BSA Comet Air Rifle

This is my second rifle from PA. Like my Winchester 500, the Comet has a cool all-black look with a synthetic stock. Otherwise, this is the best value I have discovered! For only $20 more than the 500, this is much more rifle for just over $100. The Comet is a great econo cannon .22 for pest control. The front sight is the best one I've seen on an airgun: really petite and a perfect marriage to a peep sight. I just slid a Williams-type peep sight down the dovetail and up against the plastic buttcap. That is the stop. Search "Williams" on PA for this type.

At first I was upset because I hit a glitch that I have never seen before: an ultra tight breach. This may be a BSA trait. The tight breach was made good by an old "seater" the gun shop sold me in the '90s. I never felt the need to use it before, but the Comet HAS TO HAVE A SEATER! Otherwise, the pellet skirts do not sit flush to the breach. With the seater my thumb was happy, and the pellet, in this case a Chinese Beeman Round pellet (dome), plugged right in and gave excellent accuracy. Pyramid has great seaters that load and seat, so I'm looking to buy those.

I registered a soft trigger pull, really good front sights, and perfect power for the suburbs with modest noise for the punch delivered. I went round and round trying to decide on a Crosman Nitro Vantage for an economic mag springer in .22, but like my first bargain mag springer, a Beeman from China, the Vantage looked wrong for me with 800fps in. 22. The Beeman was too loud and hard to handle. The Comet comes in at 560fps, and I figured it was a good fit for a close-range cannon. After over coming issues, it is the right .22. PA pro B.B. made clear that Gamo owns BSA, and he is right that Gamo is too picked on; they are ok. Between the Comet and a Delta, I will vouch that Gamo is better than the Beemans coming out of China (to date). Ammo: Crosman Points or dome of some sort. The domes smack really hard in the field and show up better on paper.

shoots accurate easy to cock light weight

trigger is unfortunately what you get on a $130.00 rifle I didn't expect a gamo trigger on a bsa I doubt if there is anything bsa about it

overall I like the rifle and its worth the price I paid

Light weight,beauty, Accuracy

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Scpoes with stop safety pins cannot be installed resulting in loosening of scope every 5-10 shots.