Having followed posts and threads about the above referenced Brocock with great interest, but only yesterday had my first opportunity to actually handle one, virtue also of owning three Brocock rifles, I now feel qualified to dispel some misconceptions about the Atomic pistol. That said, until and unless I get the opportunity to actually shoot one, better yet, OWN ONE, in this post I will limit my opinions to those I feel likely to remain valid even then.
In doing my (admittedly limited) due diligence preparatory to this post, I went to the website of the same source that put an Atomic XR pistol/carbine in my hands for inspection; who, if I'm not mistaken, is the U.S. Brocock importer. I believe not only "the truth will set you free", but in this case the truth(s) can add clarity to the Brocock Atomic's reasons for being..
Being a critic of technology in general, and in this case 'airgun review' videos more specifically, I must confess to being more than a little disappointed at the volume of mis-statements/misinformation in the video review of the .22 Brocock Atomic air pistol; especially since I usually find their videos considerably above average. Within the first minute of the video misinformation began to accrue at a disheartening rate. And although the rate slowed, mis-statements and contradictions continued. That is not only not unusual in airgun reviews, but manufacturers' specs, catalogs, and for that matter, any media of any kind. I will attempt to confine myself to the most important points here.
In my opinion, from my perspective, and in contradiction to several opinions expressed on this forum in previous Atomic-related threads, the Atomic is not a rifle; it is a pistol adaptable to carbine. Why?
As the individual most responsible for defining an air “pistol” by AAFTA field target standards, I find it impossible to believe Brocock just happened to blindly stumble upon specifications for the Atomic falling SO closely within AAFTA pistol parameter limits. In fact, if you think that was a happy coincidence, I have some swamp-land for sale in Bumfukt, Texas that I'm sure you'd be interested in.
No Sir; it was no accident that someone designing the Atomic specifications did so with an eagle eye toward AAFTA "pistol" parameters. But since (I assume) the markets for powerful and/or huge air pistols in more 'civilized' societies than the United States fall somewhere between minimal and non-existent, but the market for this awesome little gem in the U.S. is considerably more equally-divided between pistol and rifle shooters interested in this chameleon-gun, it takes no great leap of genius to understand why it is marketed in Britain (and other civilized areas) as a handy little mini carbine, but in the U.S. (and other feral localities) as (equally) a pistol-carbine. That now being better explained, this feral pistolero takes offense to repeated references in the AoA video to the Brocock pistol as a rifle. I see it as a pistol first, adaptable into a first-rate mini carbine.
Which brings us to perhaps the most important point of this post. In contradiction to the many posts in several previous Atomic threads on this forum, the Atomic is the perfect pistol... by AAFTA pistol field target parameters. AND, it is also not a pistol at all… for anyone wondering if it is a good pistol for offhand shooting. No; it would suck for offhand pistol shooting! At least in any offhand pistol shooting other than as practiced in AAFTA Field Target.
However, the Brocock Atomic is the best production air pistol for AAFTA Pistol Field Target competition and EXTREME Pistol Field Target competition that I am now founding. Understand that statement comes from the man that not only founded AAFTA Pistol Field Target, but has sold many 1720T model pistols for Crosman virtue of answering queries, "What pistol should I buy for Pistol Field Target?" with the response, "Unless you're willing to spend over a thousand bucks, the Crosman 1720T is the best choice". That still remains the case. But an Extreme Field Target pistol it ain’t.
The good news is the Brocock Atomic pistol is not only now the best production AAFTA and Extreme Field Target pistol on the market, and it is now on sale at AoA for only $1499, but that includes all accessories to convert it into a fantastic mini carbine!
