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| Accuracy | 8.8/10  |
|---|---|
| Handling | 9.3/10 |
| Value for Money | 8.2/10 |
| Reviewer Rating | 8.8/10 |
| Overall Rating | 9.2/10  |
By PhillyAirgunner65
on 17th Jun 2008
| Accuracy | 8/10 |
|---|---|
| Handling | 8/10 |
| Value for money | 7/10 |
| Overall value | 8/10 |
 PhillyAirgunner65's recommendation | |
Fairly Accurate
Good 2 Stage Trigger
Nice Balance
Beautiful Lines
Compact Carbine
Too Twangy
Buzzy Vibrations
Hold Sensitive
I've had my .177 cal. BSA Lightning XL now for six months now, well over 1,500 pellets have been shot through my Beeza. I will break down this review into sections explaining my true life experiences with my BSA;
Accuracy: In this dept. my gun is a hit or miss depending on the day, I've tried a spectrum of pellets and every once in awhile she will shoot a flyer for no apparent reason. I believe it has a lot to do with the vibrations and recoil that the rifle generates upon firing, it's difficult to acquire good groups even at ten yards!
Feel: The XL feels nice and has very good balance for being a carbine, very nice checkering on the stock and the muzzle brake gives it a nice touch.
Trigger: What can I say BSA's sporting triggers are among the best in the world, the two stage trigger on this unit is just plain beautiful to shoot with a nice springy first stage and a very predictable second stage that breaks like glass!
Overall it's a good gun and I strongly feel that with the proper complete tune smoothing out rough edges, making the breech a bit smoother with a better barrel lock-up would turn a good gun into a great gun. The other possibilities of converting the BSA into a gas ram may resolve some of the accuracy issues that were stated above.
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