Hi Andy, nice to see a Stoeger review. I bought one of these, the 20J version, for HFT Open (over 16J springer) shooting, as Weihrauchs are shockingly expensive in Brazil and nobody had the .177 Gamo CFX at the time. Initially I was very disappointed, velocities were all over the place and the trigger was too heavy, so I put it away. Eventually I started putting pellets through it, just for plinking in the garden. After a couple of tins I noticed that I was hitting more than missing, so I checked again and the spread had really tightened up, with very consistent velocities and a very smooth loading gate. I put a Quickshot trigger on it and a decent scope and started testing pellets. Mine likes JSB Exact Heavies, 10.34gr, and now I use it for the purpose I bought it for, HFT-BR Open Springer matches. I have a Gamo CFX for the under 16J class, but I now really like the RX40 for the open class. The swappable grips have different textures so I can adapt the grip to different weather conditions. Perseverance is the name of the game with this one.
Seems to shoot quite well for a budget. As a time seasoned springer shooter myself you will get more accuracy by shooting with the forend resting on your hand also , the rest restricts the recoil.and i can remember the days when the top field target gun was the HW77 😂
HEY , sounds good in Belgium . its dull and cold here , only 14c .... in England ... Whot rifle will you use today ? .. Iam shooting my FX crown black n yellow stock 😍😍😍 Have a great weekend 🤪😜🤫
@@simonnoble7589 Morning Simon! Have some free time, so I'll probably take some out. Probably the Crown as well. Switched to the GRS stock lately, so lovely. But I'll sure take the Daystate Regal, the R10 and the HW97 along.
I was thinking £250 at the low end. Less than two hundred quid for a 12 ft lb lever action that gets on target at 30m, I think is brilliant. Great review Andy.
Thanks for sharing as always Andy. This is what I ❤️ about your channel. The variety of products shared. Not always something out of reach of most people 🎯🇬🇧👍🏼
True story. Bought a Stoeger last year, wooden stock variant break barrel for father in law to shoot targets in his garden. He has shot about 30 rounds. Put it back in its box under his bed. So ..came to look at it a few weeks ago and found surface rust around the barrel break mechanism underneath...never been out in wet or damp...oiled when purchased ...cant believe the metal quality.
Could be the difference in the air temp taking it from cold outside to warm inside causing condensation that was then trapped in the box (doesn't take much).... I always let my guns "warm up" and dry off in the house before putting them away.... Just a thought...
Any rifle will be prone to surface rust, no matter how supposedly bad or not bad the metal quality. When you say it was around the barrel break mechanism, obviously that's where the the action removed the oil you mentioned. No matter how "undamp" the surroundings may be, without care, surface rust is always a risk. As a kid back in the 70s and 80s I have learned my lesson: nowadays, after every session with my HW57, the rifle gets a thorough oildown on the barrel break mechanism and the parts that I have been touching with my hands, which is the loading lever and the loading gate with its surroundings. I trickle some Ballistol on these areas and smear it on with my finger. (that stuff is dermatologically testet, you can actually use it as massage oil). I don't buy the spray Ballistol because it is more expensive than the non spray for exactly the same amount. I use a dripper to trickle the required amount on the gun for the smearing treatment and oil the hinges of the break mechanism. I also don't use any cloth to make sure I don't end up rubbing off the bluing. Granted this may appear exaggerated but I'd rather play it safe. 🤓
My starter was Stoeger's X10 (wood). Accurate as hell, day and night difference in accuracy with the model showcased in this video and all these years, no problems whatsoever. Still going strong. For me, it is special. Don't know about these new, fancier looking synthetic Stoegers tho.
Morning Andy, this one reminds me a bit of the HW57 which also is an under lever with a pop up loading port, but a much better made gun with Weihrauch quality for about £100 more. I have a Cometa Fenix 400 compact star .22 which I paid £220 for, it’s a break barrel with fibre optic sights and a silencer, it has a fairly decent 2 stage trigger low recoil and is very accurate as well as being quite light. I think it’s a perfect starter rifle and that the Cometa brand is vastly under rated, they make very good quality rifles at decent prices and come with a lifetime warranty.
definitely not a bad little rifle for the price, i also got a starter scope in my rifle package and it got me going, teaching me to get pellets in groups
I saw this at my local gun shop and gave it a thought, ended up getting a Weihrauch and no regrets there, I'm thinking however probably like any gun these will need some breaking in before you start seeing some decent groupings.
