SMK XS20 Supergrade review!-Big Dan's Airguns. 

Greetings from across the pond! this is without a doubt the best rifle review I've ever seen. This puts all American reviews to shame. I'm now a subscriber. Thank you.

Divers tanks, Compressors & Pumps - who needs them!! OK The noise from the springer will spook some quarry between shots but the air supply is FREE!! I Like FREE!!.

Tremendous stuff ... Great reviewing , needs too be longer ... MUCH longer ... Difficult few weeks ahead , so this stuff is really appreciated , specially as there's absolutely **** all on telly .... Loving it Dan ...

Great video Dan I will be buying a new smk rifle and after this review it we'll be the xs20 supergrade a great rifle at a very good price ,smk rifles are getting better all the time and by example the trigger, thanks for the great review Dan.

Cracking review Dan, like always. Can I just add that it would be nice to see the breech and barrel lockup mechanism on video. I tend to prefer XS19 style lockup and not so much the Diana/Cometa ball bearing type, and it would be nice to know what rifle has what on the videos. Cheers.

You reviewed it👍🏻 good review, it is a great rifle. As you know I have the mark 1 it’s 14 years old now and still shoots well especially with sniper magnums pellets.

Hi Dan, nice looking gun,shoots nice by the look of it, no stippling would that bother me, nope, got a HW77 with a HW97 blue laminate stock on,smooth as a baby’s bot, power wise 10.8 not bad, my tx200 is tuned at 10.56 very smooth, 10 shots 35 yds all under 5p, rested I’ll ad, this old fart can’t hold them still enough nowadays, very good review as always, I do like springers, this one looks very tempting .what to review,anything you can get your hands on, look forward to them, sod all on television but covid-19 on every channel.stay safe Dan.

Nice one Dan , I was going to say how about a shoot out between this & the HW99 but I've been beaten to it , there is not that much difference in price as there is when you compare it to the HW80 so that would even the odds a bit , and I do like a level playing field when were comparing eggs , as You say it looks like a bargain . How about You do (Time , weather , commitments etc. permitting) a shoot out between all the sub £200 springer's You have available , I wouldn't mind if it was 2 hours long ! . Keep up the sterling efforts , already looking forward to the next show . Thanks Dan & to who ever writes the comments and anyone else involved with this channel . Hope every one stays well and safe shooting to You all if Your still able .

Dan, could you do some reviews of scopes during the shutdown!

Many many thanks for your time and effort doing this review. Enjoyed it immensely!. Smk do make a thumbhole. Version it's the 208th supergrade. Might have to pay you a visit after this nightmare virus thing is over as I am in Essex lol!. Keep safe mate and keep going with the reviews. I am sure you will reap the rewards in happier times Dan.

Cracking video San, top notch review, great watch mate, thanks, and be safe , Cheers

I like a plain stock. It's a blank canvas for you to personalise. I stipple them myself (I use a soldering iron whilst the Danish oil is still wet and it works brilliantly making the wood much darker in contrast to the rest of the stock) and put the fingers grooves in along with a thumb groove. Stained a little darker and finished with Danish oil they look absolutely stunning. I also put an adjustable butt pad on but the OEM butt pad is perfectly functional.

Looks like a rifle that I'd like to have, as I'm a big fan of CO2 and springer rifles. Of course,..this one's does not seem to be available here in Canada,..worse luck! I'll keep watching your comprehensive reviews,..I like the content and find them most informative. Thanks Dan!

Nice one Dan great review, keep them coming!. Thanks for sharing Mate..

