Page 2 - BSA R-10 SE Reviews

I like all these things: Trigger, Accuracy, Stock, Looks, Low Sound Level, Very consistent muzzle speeds with the regulated pressure, Many shots per fill, Magazine is easy to use and load, Bolt is smooth and easy to use, Metal finish is good but not as nice as some other higher end guns.

Filler port system. Would be better with the quick disconnect type or like Air Arms uses, but with the type bottle used it would be difficult to incorporate. The way BSA packages the gun. Mine came with a small rub mark on the barrel from moving in the box while being shipped for thousands of miles from England and then to me.

I have now put several hundred rounds thru this gun. I fitted mine with a Hawke Sport Optics 8-32x50 AO Airmax 30 SF Rifle Scope. The combination is incredibly accurate. I now have this gun and an Air Arms S510. I can't tell you which one is more accurate. Do not skimp on a scope for this gun, If you can see it it will hit it. I started using Crossman Premier .22 Cal, 14.3 Grains, Domed, pellets and it shoots so well with these I haven't tried another type or brand yet. More fun to come.

Fit and finish is on par with other fine rifles like my Air Arms S500's I already own with a beautiful Minelli stock. Great accuracy for me as a hunter - stacking 22 cal pellets on top of each other at 30+ yards is no problem. Like the sling studs and how quiet this gun is. Very back yard friendly and probably just a tad bit louder than my AA S500's set at half power but quieter than a 25 cal Marauder and much quieter than a Airforce Talon SS. Adjustable butt pad is also a nice feature. Trigger is very crisp - 1st stage is a little longer than on my Air Arms PCP's but the 2nd stage break is crisp and light. Having a regulator on the gun at this price point is amazing - consistent shot counts with no worries about point of impact changes as air pressure drops.

The magazine works well but can be a bit difficult to place back in the gun - just make sure to align it correctly. Mine seems to catch/snag on the right wall of the magazine, so just applying a bit of pressure towards the muzzle corrects that problem.

I fill mine up with a Benjamin hand pump just like all my other PCP's. Make sure you buy the Air Venturi adapter if you plan on filling it up with a foster attachment. I am currently shooting JSB 15.9grain 22 cal pellets from about 210 bar down to around 165 bar and get 30 shots before I top up. It takes me about 65-75 pumps to bring the pressure back up to 210 bar, so roughly two pumps per shot. If you're in the market for a PCP and have considered Air Arms S510's but don't want to spend as much money, consider this a bargain with no tradeoffs, which can be even cheaper with coupon discounts - cannot apply coupon codes to Air Arms PCP's. This gun with all its features is a steal vs most other fine British PCP's.

This is a wonderful work of craftsmanship. It preforms like a dream. It is much more accurate than I am. The wind was terrible my first outing with it but still managed some doubles and triples.

A synthetic stock to make it lighter. Also a carbon pony bottle for the same reason. Hard to improve on this rifle.

It is so pretty that I am afraid to scar it up. (:

Everything. This rifle feels like it was made specifically for me. Incredible accuracy. Great consistency and shot count. If I do my part this rifle will stack pellets at 50 yards.

Nothing.

I seriously doubt that I'll be shooting any of my other rifles anytime soon. This rifle is amazing.

Love the trigger -- wonderful break. Will probably decrease the first stage, as I prefer a little shorter travel. Overall look is superb. Balance with a modest scope (Leapers 4-16x44) is excellent.

A bit of protection around the fill port would be nice -- I suspect the wood will get dinged up after a while from inserting the probe.

A larger (80 mm) AO sidewheel on your scope may cover the magazine port. I was just able to move mine rearward to clear the curve. Initial difficulty with a hand-pump fill: the o-rings on the probe wouldn't seal (friction fit). Corrected with a bit of Teflon tape under the o-rings to raise them ever so slightly. Crosman 0.22/14.3 gr domes averaged 930 fps out of the box. Very consistent fps down to 140 bar, giving about 45 shots from a full 230 bar fill (~2 bar/shot). The last 1/2" of bolt travel was surprisingly firm.

The stock fits me perfectly, and is very beautiful. The gun is very light and easy to hold. It's very accurate, and relatively quiet. It's easy to load and cycle. I like that you can set the safety at any time. It's pretty easy to pressurize with a pump.

Hard to complain about anything. The bottom of the butt catches on my shirt sometimes.

