Cometa USC Laminate review-Big Dan's Airguns. (UK SPEC) 

Hey Kevin! That's no problem at all mate I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Hi Phil! That's great to hear I'm glad to be of service. Most don't know of the small screw behind the blade and even some professional reviewers only mention the large silver screw. That little adjuster makes a massive impact though doesn't it? Thanks Phil!

Thanks John!

Spain makes some of the greatest firearms in the world it was an absolute pleasure to film it and show the world just how good these rifle really are.

Thanks Simon!

Thanks Chris!

Thanks fellow Dan!

Thanks InJ! They're more than a bit eye catching aren't they? Well if interested matey and you're in the UK you can contact us at www.bigdansairguns.co.uk.

Hey Baz! They're such an underrated little rifle aren't they? The Rekord trigger is still the best in the market in my opinion but as you've said you can tweak this little unit until it gets really close. When I reviewed the Fusion with the trigger still in standard configuration off memory I think we got a 5p group at 40 yards. You'd need a damn good HW to match that! Thanks Baz and I'm glad to hear you're enjoying your little Cometa.

Thanks Mark I'm glad you enjoyed it. It's a pretty little gun isn't it?

@@bigdansairguns83 I do like the look of the Cometa Laminate yes. And If I never liked my M16 so much (even though It has sprung a leak a couple of times) I might have been tempted to buy one 😃

@@markrobbins6483 Hey Mark! I'm glad to hear you're still enjoying the M16 they're a superb rifle aren't they even if we were a bit unlucky with yours originally. I've got to see if I can do that strip down video for you too.

@@bigdansairguns83 Thanks Dan. And that would be a video that I'd really look forward to seeing 👍

Hey Casper! I'm glad to be of service matey. I'm very much like you I really don't like laminate but this one is genuinely very understated and dare I say it... smart. I just like the fact that you can hunt with it if you wanted to unlike most and the finish is superb. Thanks Casper!

Thanks Gibster!

Thanks Gazza! Me neither usually but this one is really smart! You could actually hunt with it which is fantastic.

Hahaha oh yes mate tell me about it. When I do a few PCP videos in a row and then go back to springers they kick my arse for an hour or two until I can get back into the swing of things. I absolutely love them but I really hate them sometimes too haha. The 95 is a great rifle mate once you get the hang of it you'll be stacking pellets.

95's a great rifle in .177,I do wish I'd detuned mine took forever to settle but I could take the heads off matches at 30 yards! I did buy a Cometa 300s carbine which made me trade the 95 for a Bsa Ultra .22,when the RFA tested the 95 it was doing 12.4 ft-lb. I cut my teeth tuning on the 300s ,trigger Sears included, incredible rifle and handling! Years later bought a hw80 in .177 an detuned to 10.3 ft-lb Lazer accurate which made me want another 95 as it's better handling than the 80. Summary:- detune it,you won't pick up the PCP for a long while!

Hey Harry! The Cometa's are brilliant little rifles you won't regret it. The barrels and finish are genuinely superb and they have a lovely little trigger once adjusted too.

@@bigdansairguns83 why

Hi Adrian! I'll definitely take a look at it if it comes our way as you know I like cheap and wacky air rifles. It's probably a nice enough little gun to shoot but I wish they didn't go the Uzi replica route..

Hi Hendrick! I'm glad you enjoyed the review. The Cometa's all use a ball bearing lock up. When I get a spare moment I'll get the measurements for you. It's a shame if it is a UK only model as they're a lovely little gun to shoot. Perhaps not as smooth as the Fusion but considering how light and short these rifles are it's still a brilliantly sweet little shooter.

Hi Uncle Bob! It's very similar isn't it? Not that it's a bad thing the Evolution is a helluva looker!

Hi Nigel! I agree it is a shame. That said we have our own metal triggers hopefully being made as we speak and it's a piece of cake to replace them.

Hi Stephen! The USC is a fantastic gun, the Cometa's in general are superb. The Milbro pellets are budget affairs but I will say they're usually pretty food especially the Selects! It's well worth buying a tin and trying them out.

Hi Kevin! Thanks for getting in touch and thanks to you and your son for watching my videos it really means a lot. The Cometa's are fantastic rifles and like you say they're criminally underrated. Well if it helps we can sort you out with a Fusion no problem at all if you'd like. Contact us at bigdansairguns.co.uk and we'll see about getting you sorted. We hopefully will have good news with Cometa regarding the triggers before long but we'll have to wait and see. Thanks Kevin and all the best to your and your son!

@@bigdansairguns83 thanks mate I think I'm out of range , I live in Bristol ?.thanks for taking the time to reply Dan it says more about you than you know. Hopefully other airgun retailers will follow your example, fair play bud

Hi Steve. It's always the way isn't it but how about those Milbro's! I'll be ordering some more of them. We charge £350 for the USC Laminate including testing and a lifetime warranty. If there's literally any fault in the future bring it back to us and we'll repair or replace the rifle. Thanks Steve and I hope this helps.