I recently purchased one of these when my Myth went in for repair but in a .22. Much like you said, I don't care much for the scope on it. "Iron sighting" it though wasn't too bad, but it could certainly benefit from a better scope. I have a spare Vector Orion I was thinking of putting on it, alas, the mounting bracket is too wide for this rifle.
I like you can cycle the lever and then load it, that’s quite a good idea. However there’s nothing stopping a newbie cycling it and then storing the rifle with the spring compressed, and that’s not something springers like.
Greetings from Buenos Aires, Andy. I have the STOEGER F-40 5.5 mm wood stock. Under lever. Adjustable trigger. Truglo open sights. Maybe a little "tricky" the loading sequence. However as you say, a budget rifle; well finished (made in China) and belongs to the Beretta group.
Never been much for the Stoegers.. But. I eo have an X5 break barrel by Stoeger. Some youth model I assume. Not that powerful even, but it shoots good though. I kinda got handed it for free. Then just sighted in the open sights first (previous owner surely hadn't done it, cuz was noticeably off), and then the budget scope. It was very nice to shoot due being wo moderate in power. The rifle kinda is a bonus or extra piece in my collection, but I have not gotten to get rid of it either just since it was so good - especially for the "what money?"... But I don't think I'd buy this one for myself. Already have an old Relum underlever (great childhood memories of that one), which works just great.
I have one, and it's not bad for the money. You really need a cheeky riser for use with the scope, as it is set up for the open sights. It is very hold sensitive, unlike my HW30 - which is far superior except for it's lack of power. I bought it as a project gun and have an aftermarket trigger which dramatically reduced the pull weight.
In the States, it's under the name Stoeger 6000. Looks like the scope has to be set quite far forward. I had thought 🤔 about getting this springer, but I'm glad that I saved up and purchased the HW50s 22 caliber!
The loading gate is brilliant... no more fumble fingering the pellet into the breech... Sold here in the USA as the S6000E for $215 synthetic and $30 more for a wood stock.. personally, even as a starter gun, I'd prefer something with a bit more accuracy or maybe find a video where it's a more competent springer shooter using it to see if it's really the gun or the shooter. 😁
If you are willing to invest a little more, the Weihrauch HW57 has the same loading gate principle. This Stoeger is pretty much a copy of it. The HW 57 will obviously deliver the required accuracy and a properly adjustable (Rekord) trigger on top. 😁
@@ytucharliesierra At over twice the price, ( $446. )I'd hardly call the 57 a "budget starter" gun. more of a one time buy, and of course being an HW it's far better quality in fit, finish and operation.
@@BoggWeasel I can't agree more with you. Not a "budget starter" but rather a sort of "best" starter. I just reacted like that because of your concern about the accuracy. It's just that for me an unajustable heavy trigger ruins all the fun. Thank you for your reaction and Cheers from Germany.
I recall would be shooters turning up at our club, having been sold a similar rifle supposedly suitable for F.T. . .normally in .22 though. . .i will refrain from naming the gunshop involved!!
The HW57 could be considered budget as well, of course in its class. It has the same loading principle with the loading gate, hence a good comparison. As a non PCP guy I appreciate your springer reviews Andy and I would love to see you checking out the HW57. If you do, please mind its really adjustable Rekord trigger! 🙏
BSA need to bring an underlever springer out again. Their rotating breech design is the best underlever breech imo. Its found on the Gamo CFX (and turkish copies) but even that gun is hard to find in UK now.
