BSA R10 Reviews
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★★★★★
“BSA r10 177 mk2”
Written on: 26/03/2013
Went out yesterday and got a new r10 mk2 in 177.Only took 5 shots to zero at 30 yards.Does pellet on pellet at 30 and 35 yards 5 pence groups at 40 and does not open up a lot more at 45 and 50 yards.Can only say that I am very happy at the moment shot 750 pellets in the first 2 days tested aa field 4.52 at 11,4 ft lbs jsb 11 2 and rws super field at just under 11 not pellet fussy but the aa are about the best ones.HOPE I CAN SAY THE SAME IN A FEW MONTHS (read more)
★★★★☆
“BSA R10 Mk2. .22”
Written on: 03/09/2012
I have had my BSA R10 Mk2 in .22 for about 2 months now and am very pleased with it. It is lighter than my Air Ranger and shoulders just as well. The stock is well made and has a nice finnish. It is teamed up with a Hawke Panorama EV and is giving good results. I have been using it against targets at 60 yards and it is giving fairly consistent groupings using H&N FTT 14.6 grain pellets. I have taken live quarry cleanly at 45 yards without issue. My only gripe is that even with the... (read more)
★★★★★
“Exellent”
Written on: 30/06/2012 by Richie_d
Just bought the r10 mk2 its bang on for accuracy and looks there isn't anything I dislike with the gun it's well worth the money heared some bad reviews just looks like they've had a Friday afternoon gun or they've tampered with it themselves. No problems with mine so far touch wood but they do come with two year warranty so what more do you won't just take it back if you find any problems. (read more)
★★★★★
“Awesome gun”
Written on: 19/06/2012 by SjBatchelor (1 review written)
Got my BSA r10 mk2 .177 and it's an outstanding gun. Put about four tins of pellets through it and it's proved it's self in the field hunting bunny's and crows. The rifle is very consistent pellet on pellet groups at 30 yards. There's beet slot of bad press of late about the r10 with nearly threw me off buying one but from my gun and what I've heard about BSA and there new procedures on guns befor they leave the factory BSA have sorted things out! In sort it's and amazing gun for the price... (read more)
★★★★☆
“BSA R10 mk 2 0.177”
Written on: 08/05/2012
I bought this airgun in April 2012. I had heard that there had been some issues with some being sent back for repair. The faults seem to be mainly leaking air or magazine releated. I can happily say my R10 does not have any of these problems. BSA make their own barrels and they are very accurate , but can be pellet fussy. Mine likes air arms 4.52 pellets. They are simple to to fix if there is an issue. A full set of seals is around £ 12.50. The quality if the finish is good but not... (read more)
★★★★★
“BSA R10 Mk2 - a massive improvement”
Written on: 11/04/2012 by PB81 (1 review written)
Ok so I have bought my BSA R-10 Mk2 rifle second-hand. Now I spent a good month reading through reviews (on-line and in magazines), going on forums (to see owners opinions) and generally doing a lot of research before I commited to spending my hard earnt cash. I took the plunge and bought it with a very good package having a 3ltr dive bottle, three 10 shot magazines, sling, bi-pod, silencer, a camo'd furry gun slip and two tins of pellets thrown in for good measure by the gun-shop all for a... (read more)
★☆☆☆☆
“r 1 out of 10”
Written on: 04/02/2012 by termite (6 reviews written)
Yes i fell for the looks of the r10, a beautiful looking rifle. Couldent wait to get home and try her out, what a let down it sounded that it was fireing at different power levels, and it was. Crono differd from 11.2 best to 8.8 worst pretty bad for a regulated rifle, tried resetting the bottle tried dry fire to reset the regulator, cleaned the barrel suprised by the amount of lead up it for a new gun.some parts look cheap the gauge, the walnut stock is quite soft, magasine is poor quality.... (read more)
★★★★★
“Early days but good start”
Written on: 29/12/2011 by Veracocha (1 review written)
Coming to the PCP world after 40 years of springers. It's good, really good. Accuracy comes easy when there's no recoil. My daughter (11) shot 12mm group at 25 yards today and she's never pulled a trigger until today. Gun is flawless so far except that the finish in certain areas (shroud thread/butt plate) leave something to be desired. Yes, good for 150 shots with JSB exact or Bis Mags then no shots are wasted. Not fussy with different pellets but mags are shooring much lower thah any... (read more)