I have been shooting JSB Exact 8.44gr domes and Crosman Premier 10.5gr. I can only shoot at 20 meters in my yard, but from a rest I can put 10 Premier's in a .25" ctc group. This is my first PCP and it's great!

The heavy barrel. Barrel is almost 5/8" in dia. and free floated so that means no barrel bands to worry about/not trust. I like that the magazine does not protrude above the receiver. The stock is a fantastic piece of walnut and sculpted with purpose. Fits like a glove. I can hardly walk past it without picking it up and shouldering it. Installed sling studs are great. Regulated! Not pellet fussy. The trigger is adjustable for physical position (crude but useful) as well as sear engagement and pull. Haven't messed with the sear. I prefer the trigger on my S500. But if I had to choose between the rifles, I would pick the R10.

I would like to see a more rounded corner on the bottom of the butt plate so it doesn't hang on my shirt when lowering the rifle. Mine came set up with the regulator set up to a relatively high pressure and a light hammer strike. Which was very efficient (lots of shots) but gave some variation of velocity during shot string. I lowered the regulator pressure and increased the hammer spring tension so the velocity would be stable at 845 fps (900 fps CPHP) and smoothly dropping off the regulator at around 130 bar. I think this is the ballistic sweet spot for this pellet for a 50 yard shot, but I am no expert. Also there is no cover for the fill probe socket. A foam ear plug works well here.

The cheek piece is well suited to a high mounted scope. The bottle shaped reservoir is a more efficient use of material than a long slender tube. I believe this is where the weight savings came from to pay for the bull barrel, still leaving the R10 mk2 .25 lbs. lighter than the Air Arms S510 which has a thinner barrel. This is a robust, manly rifle. In my mind the barrel, hammer forged around a hardend mandrel, should leave a barrel without burrs. I do know that this rifle is astonishingly accurate. It will put pellets through the same exact hole at 25 yards and easily capable of 3/8" or less at 50 yards.

Lines on the gun are beautiful, and the balance is spot on for me (5'6"). The trigger is excellent, and now that I have several hundred pellets through it, the action is very smooth. Accuracy is great out to 100yds (though wind is a problem); shot count is great with the regulated output. Sling studs on stock make putting a bipod on a breeze. Magazines have a unique design, and no jams, smooth as butter. Available single shot adapter makes odd sized pellets feed easily. Not overly pellet fussy, but seems to like JSB jumbos so far. Very easy refill port with the gauge visible during the refill.

Trigger adjustments are not all available unless the stock is removed. It's a little louder than I would like even with the shroud (but the neighbors don't object when they see a rifle in the back yard making the noise!) and will probably eventually modify it to be quieter.

Fits me better than an FX, and the Daystate seems very barrel heavy in comparison. Couldn't beat the price from Pyramyd Air, but they don't allow any advertised discounts beyond the stated price.

IMHO the R10 is one of the best looking guns around! The stock is gorgeous and it handles great. It comes with sling studs. Accuracy is phenomenal. Sound isn't to loud. Adjustable butt pad. The trigger is very crisp and easily adjustable. Reg can be adjusted w/o disassembly. Uninterrupted dovetail makes scope mounting a breeze.

The shroud is not vented at the muzzle, so all the shroud behind the muzzle is just cosmetic. If the shroud were vented then maybe the guns overall length could be reduced cause there are 8" in front of the muzzle for the sound suppression. After firing the last pellet in the mag it is possible to continue cycling the action and firing w/o pellet in gun. Please add blank spot in magazine so after firing last pellet then action can't cycle & notify shooter that mag is empty. Fix the setting of the reg from the factory. On two .22cal copies I received the reg was set to high resulting in an fps spike when the gun drops off the reg. I reduced the reg setting to 135 bar and now its averaging 900 fps (JSB 16gr) with no spike for 45 good shots from 230 bar before POI drops.

If you mount a bipod on the front stud (like Caldwell or Harris ) you'll likely have to remove it each time you fill. So use a stud to picatinny adapter and a bipod that clamps to picatinny. This moves the bipod to the front of the stud leaving the fill port clear. The trigger isn't a true two stage unit. As far as sear engagement goes there is only the second stage. It is very easy to adjust but don't go to light or a strong bump might fire the gun. BSA barrels are known for accuracy. My .22cal R10 is shooting more accurately than my S410 rifle. Also the barrel has a nice stiff 15.5mm OD where many other guns are coming with more slender and flexible barrels. Dovetail is low or barrel is high (depending on your point of view) compared to other AGs so be prepared to buy high mounts. What are you waiting for?

