Page 2 - Umarex SA10 Reviews

Styling and feel are great. As stated elsewhere, it's not a replica of anything specific, but I think it looks very good. I enjoy having the complete ammunition system (projectile and propellant) in the drop-out magazine. Warning text is present but discreet, which is nice. Despite what I mention in the third section below, I really do like this pistol. Since this is my first pistol I can't really vouch for the accuracy as most of the errors are probably me. For what it's worth: it will keep all the shots on a letter size paper (8.5" x 11") at 10 yards (meters) range.

Serious: (1) Slide spring and buffer length and/or placement can lead to slide jamming (see third section of comments). I am not sure whether this was just my specimen, or if it is a wide-spread issue. (2) Safety would be a little easier to operate one-handed if located farther back. Wishful thinking: I've been trying to think of ways (1) to have the sub-magazine driven by the slide instead of the trigger for a shorter trigger pull, and (2) to feed pellets in a spring follower type of magazine instead of rotary so that this could hold open on last shot. However, If the R&D teams at Umarex, Crossman, Sig, etc. haven't overcome these technical challenges yet, I doubt I will any time soon. Still, an engineer can dream ...

If you have slide jamming problems, don't despair. Serial number 20E06409 has either tolerance stack-up trouble, or an incorrect nominal design length for certain components leading to the slide traveling too far back on a shot, essentially straying into the take-down zone, despite the take-down lever being firmly in the locked position. This allows the slide to pop up at the rear and jam, preventing it from returning forward. To fix it, I padded the rear end of the guide rod sub-assembly with thin brass plates so that the entire rod and spring assembly sat about 1/16" - 1/8" farther forward. This still allows field stripping, but in normal use it halts the slide farther forward while the retainer rails are still engaged. I recommend a single piece of brass if you can, and epoxy it in place - CA glue can fail and let the spacer shift and jam on the take-down lever. An alternative fix might have been a washer in front of the slide spring, fitting over the guide rod.

The weight, the feel, the sounds of the gun as you release or insert the magazines. Holding this gun in your hand just makes you happy. The only thing better than the things I just mentioned has to be the way it shoots. Wow. Incredibly accurate at 8 yards. Free hand I shot the center out of an 8 Inch target with 32 rounds. Most were inside the second ring or better.

The rotary holders in the magazine are a little loose. Sometimes the rotators fall out as you pick up the magazine. Definitely not a deal breaker. Simply an observation. Don't yank the magazine around and its fine.

I own 14 airgun pistols. This gun is going to be my favorite for feel and accuracy.

It's Definitely a Great Way to Have A Blast at an inexpensive cost.. it looks great it feels great and it also shoots Great.. I'm actually loving the multiple magazines that's the key point to owning this product.. I'm definitely glad I purchased it.. oh yeah I just love Field strippable capabilities that's always a Plus..

The one and only thing I would change iisss............... Lol the fact that it doesn't have that catch release so it could lock back on the last round and save you some CO2... IJS

It's A Pleasure to plink around with, it's affordable and it's definitely an eye catcher..

I'm not so into blowback or bling, but seeing others' feedback I felt this would be worth a chance. The build quality is very good, slide action is smooth. I get 60-70 rds from a cartridge, which isn't bad considering it's powering the slide action too. Having the rail on the bottom is nice - I already have a laser on order for it. I'm shooting Crosman 7.9gr Premier Lights (PY-P-118) and they seem to be a good fit, though I will experiment with other types in my inventory.

There were videos online showing how to field strip, but those aren't working for me. Not a problem, as I don't see a need right now to go there. Maybe after a few thousand rds it will work more easily. It would have been nice for this sort of maintenance information to be in the instruction manual. My gun seemed to be shooting about 4" to the right at 7 yds, so an adjustment for windage would be helpful. Elevation was dead on.

I am one extremely happy camper with this airgun. Enough that I've already gotten two of my friends interested in getting the same thing. If you're loving it enough to share with your friends, it can't be bad!

The thing is, I had an earlier model and it had some issues, but now..i noticed the barcode says 05/19 2019. So the one I got is a revised issue/model. So..things I like, everything. Trigger is better, blowback is reduced but still has plenty of of it. Basically..this gun is beautiful now.

Somehow(not much of a deal really)but maybe make the rotary mags metal.

If you can check the bard code...05/19 2019 is the new and improved version

Interesting looks good and recoils well it is relatively accurate when it works.

I would start with changing the engineering dept. the pawl that rotates the Magazines is too small and fails to rotate magazine the magazines also need to be able to hold the pellet, many pellets get deformed as the pawl moves the magazine a bit but does not index and fails to let pellet enter chamber. both the pawl and magazines need to be redesigned.

Mine was not worth the money I it worked OK the first month . I practice a lot. the lever (pawl) that rotates the soft plastic magazine is too small and skips the magazines do not rotate. it is very finicky as to pellets it likes, only wad cutters seem to work that are large enough to fit snugly in the rotating magazine when they work at all.

