Richard Saunders: An Experts View

All of our reviews are based upon Richard Saunders opinions. Richard has been shooting air rifles for nearly forty years. Today he hunts and carries out pest control on more than a thousand acres spread across different locations in the south of England. He is a regular contributor to Airgun Shooter magazine, writing mainly hunting features and product reviews, as well The Airgun Show on YouTube.

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Spring Powered Air Rifle

Who should buy this rifle and why

Like other rifles in the Reximex range, the Accura offers a combination of solid build quality and strong performance, both in terms of accuracy and power levels. The multi-shot magazine-fed sidelever action lends itself both to those who want to shoot targets on the range and hunt/pest-control out to normal airgun distances. At 1,010mm and 3.5 kgs, the Reximex Accura is a full-size rifle but thanks to adjustable stock features, it will accommodate even the largest shooters. 

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Plenty of adjustment means perfect shoulder fit and eye/scope alignment.

Like other rifles in the Reximex range, the Accura offers a combination of solid build quality and strong performance, both in terms of accuracy and power levels. The multi-shot magazine-fed sidelever action lends itself both to those who want to shoot targets on the range and hunt/pest-control out to normal airgun distances. At 1,010mm and 3.5 kgs, the Reximex Accura is a full-size rifle but thanks to adjustable stock features, it will accommodate even the largest shooters. 

Stock and main features

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A four-way adjustable trigger and multi-point power adjuster makes the Reximex Accura a versatile rifle

In keeping with other rifles in the Reximex line-up, the Accura has a black plastic ambidextrous stock. The finish is high quality and although there is a moulding seam, there are no rough edges. The plastic also has a sold feel with no hollowness or flex. The Accura comes with studs for a sling or bipod and amongst a pack of accessories is a shot Picatinny accessory rail.

Pushing a button enables you to extend the butt pad by a few inches to lengthen the pull although you will need to tighten a couple of allen screws once in place. And slackening off another screw allows the cheekpiece to be raised. The combination ensures good shoulder fit and eye/scope alignment.

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Slick sidelever cocks the action and probes pellets through the magazine. And a dual scope rail accepts Picatinny and dovetail mounts

A large cut out allows good access to the pistol grip that is only a few degrees off the vertical. There are no finger contours, but patches of moulded stippling make for a comfortable and grippy handle. Trigger attack is excellent and most people will find the post and shoe match-style arrangement very accessible. Four-way adjustment for length and weight of pull on the two-stages as well as the height and angle of the shoe is a feature usually found on more expensive rifles. The two stages are well defined with no discernible creep and the let off is precise. Above the trigger is a cross-bolt safety catch. Push it from the left to the right to make the rifle safe and from right to left to make it live. An ‘S’ and ‘F’ printed into the stock help remove any confusion as does a red band on the cross-bolt to indicate the Accura is live.

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Cross bolt safety is positive and well-positioned. Barrel band cum bottle support can be removed

On the right side a red lever allows you to adjust the power level by throttling off the transfer port. Though undoubtedly more useful on high powered versions, at 12 ft. lbs. most people will probably turn it up to the max for the majority of their shooting. However, if you need to turn things down for shooting in a smaller garden or very close range shooting in a barn it will come in useful. Just remember to adjust your aimpoints accordingly.

Thanks to the long fore-end, there’s plenty of room for your lead hand and once again more stippling provides plenty of grip. Underneath, in a large recess, is a clear manometer to indicate bottle pressure as well as the fill valve. There is no cap for the valve and the Accura’s 425cc bottle will take a 250 bar fill for 200 plus shots. The rifle is not regulated so you want to spend some time on the range to determine the pressure range that delivers the most consistent and accurate shots.

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The Reximex Accura takes a 250 bar fill. Removing the muzzle cap and a couple of baffles means you can attach a silencer, though you’ll have to buy an adapter

As with other Reximex rifles, indeed most other Turkish rifles generally, the Accura’s scope rail is designed to accept both 22mm Picatinny and 9-11mm dovetail mounts. The rail itself is big enough for most conventional scopes and is split either side of the breech.

The barrel measures 645mm, although several inches at the muzzle end are in fact taken up with a series of baffles designed to deaden the sound. They are reasonably effective, but fitting a silencer requires an adapter to be purchased and several of the baffles to be removed in order to fit it.

A band-cum-bottle support halfway down the barrel may not be to everyone’s taste but can be removed easily enough by undoing a small grub screw. 

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Rotate the faceplate clockwise to load pellets and insert the magazine into the right side of the breech

The Reximex Accura comes with two cartridge style magazines that take 12 pellets in .22 and 14 in .177 calibre. Inserting pellets is achieved by first rotating the clear plastic face plate in a clockwise direction as indicated by a moulded arrow to coil an internal spring. Make sure you place your finger under the hole in the back of the magazine when you insert the first pellet nose first otherwise it will fall straight through. Once the first chamber is filled the spring will be held in place and you can insert pellets into the remaining chambers rotating the face place anti-clockwise.

With the magazine is full, put the safety catch on and pull back the side lever. The magazine is inserted from the right with the round end first and the clear face plate facing you. Make sure the flat bottom of the magazine is flush to the bottom of the breech slot.

As you look down the rifle you will see numbers on the magazine that count down until you are empty. Once you’ve fired the last pellet the side lever will pull back but will not go forward as it is blocked off. Not only does this serve as a handy indicator and stop you wasting air on a dry fire, it also discourages storing the Accura with a magazine left in.

Accuracy and performance

Having spent several weeks with a .22 calibre Accura, I found that accuracy and consistency improved with use and very quickly the rifle was easily capable of delivering 10p groups at 30 metres. Having tested several pellet brands, the Accura proved itself to not be pellet fussy, although Air Arms Diabolo Field 5.52 and JSB Hades were particularly good. In terms of power output, the rifle varied between just under and just over 11 ft. lbs. with commendable shot-to-shot consistency.

Summary

If you’re in the market for a well-made, durable and affordable PCP rifle that will engage you on the range and also take care of pest species, the Reximex Accura is well worth considering, especially at a price point of around £450.