That looked like a LOVELY trigger for a budget rifle!

excellent review from across the pond

SMK came on in leaps and bounds after the Swiss Arms merger. A few of their guns were already pretty good quality for the money such as the XS19 and the XS36 but a lot of guns got a boost with the Supergrade range. Same guns but better finished with more attention to detail. Their previous guns were OK in the main but many of us treated them as project guns in The UK Chinese Airgun Forum. We developed our own mods, refined tuning techniques etc and bought seals in bulk and repackaged them in small sets those along with replacement stainless hardware to replace the soft Chinesium rubbish for the benefit of members. In fact Welsh Willy (Will Gerkhe) was one of our early members before he eventually became a registered firearms dealer (he was a driving instructor back then). Some of the mods we came up with and even some accessory parts we designed are in production with bigger companies. That's a long story but if you get a good idea keep it to yourself until you arrange a production deal or patent it. I had two of my designs ripped off and there was nothing I could do about it. One of our members came up with the long 4x12g CO2 tube and that was 'robb'ed too. The CO2 guns and the improvements we made to them were taken into consideration and many found their way into the new guns. Absolutely no problem with that as that was what we were all about. It is gratifying to see manufacturers take note of customer suggestions. SMK have lost that cheap and cheerful reputation they had and are now known for good value and decent quality guns. So many serious competitive shooters started out with them and then went on to greater things and I was one of them and I am pleased to say I still have some of their guns in my collection alongside my Air Arms, BSA, Theoben, Webley and Gunpower rifles. My favourite gun is still my AR2079A .177 converted to regulated HPA and topped with a MTC Mamba. Smooth as silk and deadly accurate I only recently gave up competition with it. The gun never let me down once in 25 years, only probe seals due to inevitable wear have been replaced (quality O rings last for ever treated with silicone grease)...it was my body that gave up the ghost. Long may SMK continue.

Great review as always,talk about a hw80 clone with the stock. 👍

Hi BD, top review again mate. If you are after feed back on the length of the videos, then for me it's go long. Thanks again and looking forward to the next one. Stay safe.

Really like your reviews and the guns you choose to review. But I do have a question. Why didn’t you do the last chrony with the thunder pellets? I can see using the Crosman’s makes sense at first. But once you have a pellet that does well accuracy wise. Why not do the chrony with those pellets? That would be the ones that you would be using in the field. Keep up the good work. Your review was greatly appreciated in these quarantine times. Thanks.

Thanks dan.Realy apreciated mate :)

Awsome review mate. Are we going to see the 208. Thank you and keep safe.

Have one of these tuned converted to 177, WW trigger and kit, refinished stock, well worth the money. Still like my xs19 though😁

There definitely on it with there guns ,there pretty much more expensive guns made cheaper ,they do all a expensive gun would but just dont have the quality, they do everything you would want with an airrifle. 👍👌

great review matey i have the older SMK20 with Hawke 6-24x50 scope/silenced too and i cannot fault it and gotta say its one i will keep AND add to my collection :D

Excellent as usual, 99s please, regards, David.

Dan that is some darn good shooting free hand! Your not just a pretty face!!!

Best pellet for that gun is RWS Superdomes. The trigger is a copy of the TX 200 with one adjusting screw in the blade instead of two. When tuned by an expert, the XS20 is superb

You're very good at this, subscribed. I wish I lived nearby, I'd buy one off you.

Great review as always. I see you still get error readings on your chronograph. Since I modified my hoods on mine, I have shoot to date close to 800 shots through the Caldwell Precision Ballistic Chronograph without a single error reading. The batteries are lasting quite a while for the LEDs that are inserted into the center of each hood. Heath Halfhill channel on RU-vid shows how I did it and it is super easy, fun and very affordable. There is a light kit that Caldwell makes but it requires AC power to operate which for me takes away mobility and costs $50 usd. My fix is around $10 usd. LEDs and battery boxes with on/off switches built in I bought from eBay. Clear White LEDs 50 pack and 2 battery boxes, drill bit same diameter as the head of LEDs, flux core solder for electronics, 4-1’ pieces of solid copper wire 18-20 AWG stripped of their insulation, soldering gun 10-20 watt, hot melt glue gun, 4 batteries AA or AAA, and wide clear Gorilla Tape or another brand that clear and durable. It was really fun to do and works flawlessly so far. Cloudy, under a roof, shade tree, gloomy day, or a sunny day makes no difference, no more error readings. I wish everything I tinker with worked out this good. Take care, stay safe, and stay well. Thanks again.