Looks, feel, trigger, power, blowback, loading ease, rotary clips for pellets.

Just include a 4th metal pellet clip instead of the one plastic BB clip that won't stay in the magazine. It's a rifled barrel and most won't shoot BBs through it anyway.

This gun is a great value for the price. Of my many air pistols, this is now my favorite.

have no reviews I have not used it yet

It looks amazing with the gold barrel and slits in the slide to show it off. The overall Look is what drew me to the gun it looks like a competition pistol has a very custom look to it. Now looks aside it performs okay it takes one 12g co2 cartridge and the first 8-16 shots really have a nice kick to them. The magazine system using 3 rotary pellets mags and 1 bb pellet mag built in to the main magazine makes it easy to pop one out and put another in fast. The barrel is rifled and this helps with accuracy. It shoots .177 good I only use rws wadcutter pistol rounds becuase they are lighter about 5-6 grains I dont recommend using heavy grain ammo.

There are a few things that arent a big deal but for one Id replace the plastic bb clip with another metal pellet clip you get 3 pellets clips that have a metal gear/ rotary wheel as opposed to the all plastic bb one and I would never fire a bb through the rifled barrel. Also a slide lock and actual safety would have bin nice because if your using it for training purposes this takes away from the realism as the slide lock is the safety switch on this pistol. Also the rear sight has 2 yellow dots however the front sight is just black so I would have added a white or yellow line to that as well so the user didnt have to do it. The last thing I would change and this is just a pet pieve is the package get rid of the plastic clamshell and put it in a nice padded box like a quality gun like this deserves.

If your unsure about the gun Id recommend it I really like it and the more I get used to it the more accurate I get. And you can go wrong with the looks it is very nice looking. This gun only gets about 2-3 mags worth of shots on a 12 gram co2 so thats about 48-72 rounds after that it wont blowback the slide anymore but 48-72 rounds is a lot for one 12gram cartridge but keep in mind you wont use just one you will find yourself going through at least 2 or 3 cartridges with the gun in one session it goes through ammo and co2 quick.

Pistol has some heft and feels like the real thing in your hand. Seems to be well built and robust. Looks good and is free of sharp edges. The trigger is well above average for a gun in this price range and makes accurate shooting easy. CO2 and 8 shot mags are easily loaded. The blowback design is pretty cool and quite strong for the first 2-3 shots on a new CO2 cartridge and then calms down. I fired 8 magazines or a total of 64 shots before the gas began to run out. I fired some offhand groups at 25' using RWS Diabolo Basic 7.0gr pellets and the gun proves to be accurate. It was 17 degrees here today so I did not get any chrony numbers. Overall, a fun gun to shoot and hits what you aiming at. I would recommend this gun to friends.

I would change the gold parts to black, I'm not big on bling. I would also put a dot on the front sight as the rear sight has and thread the barrel with 1/2x20unf threads.

This is a nice gun that does what it's supposed to do. I was impressed by the lack of sharp edges, rare for a gun at this price point. It looks good, feels good, and shoots good. I am happy with mine.

Finish, but that was about it.

When I received I noticed what I think is excess play in the slide when you picked up you could hear it rattle against other internals. Then when inserting mag would stop at about 1/4 inch from seating, would have to be forced more than usual to seat, and ejecting mag would stick. Field stripping the SA10 was impossible, as even when release lever was operated the slide still could not be removed without force.

Disappointed after reading reviews I was expecting a higher quality product. I have several blow-backs and none of the slides are this sloppy. Make sure to check the tolerances when you receive.

looks a real sa 10

Have no sense that you have to buy the whole magazine and not the wheel separated

looks a real sa 10

Have no sense that you have to buy the whole magazine and not the wheel separated

It is a very solid gun. Well made. It has a nice thick, heavy magazine. Shoots very nice. Accuracy is almost spot on but I think most of the off shooting is just me. This is actually one of my top 3 favorite guns. I do own many BB/Pellet guns.

The black plastic rotary magazine should be all metal like the others. I am sure over time the plastic mag will fail.

Buy this gun. You will not be disappointed.

Well, I nearly fell into the pellet gun rookie mistake. (I have twelve air pistols. Most in the $300 - $500 range. Shame on me for being impatient.) The first 50 - 80 shots were spread out haphazardly all over the 8" circumference of the target. I would shoot for the bullseye and hit the far top right or the far lower left. The gun was not just erratic, it seemed about as accurate as throwing a handful of pellets against the wall. My first thought: I got a lemon - return it. Then I remembered that break-in periods for air pistols take a few days, a few weeks, sometimes 500 - 1000 pellets. So I relaxed and shot about 200 more. Now the gun is hitting the center. Some tight groups. Others off a little. I'm using a Walther red dot, a vast improvement over the gun's natural sights. It's finally calming down, getting more accurate. My 4 star accuracy rating can change over the next few days/weeks. MY MESSAGE TO YOU: give the gun a chance to get a feel for itself. And a feel for you, too.