I’ve just bought one of these but the when I opened the box there was nothing other than the gun - no Allen key for stock adjustment or owner’s manual so Hendricks question remains - what are the tiny holes on top of the breech for - I too assumed they were for an arrestor pin that locates into one of the holes from a rear scope mount but that would seem to interfere with the operation of the safety catch which you can see sliding beneath the hole as the safety catch is moved to “on/off”. I’m really impressed with the build quality and I really didn’t want another HW springer - I’ve been shooting those since they took over from my beloved Airsporters + Webley Mk 3 in the 1960’s. So! what is the purpose of those 4 little holes in the top of the breech?

It's a nightmare Robert. I was actually going to do the accuracy test on the Pretensis today but it's blowing a gale today too. Even so hopefully we could see that on a calm day the little USC will be a brilliantly accurate little gun.

Hi Alv! I'll see what I can do matey.

@@bigdansairguns83 ive just done a reveiw myself on my channel of the xp see what u think.nothing compared yo your revies more of an unboxing as it was a pellpax kit😊cheers matey

@@alvleicesterlife5510 Hey Alv! I'll take a look!

Hey Eugene! That they do and I'd love to try an FAC rifle to see how they compare.

Thanks Skip!

I think they were made for the British market only, they are not even available in Spain!

Hi Ashfaq! It's definitely on the cards mate we had to put it back due to a lack of them in the UK at the time however we should be able to film it very soon. Thanks and I'll get it done as soon as I can!

Hahahahaha I highly recommend that the Mrs gets a new pair of glasses Mark haha. We should hopefully be stocking the Katran B's and LB's soon we'll get the site updated as soon as they're available. The USC is a cracking little gun Mark and that stock is beautiful. The video genuinely does it not justice at all. Thanks Mark and all the best!

Hi Peter! The UK rifles are limited to 12ft-lbs and I believe have a slightly tighter transfer port compared to the full fat models and of course a stronger spring.

Thanks mate

​@bigdansairguns83 I spoke to cometa via email, the guns are identical it's just the spring

Hi David! I'm my opinion no plastic is good plastic but this plastic ain't bad! It's more refined than the blade on the RM8 and to me feels better finished. With the amount of adjustability on offer with the Cometa trigger you can also set the trigger to be basically however you want it to be. That said if we can get our metal triggers done in time I'll let you know if we can retrofit a metal unit for you. Thanks David and all the best.

Thanks Dan I'm about 80% mind made up at the moment, think the next step is to go and see if I can handle one.

Hi Robert! Absolutely mate. They've got a lot of adjustment when you utilise both screws and you can make it a great little trigger.

Hi Jet Black. What makes you say that? The only thing with the rifles we've tested so far that makes the rifle feel "budget" is the trigger material but to be fair there's plenty of high end rifles with plastic triggers too. Was yours sub 12ft-lbs or higher?

Between January and March of this year, 2022, each of the three Cometa Fenix 400 USC’s I had were returned one by one to the distributor. The triggers were absolutely abysmal and utterly unusable - an issue known to exist for very many years but never truly resolved. Do your research before you buy one or you too may well suffer the consequences of believing the hype just as I did. There are way better airguns out there …..

Cut the crap! Sorry I couldn't resist! Well if interested we could more than likely get you a non adjustable cheekpiece if it helps. If interested get in touch with us at bigdansairguns.co.uk

F-father... is that you?! Just kidding haha that'll give you nightmares for weeks!

I don't know what you mean good sir, that was just a simply innocent comment about the trigger adjustments *snigger snigger*.

I agree Clanger! I'd love to see an underlever Cometa. Imagine an underlever Fusion with that lovely stock and the built in adjustable cheekpiece. It'd be a stonking rifle.

@@bigdansairguns83 I want another sidelever option TBH. All their stocks are nice. They do a light walnut which is nice.

@@clangerbasher They do indeed but I'm torn between the beech and the walnut.. normally I'd take walnut every day but the dot style checkering is superb on the Fusion. A new sidelever would be excellent as sadly there aren't many on the market these days. I think if Webley made a new sidelever it'd sell like hot cakes simply due to nostalgia.

@@bigdansairguns83 I am surprised the recoiless Diana's don't sell more seeing how shooting from a bench is so popular. It's the old 'I wouldn't pay that much for a springer' routine. Makes me wonder why sailing boats and analogue watches still sell.

@@clangerbasher Exactly mate. A sad trend I've noticed is that PCP sales have started eclipsing springers no doubt due to the quality of the cheaper end PCP rifles these days. I still say though that when they can master the multi-shot springer PCP's days will be numbered.

Hi Nath! Hahahaa I'm stealing that for one of my reviews! Frankly Nath even asking that question should be considered blasphemy.

Hi Paul! I agree to be fair and what makes it worse is that this is the second time we've been this unlucky with the USC. If I can I'll see if we can have another go in the future with a hopefully calm day.

Hi Todd! There may be a barrel out there for them somewhere but I do agree they weren't the best.. that said many might say that about the Milbro Select's but they proved themselves to be exceptional!

Hi Otto! The USC has an automatic safety system that will stop the barrel from flying up but no anti bear trap system other than that.

Hi Rosie. I'm sorry to hear this but when you say utterly abysmal and unusable in which way do you mean this? I mentioned in the video that they can be gritty out of the box but as you can see after a few minutes adjusting them they're transformed. They're not on the same level as a Rekord but they're not far behind at all. Thanks Rosie and I hope this helps.