★★★★★
“best looking rifle”
Written on: 17/10/2011 by tkeenan
bought my R10 in oct 2010 in .177 cal and i have shot 2000 rounds through no problem what so ever,since then i have paired it up with the BSA VC moderator a MTC viper scope and a Harris bipod,overall a very good rifle and i couldn't be happier,i get 150 good shots before the pressure drops and its not pellet fussy.Well built and the best looking rifle out there.Very happy (read more)
★★★★★
“BSA R10 Mk2 .177”
Written on: 07/10/2011 by Smuttster (3 reviews written)
Follow up review from my previous comments in June when the rifle was purchased. The R10 Mk2 has been flawless in all aspects of its operation, found it was fickle on pellet choice, but to my advantage it likes and shoots Bisley Magnums with ease and suitable for most needs, the same as my HW100KT. For absolute perfection on both rifles I use H&N Baracuda Match 4.51 flavour, the R10 will outshoot the HW100 at ranges over 35 metres and up to 60 metres. Apart from that not a lot to choose... (read more)
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★★★★★
“BSA r-10 mrk 1”
Written on: 26/09/2011
I had my r10 for six months now and have put at least 5000shots through it, and over all it is a GREAT RIFLE. For a start the looks are unbeaten. The accuracy is very good, but it takes time to get to know where the pellet will hit. The power has never let me down and the shot capacity (170 per fill) is very efficient, alowing over three time the shots from the ultra. With the fully shrouded barrel and an additional silence, the rifle sounds as quite as a bicycle pump, which will alow a... (read more)
★☆☆☆☆
“Absolutely terrible, not worth the money buy a HW100...”
Written on: 16/09/2011 by Riggs (2 reviews written)
I recently purchased this gun as I liked the weight and the looks, felt good to hold and shoot aswell. I purchased both the .177 and the .22 versions spent over £1500 on guns scopes and mounts. Since having the gun I've shot nearly 1000 pellets through each. The pellets land pellet on pellet at 10-15 yards most shots apart from the odd flyer. Adjusting the target to 25yards gives me a 1 inch spread of pellets with the occasional flyer. Adjusting for a target at 35-45 yards gives me a 2-3... (read more)
Riggs's Response to Riggs's Review
Written on: 11/10/2011
Margin of error increases over longer distances numn nuts! So whilst I get better groupings at shorter distances, the spread becomes more apparent at greater distances. You're not as clever as you think your are. I currently own five top PCP rifles and I know when I compare my BSA R10 to my Weihrauch HW100, the Weihrauch proves itself 10 out of 10 times, my BSA R10 does not compare MATE! Also my Air Arms destroys the R10. I bought the R10 for the looks and regret it now. Finally for your information I have shot air rifles for over 15 years and have clean kills with under 12ft pounds from 70-80 yards MATE! If you want to put your money where your mouth is bring your R10 and you can put my shooting to the test, I will use my HW100 we will see how you get on MATE!. My last point, this is the review centre and I'm giving my personal view, I'm not on here to judge other people so I suggest in the future you don't either MATE!
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★★★★★
“BSA R10 Mk2 .177”
Written on: 22/06/2011 by Smuttster (3 reviews written)
Already got an HW100KT and S410TDR both great guns, but on Monday 20th June 2011 I had the choice of 3 R10s, picked the one with the best Grade 2 Walnut stock, tiger/Zebra stripe in the grain, awesome looking gun. Well got it home and thoroughly cleaned it, never seen so much grease and oil on a new gun, especially up the barrel, now its spanking. Paired it up with a one piece Sportsmatch mount (high one) due to the shrouded barrel and a Bushnell Legend 5x15x40. Ran about a 100 pellets... (read more)
★★☆☆☆
“BSA R10”
Written on: 16/06/2011
ME AND MY FRIEND BOUGHT THE R10. I BOUGHT THE .17 7 HE BOUGHT THE .22 . BOTH WENT BACK TO BSA IN JUST A FEW DAYS ,WASNT ACCURATE FLYERS ALL THE TIME VERY LOW ON POWER MINE WAS SHOOVING JUST OVER 10FT LBS MY FRIEND JUST ABOUT SAME.SENT BOTH BACL AFTER ABOUT 4 WEEKS GOT THEM BAK STILL THE SAME .SO WE BOTH GOT REFUND.BOUGHT A RAPID BEUTIFULL WORTH THE EXTRA. I CAN SAY THIS FOR THE BSA ITS ONE OF THE NICEST LOOKING GUNS ON THE MARKET. MY FRIEND BOUGHT THE NEW BSA R10 MK2 . BEEN BAK TO BSA 2... (read more)
★★★★★
“Got my R10 mk11 two weeks ago, I must say this is a...”
