Would you buy a brand new.....?

[Arthur John Smithsplease]

..... Air Arms S400 Classic walnut in 177 for about £500 or a BSA R10 Mk2 walnut 177 for £525 from Countryways Gunshop?

My heart says BSA but my brain says AA.

Which should I trust?

[I. J.]

I wouldn't trust your brain.

[Rickenbacker]

I'd never want a multishot for club / organised target shooting. How much is a single-shot Goldstar?

[Friar Tuck]

I bought a Goldstar multi-shot for my lad for £789 from McAvoy's. I think the single-shots are the same price, or get the single loader.

Regarding the OP, I'd go AA every time...

[GoodWILLHunting]

I've no experience of the BSA R10 Mk2, but I'm not keen on the sticky out rapid-esque bottle. I've no experience of the AA400 either but have plenty with the AA300 and AA310, based on that I'd go for the AA400, but being a tight Jock I'd be looking at mint 2nd hand.

[Arthur John Smithsplease]

I wouldn't trust your brain.

Fair point.

[Dodger21]

BSA R10 has a 2 year warranty and single shot loader can be bought cheaply.


AA 400 is a well-respected rifle and has been around for a long time.


If you are going to buy new make sure you really want it, as you will almost certainly lose money if or when you sell it. Going forward both are a pain to remove AT if it needed adjusting outside of warranty.


In my opinion the best buy is the HW100 hold its price well the only down side they have an issue at present with the barrels, the screw cutting on the UNF thread is causing issues when the moderator is fitted and they have a lot of barrels to replace.

[Arthur John Smithsplease]

Multi-shot is not important to me. I prefer to single load.

The point is that the BSA R10 Mk2 has now been replaced by the SE, and this shop is selling off old stock 700 quid guns for not much more than 500.

The R10 has a lovely stock, is regulated (potential problem) and has a very good floating barrel and a high shot count. Even with reliability problems it must be worth this bargain price for anyone who lusts after the best looking bottle gun on the market.

However the AA S400 is really all I would ever need from a pcp. Simple knock open valve, good number of shots in the Classic version, more reliable and (apparently) better built.

I will probably go for the AA, but was tempted for a while by the price of the R10.

[greenman]

Multi-shot is not important to me. I prefer to single load.

The point is that the BSA R10 Mk2 has now been replaced by the SE, and this shop is selling off old stock 700 quid guns for not much more than 500.

The R10 has a lovely stock, is regulated (potential problem) and has a very good floating barrel and a high shot count. Even with reliability problems it must be worth this bargain price for anyone who lusts after the best looking bottle gun on the market.

However the AA S400 is really all I would ever need from a pcp. Simple knock open valve, good number of shots in the Classic version, more reliable and (apparently) better built.

I will probably go for the AA, but was tempted for a while by the price of the R10.

Over the years I went around the block.....bsa,steyr,pro target ,airwolf ,rapids in every cal and an s510 ........looking for perfection,scratching a very expensive itch .
Once I'd calmed down i thought about reliability ,accuracy and what you really need .After all that I've ended up with another 510 (ultimate sporter ) .Go for the air arms ,accurate and stupidly reliable.

[cyclopse]

..... Air Arms S400 Classic walnut in 177 for about £500 or a BSA R10 Mk2 walnut 177 for £525 from Countryways Gunshop?

My heart says BSA but my brain says AA.

Which should I trust?

The BSA R10 has recently had an upgrade a BSA R10 SE has a improved regulator that gives 25% more shots so you must make sure its the latest model.
A AA S400 is not regulated so you are messing with sweet spots. I have a reg on my S400 and its a great gun but that's going to cost you more money.
I have a S400 and a Goldstar SE. I wouldn't like to chose whats best.

[rhyslightnin]

..... Air Arms S400 Classic walnut in 177 for about £500 or a BSA R10 Mk2 walnut 177 for £525 from Countryways Gunshop?

My heart says BSA but my brain says AA.

Which should I trust?

Get both second hand & see which you like best then sell & buy new if you really must?

I think the 400 though.... which fits you best?

[Arthur John Smithsplease]

Thanks for your replies.

[Pistol p]

The r10 all day long.

[fife]

HI, for me its a BSA R10 i have had 3 and i cannot crab them and they are reged, but if i am honest after trying allsorts of guns over the years i allway go back to daystate, to me accuricey is everthink, ATB fife.