Everything! Accuracy, the stock, the regulator, the trigger, the looks. The complete package is wonderful. The gun shoots CPH's at 948 fps for 40 shots. 1/2 inch groups at 50 yards is easy.

If I could change anything, it would be the bottle size. I would love a 300cc bottle.

Great gun at a very good price. I am so glad I bought the BSA R10. I hunt and only shoot paper to get on target and zero the gun. Then I shoot for groups with different pellets to find what pellet the gun prefers. The accuracy will amaze you. Thanks PA for such a fine product.

Accuracy is as good as it gets. The elegantly carved walnut stock has perfect ergonomics and gives a solid feel. Everything works as it should and makes for a rugged performing airgun. Fairly high shot count of 55 at 18 FPE is nice to have available.

The shroud could be made to perform as a true reflex system which would make it even quieter.

This gun needs to be shot a lot to give the regulator a work out. Once a few hundred shots have been taken, the regulator frees up and works very consistently.

Stock and looks of gun. I have a .177 and is super consistent over the chrono and delivered over 40 shots at over 20ft/lbs. The bolt is smooth and the gun balances great.

Not much, I do prefer right side loading on my guns as I like large side wheels on my scopes.

You will not be disappointed with this rifle and price point is perfect.

I have both calibers .177 .022 I received the long shroud or long barrel version meaning the barrel is 7 inches longer than the one shown, it is the same on both. I have to say this was pure luck . These are the absolute most accurate air rifles i have in my collection, which includes all calibers of the benjamin marauder .177 . 022 .025 The FX royal , edgun which is not a repeater of course. and so on. These rifles with the longer shroud have outstanding range and accuracy. I have paired them both with center point 8-24-56 scopes, I will put these rifles up against any and all comers. I am very impressed.

I use a sling pin bi pod which covers part of the fill port, I have to remove the bi pod to fill. No big deal I read that people talk about the price, After buying the R10 and seeing the capabilities of the rifle I would have paid more. You get what you pay for is a true statement here.

If you want to have an air rifle with absolute world class accuracy then this is the rifle for you, I would only buy from Pyramyd air they have great knowledge of these rifles and the products they sell. They have a great support team on staff and can answer all questions, if I could sell all of my other air rifles and just have my R 10s I would be satisfied. I hope this helped

Great looks..!! the wood is incredible..! Best looking gun on the market.

The metal finish could be better, loud..!, little clearance for big scopes, you should sell the VC sound suppressor.

Get an extra pair of the new magazines, they're a lot better. The picture doesn't match the FAC version dimensions (43") mentioned in specs. It's a great gun but I think the AA s510 carbine is a better value and overall quality.

What is there not to like ! I bought the long barrel version of the R 10 by mistake,but wow im glad i did, the barrel is 7 inches longer, This makes this rifle even more accurate and quite. I have a center point 8-32-56 on board and i can dial the eye of any target right up and close, I have shot a 10 round group at 35 yards the size of an advil . 50 yards the size of a nickel. This rifle just does not miss.

I use a sling pin attached bipod, the fill area is sort of covered by the bipod, So i have to remove the bipod to fill.

If you have the money, and you are an air gun enthusiast this is the only gun to buy if possible try and buy the long version of the gun it looks feels and shoots much better than the short barrel, for I have booth. I also have the rifle in .22 cal long barrel as well. I have many different pcp guns. This is the shooter of choice.

The looks, beautiful design and the stock is awsome.

I paid for the $10 for 10 test ..!!! and the metal finish is mediocre, it leaks when filling and have to be cocked to avoid the air passing through the barrel. Accuracy is less than impressive and in 100 yd. shot I can see through the scope the pellet swirling in a spiral (ridiculous). And after only 20 or 25 shots air starts leaking so you have to cock it again to stop from loosing all the air. I can't believe I even wrote to Erica at Pyramyd Air before ordering to avoid this deception.

It is a VEEERY long barrel (43") and the picture Pyramyd Air has doesn't match the gun you'll get. Go for Air Arms every day folks.

Very accurate, light weight, my gun is a real squirrel hunter....i have confirmed 118 yd shots with a laser range finder.

price...haha...you get what you pay for...and this gun gives much more

be careful this is truly an adult rifle...true hunter