BSA Ultra MMC Review

[rogb]

You are supposed to use your thumb to prevent the probe from colliding to the catch. If you just let it bang against the catch things may break up over thousands of shots. The concept is great for hunting guns, you can leave the pellet in the barrel and cock / decock the hammer making the gun safe to carry in the woods etc. It's also much more silent to cock than a bolt action. The only downside to me is the front cocking knob which is PITA when shooting from bench, one of those side cocking conversions will fix that.

Off topic ( I like the Ultra and Hornet BTW, I had a lovely .22 JB Hornet), I'm going to be in Helsinki for some time this summer, it would be great to come up to Tampere one day and see some of these big calibre airguns. I've tried an FAC HW80 at 25 ft/lbs, I suspect that this is another ball game altogether
Do you think that would be possible sometime during June?

[riku]

Off topic ( I like the Ultra and Hornet BTW, I had a lovely .22 JB Hornet), I'm going to be in Helsinki for some time this summer, it would be great to come up to Tampere one day and see some of these big calibre airguns. I've tried an FAC HW80 at 25 ft/lbs, I suspect that this is another ball game altogether
Do you think that would be possible sometime during June?

It is indeed a completely different thing to shoot some serious bigbores We have comps at Iittala range if you want to join us, 17.6 is 100M airgun BR, 15.7 100M bigbore silhouette comp and 26.8 200M airgun BR if any of those fits your schedule. 100M BR is a mix of small bores and bigbores usually, I'm yet undecided whether I'll use my .25 or .357 for that.

[rogb]

It is indeed a completely different thing to shoot some serious bigbores We have comps at Iittala range if you want to join us, 17.6 is 100M airgun BR, 15.7 100M bigbore silhouette comp and 26.8 200M airgun BR if any of those fits your schedule. 100M BR is a mix of small bores and bigbores usually, I'm yet undecided whether I'll use my .25 or .357 for that.

If you can give me a link to your comp schedules, I will definitely try to come along and see these big-bores in action, thanks!
Near Hämeenlinna , right?

[riku]

If you can give me a link to your comp schedules, I will definitely try to come along and see these big-bores in action, thanks!
Near Hämeenlinna , right?

Yes, a bit north of Hämeenlinna. http://www.sihry.fi/ I bet someone will borrow you a gun if you want to take part in the competition

[where's it gone]

If you can give me a link to your comp schedules, I will definitely try to come along and see these big-bores in action, thanks!
Near Hämeenlinna , right?

Sounds great. Don't forget plenty of pictures !

[rogb]

Sounds great. Don't forget plenty of pictures !

I hope to get up there for sure.I will take pics!

I thought the BBS's "big bores" would be enough for anyone.