Not too sure how easy it would be to clean the barrel of this rifle as it is not open at the breech end at all. Still, it is very reasonably priced and would no doubt get better the more you shoot it and as the barrel leads in a little. Take care and stay safe everyone, Joe
Great to see you using the supplied scope. loading pellets looked a bit awkward, and thats on bench & rest. Just goes to show that you do pay for what you get. Not that keen on it and as for the novelty coloured parts, why ? Thanks Andy
Those inserts look horrendous! On a certain gun trading site there are currently over 100 second hand air rifles for sale for the same price or less, that I'd rather have than this. In my youth and even recently I've bought and subsequently sold many older air rifles and pistols from Relum, BSA, Haenel, Weihrauch, Webley etc. You rarely lose much if any money and you can find a gem. Buying something like this I imagine you are throwing away half the money straight away. So, buying something decent and a little dearer is often cheaper than something like this. I certainly wouldn't buy a second hand one of these but I would a super meteor or an HW30 or 99S. Maybe a comparison of three good budget secondhand springers would be a great watch! Just a thought....
@@briand9754 you don't, but if you buy from a dealer there is some purchaser protection. Or from a private seller, a couple of shots in the garden. Trouble is, cheap guns have almost no resale value.
Try loading the pellets directly to the barrel for better accuracy. My HW57 has same loading mechanism and the accuracy is rubbish but loading the pellets directly to the barrel it's very accurate 👌
I have the HW57 as well and I load the pellets holding the rifle vertically with the butt on my leg in the lap area. I just hold the pellet in with my thumb whilst pushing the loading gate down with my index finger and the accuracy is spot on for me. Indeed the pellets can't be seated, they would always fall out in that position. If you don't mind me asking, what do you mean by loading the pellet directly to the barrel? I'd like to learn about that. 🙂
@ytucharliesierra remove the loading gate, it's held in place with a o-ring. Simply remove the o-ring so you can take the loading gate out all the time and then Simply load the pellets directly to the barrel
I received one a few months ago and it arrived damaged. Before it was returned. I took it out and shot about a dozen pellets through it.... It shot pretty well for a budget But how does one properly clean the barrel? That pop-up tray blocks any proper way to clean the barrel. I am worried that anything I run through the barrel say excess debris would fall into the Piston chamber... Shortening the life of the air rifle. Anyone know a proper procedure to clean this airgun or did Stoeger make a engineering mistake?
Hi Andy sir. Hoping ur all ok n well an family members brother. Can u do a video of a stealth in .22cal its singal shot on a pcp.! I would b top notch to see what u say n how u get on an think of it etc thanks jay.😊😊
Can you get hold of a COMETA FENIX 400 USC to review? Looks like they’re around the same price range. 200-300 I think is still very much ‘budget’ and for those new to the hobby may have a better experience with it. A wood stock too is preferable to plastic..
Forgive my ignorance. I’m sure when I was a kid my cousin had an under leaver rifle. You could cock it up to 8 times, and it made the power greater. Or am I wrong? Please explain
Have to agree. I got back into air-gunning after fifty years of not shooting anything. I hadn't got a clue about modern developments and so sought advice from an on-line gun shop as to what would be a good ratting gun. I took their advice and ended up with a budget underlever which was the rats' best friend. It was totally unreliable and returned groups much like those the RX40 managed. That gun should not be used for pest control. With a bit of experience I bought a Walther LGU, brilliant gun. My first underlever is confined to the loft, it can't be sold on because nobody wants one, the LGU on the other hand is now worth more second hand than I paid for it new. Quality pays. If I hadn't been determined to sort out a rat problem and persisted with research I would have called it a day and missed out on a great hobby..
Well I dunno why those mean comments. This is the only air gun you can buy here in Canada that has decent customer support and warranty services. Good luck buying a Diana or Gamo where warranty is non existent.
Not the best start up air rifle, Gamo would be better. Have a look at this month's edition of "The Field" for your Green Tree project there's a good piece on doing a plantation with our native tree's. Also grants and Country Stewardship, Woodland trust information.
The sad thing about UK Airgun reviews is that you are never going to see full power potential of the Airguns reviewed because they detuned it to UK specifications.. always under 12 FPE.. which is very unsatisfactory 😟
Yet another gun with a huge ugly non removable plastic fore sight suitable as a lighthouse, as a lot (if not most) use scopes and remove them, perhaps one day manufacturers will realise this, hello Cometa/Diana.
