Brocock?

I’ve posted about my Compatto .22 I’ve had it over a year, zero issues, thousands of pellets down range. My only complaint is shot count, but I knew that going in. Mine is not pellet fussy, of course the JSBs shoot tighter and more accurately. But the Crosman Premiers are good out to 50-60 yards for pesting. Mine shoots 1/2 groups at 50 yards, some groups smaller when I do my part. I use a dime as a gauge, I keep my targets and have many, many groups that are covered by said dime. The Compatto has set a high bar for my next PCP, that said the Brocock Mini and Concept Lite are both on my radar, with the current nod going to the Mini.



The Brococks just don’t get the press, plus they are bolt guns, and many prefer side levers. 

Had a Bantam, nice rifle, accurate, but side levers have spoiled me and I'll own no more bolt guns. 

had the brocock bantam sniper hr. was a great gun. the slide bolt can be a tiny bit sticky. i put a bit of moly and it was freer. however , it's hard to beat side lever if shooting a lot of target. 

I had a bantam and it was alright. Having had a Daystate Regal XL before I would choose that anyd over the bantam. Just my personal experience. It shot well and all but the feel of it wasn't as nice as I would have liked.

I have a Compatto in .177. Picked it up back when they first came out then soon after put a huma in it. Great air rifle and is very quiet and accurate. Actually been shooting sparrows out to 68 yards with it. Using 10 grainer H&Ns at around 847fps.

I had the Brocock Sniper HR .25, traded it in for a Vulcan .25. I love the Vulcan. That bolt on the Sniper for me was not nearly as smooth as the slide lever on the Vulcan. No complaints about the accuracy on the Sniper. Now this is purely subjective but I feel the Vulcan is a better built sturdier gun. 

I think they are similar to a Daystate so those who like that gun just get the nicer Daystate. IMO 

got a sniper hp in 22 very accurate gun my bolt actions seems fine love all the adjustments great on air and very easy to shoot great trigger once adjusted to your liking 

I've shot every Brocock on the market and have to say the Brocock Bantam Mini version is by far my favorite out of them all. Here is my review of it, had a great time with it. I found that the bolt works great in the field but may not be as good as a sidelever for the bench. 

https://youtu.be/zxdVtd6WyXk

Some 5 consecutive five shot groups at 50 yards from my sweet Compatto.

Crossman, nice video. Leon, nice groupings. All under 1/2 inch. Thanks guys for sharing.

@greenarrow, the pellets are Air Arms 16 gr. comes. That’s not paper, it’s a piece of scrap MDF from the wood shop I work at. I use it because the pellets leave the nice round holes. As for the bolt action on the Brococks, for me it’s not a deal breaker. I believe at some point Brocock will come out with a side lever action. Then I’ll pick up one of their minis at a lower than current price... a man can dream.

My concept lite is built like a tank, nice, puts holes in holes all day long, I like it a lot...

Just my .02



Ken

Thanks, I like it... With my DonnyFL Sumo or my Huma 0db LDC on it, it's extremely quiet... I also changed the top rails to the Brocock Piccatinny rails... I bought my Concept Lite to shoot, not tune, its the one I can just pick up and shoot and know it's going to shoot straight... Also it doesn't seem to be too picky about pellets...



Ken

I like and have several Brococks in my kennel. However, recognizing that I may catch a load of crap about this, I would argue that the trigger is the biggest downside. It really is not a two stage trigger in the proper sense. The feel of the first stage is really just slack before the trigger touches the sear. That means you need to have the sear just on the breaking edge of firing to get a "good" trigger pull.

In a traditional two stage, the first stage advances the sear to the breaking edge, then the second stage is not significant. It also makes the gun safer by initially being far from the breaking edge. 

Now, I do have several setup with 8 Oz pulls, but they are not hunting guns. They are great target guns and very pellet-friendly. However, I just have to be careful of a self-fire, due to the fact that the sear is on the breaking edge.

Due this, I have not had much success, yet, in getting a Sniper HP trigger down to an acceptable "Benchrest" level. Unfortunately, that pushed me to go with a FX Streamline. The Sniper HP was tuned very well for performance out of the box, though (.25 JSB King Heavy at 860 fps) . 

Again, good rifles, but be aware of the trigger limitations. 

Dan