Well.....where do I start. My dad wanted an upgrade to his Talon SS. He ordered a brocock compatto from AOA. My dad has had his compatto now for a couple of weeks......and although this rifle is not mine.....I have shot it enough to review the rifle.
We tried a wide assortment of pellets through the compatto. Unsurprisingly, the JSB 18.13 perform the best. Below is our 50 yard target from early this morning. I use a Nikon Acculon for all my rangefinding needs.....so its a legit 50yrds. Also......note these are not "cherry picked" groups. There are 40 shots on target from the compatto. Ten in top left, ten top right, ten center, and ten lower right. Bottom left was the Talon SS so disregard. The small squares on the target are one inch squares.
Ten shots top left high power......
Ten shots top right high power.....
Ten shots center high power...
Ten shots lower right medium power...best group of the day....
The targets speak for themselves here. My dad has this rifle sighted for 40yrds....thus the drop at 50. Also....there is a very light film of plastic behind the paper that moves around freely. Its actually a styrofoam archery target that we stapled the target too. There are ten shots per group I swear it. The rifle is definitely quiet/backyard friendly with the huggett. I don't have a decibal reader but it is noticeably quieter than his Talon SS. I love the way the scope mounts to the action and not the air cylinder or the barrel. Most all bullpups seem to have the same engineering hurdle to overcome......and that is how and where you mount the scope since the reciever is so far back. The compatto is a blend of traditional and bullpup......not quite either....but I do love the free floated barrel and the scope mounted to the reciever. We have not experienced point of impact changes......so there you go. The rifle balances directly under the trigger guard with the scope and bipod attached and feels good to shoulder......not front heavy at all. The trigger is set at 2 lbs. with no creep. First stage is smooth travel about 1/8th inch.....then a wall with no creep. I personally feel the trigger could be adjusted much lighter.....and to my liking.....but my dad hates my triggers which are set to 6 to 8 ounces. In the end its fully adjustable for anyones taste.....main point being there are no rough spots or creep.
Below are some pics of our shot counts. The compatto is putting out 27 foot pounds of energy averaging about 820 fps with the 18.13gr jsb pellets. Curiously.....both the high and medium power shot strings were identical in both velocity and shot count on this particular rifle. Low power revealed 780fps. So.....no difference between high and medium....and 780 on low.
Medium powershot string.....
Pic of Chronograph used
We found filling to 215 bar/3150 psi yeilded the best results for this particular rifle. The guage on the front of the rifle is only reading 5bar off from true.....not bad if you ask me given all the small guages used on pcp rifles. We get right at 20 really good shots per fill from the 150cc air reservoir and slingshot hammer system.
The magazine is very smooth and slides into and out of the action very smooth. The magazine is spring loaded and auto indexes.....and is made of metal throughout.....a very high quality magazine of the same build quality as a daystate. The bolt cycles smoothly and feeds each JSB 18.13gr pellet smooth as well.
The only 2 negatives I can find are the low shot string and the front of the synthetic stock. The shot count is respectable given the volume of the air cylinder. If hand pumping it should pump up fairly quickly. If your plinking you could be pumping often. If using a tank then no big deal. The extreme front end of the stock has a small amount, 1/8th inch, of side to side flex but no up and down flex. This is no way a deal breaker and does not seem to affect accuracy. I used 1 inch long pieces of black electrical tape on both sides of the air cyclinder right at the front of the stock to eliminate this play. The groups did not change at all.
Lastly......and perhaps most importantly....my dad loves his new compatto. He loves the light weight and how it balances. My dad is older and does not like heavy rifles. He loves the accuracy, the trigger, the repeating aspect of the rifle and the magazine. That about sums it up. I like the rifle too. Would be an awesome rifle to tote in the woods.