If its £195 with the scope then how much would it be without it, the gun would be a lot easier to load if you use the open sights and got rid of that awful scope . And although it is a lot safer than most modern under lever rifles to load how would you go about cleaning the barrel !
this will sound like trolling but it is not intended to. Your voice has the potential to be annoying, but, I sometimes watch your videos because I find your voice soothing. Thank you very much.
Stoeger are cheap and cheerfull guns. Just needs some work to get the best out of it. Even expensive rifles need that. £190 cannot include fettling, it's just not going to happen. Rifles 4 times the price are better but all rifles benefit from some shooters enthusiasm when it comes to achieving the best you can with it.
For the love of all things airgun... please, find a trusted second hand dealer & spend a couple of quid more for something that won't rust in the box when u haven't used it for a year. Loud and garish bit of tat.
Stoeger literally make the hobbie look like a joke, they don't make anything worth the money no matter how cheap they are. It's a false economy, save your money and get a second hand HW77, HW97K or a TX200 of you want a quality underlever.
Who in their right mind would ever look at buying a "cheap" budget scope? Can't see the purpose of including these worthless scrap item's with a rifle - it's just laziness of the gun manufacturer to stick it in the box, and anyone thinking they're getting a bargain will be massively disappointed - just sell the bleeding rifle - your a gun manufacturer, stick to that and leave the optics to the optic manufacturer's rather than sourcing from temu!
i was given one of these free to try out. and its possibly to worst rifle ive ever tested. it has no redeeming qualities, the internals were of poor quality, the accuracy lackluster and lastly the firing cycle was so harsh and loud. 1/10
Personally I'd go for a second hand HW (or AA, BSA) for a good starter budget gun.
Hi Andy, nice to see a Stoeger review. I bought one of these, the 20J version, for HFT Open (over 16J springer) shooting, as Weihrauchs are shockingly expensive in Brazil and nobody had the .177 Gamo CFX at the time. Initially I was very disappointed, velocities were all over the place and the trigger was too heavy, so I put it away. Eventually I started putting pellets through it, just for plinking in the garden. After a couple of tins I noticed that I was hitting more than missing, so I checked again and the spread had really tightened up, with very consistent velocities and a very smooth loading gate. I put a Quickshot trigger on it and a decent scope and started testing pellets. Mine likes JSB Exact Heavies, 10.34gr, and now I use it for the purpose I bought it for, HFT-BR Open Springer matches. I have a Gamo CFX for the under 16J class, but I now really like the RX40 for the open class. The swappable grips have different textures so I can adapt the grip to different weather conditions. Perseverance is the name of the game with this one.
Kudos to you for persisting with that gun and getting results.
Practise and determination has won you thru. 👌
Seems to shoot quite well for a budget. As a time seasoned springer shooter myself you will get more accuracy by shooting with the forend resting on your hand also , the rest restricts the recoil.and i can remember the days when the top field target gun was the HW77 😂
That's a nice loading gate and removes all worries about amputated finger tips!
Exactly! It also removes this (for me) tedious holding down the loading lever or break barrel while seating the pellet. That's why I love my HW57. 😁
Goodmorning all, from a sunny-and-ideal-for-airgunnung Belgium. Have a wonderful weekend!
HEY , sounds good in Belgium . its dull and cold here , only 14c .... in England ... Whot rifle will you use today ? .. Iam shooting my FX crown black n yellow stock 😍😍😍 Have a great weekend 🤪😜🤫
@@simonnoble7589 Morning Simon! Have some free time, so I'll probably take some out. Probably the Crown as well. Switched to the GRS stock lately, so lovely. But I'll sure take the Daystate Regal, the R10 and the HW97 along.
@@fliesarenegade A great selection of 👍🏻 Yes grs stock is fab looking 👀 Have fun 🤩
I was thinking £250 at the low end. Less than two hundred quid for a 12 ft lb lever action that gets on target at 30m, I think is brilliant. Great review Andy.
