Thanks for the welcome.
Wow I’m so impressed with the BSA R10. Fit and finish, refined lines, Accurate just what wished for. I bounced around bw Kral puncher breaker and Benjamin Akela .22. From my new found addiction to YouTube air gunners I heard a common trope “buy what you can afford and feel comfortable in spending”. I agreed and decided to to avoid the common progression of entry level to high end. I’ve taken that path many times, MTB/cycling, HI FI, Astronomy & firearms.
Thus opted for the BSA R10, impressed with their historical legacy and reviews. Today I mounted my spare Redfield Revolution 3-7X - 33 scope, sighted in at @50yrds Wow
easily 1/2” groups. Moved out to a 4” gong at 100yrds
hit it at first try and every shot that followed using JSB Diablo 15.89g. That was never possible with my Ruger/Umarex Targis Max gas springer .177 cal. I was happy with its 70-80% success rate.
I upped the difficulty and placed a few Costco mandarin cuties @100yds, Wow this rifle is boosting my ego 👁.
This is my first experience with .22cal pellets, I’m not happy with the quality of the JSB’s, many of the pellets were malformed. So opened a tin of Crosman Ultra Magnum 14.3gr, all pellets are in perfect shape with smooth shiny domes. Where as the JSBs were dull and rough.
Tested the Crosman Ultra Mag and they are just as accurate as the JSBs. Sticking with Crosman. I’m now looking forward in honing my skills, no “excuses “it’s not the rifle”! Next level targets are paintballs & bottle caps.