Topic: What was your first BSA airgun...? (Read 36987 times)

bsadevon · « **on:** September 13, 2012, 04:54:55 PM »

Mine was a BSA Mercury S in .22 a very pointable accurate gun or is that just nostalgia talking....!

Wonder what happened to it - think my Mum gave it away when i left home for college - she always hated guns in the house.

Wideboy80 · « **Reply #1 on:** September 13, 2012, 05:00:49 PM »

Bsa lightning deluxe, bit of a restoration project when i bought it, had been severely neglected, cracked stock blueing was terrible, brass trigger had been removed, breech seal removed etc etc, spent a fortune restoring it but it was well worth it. Sweet as a nut didnt miss a beat. Unfortunately sold it to fund an S10, woulda held onto it if i coulda afforded to but hey ho.

ATB Wideboy80

garyg · « **Reply #2 on:** September 13, 2012, 05:07:19 PM »

Lived in a city as a youngster, had a few go's on a friends Diana.
My first BSA was a T10 about 3 years ago.

ultra stu · « **Reply #3 on:** September 13, 2012, 05:20:16 PM »

Bsa ultra single shot .22 it was great but i chopped it in for a .177 ultra multi and never looked back .I've owned all flavors of ultra . /coooollll/
love em . ultra stu

bsa rifles · « **Reply #4 on:** September 13, 2012, 05:38:30 PM »

um lightning xl tac .177 i think.

asp383 · « **Reply #5 on:** September 13, 2012, 08:03:25 PM »

bsa meteor .22 (not sure what mk).

butch · « **Reply #6 on:** September 13, 2012, 08:08:37 PM »

BSA Meteor .22 in 1975,anyone one know what mk it is?

NickHammond121 · « **Reply #7 on:** September 13, 2012, 08:27:24 PM »

Lightening xl in a walnut stock

Pidlar · « **Reply #8 on:** September 13, 2012, 08:34:50 PM »

.177 supersport (circa 1990's) only rifle i have ever owned to date,just been serviced,will be shooting it on sunday.
All the best Stu.

Gringo · « **Reply #9 on:** September 13, 2012, 09:17:07 PM »

My first (that I purchased) was a BSA super10 Mk2.

Was knocking tin cans over with break barrels as a kid in the 70's. No idea what they were though.

bluetroutchaser1 · « **Reply #10 on:** September 13, 2012, 09:23:22 PM »

A Cadet major in 1965, it was already about 10 years old then but I used to knock half-pennies off the top of gate posts in my old father in laws small holding. I still have it, and it's still accurate!!

tony hodge · « **Reply #11 on:** September 13, 2012, 09:52:23 PM »

Quote from: asp383 on September 13, 2012, 08:03:25 PM

bsa meteor .22 (not sure what mk).

Same hear

atb tony

BAZ HODGE · « **Reply #12 on:** September 13, 2012, 10:00:11 PM »

airsporter carnt remmber the model i know you had to load the pellet on the top mk1 maybe /scratvh head/

rob · « **Reply #13 on:** September 13, 2012, 10:44:40 PM »

A .177 Supersport.

spasor · « **Reply #14 on:** September 14, 2012, 12:53:23 AM »

An almost new Cadet Major, in 1958 I think. /woohoo/

gosman2002 · « **Reply #15 on:** September 14, 2012, 01:23:17 AM »

bsa mercury 22

supd1 · « **Reply #16 on:** September 14, 2012, 10:32:23 AM »

shot quite allot of different rifles,air,cap,and cartridge as a a kid, then one day a friends granddad showed us his old BSA standard .177 i was very impressed it felt like a full rifle, just operated by air,that was over 40 years ago!
I now need light rifle to deal with vermin as i believe poisoning a long drawn out dispatch,only one air rifle sprung to mind(excuse the pun!).I have been able to obtain a one owner BSA 1935 .22 standard, completely oridginal,with a no 8 peep sight, foresight protector and a box of spares and tools,well used and very well maintained(the old boy was a barrel maker for Holland and Holland in West London).My first,last and only air rifle..............though???? what is that r10 that keep on cathing my eye

crimbo · « **Reply #17 on:** September 14, 2012, 12:23:50 PM »

BSA Meteor, 1968 if my memory serves me correctly, showing my age now /sslaughhhh/

villaman · « **Reply #18 on:** September 14, 2012, 12:32:48 PM »

BSA Meteor .22 in 1974

Ranger22 · « **Reply #19 on:** September 14, 2012, 01:07:30 PM »

Mine was a Lightning XL, lovely rifle
Al

rkr · « **Reply #20 on:** September 14, 2012, 05:02:05 PM »

Scorpion SE, but I remember drooling over the Meteors and Comets in the 80s at the local RFD so that may have influenced my decision even if I didn't have the money then.

paulS · « **Reply #21 on:** September 14, 2012, 06:35:35 PM »

Webley Hawk MK2 with both 177 and 22 barrels, they came with both which simpy screwed into the breeck block so took seconds to change and ages to get the front sight lined up again so I had to buy my first scope. Then I swaped it for a Mercury.

evolution · « **Reply #22 on:** September 15, 2012, 05:45:03 PM »

.22 meteor back in the early 1980's.

Tomo · « **Reply #23 on:** September 15, 2012, 06:18:33 PM »

Superstar .22 second hand in mint condition for £175 seemed like a bargain at the time, just a shame I didn't know what I was doing when I bought it! Although it did give me the basics of airgunning it wasn't until ten years later I bought a 97k in .177 that I really started to learn!

reaper1064 · « **Reply #24 on:** September 15, 2012, 06:47:41 PM »

Ultra single shot for me. Hooked me on BSA's for good.

Makis · « **Reply #25 on:** September 15, 2012, 07:49:52 PM »

Airsporter .22 1954 and still one of the best looking spring guns ever made /smile/

Regards, Makis //wink//

taps · « **Reply #26 on:** September 16, 2012, 12:44:44 AM »

A 22 meteor when i was about 13

heinzbean · « **Reply #27 on:** September 16, 2012, 09:41:20 AM »

Scorpion .22 pistol (sold many moons ago)
Meteor .22 rifle (1978) still got it never really used it.

reaper6 · « **Reply #28 on:** September 16, 2012, 03:14:57 PM »

Webley Falcon which i still have

risingfriend · « **Reply #29 on:** September 17, 2012, 04:11:42 PM »

bsa lightning xl in 22 loved it and still regret selling it. /grrrrrrrrrr/ am wanting to get another springer though and in 22 so who knows. /smile/

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