Thanks for sharing as always Andy. This is what I ❤️ about your channel. The variety of products shared. Not always something out of reach of most people 🎯🇬🇧👍🏼
True story. Bought a Stoeger last year, wooden stock variant break barrel for father in law to shoot targets in his garden. He has shot about 30 rounds. Put it back in its box under his bed. So ..came to look at it a few weeks ago and found surface rust around the barrel break mechanism underneath...never been out in wet or damp...oiled when purchased ...cant believe the metal quality.
Rusty fingers is the reason! Use a silicon cloth after use and put a small bag of silca gel in the gunbag.
Could be the difference in the air temp taking it from cold outside to warm inside causing condensation that was then trapped in the box (doesn't take much).... I always let my guns "warm up" and dry off in the house before putting them away.... Just a thought...
Inches away from a body that's sweating and breathing out moisture for 8 hours or whatever, it's not surprising!
Any rifle will be prone to surface rust, no matter how supposedly bad or not bad the metal quality. When you say it was around the barrel break mechanism, obviously that's where the the action removed the oil you mentioned. No matter how "undamp" the surroundings may be, without care, surface rust is always a risk. As a kid back in the 70s and 80s I have learned my lesson: nowadays, after every session with my HW57, the rifle gets a thorough oildown on the barrel break mechanism and the parts that I have been touching with my hands, which is the loading lever and the loading gate with its surroundings. I trickle some Ballistol on these areas and smear it on with my finger. (that stuff is dermatologically testet, you can actually use it as massage oil).
I don't buy the spray Ballistol because it is more expensive than the non spray for exactly the same amount. I use a dripper to trickle the required amount on the gun for the smearing treatment and oil the hinges of the break mechanism.
I also don't use any cloth to make sure I don't end up rubbing off the bluing. Granted this may appear exaggerated but I'd rather play it safe. 🤓
Bedroom is only a 3rd short away from bathroom & kitchen for damp conditions.
My starter was Stoeger's X10 (wood). Accurate as hell, day and night difference in accuracy with the model showcased in this video and all these years, no problems whatsoever. Still going strong. For me, it is special. Don't know about these new, fancier looking synthetic Stoegers tho.
Morning Andy, this one reminds me a bit of the HW57 which also is an under lever with a pop up loading port, but a much better made gun with Weihrauch quality for about £100 more. I have a Cometa Fenix 400 compact star .22 which I paid £220 for, it’s a break barrel with fibre optic sights and a silencer, it has a fairly decent 2 stage trigger low recoil and is very accurate as well as being quite light. I think it’s a perfect starter rifle and that the Cometa brand is vastly under rated, they make very good quality rifles at decent prices and come with a lifetime warranty.
Nice, good to see a spring rifle review again.
definitely not a bad little rifle for the price, i also got a starter scope in my rifle package and it got me going, teaching me to get pellets in groups
I saw this at my local gun shop and gave it a thought, ended up getting a Weihrauch and no regrets there, I'm thinking however probably like any gun these will need some breaking in before you start seeing some decent groupings.
Great that your doing reviews on the starter guns to get people interested, great review as ever
It is good to see a manufacturer supporting diversity.
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Good to see Stegers getting some airtime. I've seen a few break barrels at the range which do quite well.
It does look good value with the safe loading port and anti bear trap.
I recently purchased one of these when my Myth went in for repair but in a .22. Much like you said, I don't care much for the scope on it. "Iron sighting" it though wasn't too bad, but it could certainly benefit from a better scope. I have a spare Vector Orion I was thinking of putting on it, alas, the mounting bracket is too wide for this rifle.
I wondered where my tour group had got to!
My first gun was a BSA Merlin with a pop up port. It was best to tip the barrel downward to drop the pellet in.
I like you can cycle the lever and then load it, that’s quite a good idea. However there’s nothing stopping a newbie cycling it and then storing the rifle with the spring compressed, and that’s not something springers like.
Greetings from Buenos Aires, Andy. I have the STOEGER F-40 5.5 mm wood stock. Under lever. Adjustable trigger. Truglo open sights. Maybe a little "tricky" the loading sequence. However as you say, a budget rifle; well finished (made in China) and belongs to the Beretta group.
