with my hand pump. While this might be on purpose from the manufacturer, still something that should be noted for the owner. (No mention in the manual that I could find) -Manometer seems to read a little inconsistently up to 1500~1800 psi but catches up and reads alright after this point. -The Integrated Silentium moderator does help reduce noise but might not be enough for backyard plinking in the suburbs. It comes off a touch sharp.

So why did I buy this rifle twice? I felt that the included deal with the Hawke Vantage IR scope made this decision simple. I essentially saw this as buying full price for an absolute gem of a scope and getting the air gun for 180$. Now if this deal wasn't going on would I still buy this rifle? That's a tough question, a great wood stock, good but not perfect bolt, and well above average accuracy to 50 yards bundled together do show this rifle being reasonable at the 399$ price point. As long as this deal is avaible I would suggest you to jump on it before it ends!

This is an amazingly powerful in .25 caliber. Don't let the fps fool you, its a hammer. The trigger that everyone complains about is way better than the say. True it has a lot of pull, but if you go slow it breaks like a .25 lb target trigger. The is pcp built to last. Great wood. Hole in hole accuracy at bench rest and nice shooting stand at 25 yards. All i need for the squirrel woods.

I don't like fill probes...but thats me.

People say this is an entry level air guns, but this is thing is and looks like it should cost way more. Buy it, you'll not be disappoint.

This model is a nice gun at the $299 price point. I have an BSA R10 SE in 22 and (top of line) and this gun in 25. Both guns are fine guns, but this one is about 25% of the cost. So you can expect a few compromises. However, the compromises are quite acceptable. This gun shoulders very well, better than the R10 and is a better field gun being lighter and easy to handle. Without the moderator it is also shorter. It looks nice and is well finished for a gun at this price point, and beech is a good hard wood, unlike poplar or other woods used on low end guns. But it does not have the R10 aesthetics. I like the fact that it has the same pressure gage as the higher end R10. I was able to print all 8 in a penny sized area using JSB 25.39 at 25 yards. I'm still working on loads so ultimate accuracy is perhaps not yet attained. The safety ahead of the trigger is easily set or removed during firing.

Many reviewers complain about the plastic Gamo trigger. Actually, it isn't bad at all. With good shooting skills, you can do well with this trigger. I bought a GRT-4G after market trigger to install. As this gun is less expensive, I'm more willing to do modifications than to do the same to the R10, which is super right out of the box. The magazine on the 25 is not nearly as good as those BSA makes for 177 and 22. This must be compromise to use the same overall physical envelope with a bigger pellet. It would be nice if it had sling swivels on it from the factory. Some reviews have complained about the plastic cap on the fill probe area. It snaps nicely into place and closely matches the finish of the gun. The plastic parts (trigger, cap) may be a long term (15+ year) liability. My plan for optimizing: 1) CDT trigger; (2) Huma-Air Regulator, (3) Hatsan air stripper. While not really required, but optimizing this gun is part of my hobby explorations, (4) Sling swivels perhaps

Replacing the muzzle brake with a moderator or silencer is a big challenge and done right technically and legally, expense. Don't buy this one if you need a quiet gun. Develop a magazine loading technique wherein the pellets don't fall through to the other side. Don't bother with hollow point pellets, as they will loose velocity too fast. Stick with heavy pellets with good ballistic coefficients and delivery some punch to the target. Don't try to use your R10 fill probe on this gun - - the fill probes are not interchangeable. Doing so, you will blow an O ring off the probe and lodge it in the fill probe hole. Be careful checking pressure - don't look down the barrel, and also insure that the gun is not armed.

This is a true BSA except for the trigger!

The PLASTIC GAMO Trigger is extremely disappointing for a Gun of this Caliber (BSA), a limp first stage and a VERY LONG and VERY MUSHY second stage....there is no telling when the sear will break, shame on you GAMO for selling a otherwise GREAT gun with this substandard springer trigger!

This Rifle is a nice looking rifle as well as chunky and strong, the wood stock is beautiful but the extremely poor substandard trigger lets the BSA name down big time!...Looking Back I am sorry I bought this Rifle and should have rather gone for a TRUE BSA the BSA R-10 MK2 .22 with a MATCH grade trigger!

.22 cal. Really nice quality wood stock and barrel. Very accurate out of the box. No regrets,love this gun. A little pricey, but a great pcp. Easy to fill with my G6 pump. You get what you pay for,and this one is worth it. Glad I have it

Better trigger. Works fine but a little mushy. Not bad but could be improved. Match grade trigger for the price would be nice

If you're considering a .22 pcp, this one's worth looking at. I would by another if I could get a little discount. Very happy with purchase over all

Beautiful accurate smooth gun

Nothing but gamos customer service

Love this gun but after 60 days developed a air leak. Gamo is making me pay for shipping both ways and there customer service was way below par.

the gun is actually a very good weapon great finish a little heavy but that's all air rifles in the stock finishing is top as rifles often have European quality is second to none

I think anything needs to change is my first day with her and I satifecho with this gem

I fired about 200 rounds with her I have not stopped since I got it at the door of the house has been fun I have not had to fix the scope as put it well this incredible taking groups of a coin of 0.25 right cents wing I shot 39 yards and 39 yards in 25

Hello Airgunners , this is a nice airgun . The fit and finish are excellent . The blued parts are very good and the stock is comfortable and well balanced when pulled to shoulder . Mine is in .177 cal ,

Upon filling I noticed the pressure guage is stuck on 200 bar . To me its not a big issue , my other airguns don't have a guage so I count shots . What is a big issue is BSA and GAMO USA have less than ideal customer service . 2 calls with voice messages left and no return calls ,3 rd call finally talked to someone and the outcome so far is that BSA USA does not have any repair parts yet , gun is too new . They will contact me when available ? ? . Gun is LOUD , it does need a moderator to shoot in urban areas .

Ok more great things about this airgun , its accurate , after many pellets tested mine is most accurate with JSB 10.34 exact heavy diabolo pellets , Filled to 3000 psi it shoots at ave of 918 fps with an es of 13 and a sd of 4 . 20 yrd are 1 hole groups , 40 yrd are less than 1/2 inch . I also have a Gamo Coyote , they are the same gun in a different stock . The BSA stock is less bulky .

Beautiful stock and overall finish

The only thing I don't like is the plastic cap that covers the fill port

Very high quality for this price range