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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  |
Full review by
PhillyAirgunner65
on 17th Jun 2008
User Rating : 8
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Good Points: Fairly Accurate Good 2 Stage Trigger Nice Balance Beautiful Lines Compact Carbine
Bad Points: Too Twangy Buzzy Vibrations Hold Sensitive
General comments: 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.
PhillyAirgunner65's review and ratings | 252 words
Review by
Guest.
on 18th May 2008
User Rating : 9
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I really enjoy this gun. The only down side is you have to act like it is just ok with the air gun snobs out their. Yes, I have had HW airguns for almost 30 years now, but this is just a neat little package that allows me to over look its flaws. While my professionally tuned HW97 will shoot circles around it, I still shoot the Lightning more. Just don't tell anyone.
Guest.'s full review | 210 words
Review by
StephanBusch
on 17th Nov 2007
User Rating : 9
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This is my second review of the BSA LIGHTNING XL in FAC and I just thought that I had to update my previous review. Although BSA in South Africa have a very poor customer service rating - this compact carbine rifle they produce is just getting better and better. After about 3000 pellets the accuracy and action has settled down - now at 30 meters it shoots spot on. I can put 10 pellets onto a beer cap at this range no problem. Furthermore, the recoil has settled down so much so that I can now ...
StephanBusch's full review | 305 words
Review by
StephanBusch
on 11th Aug 2007
User Rating : 8
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I live on a farm in South Africa and grew up with several different air rifles over the last 25 years. Only recently did I decide to invest in some new technology. I initially bought a Gamo Shadow 1000 - I was blown away by its power and accuracy compared to my old rifles. I used it for a year with no problems - for the price the Shadow is an excellent rifle, but when a friend expressed interest I sold it and bought a BSA Lightning XL (FAC) with the Tactical stock. The BSA is double the price ...
StephanBusch's full review | 478 words | 2 comments added.
Review by
code1
on 17th Jan 2007
User Rating : 9
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Overall this is a great little hunting rifle and I bet the last springer I buy for a while for hunting. The reason is it shoots great with little recoil or noise. Accuracy is very good and I find the gun very easy to shoot off hand or off a light rest. I can drill 1" dots on my targets at 25 yards like a machine from a rest. I have the 25cal model and after 300 pellets fired it is now shooting Rhino 19gr pellets at a true chronographed 660FPS or about 18Ft lbs just like it was said to do. Out of ...
code1's full review | 382 words | 1 comment added.
Review by
socalairgunner
on 8th Jan 2007
User Rating : 10
Respect :
+2
First of all, I decided to create a new category for the Lightning XL FAC because there is quite a bit of difference between the old Lightning and the Lightning XL and there is really no reason to have reviews of the FAC XL's mixed in with the non- FAC XL's.
When I first got back into airguns after nearly 30 years of hunting and shooting firearms, it was the PCP's that caught my attention. I guess it was the fact that they preformed, loaded and shot more like the firearms that I was use to. ...
socalairgunner's full review | 503 words | 1 comment added.
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