Great review, I would love to see some of these budget guns tested with the iron sights
Never been much for the Stoegers..
But. I eo have an X5 break barrel by Stoeger. Some youth model I assume. Not that powerful even, but it shoots good though. I kinda got handed it for free. Then just sighted in the open sights first (previous owner surely hadn't done it, cuz was noticeably off), and then the budget scope. It was very nice to shoot due being wo moderate in power. The rifle kinda is a bonus or extra piece in my collection, but I have not gotten to get rid of it either just since it was so good - especially for the "what money?"...
But I don't think I'd buy this one for myself. Already have an old Relum underlever (great childhood memories of that one), which works just great.
I have one, and it's not bad for the money. You really need a cheeky riser for use with the scope, as it is set up for the open sights. It is very hold sensitive, unlike my HW30 - which is far superior except for it's lack of power.
I bought it as a project gun and have an aftermarket trigger which dramatically reduced the pull weight.
In the States, it's under the name Stoeger 6000.
Looks like the scope has to be set quite far forward.
I had thought 🤔 about getting this springer, but I'm glad that I saved up and purchased the HW50s 22 caliber!
The loading gate is brilliant... no more fumble fingering the pellet into the breech... Sold here in the USA as the S6000E for $215 synthetic and $30 more for a wood stock.. personally, even as a starter gun, I'd prefer something with a bit more accuracy or maybe find a video where it's a more competent springer shooter using it to see if it's really the gun or the shooter. 😁
If you are willing to invest a little more, the Weihrauch HW57 has the same loading gate principle. This Stoeger is pretty much a copy of it. The HW 57 will obviously deliver the required accuracy and a properly adjustable (Rekord) trigger on top. 😁
@@ytucharliesierra At over twice the price, ( $446. )I'd hardly call the 57 a "budget starter" gun. more of a one time buy, and of course being an HW it's far better quality in fit, finish and operation.
@@BoggWeasel I can't agree more with you. Not a "budget starter" but rather a sort of "best" starter. I just reacted like that because of your concern about the accuracy. It's just that for me an unajustable heavy trigger ruins all the fun.
Thank you for your reaction and
Cheers from Germany.
I had a Stoeger break barrel, and I absolutely hated the trigger. It pulled for half a mile over gravel before breaking.
thanks Andy 👍
Well Miguel , nice review I’m not a springer guy myself. I shoot Nitro Piston . I haven’t taken the PCP plunge yet.
Good review. We dont see many for Stoegers and those that do seems to break whilst being reviewed.
For an extra £20 you can get a remington war hawk which is proper accurate
I've spoke to someone over there ( a shop ) trying to get cooperation to ship one to me but no luck.
I recall would be shooters turning up at our club, having been sold a similar rifle supposedly suitable for F.T. . .normally in .22 though. . .i will refrain from naming the gunshop involved!!
The HW57 could be considered budget as well, of course in its class. It has the same loading principle with the loading gate, hence a good comparison.
As a non PCP guy I appreciate your springer reviews Andy and I would love to see you checking out the HW57. If you do, please mind its really adjustable Rekord trigger! 🙏
BSA need to bring an underlever springer out again. Their rotating breech design is the best underlever breech imo. Its found on the Gamo CFX (and turkish copies) but even that gun is hard to find in UK now.
Not too sure how easy it would be to clean the barrel of this rifle as it is not open at the breech end at all. Still, it is very reasonably priced and would no doubt get better the more you shoot it and as the barrel leads in a little.
Take care and stay safe everyone,
Joe
Great to see you using the supplied scope. loading pellets looked a bit awkward, and thats on bench & rest. Just goes to show that you do pay for what you get. Not that keen on it and as for the novelty coloured parts, why ? Thanks Andy
Those inserts look horrendous!
On a certain gun trading site there are currently over 100 second hand air rifles for sale for the same price or less, that I'd rather have than this. In my youth and even recently I've bought and subsequently sold many older air rifles and pistols from Relum, BSA, Haenel, Weihrauch, Webley etc. You rarely lose much if any money and you can find a gem. Buying something like this I imagine you are throwing away half the money straight away.
