Others Atomic XR keeps blowing my mind…

[Luis Leon]

Just came in from a nighttime plinking session at 25 and 40 yards with my Atomic XR with Zulus 5-20x atop. I see the hits, repeat the hits and am still left astounded at what’s possible. Sending at pieces of sidewalk chalk, scored to rodent head sizes… Got me excited to go after some rats… The reasons I’m not going ratting tonight? Other than being old man tired? My wife said no… That said, the Atomic is a trouble maker and whispered… maybe tomorrow night? This light little gun has a giant hold on me through its performance afield at reasonable, practical pesting ranges. Simply a Grand Slam Home Run by BRK Brocock…

P.S.: Best part is all that deadly accuracy with CPHPs…

 

[skyking964]

Luis as I've said before, I got my Atomic about 2 weeks ago and I ADORE it! Now my favorite gun. Still working on best pellet but seems to like 15 to 21 grain pellets. I've testing them daily as I shoot every day in my backyard for an hour or two or more. I have a Pard DS35-70LRF on it and I love that scope. ( I love the Zulus also but I have that on my FX Hunter Compact in .22). I was very surprised (as I'm used to tuning), the Atomic XR (Bought at Central Florida Airguns) was almost perfectly tuned as it came out of the box. Very happy with SD and so far haven't touched/changed any hammer setting as it was almost perfect as it was. I am waiting for my folding stock adapter to come, which I should have on Wednesday. ($100 REALLY??!!). I am also very turned off about the Brocock/Brk magzine cost and the fact with these high priced guns, they only give you ONE mag. That's like a pebble in my shoe with Brocock/Brk. I am now rehoming my (too many) other PCPs and just keeping Pantheras, Atomic, SL30 and Avenge-X (in all calibers). I read somewhere that the LW barrel is choked. Is that true?

 

[Luis Leon]

@skyking964, glad to hear that the Atomic XR is proving itself to you. For me the size is just right, and small pests find it irresistible out to 40+ yards. I agree that the magazines are pricey… Shane at Airguns of Arizona would better answer your choked barrel question. Or you might query @Franklink he is very knowledgeable on the BRK barrels.

 

[skyking964]

@skyking964, glad to hear that the Atomic XR is proving itself to you. For me the size is just right, and small pests find it irresistible out to 40+ yards. I agree that the magazines are pricey… Shane at Airguns of Arizona would better answer your choked barrel question. Or you might query @Franklink he is very knowledgeable on the BRK barrels.

The Brocock/Brk Magazine price urked me so much that I put off even LOOKING at a Brocock/Brk for a few years and, as I've said b4, it's still a "pebble in my shoe". (What audacity Brocock/Brk has!)

 

[skyking964]

@skyking964, glad to hear that the Atomic XR is proving itself to you. For me the size is just right, and small pests find it irresistible out to 40+ yards. I agree that the magazines are pricey… Shane at Airguns of Arizona would better answer your choked barrel question. Or you might query @Franklink he is very knowledgeable on the BRK barrels.

AND, as is said "size matters". It's the size and low weight of the Atomic as well as accuracy that "melts my heart".

 

[Franklink]

High likelihood that the Atomic has a 12 land and groove choked barrel.

Historically, Daystate/BRK has used polygonal rifled barrels for their "HP" designations, and 12 land and groove rifling for non HPs. And both types of barrels are usually choked. I have heard of a few of the .22 Ghost HPs shipping with unchoked 12 land and groove barrels, but only in the last few months. That would indicate a move to supply more slug friendly barrels.....whether that was intentional or not I don't know.

There's been trends, but also sometimes surprises in the barrels in Daystate/BRK guns. If I was ordering a Daystate/BRK I'd do it over the phone, and I'd ask the salesman to verify that the exact gun going into the box to come to my house had the rifling and twist rate I wanted, based on the intended use.

For a gun with the power level expectations of an Atomic, the 12 land and groove is ideal, in my opinion. (There's always outliers, but generally poly barrels seem to do better with SPEED).

 

[Danman]

High likelihood that the Atomic has a 12 land and groove choked barrel.

Historically, Daystate/BRK has used polygonal rifled barrels for their "HP" designations, and 12 land and groove rifling for non HPs. And both types of barrels are usually choked. I have heard of a few of the .22 Ghost HPs shipping with unchoked 12 land and groove barrels, but only in the last few months. That would indicate a move to supply more slug friendly barrels.....whether that was intentional or not I don't know.

There's been trends, but also sometimes surprises in the barrels in Daystate/BRK guns. If I was ordering a Daystate/BRK I'd do it over the phone, and I'd ask the salesman to verify that the exact gun going into the box to come to my house had the rifling and twist rate I wanted, based on the intended use.

For a gun with the power level expectations of an Atomic, the 12 land and groove is ideal, in my opinion. (There's always outliers, but generally poly barrels seem to do better with SPEED).

Man that really makes me wanna check how to test/figure out my Ghosts twist rate on my .22HP! But I swear it's got the slow 1:30ish twist rate as it adores Mrds (and not much else!) going fast at decent ranges to boot. I do believe the Daystate guns have more of a "multi purpose barrel" and shoot slugs better than any ghost barrel to date, hence why Brk has been working on the slug barrels,.... I'd take a multipurpose barrel over what I got now Hey @Franklink I recall in your long Ghost review you worked out the right procedure to correctly degas the rifle (not to completely empty) enough to lower reg pressure. Do you recall how much pressure would be a safe amount to avoid any problems some people were having? Thanks.

