Cometa Fenix 400 & Ultra Short Carbine review (.22 UK spec)-Big Dan's Airguns. 

Bought a fenix 400 from Dan on the basis of this video and 2 and a half hours with Dan trying out various guns. I suffer with arthritis so having an easy to cock, accurate gun with a light trigger was on the must have list. This gun ticks all the boxes and thanks to Dan for his patience with a newbie asking all sorts of daft questions. His help and advice was invaluable, now all I have to do is learn to shoot the damn thing, lol.

The carbine look so like a Webley Tracker. A break barrel Tracker! Heaven!!!

Thanks Dan ! Nicely done.

Impressive accuracy for those, especially in those conditions. Always enjoy your reviews 👍

Great looking rifles. Love the carbine. Great video!

Excellent review keep them coming 👍🏻

Thanks Dan, Great review, I really liked the Ultra Short Carabine. cheers.

Great video as always . If i had to choose i would go for the Fenix 400 .

Nice review given the conditions

I purchased a couple of these through my local auction house the first a star carbine about ten years ago and the second a standard 400 about six years ago, I stripped them both, and the carbine once degreased deburred and polished shot like a dream, would not part with it for all the tea. I did replace the spring, it was a second hand gun and relubed. The second gun I removed a nasty looking piston weight and reassembled. As I was content with the carbine I sold it on. What has surprised me is that it has taken so long for this great gun to be recognized, A tuners dream surely, this FWB copy not expensive, well built,even if in need of a little finessing a real unsung hero.

With so many reviewers out there, I enjoy yours. I too am very consistent in my inconsistency’s, a trait I can live with.

Fell in love with the USC! Thank you for the video Daniel.

Nice video, pal keep them coming, 😁👍

I have had a comets fusion for about 11 years now. It's decently accurate out to 3 or so. Nicely powerful at 24j

just bought one from leicestsrshire air guns the trigger is great out the box znd well inpressed give my hw95 a run for its monsy great review thxs dan

great reviews you do, i am ordering a Cometa .22 model 95 as soon as they come in.airforce international.

Had a fenix 400 when I was a teenager. Absolutely great rifle, felt great to shoulder and smooth to shoot and once you get the feel for the trigger it was excellent. Powerful and accurate. The stock looked a lot nicer on mine than the one in this vid, like more polished. All in all in terms of what you get for the money they’re fantastic.

Good review mate love my carbine excellent gun and very accurate

Great review, hi from México.

Great review Dan, i do like the look of that carbine mate, having said that dont think you would go wrong with either of them mate, down to personal preference , Cheers

Great video. Totally agree with you with the bloody plastic barrel shroud and triggers. I just recently had the plastic barrel shroud on my Gamo CFX break and they want a stupid price for the replacement plastic crap. So I made an Aluminium one and fitted it. I am looking for a all rounder break barrel in .22 and the Cometa really caught my eye now. In South Africa we don't have power restrictions so would really like to see what the full power spec can do in .22 but to find one

That usc imagine her with a Welch willy! This looks more sworded than it sounded in my head😊Great vid Dan nice to see you back

Like the look of the carbine.both seem quite.another great review.it was a shit day to do an accuracy review 😀.but thats Englands summer time.

My dad had a Cometa 300 a few years back. Built like a tank but I wasn't crazy about the trigger and the breech was very tight with all pellets. I must be the only person that likes Gamo triggers.

Hi Dan, nice pair of rifles, I've always liked the look of the cometa range but was unsure as to their accuracy, I'd say you've answered that question, I'd like to see the carbine out in the field looks like it would make a great little hunting rifle at sensible ranges, surtainly has the power for the job also you may find a better pellet for greater accuracy. Nice 🙂 video this one was something a bit different in a good way cheers Dan atb Dave

great review,regards from Argentine,i have a cometa fusion premier.22,it is quite similar,as they say

Hi Dan, THX. That Ultra Short Carbine - why not in .177 ? Next time plse keep a BSA Spitfire ready at the side, in case that other Spit passes again ! Pity that you could'nt catch that Merlin sound some better ! So glad you are back and with such nice guns.

Nice to see you back.. after seeing that weight Deffo won't be buying the carbine.

I bought a Fenix 400 (.177) about 20 years ago, not used it a great deal but it gets regular spring/summer usage these days. My point is, this year I thought the rifle was playing up (jamming) but it transpires that the superdomes I always used, are not what they were. The last batch were simply too tight on the skirt, causing the jam, so I am now a JSB Exact convert. Hope that helps someone else on pellet choice.

Well done! I know springers supposedly aren't that noisy and rarely does anyone measure decibel level, but it would be a nice add to reviews. I own 2 USA Weihrauchs, the HW30 is quiet about 75 to 80 decibels, the 50 is louder about 80 to 85 decibels, but both I can shoot in my yard.