So, buying something decent and a little dearer is often cheaper than something like this. I certainly wouldn't buy a second hand one of these but I would a super meteor or an HW30 or 99S.
Maybe a comparison of three good budget secondhand springers would be a great watch! Just a thought....
How do you know your second hand purchase hasn’t been dropped? Thats what makes me hesitate.
@@briand9754 you don't, but if you buy from a dealer there is some purchaser protection. Or from a private seller, a couple of shots in the garden. Trouble is, cheap guns have almost no resale value.
I`d like to see that fired after 1k rounds as it seemed to be settling in with the first few shots through it, I could be tempted at that price!
Can you do the best budget springer you would recommend which would take a silencer then do the same with a pcp maybe a comparison of the two 😉
I think I'd pay a little more for an HW57. Lighter and with that Record trigger +Weirhauch barrel. Not to mention wood stock and build quality.
Yep. Or a 99s if on a tighter budget. Nothing wrong with a quality break barrel set up
I was thinking the same thing😄
As an HW57 owner I am 100% with you! 😁
Try loading the pellets directly to the barrel for better accuracy. My HW57 has same loading mechanism and the accuracy is rubbish but loading the pellets directly to the barrel it's very accurate 👌
I have the HW57 as well and I load the pellets holding the rifle vertically with the butt on my leg in the lap area. I just hold the pellet in with my thumb whilst pushing the loading gate down with my index finger and the accuracy is spot on for me. Indeed the pellets can't be seated, they would always fall out in that position. If you don't mind me asking, what do you mean by loading the pellet directly to the barrel? I'd like to learn about that. 🙂
@ytucharliesierra remove the loading gate, it's held in place with a o-ring. Simply remove the o-ring so you can take the loading gate out all the time and then Simply load the pellets directly to the barrel
Agriculture machinery springs no pun intended to mind.
Agradecido por los subtítulos en Español. Un saludo.
I received one a few months ago and it arrived damaged. Before it was returned. I took it out and shot about a dozen pellets through it.... It shot pretty well for a budget
But how does one properly clean the barrel? That pop-up tray blocks any proper way to clean the barrel. I am worried that anything I run through the barrel say excess debris would fall into the Piston chamber... Shortening the life of the air rifle.
Anyone know a proper procedure to clean this airgun or did Stoeger make a engineering mistake?
Not a bad price but I suppose the danger is a new starter could become disillusioned if they can’t get reasonable results. Thanks for the review.
Hi Andy sir. Hoping ur all ok n well an family members brother. Can u do a video of a stealth in .22cal its singal shot on a pcp.! I would b top notch to see what u say n how u get on an think of it etc thanks jay.😊😊
I got a preowned 6000 wood stock under a hundred bucks and its a treerat decimater
Bin it😂
Would have like a tap loader, be easer to drop a pellet on from the top.
Can you get hold of a COMETA FENIX 400 USC to review? Looks like they’re around the same price range. 200-300 I think is still very much ‘budget’ and for those new to the hobby may have a better experience with it. A wood stock too is preferable to plastic..
This is the S6000-E in the US.
I have an AA TX200. Similar to that gun. Where can I sell it? Tried a dealer but they were more into pc guns.
Oh yes! Miguel is very big in the airgun world 'South of the border, down Mexico way'.
… and he has an extraordinary deal on Crypto-Currency - but you need to take this offer today
Forgive my ignorance. I’m sure when I was a kid my cousin had an under leaver rifle. You could cock it up to 8 times, and it made the power greater. Or am I wrong? Please explain
Nice.
Have you been moonlighting with Tui? 😂
Budget guns are not a good buy for a first gun, the quality and accuracy are seldom good, can put people off the sport from the word go.
I agree. That performance would lead me to taking up Morris Dancing.
@@mikesharp4033😂😂
Same with musical instruments if you don't want someone to learn acoustic guitar buy them one for 50 quid they will give up in less than an hour .😂
Have to agree. I got back into air-gunning after fifty years of not shooting anything. I hadn't got a clue about modern developments and so sought advice from an on-line gun shop as to what would be a good ratting gun. I took their advice and ended up with a budget underlever which was the rats' best friend. It was totally unreliable and returned groups much like those the RX40 managed. That gun should not be used for pest control.
