My Brocock XL S6 review

Just wanted to give a little review of my .22 Brocock Contour XL S6 incase there were others that are interested in this gun. First off…. I love it! This is my 4th PCP and 8th or 9th airgun. My previous PCP’s included a depinged .177 Marauder, which was both very quiet and very accurate, a .22 FX Royale that was also very accurate, beautifully made, but too loud without an additional aftermarket mod - that turned a compact 40” gun into a 45” gun! And I currently own a skeleton stock .22 Cricket, a .177 HW 30s, and the Brocock.

The S6 is a funny little gun in some ways, and goes against the current trend for more power, being that it is only a 21 fp gun. Mine shoots JSB 15.89 pellets at an average of 765 fps and I only get around 18 good shots before I need to refill (When shooting from a bench I shoot tethered to my scuba tank, or carbon tank, to avoid constant refills). The S6 also lacks many of the “standard” bells and whistles - It doesn’t have a pressure gage, or an adjustable trigger, or a safety - although you can lock the bolt back. It also comes with a Huggett moderator that is a bit of a joke. It works to a degree, and would be fine for hunting out in the woods, but isn’t super backyard friendly - it is just a 4” hollow tube with some sound absorbing material in it. So what makes the Brocock so great? It’s just SO fun to shoot! Very accurate from 30 - 45 yards, super light (4.8 pounds), has a great action, nice trigger, and it’s beautifully made! It would be a great small game hunter, being that it is so light and so accurate.

The only change I have made to my S6 is replacing the Huggett mod with one made by Neil Clague. Neil’s moderator added 4 inches to the overall length, taking the gun from 34.5” to about 38.5” (I haven’t actually measured the overall length with the new mod and don’t have the gun handy today). With the addition of Neil’s mod my S6 is the quietest airgun I have ever shot. Super backyard friendly! And FYI, the Huggett was a bear to get off due to being glued on with what I assume was epoxy. I tried using a hairdryer to heat the mod and loosen the glue but that didn’t work. I ended up unscrewing the tube from the back plate of the Huggett, and then used a torch to heat the back plate of the Huggett to get it to unscrew from the barrel. I’ve heard of others that didn’t have an issue getting the Huggett off, but mine was on there!

Anyway, here are some photos. I included photos of groups shot at 100 and 131 feet. I know the gun is capable of shooting tighter groups… I blame the shooter. 






 
 
Thanks for your fantastic review of one of my favorite little guns. It definitely is a quirky little guy but that is part of it's allure. Neils LDC looks so much nicer than the Huggett. As for the gun lacking a manometer, regulator, or capacity, you pretty much overcame those shortcoming by tethering to your CF tank. Smart. Do you have an inline reg between the tank and the Brocock?
 
I picked up one of these used and it is just really fun. Super lightweight makes it feel more like a toy but it really does a nice job shooting with the little time I have had with it. I had a loading issue with mine when I first got it with the magazine. It just needed a little modification and it loads like a dream now. Yeah the moderator is a joke. I've got one on order with Neil to replace it. I used a heat gun to get the factory one off. Looked like a thread locker material was used on it to keep it in place.
 
My bolt seemed a little rough when I first got it so I lubed it a bit and it is very smooth now. I think it just needed to get used. I also had issues with a few of the mags at first. The fins that the rotating mechanism push on were a little too sharp and in one case the JSB pellet skerts didn't go all the way into the holes in the mags, then the mag was too thick to incert into the breach. I used ultra fine sandpaper to take the edges off the mags and a dremmel to slightly expand the skirt end of the one mag. All is good now. 
 
"Sprocket"Just curious, but how did you manage to get an XL S6 with an Elite stock? I would like to have an Elite with an XL S6 stock if the gun is the same power as yours.
I also saw this on the AoA site. My guess is either the images and their descriptions are criss-crossed or Brocock has changed the stocks up over time. If I were to buy one new I would verify with AoA which is what. When I bought mine used I asked the original owner alot of questions and pics so I knew what I was getting. Mine was bought by the original owner the past July.
 
"LDM"Sprocket - Wow, you are right about the stock. Didn't notice that I got the elite stock. I suspect that they are now shipping all XL S6's that way now, though I would check as Bvan suggested.

Bvan - I has the EXACT same issue with the skirts. I think the quality control on the mags is a little lax.



How long did you have to wait for your gun to ship? I sure wish AOA would give a lot more info on their site. I know I can call them, but I like to scope (no pun intended) things out myself before I call and forget to ask a question that I will regret later.
 
"Sprocket"AOA site never mentions they are available in both .177 and .22. It also says one is up to 16 and the other is up to 26. Brocock says exports are all 16. Geez, more info on both sites might sell more guns. At least better info would help. Just my 2 cents worth.
Yeah you would think the info on them would be consistent.

Never the less these are fun to shoot if you are looking for a backyard 50yd gun.
 
"bvan"
"Sprocket"AOA site never mentions they are available in both .177 and .22. It also says one is up to 16 and the other is up to 26. Brocock says exports are all 16. Geez, more info on both sites might sell more guns. At least better info would help. Just my 2 cents worth.
Yeah you would think the info on them would be consistent.

Never the less these are fun to shoot if you are looking for a backyard 50yd gun.
I just almost called AOA this week to buy one, but I can't decide which one. Now it seems even more confusing and hard to make up my mind.
 
Mine is averaging 765 fps with JSB 15.89 for a foot pound energy of 20.65. The extreme spread is rather high - 40'ish if I remember right - but the POI doesn't shift within this.

As far as which one to get, I'm really not missing a pressure gage at all. I know I can shoot 3 mags (18 shots) from a fill. I did upgrade the pressure gages on both my scuba tank and my CF tank so I can read the PSI more accurately. Here is where I got the new stuff from - http://www.airtanksforsale.com - Joe was great to deal with.