Yes really. I already have a what I guess would be considered a "mid-grade" PCP and a "higher end" one as well. Both are very accurate and perform extremely well. Keepers, I guess you would say. It's pretty well accepted that if you spend north of $1000, you get a very refined and highly accurate pcp. As you should for that kind of money. But, is it absolutely necessary to spend that kind of dough to get a quality and very accurate rifle? If you don't have or choose not to spend that much money, are you relegated to a poor quality, somewhat inaccurate rifle? The answer to both is absolutely NO!!
About two weeks ago I picked a new Urban .22 out of pure curiosity. I have heard so many people speak of how accurate and well made these Urban's are and that many wish they had never gotten rid of theirs. So....I decided to see for myself. At a $300 price tag, what the hell? It's really just a BSA Buccaneer (It is definitely a BSA, I think it's pretty much a Buccaneer) and is made in Birmingham England. Not China. But everyone knows that. But anyway, I have spent three days over two weeks shooting this Urban. I was very impressed by it from the first magazine full of pellets. It took a few adjustments to get it "dialed" in . I ended up removing the barrel band, which did alleviate some poi shift that I was experiencing. I replaced the 2nd stage trigger adjustment screw with a new one that was just a bit longer. This got the trigger pull lightened up to my liking. It is actually a pretty good trigger after some adjustment. Today I adjusted the hammer spring just a bit to increase power slightly. The end result....a really sweet shooting and very accurate little rifle. The urban has an excellent stock, is light weight, and can shoot lights out!! What a gem of a pcp for only $300.
Below are ten shot groups.
I am not finished with this Urban. I have a lot more that I want to tinker with and am looking forward to hunting with it. The above pictures are with Air Arms 18 grain pellets. Very good accuracy with them. It also shoots AA 16 gr and Crossman 14.3 gr Hollow Points pretty well. The Crossmans would have 2-3 fliers in a 10 shot group however. I didn't like that. Still a lot of testing and tinkering to go.
The bottom line....it seems sometimes that if you haven't spent 1-2 grand on a pcp, well then, you just ain't in the game. That is what appears to be the popular narrative often times. For all you guys that find a north of $1k pcp way outa your reach. It's totally ok. You do NOT have to spend that to have a very good quality and very accurate rifle. End of story. There are really good offerings. The Urban happens to be one of them.
About two weeks ago I picked a new Urban .22 out of pure curiosity. I have heard so many people speak of how accurate and well made these Urban's are and that many wish they had never gotten rid of theirs. So....I decided to see for myself. At a $300 price tag, what the hell? It's really just a BSA Buccaneer (It is definitely a BSA, I think it's pretty much a Buccaneer) and is made in Birmingham England. Not China. But everyone knows that. But anyway, I have spent three days over two weeks shooting this Urban. I was very impressed by it from the first magazine full of pellets. It took a few adjustments to get it "dialed" in . I ended up removing the barrel band, which did alleviate some poi shift that I was experiencing. I replaced the 2nd stage trigger adjustment screw with a new one that was just a bit longer. This got the trigger pull lightened up to my liking. It is actually a pretty good trigger after some adjustment. Today I adjusted the hammer spring just a bit to increase power slightly. The end result....a really sweet shooting and very accurate little rifle. The urban has an excellent stock, is light weight, and can shoot lights out!! What a gem of a pcp for only $300.
Below are ten shot groups.
I am not finished with this Urban. I have a lot more that I want to tinker with and am looking forward to hunting with it. The above pictures are with Air Arms 18 grain pellets. Very good accuracy with them. It also shoots AA 16 gr and Crossman 14.3 gr Hollow Points pretty well. The Crossmans would have 2-3 fliers in a 10 shot group however. I didn't like that. Still a lot of testing and tinkering to go.
The bottom line....it seems sometimes that if you haven't spent 1-2 grand on a pcp, well then, you just ain't in the game. That is what appears to be the popular narrative often times. For all you guys that find a north of $1k pcp way outa your reach. It's totally ok. You do NOT have to spend that to have a very good quality and very accurate rifle. End of story. There are really good offerings. The Urban happens to be one of them.
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