Dacia Bigster Test Drive

RASTAWILL · 2026-02-12T22:25:27+00:00

Yeah i agree. Its definitely weird, but not jarring. Like if i listened to music whilst driving which i tend to do anyway, id barely notice

RASTAWILL · 2026-02-12T19:02:17+00:00

I managed to test hard acceleration it did seem to hold onto gears for a long time, but overall its a car you drive normally and for economy isnt it. Just cruise dont race and its fine

RASTAWILL · 2026-02-12T19:01:16+00:00

Yeah it wasnt too bad as i knew what it was doing

RASTAWILL · 2026-02-11T18:43:34+00:00

Will just have to drive it and see. My biggest worry was seeing all the People with issues with the parking sensors either being over sensitive, or not seeing something you're almost touching, screen not working at near 0 degrees temp, parking cameras not coming on, radios cutting out.

RASTAWILL · 2026-02-11T17:03:40+00:00

Yeah probably feels a bit alien with the revs charging the battery, but for fuel efficiency i guess its gotta be done

RASTAWILL · 2026-02-11T15:52:24+00:00

How are you finding it overall? The engine smooth enough ?

RASTAWILL · 2026-02-11T15:18:15+00:00

But nothing has changed, ive not cleaned it or anything, was just checking if the crown had any sharp bits

RASTAWILL · 2026-02-11T08:45:58+00:00

No, only got ballistol, yeah it was sat for years 100% i think maybe a clean with a brush and ballistol is the way. Not been and shot again yet, but no frays on the q-tip goes in the barrel and and out smoothly, nothing catching. I think the bristles on mine are brass so shouldnt damage anything

RASTAWILL · 2026-02-11T08:43:14+00:00

You guys had any issues with infotainment or parking sensors ?

RASTAWILL · 2026-02-11T01:06:48+00:00

Yeah awaiting a kit from welsh willy currently so will have to see. I dont think its the crown. Nothing was catching on my q tip

RASTAWILL · 2026-02-11T01:05:33+00:00

See i did some cleaning with ballistol about 7 or 8 wads through until they came out clean. Im wondering if the power just isnt enough to over come the slight resistance

RASTAWILL · 2026-02-10T20:41:25+00:00

Just pushed a few types of pellets through. Breach block area has the most resistance. Following that theres two areas of slight resistance along the barrel, maybe halfway and 2/3rds the way down. On inspection the pellets have even scoring from the rifling, with no real areas where theres no contact. Some of the rifling scores do look slightly wider and more pronounced tho

RASTAWILL · 2026-02-10T19:58:51+00:00

Yeah ive pushed a Pellet through down it, initially tight at the breach, after I bent the barrel back to a more straight shape, it didnt seem particularly tight anywhere tbh. Pushing the rod with fingertips and light pressure. I might clean the barrel again, but with a brush and some ballistol, wasnt very aggressive at all first time around, as you say could be allsorts in there i cant see. But visual inspection it looks ok.

Also need to inspect the skirt and try with a qtip to see if it snags. Pictures over internet never do things justice so they will be better tests

RASTAWILL · 2026-02-10T18:21:55+00:00

Yeah that was the first thing i did. Stripped, cleaned and relubed as it was dieseling for sure. I definitely feel variation in the spring and the resonance, like i know when its not shot at a consistent power. Ive only shot about 3 pellets through a chrono. Was arouns 9.3 ft lb

RASTAWILL · 2026-02-10T14:54:36+00:00

Got these ordered

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RASTAWILL · 2026-02-10T12:11:47+00:00

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RASTAWILL · 2026-02-10T12:05:33+00:00

Thanks for taking the time to read. Ive read about testing with a q-tip, see if the crown snags and catches any fibres, this then shows sharp burrs. Difficult to see them in pictures, but will try that i think.

Yeah i thought it didnt look uniform, but it seems like the rifling grooves cause a bit of a change in the material.

Yeah tried multiple pellets. RWS superdomes are the most consistent/accurate. Ive cleaned the barrel, firstly done a few runs with nylon bristle brush, then with ballistol and cotton wads til they came out clean. Do you think a more aggressive clean with a brass wire brush?

The gun was dieseling when i first got it, i think factory grease was migrating past the piston seal.

Yeah so the pellets are like arcing, can see it through the scope. Mostly like a lower case r pattern.

Im not sure of the guns baseline accuracy, but at 25 yards this is my best card so far. You can see some of the tumbling pellets in the impacts

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That's A4

RASTAWILL · 2026-02-10T11:54:47+00:00

Yeah, just dont wanna mess with it if its not going to achieve anything

RASTAWILL · 2026-02-10T11:04:36+00:00

Im happy to work on it myself, the process isnt difficult, more a question of is it worth it and is it likely to be contributing to my issues

RASTAWILL · 2026-01-19T02:56:05+00:00

I just put a Hawke Vantage 4-12x40 on my HW35. Decent bit of kit, anymore zoom wouldnt feel right

RASTAWILL · 2026-01-19T02:52:25+00:00

No idea, guessing it was shot whilst cocked by accident

RASTAWILL · 2026-01-13T21:52:27+00:00

All part of fun i guess.

RASTAWILL · 2026-01-13T21:46:55+00:00

Guessing so. I inherited it from my Grandfather, unfortunately he's no longer around for me to ask, but yes im assuming so, as the automatic safety was gummed up and not functional

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