To all those who've criticized it as too expensive, I say, "No, it ain’t!" (especially now that it’s on sale). And I ask, "When's the last time you paid only $1499 for a top quality, regulated, super-accurate, British PCP carbine, and equally-impressive top quality, regulated, super-accurate, British PCP pistol? Wait; I’ll answer that…
Never.
https://www.airgunsofarizona.com/precharged-pcp/brocock-atomic-xr-air-pistol/compact-carbine/
In doing my (admittedly limited) due diligence preparatory to this post, I went to the website of the same source that put an Atomic XR pistol/carbine in my hands for inspection; who, if I'm not mistaken, is the U.S. Brocock importer. I believe not only "the truth will set you free", but in this case the truth(s) can add clarity to the Brocock Atomic's reasons for being..
Being a critic of technology in general, and in this case 'airgun review' videos more specifically, I must confess to being more than a little disappointed at the volume of mis-statements/misinformation in the video review of the .22 Brocock Atomic air pistol; especially since I usually find their videos considerably above average. Within the first minute of the video misinformation began to accrue at a disheartening rate. And although the rate slowed, mis-statements and contradictions continued. That is not only not unusual in airgun reviews, but manufacturers' specs, catalogs, and for that matter, any media of any kind. I will attempt to confine myself to the most important points here.
In my opinion, from my perspective, and in contradiction to several opinions expressed on this forum in previous Atomic-related threads, the Atomic is not a rifle; it is a pistol adaptable to carbine. Why?
As the individual most responsible for defining an air “pistol” by AAFTA field target standards, I find it impossible to believe Brocock just happened to blindly stumble upon specifications for the Atomic falling SO closely within AAFTA pistol parameter limits. In fact, if you think that was a happy coincidence, I have some swamp-land for sale in Bumfukt, Texas that I'm sure you'd be interested in.
No Sir; it was no accident that someone designing the Atomic specifications did so with an eagle eye toward AAFTA "pistol" parameters. But since (I assume) the markets for powerful and/or huge air pistols in more 'civilized' societies than the United States fall somewhere between minimal and non-existent, but the market for this awesome little gem in the U.S. is considerably more equally-divided between pistol and rifle shooters interested in this chameleon-gun, it takes no great leap of genius to understand why it is marketed in Britain (and other civilized areas) as a handy little mini carbine, but in the U.S. (and other feral localities) as (equally) a pistol-carbine. That now being better explained, this feral pistolero takes offense to repeated references in the AoA video to the Brocock pistol as a rifle. I see it as a pistol first, adaptable into a first-rate mini carbine.
Which brings us to perhaps the most important point of this post. In contradiction to the many posts in several previous Atomic threads on this forum, the Atomic is the perfect pistol... by AAFTA pistol field target parameters. AND, it is also not a pistol at all… for anyone wondering if it is a good pistol for offhand shooting. No; it would suck for offhand pistol shooting! At least in any offhand pistol shooting other than as practiced in AAFTA Field Target.
However, the Brocock Atomic is the best production air pistol for AAFTA Pistol Field Target competition and EXTREME Pistol Field Target competition that I am now founding. Understand that statement comes from the man that not only founded AAFTA Pistol Field Target, but has sold many 1720T model pistols for Crosman virtue of answering queries, "What pistol should I buy for Pistol Field Target?" with the response, "Unless you're willing to spend over a thousand bucks, the Crosman 1720T is the best choice". That still remains the case. But an Extreme Field Target pistol it ain’t.
The good news is the Brocock Atomic pistol is not only now the best production AAFTA and Extreme Field Target pistol on the market, and it is now on sale at AoA for only $1499, but that includes all accessories to convert it into a fantastic mini carbine!
To all those who've criticized it as too expensive, I say, "No, it ain’t!" (especially now that it’s on sale). And I ask, "When's the last time you paid only $1499 for a top quality, regulated, super-accurate, British PCP carbine, and equally-impressive top quality, regulated, super-accurate, British PCP pistol? Wait; I’ll answer that…
Never.
https://www.airgunsofarizona.com/precharged-pcp/brocock-atomic-xr-air-pistol/compact-carbine/
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