BSA R10 or HW100?

[Jesim1]

Thank you.......so either could do with a Ratworks fettle soon as I have the funds available

Both will be excellent guns after one of these, the HW100 is arguably more pointable in carbine form, but the R10 has the shot count, both look better in laminate to me at least. Remember BSA use a 13mm dovetail if you go for one

[Farmerphil]

Both will be excellent guns after one of these, the HW100 is arguably more pointable in carbine form, but the R10 has the shot count, both look better in laminate to me at least. Remember BSA use a 13mm dovetail if you go for one

Yes I'm on 11-13mm dovetail with my S200 now......I too like the laminates

Thanks for your comments so far

[Shedder]

The HW100 can't, under normal circumstances, be double loaded and it has a magazine system so simple that you can load by feel in the dark.

[chris.e]

A few years back I nearly bought the Hw100 but I bought a new r-10 instead - BIG mistake. It had several problems, mainly the reg. Eventually repaired under warranty on their 3rd attempt, and then was promptly traded in.
Finally bought the 100 almost a year ago and its been flawless.
If you do choose the r-10, don't buy a new one coz BSA regs have a poor reputation and it would be a big gamble. Go for a Used one thats been fettled.
Or, you could just buy the Hw100

[Jesim1]

Yes I'm on 11-13mm dovetail with my S200 now......I too like the laminates

Thanks for your comments so far

You may have miss understood

Your S200 has an 11mm dovetail, but a BSA R10 has a 13mm dovetail, so you need different mounts for it or they do not align correctly, which unfortunately many people don't realise

[Farmerphil]

You may have miss understood

Your S200 has an 11mm dovetail, but a BSA R10 has a 13mm dovetail, so you need different mounts for it or they do not align correctly, which unfortunately many people don't realise

Thanks for that.......I didn't know that and thought they were the same mounts

What rail is on the HW100 then?

Cheers

[Jesim1]

Thanks for that.......I didn't know that and thought they were the same mounts

What rail is on the HW100 then?

Cheers

11mm for HW and 13mm for the R10

If you go BSA, then either use their mounts, BKLs, or a mount designed for a 13mm rail, the 11mm versions will always through your aim out further down the line, it's pointless to use something from day one you know is the wrong thing for the job - but some people do

[gsxrman]

Good Theoben, better than both!!!

[madcarlos]

Good Theoben, better than both!!!

The best option.

[Farmerphil]

11mm for HW and 13mm for the R10

If you go BSA, then either use their mounts, BKLs, or a mount designed for a 13mm rail, the 11mm versions will always through your aim out further down the line, it's pointless to use something from day one you know is the wrong thing for the job - but some people do

Thank you.....very helpful

[clipper]

I have no knowledge of the modern BSA R10, but had a very early model which was shocking, it was like a reverse engineered eastern copy of the Theoben Rapid it was trying to compete with, it burst bottle seals, magazines were fiddly and marked pellets, trigger was crude, consistency was shocking, barrel was pellet fussy...... took it back after less than a month

HW100 has sold in droves, so any reports of leaks, power issues and other niggles really has to be offset against the number of rifles out there, and it at least would not appear to suffer from very basic failings like the old R10 I had

[Farmerphil]

Thank you for all the comments I'm still no wiser

[1952paul0]

You may have miss understood

Your S200 has an 11mm dovetail, but a BSA R10 has a 13mm dovetail, so you need different mounts for it or they do not align correctly, which unfortunately many people don't realise

Nasty business