Written on: 18/05/2011 by gynet (1 review written)
Got my R10 mk11 two weeks ago, I must say this is a beast of a cannon.
45 yards it removes the last pellet from a 1" fence post again and again, this is a very accurate gun, when scoped and mounted with a bipod it gets a bit on the heavy side,but it is a total dream to shoot.
Crows at 50 yards plus fall over time after time rabbits fall single shot at 60+ with a head shot.
The indexing issue seems to be sorted on the MK11 although i have just sent it back to BSA as it started pulling to the...
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★☆☆☆☆
“this is my second r10 i bought one when they first...”
Written on: 13/04/2011
this is my second r10 i bought one when they first came out nothin but troble with it so px it for air arms s410 best thing i ever done. anway bought the latest r10 because i like the look of it . only had it a few days mag problems . bsa has it back /. (read more)
★★★★★
“simply the best gun i have ever used the old may have...”
Written on: 07/04/2011
simply the best gun i have ever used the old may have had problems but the one with new mag is the best i get 220 shots from one fill ace gun (read more)
★★★★★
“had a ultra that was rubbish then got a new bsa r10...”
Written on: 05/04/2011
had a ultra that was rubbish then got a new bsa r10 and its great gun lots of shoots per fill smooth good handling gun pellet loading is now great can shoot 10 pellets in 30secs no probs. can shoot the head of a nail at 30 meters best gun i have ever owned much better than hw100s that i have to fill 3 times to one fill of bsa r10 very happy (read more)
★★★★☆
“For the first time i decided to go out and purchase a...”
Written on: 27/03/2011
For the first time i decided to go out and purchase a pneumatic airgun ive had spring guns all my life and i decided i needed a multi shot gun so i got the bsa r10 22. fitted with a 3x9x50 hawke sport hd and a bsa vc silencer. despite the massive expense it seems to have been worth the money. Shoots rabbits pigeons all sorts with nice accuracy. All in all a neat and tidy gun :D (read more)
★★★★★
“I have took a risk, and in spite of all bad reviews -...”
Written on: 23/03/2011
I have took a risk, and in spite of all bad reviews - ordered and got the latest spec. r-10.
Marvellous (so far) - I haven't chance to try it on distances larger than 40 meters, but up to this I can cover groups with 10mm coin. I don't mention the way it looks and handles - that is well known and highly scored by everyone.
I think it was really bad choice to sell BSA to Gamo.
Anyway - if you bought r-10 and still not satisfied, there is solution called blueprinting - after that, you will...
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★★★☆☆
“bought my r10 in jan this year been sent back to bsa...”
Written on: 16/03/2011
bought my r10 in jan this year been sent back to bsa and got it back yesterday 15/03/11 dissapointed aint the word missed 2 weekends on permissions which are hard enough to find taking gun out this weekend but it will probably be rubbish as i already dissapointed even before ive used it but 510 same money better gun (read more)
★★★★★
“I read every review on here and went with my gut and...”
Written on: 12/03/2011
I read every review on here and went with my gut and went and got a R10 brand new and im so glad i did. Its the best air rifle i've ever had it puts pellet on pellet at 35 yards and is a stunning looking rifle some people mite say im lucky but BSA seem to have ironed out the creases. If your thinkin about gettin one take my advice and get it you won't be dissapointed. :) (read more)
★☆☆☆☆
“Worst Gun I have ever owned........ ”
Written on: 07/03/2011
Worst Gun I have ever owned........
Bought it thinking I could save some money over a HW100 - What a mistake !!!!
Tried it for a couple of weeks and it could not hit a barn door, thought it must be me until another shooter tried it and same thing....
Got rid & now own a HW100 - lost a load of cash but lesson learned, you get what you pay for.....AVOID A R10
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★☆☆☆☆
“Please Please don't buy one of these you are playing...”
Written on: 01/03/2011
Please Please don't buy one of these you are playing poker taking a chance!! The gun if OK is excellent but you are taking a huge risk! I had loads of issues and despite all the bad press and bad reviews I didn't listen and assumed I would be OK. Well guess what NO its was OK for about 3 months from a previous visit to BSA factory and the gun is just highly inconsistent. The regulator inside the gun is the issue BSA haven't a clue about regulators. I like many on here have lost... (read more)
★★★★★
“I brought an bsa-r10 about 4 months ago. This gun is...”