With a bit of experience I bought a Walther LGU, brilliant gun. My first underlever is confined to the loft, it can't be sold on because nobody wants one, the LGU on the other hand is now worth more second hand than I paid for it new. Quality pays. If I hadn't been determined to sort out a rat problem and persisted with research I would have called it a day and missed out on a great hobby..
Have to agree it's a false economy. Nothing worse than a twangy spring rifle.
Our HW57 had to go back, it was rubbish!
As a very satisfied HW57 owner I am sorry to hear that.
When budget guns look budget. The finish looks iffy. And those inserts... 🤢
What a hideous contraption .
Well I dunno why those mean comments. This is the only air gun you can buy here in Canada that has decent customer support and warranty services. Good luck buying a Diana or Gamo where warranty is non existent.
Put a veyron compact on it and try again.
Morning Mr Clay Happy Friday
Scrap metal is rather harsh 🤔for the price it seems more than adequate 🙂
Not the best start up air rifle, Gamo would be better.
Have a look at this month's edition of "The Field" for your Green Tree project there's a good piece on doing a plantation with our native tree's. Also grants and Country Stewardship, Woodland trust information.
The sad thing about UK Airgun reviews is that you are never going to see full power potential of the Airguns reviewed because they detuned it to UK specifications.. always under 12 FPE.. which is very unsatisfactory 😟
i ❤ it..
Yet another gun with a huge ugly non removable plastic fore sight suitable as a lighthouse, as a lot (if not most) use scopes and remove them, perhaps one day manufacturers will realise this, hello Cometa/Diana.
A late morning all
If its £195 with the scope then how much would it be without it, the gun would be a lot easier to load if you use the open sights and got rid of that awful scope . And although it is a lot safer than most modern under lever rifles to load how would you go about cleaning the barrel !
Felt cleaning pellets with barrel cleaner?
Not great for pest control with that grouping😢
Morning all
this will sound like trolling but it is not intended to. Your voice has the potential to be annoying, but, I sometimes watch your videos because I find your voice soothing. Thank you very much.
Breathing is more of an issue, probably the microphone.
Stoeger are cheap and cheerfull guns. Just needs some work to get the best out of it. Even expensive rifles need that. £190 cannot include fettling, it's just not going to happen. Rifles 4 times the price are better but all rifles benefit from some shooters enthusiasm when it comes to achieving the best you can with it.
Twangy banger
Looks like the trigger is too heavy👎
nice price but i have never seen an accurate Stoeger. i have always relied on the accuracy of a BSA. sorry bit of a patriot.
Quite an interesting gun but it doesn't seem like a good overall budget gun
That will go over when run In more Chinese junk😅
Just buy a hw30 or hw99 instead.
ive seen shotguns with better groups than that😁
Braulio Points
Very cheap quality and bad design..don't worth the money
For the love of all things airgun... please, find a trusted second hand dealer & spend a couple of quid more for something that won't rust in the box when u haven't used it for a year. Loud and garish bit of tat.
Stoeger literally make the hobbie look like a joke, they don't make anything worth the money no matter how cheap they are. It's a false economy, save your money and get a second hand HW77, HW97K or a TX200 of you want a quality underlever.
Who in their right mind would ever look at buying a "cheap" budget scope? Can't see the purpose of including these worthless scrap item's with a rifle - it's just laziness of the gun manufacturer to stick it in the box, and anyone thinking they're getting a bargain will be massively disappointed - just sell the bleeding rifle - your a gun manufacturer, stick to that and leave the optics to the optic manufacturer's rather than sourcing from temu!
Looks very akward to reload pellet with the scope on👎🏻
i was given one of these free to try out. and its possibly to worst rifle ive ever tested. it has no redeeming qualities, the internals were of poor quality, the accuracy lackluster and lastly the firing cycle was so harsh and loud. 1/10
Absolutely awful. I wouldn't waste money on that ...
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