Brocock Contour questions

Used to have one of these, awesome gun! You need lots of spare mags as they are 6 shot only, Best results with the Crossman domed. (They chambered the easiest as well, can be a bit stiff with softer pellets like JSBs)

Don't know how handpumping works out, but it's better to invest the money you put in a pump into a divebottle! (as that is what 99% of the people who start with pumps do (except preppers, hence "only"99%)

If the price is right, buy it! But not if it's priced like new, than you're better off with other options.

The old Brocock Contours have a mixed reputation af far as reliability and factory service. Service currently is through Daystate and its distributors. Future parts availability ??? . My single shot Contour has been flawless. Keep in mind that shot count is limited due to the tiny tank. Mine will put out only 20-25 usable shots in .177. Good power, nice trigger. small and light. Loud!

I'm responding to this post because I recently got into PCP's. I debated, for some time, the pump vs bottle question. I now have a FX Wildcat 22 and a Hatsan Gladius 25. I have a pump and a small bottle. I primarily use the guns for hunting with some target shooting. I have found that for hunting, pumping is not an issue because of the limited number of shots that I usually take. Target shooting is a completely different story. It gets quite tiresome pumping because of the number shots. 

"scrane"The old Brocock Contours have a mixed reputation af far as reliability and factory service. Service currently is through Daystate and its distributors. Future parts availability ??? . My single shot Contour has been flawless. Keep in mind that shot count is limited due to the tiny tank. Mine will put out only 20-25 usable shots in .177. Good power, nice trigger. small and light. Loud!

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Mind that topic starter is talking about an XL not your old standard version singleshot. The XL is the later version with the 30mm airtube AND pressuregage at the end of the tube, so the 30mm has a lot more internal volume for a lot more shots. (I had 9 magazines worth on my .22 at about 20fpe)

I own, love and shoot my Brock Counter XL S6 a lot! She has an upgraded LDC, making it super backyard friendly, in .22 produces around 22 ft-lb, not 100% sure, may be higher, puts 6 rounds in one hole at 20 yards and weighs in at under 5 lbs. (with optics) is a joy to carry.

I also own a HW 97KT in .177, 46M and an amazing Wildcat in .25, but if I have to hike my butt off for 1 shot at less then 60 yards I almost always pick up the Brocock.

​My friends like to taunt me about the name, and they always want shot it too.

I have the Contour Elite, which is slightly lower power (16 ftlbs). I have had it about a month, and haven't been shooting my heavier rifles since i got it. I plan on selling my heavy rifles and complimenting it with a more powerful, but still light rifle. In general, it is a joy to carry and shoot. Sometimes a pellet will start to back out of the magazine if I didn't get it all the way past the o-ring, then it will jam when trying to cycle to the next shot. It is very accurate and pretty quiet. Mine came with a Hugget moderator that makes it quiet enough for the backyard, but still not the quietest. 
Think of this rifle as a p-rod that has been modified with a really nice stock, an accurate after market barrel, and tuned to shoot a little more powerful, all at a price less than the cost of the modified p-rod. My scoped Contour was noticeably lighter than a scoped Mutant shorty (at least a pound lighter). 
I can't predict if you will like it, but it is powerful and accurate enough for small game out to 50 yd, is as light as you will get for carrying in the field.