Smk 19

[clanger]

i had the smk 20 when it first came out.- had the despute over the silencer. In the picture it had a silencer/barrel weight but when delivered it didn't. well the first one was sent back after 2 weeks as it wouldn't group.. 20 pellets in a sheet of a4 paper at 20 yards. all over it. so it was returned and i was told the scope groves hadn't been cut correctly.!!

so a new one was sent out and after 2 weeks the same issue. i put up with this for a bit, striped it down and polished it all up and shimmed the barrel. it was better but in the end i throw it in the bin. literally. for the money your better getting a 95k. which is what its based on. chineses copy pooh

You are not the first person i have heard having had trouble. It seems to me that you either get a good one or a badun and there is no quality control even on these shores as claimed in the advert. The XS20 is quite good when a good one is found and for the money can't go wrong again if a goodun,Still not as good as the HW80 though

Kev

[uk litehammer]

The XS20 is quite good when a good one is found and for the money can't go wrong again if a goodun,Still not as good as the HW80 though Kev

That's because it's like a 95.

[LESS THAN FORTUITOUS KENNETH]

Seriously, and without bias, I wouldn't have one given. I once had one given, so I know what I'm talking about. I spent many a hour trying to get it something like. Waste of time. I gave it back. I don't give anything away that is of the remotest bit of use or value. What does that tell you?

[Aardys]

so I know what I'm talking about.

and then again others have had no problems at all

[uk litehammer]

Seriously, and without bias, I wouldn't have one given. I once had one given, so I know what I'm talking about. I spent many a hour trying to get it something like. Waste of time. I gave it back. I don't give anything away that is of the remotest bit of use or value. What does that tell you?

It tells me you don't know how to tune a Chinese rifle.

[kevmar]

These guns aren't an 80 ,or 95,or whatever,
they are what they are,low priced full sized,full power,guns,
that if fettled correctly can send their pellet where you are aiming,
also the more they are used,the better they become,
they don't have delusions of grandure,you get 'what it says on the tin'
if in doubt,buy a hw ,but in all fairness ,new hw's can't scream top quality
these days,
and the customer service from the importer
absoulutely stinks,
when i had a problem with an smk,bgt couldn't have done enough for me,same with dai too.

[LESS THAN FORTUITOUS KENNETH]

It tells me you don't know how to tune a Chinese rifle.

You think?

I took it totally apart. All internals polished and relubed. Spring guides and top hat made and fitted. Trigger totally stripped, ground and repolished. Stock drilled and lead weights fitted to improve balance. Shooting within 5 ft/sec. Sod all recoil. Trigger sweet as anything. Still wouldn't hit a barn door at ten yards! Seriously, it was doing 6" groups at 20 yds. I rest my case.

[Aardys]

i never had the xs19 , but i do have the 20 , i bought it cos a friend of mine had one for a few years , been shooting at my club with it, and done very well , i allways thought it would fall apart or something
but he did as well as me with my hw95 so i decided to give one a go ,
well mine works perfect to , ,so is it just down to luck ? , and i have done nothing to it at all , drop of oil on the pivots and sent about 10 tins of pellets through it ,
and i sold the hw95.

[uk litehammer]

You think?

I took it totally apart. All internals polished and relubed. Spring guides and top hat made and fitted. Trigger totally stripped, ground and repolished. Stock drilled and lead weights fitted to improve balance. Shooting within 5 ft/sec. Sod all recoil. Trigger sweet as anything. Still wouldn't hit a barn door at ten yards! Seriously, it was doing 6" groups at 20 yds. I rest my case.

It probably had a bent barrel, 'cos the rest of it was doing ok. Doesn't matter how much your gun costs if it's got a bent barrel on it.

[LESS THAN FORTUITOUS KENNETH]

It probably had a bent barrel, 'cos the rest of it was doing ok. Doesn't matter how much your gun costs if it's got a bent barrel on it.

That was the conclusion I came to. I even renewed the locking catch and shimmed the pivot in case they were loose. And yes, I did try more than 1 scope.