Hi Dan,I've always wondered what this rifle was like and it looks to be a good accurate gun nice groups bye the way glancing at the comments i agree with the guy that suggested the hw99s as a rifle most would choose over the xs 20 and I would love to see you review it to see how it fares atb Dave

Hi Dan, long or short vids? I like the long detailed reviews but i'll go with the majority. Still like to see what you make of the CP2, mine is with my RFD, he's fettling the PP800 power plant into the CP2 with the rifle barrel and sorting out a a CO2 carbine with the short barrel and 2nd stock.

Hello Dan cracking review , must say smart looking old skool gun , looks like it can bat & bowl . Cheers

Hi Dan, would it be an idea to review the BAM / SMK XS 41 underlever rifle ? I saw some very promising observations about that gun....

was tempted by one of these years back but went for the XS19 as had heard the 20 was down on power ,which is borne out in your test,also doesn't seem as accurate as the 19 or consistent it would seem

Hi there Dan love your reviews, would love your opinion, what’s the better gun, XS20 or the XS38, or what’s the best SMK springer in your opinion, I’m looking to buy an SMK springer to add to my collection, many thanks

Nice one dan ,😁👍

My syng is very quick on the lock time, she slams that piston forward with some juicy recoil, a silencer keeps the neighbours happy

You’ve earned a subscriber 👋🏽 now I need advice as to which air gun to buy

i bought a s/hand one of these about 9yrs ago , did a full tune , button piston , HW trigger blade [ brought foward in the cage ] and every thing ells . it cocked and shot real well RECOMMENDED i moved it out of my colection and sold it to a ex squdie and once used to it he could do 20 pence group`s at 50yrd . i dont think SMK sell / make the XS20 any more ???????!!!!!!!!!!! one good cheap rifle

Hello pal, hope you’re well, sorry not been in touch, turbulent times, keep up the great work 👍👍

Keep um coming Dan more than ever now with this virus keeping us locked up. Have 3 of the mk1 version of this not a bad rifle.

Can you do a review of the hammerli hunter force 900 combo ?

Is the barrel threaded? Is the barrel weight actually a proper threaded screwed on item or is it just held on with a grub screw or something?.

After the lockdown , Dan send me a message if you get an xs38 in will pay over the phone and you can post to my gun shop , if you could , cheers Shane , uk 🇬🇧, good review by the way , I went down the break barrel gas ram route webley dmr,, so now need a half decent underlever

Its a nice gun, £190 from my local. But the problem is that for an extra £30 i can buy a new HW99s. The Rekord trigger alone is worth the difference, so unless it's a second hand bargain, i wouldn't buy the XS20

Great review , not a bad looking gun either .

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To be fair, there are a lot of back garden/small pest shooters out there (of which I am one) & a 5p group at 25 yards - Whats not to like!!

Nice review trigger surprise me

How va bout a review on the brocok bantam, or an old one the air arms s410 ?? thanks

Dan we're is your shop

Would this be Suitable for Rat shooting?

Any idea if they sell this in the US?

Wiehrauch do the same. No big problem

It looks for all sence and purpose just like a weihrac hw80 .

What make of scope is that fitted?... Any good?

I'll put it that way

Looks like a copy of the HW80

Buy a real hw80 secondhand for the same money. More accurate, chequered, match grade trigger, made in Germany.

shooting artillery hold, checqering on the sides is useless.

I was tempted by one of these prior to lock down. But i think its about time people took a long hard look at themselves and stop buying Chinese product because of cheap prices. Its going to take a long time to forgive china for what they have done. The western economy has been decimated and may well take a decade to recover. I like many others will be boycotting china from this point onward. I will be buying British first and foremost and if I cant buy UK manufactured product , then I will look at western Europe or America. I'm finished with buying cheap crap from china at the expense of rebuilding the western economy