A small thing: when you hold the gun in your hand (which feels great by the way. You get a nice, comfortable grip on it.) the plastic grip creaks a little due to the space between the inside layer of plastic and the magazine. When I am shooting, I don't notice it. Although it is innovative design, not wild about the mag design. Takes a lot of handling to load the pellet mag and load the CO2. Pellet mags should be sold separately instead of having to buy the whole mag/CO2 sheebang. But you know. overall, it is a nice shooting gun. For me it is all about accuracy. I am a target shooter not a tin can abuser. My accuracy will improve as the gun matures and as I become more accustomed to shooting a blowback. And I am 63 - a little shakier than I used to be.

Bottom line - take the leap if you're finding yourself constantly coming back to SA10 page. If the plastic grip was metal, the gun would weight twice as much. This SA10 will really grown on you. I am glad I bought it and stuck with it.

Picked this up at a local sporting good shop as it was a first gas blow back pistol & been enjoying target shooting garage! Also its cool you can break it apart to work on it & clean the parts on it!

I just got this pistol after a long back order wait. I read the instruction manual twice and could not find information about the take down it has a take down lever no info about it. since it is made out of zamak alloy I did not want to force anything. reading other reviews that mentioned take down I followed their advice. Nothing wrong with the sights they are spot on just a bit of yellow fingenail polish on front sight did the trick. I shot it with both pellets and BBs at 33 feet and it was very (plinking) accurate. another feature I found it is bot h double /single action ( on my example) first shot double action ( a bit heavy) subsequent trigger pulls in single action, very pleasant. This also not mentioned in manual. The barrel is a smooth bore (not rifled) and does not need to be. It's fine for what it is intended.

More complete instructions, still to new to change things.

The magazines are a pita to load especially for a 73 year old kid, but if you get a couple Venturi pellet pens in .177 ( Item Code: AV-6003 [Pellet Pen, Holds 20 .177-Cal...] ) they are lots easier to load . Single action mode works well when CO2 cartridge is almost full, as one loses CO2 power the pistol reverts back to Double action mode . When inserting magazine/CO2 unit make sure the unit is held horizontally when inserting it in pistol mag/well if not the round magazine might fall out especially the all plastic one.

I am very pleased with this pistol. It shoots well, and while it has fixed sights, the rear sight is mounted in a dovetail and can be adjusted for windage. I have fired about 750 rounds through it and it performs as expected with realistic blowback and real semi-auto feel. I definitely like the ability to "field strip" the pistol although it was a little difficult the first time as the slide didn't want to come off and I didn't want to break anything. After the initial disassembly it strips easily which makes for a good training aid.

As I said the rear sight can be adjusted for windage but an adjustable rear sight would be appreciated. I painted the front sight to facilitate aiming as the black sight was very hard to see. I would prefer a solid trigger and dispense with the trigger safety as it is only for show anyway and makes the trigger less comfortable..

It is a little fussy about which pellets it likes so better to standardize on the pellet you plan to shoot as the point of impact does change depending on the pellet choice. If you try to field strip it remember to remove the muzzle cap first as it will prevent the slide from moving forward. Overall a really nice pistol that is fun to shoot and is actually so much fun make sure you have plenty of pellets and CO2 cartridges as you end up shooting more that expected at a shooting session. Accuracy is good not a clover leaf pattern but well within the size of a quarter at 20 feet.

Love the feel of the this SA10. Being a gun owner, the feel and weight resembles that of a real fun. Great blowback design and looks the part of a competition handgun.

Shoots excite soft bbs well as well as the pellets, but be aware. These still bounce back from a back drop. Im used to shooting a 1200 FPS rifle which penetrates wood. This gun hits hard but still seems to bounce even with tipped pellets.

This is a nice heavy cool looking pistol. I was much impressed upon receiving it. Unfortunately my use revealed some major issues with this pistol. First off mine shot 6 inches high and 3 inches to the left. There is no way to unjust the height on this pistol or its left and right. The front sight is way to short. I plan on getting some metal keys' from the building place to try and fit on top of the front sight. The second major pain is the really bad trigger on this pistol. I've not been able to bench rest it yet so once i do i hope this thing is capable of more then what i've seen. I love the pellet magazine and the pistol does not miss a beat. i shot approximately 60 pellets on the charge of CO2.

Adjustable rear sights and a decent front sight. Clean up the trigger action as it is terrible compared to most of my other air guns.

I'm not that impressed with this pistol. Its big, its heavy, and if you were strictly shooting for center mass it would be a cool pistol. It looks and feels great but looks can be deceiving.