Is this a mk1 BSA airsporter?
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David.evans
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I’d say yes there’s no groves for a scope , and the mk1 had the silver back
Smellydog
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What kind of year would that be Dave?
Squirrelbasher
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1948-1962
Jumping in fellas. I've an airsporter guessing late seventies that's grooved for a scope. But which mounts and scope to fit. I think I put this same question a couple or three years ago. Cheers.
Smellydog
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Not a clue mate sorry.
Smellydog
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Thanks mate. That's awesome.
Just needs a new piston seal.
I'll take it back to the shop next week.
If you have the serial no this is a handy website What's My BSA
Trigger260
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Go on the bsa air gun owners forum, those guys will have all the info you need
landkeeper
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If memory serves that's a bsa 'club' I've an uncle in his 90s has one from new my aunt still nails rabbits with it in their veg garden
Is it .177
Is it .177
enfieldspares
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I learned to shoot with an Airsporter MkI with the self opening "tap". My father bought it. In .22 and with iron sights just like the OP's "hammer adjustable" for windage. Proper Eley Wasp not the blue tinned rubbish lookalike swaged on worn out dies sold as Wasp nowadays. Accurate, would kill starlings to seventy-five yards if you got the hold over and windage right. Best "teacher" ever for learning windage and hold over. Put pellet after pellet onto a steel plate at twenty yards shooting standing or kneeling unsupported. The fitted iron sights only. No 'scope. Best training for learning shooting from standing and kneeling and breathing and trigger and shot hold through. Made me the rifle shot I am. And the garden full of songbirds too as their predators were culled relentlessly.
Phil fox man
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there's mine on the wall next to a telum tornado
David.evans
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My one is 1953 I’ll get a photo up tomorrow
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David.evans
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J nibbs is your best bet for all bsa parts mate
Smellydog
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It's 22 afraid.
Smellydog
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I don't know which is best...the air rifles on the wall or the cr in bits in the front room
That looks like a very early one. I have a later model awaiting a refurb when I get time. I expect it will have a leather piston washer. Easy enough to get one made soak in 3in 1 before fitting it will diesel so best bed it in with an old spring. I wore out 2x BSA Mercury's in .22 lived on a diet of Eley Wasps used to do a tin a week. Fettled my second Delrin piston head sleaved spring and alike. Trigger sear honed and polished. Shame such a crap dovetail
Wish they could retro fit the bonded rail. Ended up having a threaded hing pin fitted on mine. One piece mount super glued to stop it moving. Changed springs monthly. Thoose were the days. Shot hundreds of rabbits squirrels and pigeon.
Paddy Sp on here is an avid air gun collector so drop him a pm.
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Wish they could retro fit the bonded rail. Ended up having a threaded hing pin fitted on mine. One piece mount super glued to stop it moving. Changed springs monthly. Thoose were the days. Shot hundreds of rabbits squirrels and pigeon.
Paddy Sp on here is an avid air gun collector so drop him a pm.
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Phil fox man
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it's in the man cave,it was a nefinite no! for it to go in the living roomI don't know which is best...the air rifles on the wall or the cr in bits in the front room
.it's now getting a bit crowded in here now and theirs 2 mor kxf,s in the garage!.
do you think I have a problem
Yes looks like a mk1, the later ones had a screw in reciever,your looks like it all in one, think they changed in the mid 60's.
They came with a leather piston washer, probably not the most effective seal, don't know if you could upgrade to ptfe or not, might require a piston assembly change.
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