Air Arms S510 vs. Steyr H5A vs. Taipan Veteran Long .22 cal Shootout

[mmahoney]

I have a brand new appreciation for my favorite airgun reviewers. Editing these videos is a pain in the butt! Combine the editing challenge with needing to be a semi-entertaining personality and it is no wonder there are so few truly great airgun channels out there.

Here is my latest (and last?) stab at providing useful airgun information via video. I broke it down into 2 parts. Part 1 is non-accuracy related, and Part 2 is accuracy related. If you have 45 minutes to kill or are interested in any of the three guns, please take a gander.

https://youtu.be/jehPZo9Ne5c

https://youtu.be/V8K4rzljmwU

 

[karterguy]

great vids! what was that curved gun rest u were using I couldn't read the name??

 

[mmahoney]

 

[Phildog59]

Very nice videos sorry to hear you won’t be making more as I really enjoyed them thanks for sharing 

 

[pmg]

Great videos with great info and hopefully not your last. One thing not mentioned, and this might be nit picky, was the value of each rifle. The Air Arms and the Veteran are in the same or close $$ segment while the Steyr is quite a bit more money, which makes the Veteran even more impressive. If the Steyr cost was even close to the other two I’d have one tomorrow. To be honest though, I have two of the three, although the Air Arms is a non regulated 410. It is vey nice seeing a professional quality video about 3 rifles that are great in their own right but don’t seem to grab the spotlight. Thanks for your time and effort making these two great videos.

 

[mmahoney]

Good point about the cost. Once I buy a gun, the cost is usually forgotten and the value comes from how much I shoot it. I've been getting my money's worth with the Veteran and Steyr but now so much with the Air Arms. I'm thinking about selling it. My wife has been noticing my growing air rifle collection and heard me talking of wanting to try an FX Impact or Crown. She is a patient woman, but does have her limits.

 

[Haganaga]

Awesome job. I love my Steyr. My only complaint would be power. If I could boost it to where it could shoot slugs, then I would all set.

 

[Haganaga]

Awesome job. I love my Steyr. My only complaint would be power. If I could boost it to where it could shoot slugs, then I would be all set.

 

[mmahoney]

I hear ya. I've tried 6 different slugs in mine and all were a no-go. The Steyr also doesn't shoot the Monster Redesigns fast enough to keep them stable out to 100 yards. I've conceded that it likes shooting the 16 gr. and lighter pellets best.