HW100 Owners sell me on buying one over the BSA R10 MK2

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I have a post on GTA for the BSA R10 MK2 which I almost bought Friday but evidently the suppliers don't have any in .22 and the factory is not shipping until the end of Aug. So I am taking this time to see it something around the same price range is as accurate and would make a decent bench rest gun. The HW 100 is also on my list...Tell me about yours with pic is possible gun or targets.. Thanks
 
I have had an HW100 for 5 years now. When I got used, I sent it right out to Alan Zasadny for tuning and a moderator. He also fitted a Styer barrel he had laying around to it, custom machining it to fit the HW100. The gun is very,very accurate and fast. My experience hasn't been without issues. I have had to have the regulator resealed and the breech plate O ring is a bear to keep sealed, I go through one of those every time I remove the barrel for cleaning (yearly strip down and clean) but it isn't that big a deal to change, since the gun is a modular design. My only gripe besides the breech seal is that my thumb hole stock isn't adjustable. An easy fix perhaps this winter as a project. I have shot a friend's BSA R10 and found it "gritty" in function but highly accurate. Either gun, you really can't go wrong.

Jamie 
 
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Thanks Jamie, especially on the "issues". I appreciate hearing the problems as much or even more than the good stuff.

I will receive my new HW100 FSB thumbhole this week from Jim at Prescion Air. He sold me my Daystate and he had the HW on sale.

I am still going to get the BSA too once they start shipping again. I just like the look of the gun, and the performance from members posts.
 
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I must hang my head low...I ended up getting a FX400 Royal regulated carbon fiber bottle gun, It is a shooter so far out of the box. 30 yd groups with the center target dot w/out the dime the sight in after putting on the scope. It put 5 pellets under a dime at 30 yds and 6 under a dime at 50 yds with only the pellet hole for the shot to figure the holdover mil dot.
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I would take the HW100 over most guns. They are wickedly accurate, they are built in a modular design that is easily serviced and Pyramydair stocks most parts for them. I personally have been shooting one since 2008 with the only issues being a leaky reg. seal and a breech plate seal arrangement that could be improved upon. It is one of my favorite guns and has served me very well in FT and as a handy varminting rifle. I recently tuned it down from 17 ft. lb to around 12 ft lb. At 25 yards, it is crazy accurate and whisper quiet. I get about 120 shots per fill. It easily puts it's pellets into the same holt. Flies, hornets and wasps don't stand a chance. Oh, mine is in 177 cal.

Jamie
 
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Nice Striker, what's the fill pressure of the carbon fiber? Although the gun is not as "pretty" as some of the others it definetly is going to be a shooter. With the synthetic stock a serious hunter for sure. You guys are sure making it hard to decide on a down the road a ways other gun. So now I'm thinking about a FX 400, FX 500 or a Cricket 25 cal rifle. Oh, is it regulated? Keep us posted.
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