Hello Dan. Thankyou for another great review on the rifles I haven't heard of before as a newby, the two Cometa's, .22. The ultra short carbine caught my eye, as it looked fantastic and reminded me of my BSA Lightning XL SE. All my life, I always yearned for a good quality,spring, BSA air rifle. However, after not having it long, then being told they were rubbish by someone I classed as knowing what they were talking about, I got shut, losing £150. With great regret, as a novice, I thought if BSA could could make machine guns that fired bullets through the propeller blades of the Spitfire and Hurricane, making a great quality spring rifle should be a walk in the park. However, it doesn't seem so. As a young boy, I would have loved BSA to manufacture an air rifle that would have competed with the Weirhauch's. I don't think they did though, in my humble, novice opinion. The BSA R10's, to me, look gorgeous. However, I've heard they have problems with their regulators. This should not be, from a business that has so much history and expertise. The Weirhaurch's are around for years. They have no major problems and are bomb proof. I so wish BSA could do the same, it's so where they should be. I love the look and performance of the Cometa USC, and it performed great for you, even in the wind. It frustrates me, as much as it does you, why they have plastic on such an able, heavyweight, quality air rifle. I'd love to know your thoughts on what I've written. Thankyou for your time, Ian.

41:22 Dan, the model you looking for already exists, is the Fênix 400s Compact, I have one. And yes, this model come with open sigths. Here in Brazil we have a local manufacture doing a aluminum trigger blade for this rifles at affordable price. Realy make diference. Excuse my poor english, cheers from Brazil! 👍👍🍻

Oh gosh, you have a devilish taste in triggers... 🤣👍

Hola amigo, por no tener dinero para poder llegar a comprar un HW97, compre un Cometa Compact Fusion 5.5, se que no es lo mismo pero adoro mi rifle, bien sencillo y sumamente preciso para lo que yo quiero, recomiendo la marca Cometa a ojos cerrados que además tiene un gran respaldo, saludos desde Montevideo, Uruguay

Great video of the rifles but just for a change try and do the BSA meteor and the BSA supersport all the best untill next time

dan hello may i ask a question. is the short carbine as good as you say i am so confused been caught out before any help would be very welcome from you thanx stef

I notice all the air rifles and guns resemble bolt action hunting editions. And a lot consist of wooden color or black. Wooden rifles look more classic, just like the old gunners in their younger days.

Hi Dan, I understand that Cometa's are rough on scopes. Could you recommend a few scopes, or review scopes in general, for the Cometa 400? Thanks.

As all ways grate informative videos, any chance reviewing a beeman cheif 2 .22 would be grate to see what they offer for 5he money

An old school friend in the mid 80s had a ASI magnum not a bad gun. Not as good as my HW80 😁

Dan is silencer removable on usc?, to add a different one

Very nice video.Which Cometa would you buy for yourself? Greetings from Niš, Serbia.

hey dan, tbh those groupings even with the adverse weather they are still rabbit head size so I'd be happy with that. whats the length of the barrel of the usc without the mod on. thanks for sharing

I'd like to see the USC group on a nice day with pellets better then Hobbys.

See dan the devil spirits drained those batteries never mock 666.cheers bud.good video..

Did you state the difference in length of both these rifles? There doesn't seam to be much difference, maybe 2 inches max?

Dan any chance you could do a review on the snowpeak p35?

hey the fenix 400 is a nice rifle. I'm thinking about buying one. Still unsure between spring or GP. I only have spring guns. Do you know the GP version

The higher power one twangs a lot.

Hi buddy I like your videos now I love to take airgun shooting as a sport , I am beginners can you suggest me a good BB rifle please or a pcp gun , please do reviews of Hatsan BB and pcp guns ..

Had airguns since 1960s DONT worry about triggers or balance just how they shoot ,stop moaning ,if you can shoot just do it 🇬🇧

Greetings from Ukraine!an excellent device for little money, I have it in plastic, but caliber 4.5, Dan, can you tell me a link or a store where you can buy a barrel with a 22 gauge clutch, grateful in advance

Think I'd take one of these over the HW99S and I love my 99. Yikes

The wind killed that test Nice looking guns but come on (Plastic trigger) why it wood be so much more crisp with a metal one

Can you comment if you are available to chat with me on next weekend via StreamYard application (you can easily access by smart phone or PC with internet connection)? If yes, please mention exact date and start time you prefer. Live chat maybe about 60 minutes more or less. If next weekend is not OK, please let me know alternative back up schedule which is most preferable for you. Rgds t2

Hi Dan,or anyone else…..can you explain why at the top/front of the stock,for-end,there are 2 machined pockets that I can’t possibly think of a reason why they are there.🤔 This seems to be common on most of their range of rifles.

Can you make a Weirhauch HW90 review please.

Someone please make a short barrel carbine multi pump rifle.🙃🙂🙃

What cronograph are they using? Cheers.

The carbine seamed to have more of a twang than the Fenix 400.

You're too hard on yourself Dan! Both of those groups at 25 yards are great for offhand groups! All kill shots I would think!

I do like these cometa 400's but I don't think they have the best barrels in the world the one I had was super fussy and not up to the accuracy of say a remmy express/sabre and I've seen a few people say the same thing. When more expensive than a hw99s the accuracy shouldn't need to be questioned.

cometa is great airguns,,only the weichrauch is better!!!!

Bsa barrels ??

Dan, does this review still need the promised revisiting during a nice weather spell, then? Study the still images and look: the scope rails are rather short with no end stop...

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You got caught out 2 or 3 times with the safety.....that's why i hate automatic safety's.

Far too many times you're backlit and I can't see you or the gun 😢

Go buy yourself a weihrauch and live happily ever after

Talk less Shoot more.Thankyou,just my opinion.Be Blessed

As soon as I heard plastic, that was it ....not buying.

Sure two went through one.

Sure two went through one.