Written on: 25/02/2011
I brought an bsa-r10 about 4 months ago. This gun is brilliant! The accuracy is superb and don't have any problems with it what so ever. I don't understand all these bad reviews because it is an outstanding air rifle! It looks amazing, it is extremely quite with a silencer it is much quieter then any of my friends. I'm always hitting groups of ten 40yards away. I have had so many air rifles over the years and this must be by far the best rifle i have ever owned! Thank you for reading this review (read more)
★☆☆☆☆
“i wish i had read the reviews online before buying...”
Written on: 26/01/2011
i wish i had read the reviews online before buying one. its a wonderful gun untill it comes to actually using it. after trying every pellet on the market with no consistent grouping i thought it must be me, wrong! the gun has been tested by 5 other experienced airgunners. there seems to be a fault with this gun we can all get better groupings with my smk co2powered rifle.
anything over 25yds is just a waste of time. if this is the best bsa can do i will stick with my smk. the r10 will be...
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★★★★★
“This BSA R10 is the first Air Rifle I have owned and I...”
Written on: 08/01/2011
This BSA R10 is the first Air Rifle I have owned and I use it for hunting and target shooting. Its .22, fitted with a 3-9X50 IR scope and a Weihrach sound suppressor. I put Air Arms domed Pellets through it. So far I have bagged a large number of pigeons and a number of squirrels from distances of upto 30 metres putting pellets exactly where I wanted them. The rifle looks good and feels great in my hands and is easy to refill with a specialist hand pump. Only negative is it DOES need the... (read more)
★★★☆☆
“bought .177 december fitted BSA VC moderator tried to...”
Written on: 04/01/2011 by Frank Platt (1 review written)
bought .177 december fitted BSA VC moderator tried to remove it and the barrel came with it bit concerned as this doesn't look like a one off after reading reviews (read more)
★★★★★
“top peace of kit no probs so far very confident with...”
Written on: 03/01/2011
top peace of kit no probs so far very confident with it handles well looks great high shoot count fron 1 fill only gripe i have is the front swing swivel is in the way lol (read more)
★★★★★
“R10 any good,o yes. ”
Written on: 24/10/2010
R10 any good,o yes.
I have a new R10 and i believe its a very good rifle.
Many people wil disagree,maybe i"m lucky with mine but its a very easy sholdering and firing rifle.
Its great for hunting up to 70meters and target shooting up to 100 meters.
Its smooth cocking and the trigger is after ajusting it to your own liking wonderfull.
I will recomend it to everyone.
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★☆☆☆☆
“after having an r10 for 3 weeks it was back at bsa for...”
Written on: 02/10/2010
after having an r10 for 3 weeks it was back at bsa for half that time. and came back just as bad as it went there, totally inaccurate. bsa said after test firing it was ok. whatever!!!!!
then i complained at the shop i got it from and they did not believe me. practically had to kidnap the guy from the shop to get him to my house to check it. the deal was if he could not shoot it consitantly then he would give me another r10. (bought with him) after trying the one i had he agreed it was no...
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★☆☆☆☆
“got my r10 back from bsa today. they test fired it,...”
Written on: 28/09/2010
got my r10 back from bsa today. they test fired it, said i should use air arms pellets (not bsa ??????) and sent it back, its just the same as when it went there, 10 pellets thro the target still looks like i used a shotgun. i am hoping to get the shop where i bought it to test fire it when i am watching. then maybe something will be done. like a refund or an exchange for a gun that can hit the target with some consistency. it seems to put 3 in the same hole then three into a different hole,... (read more)
★★☆☆☆
“10 shots into the target looked like i had used a...”
Written on: 26/09/2010
10 shots into the target looked like i had used a shotgun. pellets everywhere!
its back at the shop waiting for bsa to fix it. but after reading the reviews im really not hopeful, maybe i should have kept my air arms s400. 10 shots at 40 yards could be covered with a penny not a dinner plate. nice looking gun but i bought it for hunting not an ornament.
the silencer shroud is not good! totally ineffective. i dont know why bsa never threaded the barrel for a 1/2 in unf silencer then you...
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★★★☆☆
“I bought this rifle despite reading all the negative...”
Written on: 23/09/2010 by JONeill (14 reviews written)
I bought this rifle despite reading all the negative feedback in reviews.
The lesson I learn't was to follow my gut feeling. I bought the rifle in August 2010 literally only a few weeks back, initially I loved it, great looks,superb accuracy,bolt action smooth,stock beautiful,trigger v.good,sling studs as standard,regulated shots,whisper quiet with R10 carbon hush silencer(£55 additional to £550 for rifle.
Well...........200 shots from new the buddy bottle came loose twice and the magazine...