 

[Farmplinker2]

Just came in from a nighttime plinking session at 25 and 40 yards with my Atomic XR with Zulus 5-20x atop. I see the hits, repeat the hits and am still left astounded at what’s possible. Sending at pieces of sidewalk chalk, scored to rodent head sizes… Got me excited to go after some rats… The reasons I’m not going ratting tonight? Other than being old man tired? My wife said no… That said, the Atomic is a trouble maker and whispered… maybe tomorrow night? This light little gun has a giant hold on me through its performance afield at reasonable, practical pesting ranges. Simply a Grand Slam Home Run by BRK Brocock…

P.S.: Best part is all that deadly accuracy with CPHPs…

Yeah, well we're still not going to get Hateful to buy a PCP.....

 

[Franklink]

Man that really makes me wanna check how to test/figure out my Ghosts twist rate on my .22HP! But I swear it's got the slow 1:30ish twist rate as it adores Mrds (and not much else!) going fast at decent ranges to boot. I do believe the Daystate guns have more of a "multi purpose barrel" and shoot slugs better than any ghost barrel to date, hence why Brk has been working on the slug barrels,.... I'd take a multipurpose barrel over what I got now Hey @Franklink I recall in your long Ghost review you worked out the right procedure to correctly degas the rifle (not to completely empty) enough to lower reg pressure. Do you recall how much pressure would be a safe amount to avoid any problems some people were having? Thanks.

Lots of crossover with the barrels going into Ghosts and Daystate guns, they're all made by Lothar.

If yours like the MRDs, then it very well could be a 1:30 polygonal.

Degas all the way if you're going to lower the reg pressure. You can crack open one of the gauges or even the foster fill (deep socket). I've shot down the pressure to degas lots of times but have also needed a couple new valves, one of which was the morning after shooting down the pressure. Degassing through cracking open a gauge or foster fill is the safer way. If you choose to degas by dry firing a bunch of times, do it at MIN on the power wheel.

 

[Florida_Man]

I love my Concept XR, but I really feel an Atomic would better fit my needs. I keep my eyes out for a used one, but they rarely come up. A testament to the platform

 

[Mr.Brocock]

Keep that eye peeled, the atomic slammed the iguanas when i went after them with it!! As said, it needs air often....this one is a .25
Otto didn't mind!!

 

[Florida_Man]

Keep that eye peeled, the atomic slammed the iguanas when i went after them with it!! As said, it needs air often....this one is a .25
Otto didn't mind!!

I went away from bottle guns last year so I’m used to frequent fills. I prefer cylinders for their sleekness

 

[Corvid_Hunter]

The Brocock/Brk Magazine price urked me so much that I put off even LOOKING at a Brocock/Brk for a few years and, as I've said b4, it's still a "pebble in my shoe". (What audacity Brocock/Brk has!)

I agree with the steep price for the mags being an issue. That said, I wouldn't let it deter me from buying a BRK rifle. I haven't used as nice of a mag on any different brand and you can always look at an aftermarket replacement for a reasonable price.

 

[pan60]

The Brocock/Brk Magazine price urked me so much that I put off even LOOKING at a Brocock/Brk for a few years and, as I've said b4, it's still a "pebble in my shoe". (What audacity Brocock/Brk has!)

i wouldnt let that stop you you would be doing yourselfa disservice and the mags IMHO are worth the money.

 

[Danman]

Well currently up here (all In. 22) the AA 10rnd mag is $60, crosmans are $16, Dianas are $30, umarex is $18, fx is $69, Daystate $89 each while the Brk ones (definitely one of the best) are...gulp $145 each. I will definitely be running just one mag till that goes down! Are Brk guns worth it? Yes! A spare mag for that price?....for you to decide I guess! (I'm out) The quality of them basically makes needing a spare moot even though they are nice to have.

 

[Corvid_Hunter]

Well currently up here (all In. 22) the AA 10rnd mag is $60, crosmans are $16, Dianas are $30, umarex is $18, fx is $69, Daystate $89 each while the Brk ones (definitely one of the best) are...gulp $145 each. I will definitely be running just one mag till that goes down! Are Brk guns worth it? Yes! A spare mag for that price?....for you to decide I guess! (I'm out) The quality of them basically makes needing a spare moot even though they are nice to have.

I bought a second one just in case I lose the first one. I bought a CARM single shot loader for it. Probably should have bought one of his mags also.

 

[pan60]

Well currently up here (all In. 22) the AA 10rnd mag is $60, crosmans are $16, Dianas are $30, umarex is $18, fx is $69, Daystate $89 each while the Brk ones (definitely one of the best) are...gulp $145 each. I will definitely be running just one mag till that goes down! Are Brk guns worth it? Yes! A spare mag for that price?....for you to decide I guess! (I'm out) The quality of them basically makes needing a spare moot even though they are nice to have.

i am big AAA fan as you all know and as much as i love AAA the BRK is hands down the best mag i have seen i think it could probably be less but?
i have lots of spare mags
here is one why to lok at it and its what i do a lot for things i want set aside 5.00 or 10.00 out of every check and before long you added a mag or what ever to your pellet pellet order.
and yes some things i to do refuse to buy just for the principle of it all, but if you want and or need a spare mag i dont think there going to get cheaper?

 

[coolsound]

What's the difference between the Atomic and the Ranger?

 

[Pesty3782]

Carm makes a great Mag for the rifles...He ships fast also.

Tony P.

 

[Luis Leon]

What's the difference between the Atomic and the Ranger?

Both are tge same gun… The Ranger adds a folding stock, and a tri-picatinny rail atop.