information about s 16 please

[harris hawker]

thanks guys could you give me a price round about i should be looking at for one please

[luke@york]

read the third posts FIRST line monkey man

[harris hawker]

oh ye sorry m8 didnt see tht there

[PHOBUS]

Hello Harris ,
Try Ramsbottoms - if you wanna buy new , they are doing a good deal on Mk11 S16 ,s - ( told these are the sorted , second series of the early none shrouded models ) thats where I got mine with scope ,tactical bag , silencer , mounts for under £400 , but take it to a gun club or they will make you feel like a LEPER - Trust me .

It depends what you want . If you like polished wood & blued metal - forget it , but personally I find 90 % of modern PCP,S so boring with their nasty metal tubes or hideous bottles under the barrel !!

The S16 is like a breath of fresh air , & forget about what people say , mine is super accurate , at 35 yards with accupels & very quiet - I love the bolt loading system - there is a technique to it - also the mag is a bit exposed to the elements - which can cause problems . Keep it clean & break it down too often IMO thats what causes a lot of problems with it .
Carl.

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[Gwylan]

As stevew says, do a search. There were problems with the early ones.
Gus

[luke@york]

its super accurate at further distances than 35 yards as well fella, iv had sub 1 inch groups out to 50 yards with washed sorted accupels of a fixed harris bipod with obviously no wind not saying it would kill at that range however it does if you do the head shot as long as your set up correctly with a bipod and have zeroed at the range your shooting at, certainly wouldnt advocate the practice of 50yarders but it is possible as long as youv prepared earlier with zeroing etc and theres no wind worked for me on a number of occassions with problem bunnies that werent easy to get close to, measure the distance before hand find a suitable place to lay get the bipod up and pop, like i said as long as its a head shot they are super accurate and able to take at further than 35 yards

probally gonna get flamed for that but iv done it and never left an animal wounded, just dead either way once you get used to the gun you will find your own and the s16 limits but i think you will be surprised at how far the s16 can "reach out" to the bunnies

luke

[zebedee71]

Why do people ALWAYS slate the mk1?????????

I just bought a one (thanks Luke@york) of the so called oooooooer bad poor built guns.

There was nothing wrong with them other than a leaky valve on a few which under warranty was put right.

Then there is the issue of people getting JAMMED S-16 which was more than 95% user error by NOT closing the breech propperly before firing.

Yes they are a bit on the heavy side but as Luke says a Sling put's pay to that.

They ARE accurate

You do have to Service them regular and inspect and replace Bottle o-rings and magazine o-rings but SO WHAT????

What is the MOST annoying bit is people who slate the gun and have NOT even OWNED one.

I would Pit my S-16 up against any other TDR for reliability and practicality ANY DAY.

Zeb

[windowrest]

well i had 4 of em. when they worked it was fantastic. when they didnt customer services were pretty good to.
but i dont want another one thanks
also had s16s. much much better

[Martin]

Its not hard to make a PCP accurate out to 35yrds, its a given really, they all should be.

The S16 is a dog, the trigger is the most awful thing i've pulled on, about 5 stages and VERY heavy (repeated on all the s16's ive shot).

The length of pull is far too long, you need arms like a gibbon to make this rifle seem comfy.

Just my opinion (some people seem to like them ? ) but they are a total waste of cash.

Mart.

[Darren Petts]

Type lemon into the search facility. The Mk1 S16 will be the rifle most associated with the fruit. Almost any other gun will be better. And yes Mr. Zebedee I have owned one and folk slate it because it deserves it!

[1952paul0]

Why do people ALWAYS slate the mk1?????????

I just bought a one (thanks Luke@york) of the so called oooooooer bad poor built guns.

There was nothing wrong with them other than a leaky valve on a few which under warranty was put right.

Then there is the issue of people getting JAMMED S-16 which was more than 95% user error by NOT closing the breech propperly before firing.

Yes they are a bit on the heavy side but as Luke says a Sling put's pay to that.

They ARE accurate

You do have to Service them regular and inspect and replace Bottle o-rings and magazine o-rings but SO WHAT????

What is the MOST annoying bit is people who slate the gun and have NOT even OWNED one.

I would Pit my S-16 up against any other TDR for reliability and practicality ANY DAY.

Zeb

and there service dept is outstanding

[Gwylan]

and there service dept is outstanding

I hope they're faster than your typing..... it took you over three years..!

Gus