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★☆☆☆☆
“loved this rifle when i bought it in april 2010 but...”
Written on: 05/07/2010 by twistedj (3 reviews written)
loved this rifle when i bought it in april 2010 but only lasted till june when the problems started, bolt started grinding instead of being smooth and was not indexing the magasine properly took it back to bsa and is still there now!!! , errrm would not recomend this gun its fantastic when new but the problems start 3-4months down the line...... save your money dnt buy this and get hw100. (read more)
★★★★☆
“ive posted a review on here before and totaly loved...”
Written on: 19/06/2010
ive posted a review on here before and totaly loved the gun THEN . Ive had mine four days (from brand new ) and now the power has droped to just under 3 ft/lbs . taken off buddy bottle 4 times ,(as this rectified my dads same problem ) and nothing , until today and its back on form , but i just cant trust it , and confidence is a big factor in a gun, ive now got the chance to exchange it for a hw100 sporter ,and while its not as good looking it hasnt got a bad review anywhere . the R10 is a... (read more)
★★★★★
“bought this rifle today i got 4x16x50 hawke map pro...”
Written on: 18/06/2010
bought this rifle today i got 4x16x50 hawke map pro sights and i have rimfire silencer the gun is awesum would recommend to anyone easy to fill and reload ,fire cocking bolt is nice and easy its also comfy to hold and carry awesum rifle (read more)
★★★☆☆
“Got my r10 in jan this year fitted a scope to it &...”
Written on: 06/06/2010
Got my r10 in jan this year fitted a scope to it & tried to zero the gun in no joy at all .177 pellets everywhere but the bull so sent it back & phoned bsa only to be blamed for anything they could so they got in both flanks picked it up three weeks later & it still would'nt hit the bull.
As you can imagine I was not impresed yet another return & some four letter words you'r nan would'nt even understand I picked it up only one week later with two new mag and a list a mile long of what was...
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★★★★★
“My dad bought one in febuary and after two weeks had...”
Written on: 25/05/2010
My dad bought one in febuary and after two weeks had to send it back due to flyers and loss of power . Got it back and its the most accurate gun ive ever shot after the initial teething problems its top notch (did i mention reg seals had gone thats why it went back )pellet on pellet no probs . He fitted a Hogan decimeter moderator , stripped it for cleaning and when he refitted it pellets kept clipping the end a new rebore soon rectified that . weve all heard the one about the magic 70 yard... (read more)
★★★★★
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★★★★★
“Bought it (0.177) week a go in UK. Perfect woodwork,...”
Written on: 06/04/2010
Bought it (0.177) week a go in UK. Perfect woodwork, finsh of the system is not so good but accuracy with Crosman Premiere Field&Target Domed 7,9 or H&N Field Target Trophy is fantastic. Take a look for contretiation on 50m: http://www.fotosik.pl/showFullSize.php?id=296d3878849fd178 . Strongly recommended. (read more)
★☆☆☆☆
“bought a brand new r10 a few weeks ago ,couldnt scope...”
Written on: 05/02/2010
bought a brand new r10 a few weeks ago ,couldnt scope it up , found out the barrell was loose , took it back to shop i bought it from the sent it back to bsa , 8 days later rang shop to see if gun had come back , they rang bsa only just got it on bench . a friend of mine had same problem with his not scoping up , but he hadnt noticed if barrell was loose sent his back , but it was still doing the same , so he swopped it for an aa s510. havent yet got mine back from bsa after 12 days , but... (read more)
★★★★★
“now its been recalled and the defects rectified (BSAs...”
Written on: 04/02/2010
now its been recalled and the defects rectified (BSAs customer service is second to none top notch) what a rifle and did i say oooh what a rifle. (read more)
★☆☆☆☆
“bought an r10 a few days ago after reading a good...”
Written on: 26/01/2010
bought an r10 a few days ago after reading a good review in airgun mag,gave it a good review , so i bought one , the finnish on it was what i thought not yto good , and the balance of the gun was very front end heavy ,i put on a good scope and got the pellets recomended , plus a few more besides,i could not get it to group ok , it was shooting all over the place , so i tried it with the muzzle flip on the end off still no good as i was putting this back on the i noticed there was a lot of... (read more)
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Guest's Response to Riggs's Review
Written on: 24/09/2011
You need to learn how to shoot then mate as my 22 r10 mk2 is is the best rifle I've ever shot ,an I've had a few guns in my day. Answer me this if its pellet on pellet at 15yards and
at 35 yards it has a three inch spread how does the pellet lose accuracy from 15 to 35 yards