I understand the "Stressing" thing I've always been a Springer type guy but ordered a Daystate HR Huntsman Regal should be here Wednesday guess it's too late to run?
RB
It's never too late... run. Run to the mailbox and PLAY!
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I understand the "Stressing" thing I've always been a Springer type guy but ordered a Daystate HR Huntsman Regal should be here Wednesday guess it's too late to run?
RB
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Also, don't be afraid to buy a used gun from some of these fine gentlemen on this forum. Three out of my four keepers that I own right now were bought used on these forums. I've had many many guns over the last five years and most of them were bought used or I traded for them.
I can hear Hotel California playing in the background as I type! LOL
Jimmy
I started with one, then 2, then 3, then a Single Stroke pistol, now looking for next gun (and accessories for the first 3)
You can checkout, but you can never leave!
I've also had a ton of guns over the years. I've had 2 S510's, 2 FX Royals, 2 Cricket carbines, BSA R-10, FX Bobcat, Daystate Wolverine, RAW HM1000x, some I'm forgetting and several spring guns.
I'm a slight bit out of the loop of late so if the new S510's are in fact regulated I would say you won't go wrong with either gun. I, like most here will never buy another unregulated gun so that would be paramount in my decision if I were doing it again. The S510's are no longer with me simply because of the change in POI over the shot string with the guns having not been regulated at the time. I would be interested to try one of the newer regulated ones. As far as comparing the BSA to the Air Arms......
Previously BSA hands down because of regulator, now if both regulated there are other things to consider:
Accuracy / consistency - Possibly a tie, but BSA is world famous for their hammer forged barrels and I will say you can buy two guns from the same factory and one will be more consistent than another. I've done it a few times. You're kind of on the lottery so to speak when it comes to out of the box consistency across all brands. I believe it has something to do with harmonics which can be tuned / altered after the purchase to make less consistent guns more consistent, I just prefer out of the box consistency. This is also why I believe the unlimited adjustability of the FX line is so appealing. Regardless, for some reason the BSA's hammer forged barrels all seem to come out of the box with great harmonics for whatever reason. Mine in 22 is the only remaining PCP I have left that I am not parting with because of it's uncompromising accuracy and consistency. Next gun will likely be a FX Crown.
Quality / craftsmanship - possibly a tie. Both are very well built. No real weak points that I can think of off hand.
I'm not a fan of the trigger mounted safety on the S-510's. The safety's never posed a problem for me, but it's just an odd design and being able to see the spring that connects to the safety behind the trigger was kind of a turn off for me.
I do prefer the side lever action on the S-510 better than the bolt on the BSA and wish the BSA was a side lever but whatever, that's a nit pick, they both function flawlessly. It just seems more user friendly to operate a side lever without breaking your line of sight through the scope.
Like Fussel, (Hey Fuss, long time!) I do prefer the look of the S-510 because it is not a bottle gun, but I think the stock on the BSA is just a scoshe nicer. At the end of the day, looks aside, (they're both great looking guns) I'm a "substance over beauty" guy so I have the BSA. If the S-510 had been regulated it might be a different story, but also maybe not. BSA put's pellet on pellet pretty darn consistently. Seriously, this is one of those cases where again, if the S-510 is now regulated, you could pick either one and will likely say "I'm glad I made that choice"
For what it's worth I'm only a paper puncher, bench shooter so accuracy / consistency is the top priority when choosing guns so it says a lot that after all of the guns I've owned that the BSA is the only one still around. That being said, I'd love to try a factory regulated S-510, always loved those guns but they couldn't keep up without the reg. (until now?)
All the best with whatever you choose.
Cliff
I am always lurkin!
i own an Air Arms S410 sidelever. My suggestion within n this post is go .22 caliber!
it will give you more accuracy than .177