Barra 1100z PCP Rifle Reviews

I want to start off by saying that Barra customer support is great and everyone is very friendly and helpful. I've been researching PCP rifles for a couple of years. Choosing a PCP is challenging to say the least, as new models and features come out every year. I was looking at budget/entry level PCP rifles. I had several brands/models picked out and then along comes Barra with the 1100z. It checked all the boxes: side lever, built in fill port, metal picatinny rail, shrouded barrel with 1/2x20 threaded end, easily adjustable hammer spring, fully adjustable trigger, no O'ring on the bolt and hand pump friendly. It was also getting very good reviews. I placed an order for the .22cal 1100z. On receiving it, I was impressed with the quality. I was able to fill it with the hand pump from 0 to 3000psi without much difficulty (if you hand pump, pump for 5 minutes and rest for 15 minutes). I did some initial chony testing and the results were similar to published hammer spring data from Barra. I set it for 2 turns in from flush for backyard shooting. I sighted in at this setting and I noticed that I almost ran out of elevation settings on my scope getting it shoot correctly. The low power tune was fine for backyard shooting, but the higher power tune was pretty snappy sounding, so I ordered a 3D printed suppressor to use. This is where the problems started. On receiving the suppressor and testing, I was expecting a small POI shift, but I wasn't even getting on target at 20yrds. Even at shorter distances, it was wildly inconsistant. Without the suppressor, it was fine. I contacted the suppressor company and they determined that I had a defective unit and sent a new one. The new one was a little better, but still appeared that the pellets were clipping the inside. I contacted Barra to discuss with them and they thought it might be the air stripper and sent me a new one. I tried it, but there was no difference. I did some testing and determined that the pellets were not coming out of the barrel (shroud) centered. They were coming out at about 12 o'clock instead of centered. I used some wooden shims to shim between the shroud and air cylinder until I got it to shoot centered. Now the POI with and without the suppressor were the same (the original suppressor was defective). I contacted Barra support again and discussed this with Robert and he wanted me to send in the rifle and they would send out a new one. I sent the old one in and received a new rifle. I tried this one out and could not get a consistant group at even 12-15 yards. The shroud on this one appeared to be warped, as when I unscrewed it, you could see the variation of the distance from the shroud to the air tube. I contacted Robert again and explained what was happening. We both thought that it was very strange to have this happen again but he said to send it back and they would send a new one and test it before sending. I receive the new rifle and It is working and shooting as it should with and without the suppressor. I've even shot it out to 60 yards and it is grouping consistantly. This whole process has taken a couple of months, but during that time and the many emails, Barra customer support never gave up on me and they wanted to make it right and they did. I know what happened with my rifles is not normal, but it happens with every manufacturer from time to time (read the forums). I would not hesitate to purchase again from Barra Airguns. This is a very long post and I will be posting more detail on how I determined the issues and other details on GTA Forums.

Side lever is a nice feature. Adjustable cheek riser.

I think I received a defective returned rifle so I'm not sure if it pertains to a normal working rifle. I would get rid of the hammer spring adjustment completely. The rifle I received wouldn't tune to any pellets I tried. I read somewhere that this gun is capable of turning to whatever amo your shooting. Good luck with that,it's more like finding the right pellet it will shoot. But then again it may be just this individual rifle. I guess if I get an exchange or refund from PA then I'll know the rifle was defective but if I don't then I'll know it's just a crappy rifle.

When I received the rifle the accessories were in a zip loc sandwich bag. The trigger fell off after shooting a couple of mags. I hope I don't get stuck with this lemon .