Paperbag Writer
13-06-2007, 05:25 PM
After putting a lot of time into researching which air rifle I should get as my first, I came to the drawn conclusion of the BSA Supersport - only just winning over the Weihrauch HW99s and Webley Xocet XS (which I plan to buy a bit later when I get more money).
Stripping the box away to get the gun out as fast as possible, I was not disappointed. The Supersport is a good looker; compact, with a nice finish to the beech stock. Taking it out of the box and holding it in my hands, I was surprised at how little the rifle weighed (especially compared to my 1979 BSA Mercury, well past its sell by date).
Taking it out carefully disguised as an "umbrella" wrapped in two bin bags, I found the Supersport to be a truly great performer. With the standard open sights I could consistently hit glass bottles, cans, and anything else we found to shoot at from 50 feet or further.
I don't know much about pellets, but with the BSA Elite .22 that I'm currently using, the rifle is pin point accurate. I did have one strange shot (this only happened once out of about 500 times) where the dispatch of the pellet made a very loud cracking sound; almost like the sound made by real rifle ammunition. I think this was caused by compressed air from the previous shots building up. It's nothing to worry about.
There is one strange thing that I feel I should mention about the stock. After emailing BSA themselves, asking about why the stock had chequering in it, they told me that this was a "new and improved feature" to the Supersport, only just having been added. This new feature gives the rifle a nice look - primarily making it look like a higher end rifle.
So, after reading this review and the many more written about the Supersport .22, I hope you've been persuaded to go out and buy one. This is a truly great rifle, which both performs and looks the part. I recommend this to anyone who's looking to buy a full power air rifle at a good price. You should think of the Supersport as a £250 rifle that only costs £150, if that makes sense, which I hope it does.
Only took me about an hour to write ... =P
Stripping the box away to get the gun out as fast as possible, I was not disappointed. The Supersport is a good looker; compact, with a nice finish to the beech stock. Taking it out of the box and holding it in my hands, I was surprised at how little the rifle weighed (especially compared to my 1979 BSA Mercury, well past its sell by date).
Taking it out carefully disguised as an "umbrella" wrapped in two bin bags, I found the Supersport to be a truly great performer. With the standard open sights I could consistently hit glass bottles, cans, and anything else we found to shoot at from 50 feet or further.
I don't know much about pellets, but with the BSA Elite .22 that I'm currently using, the rifle is pin point accurate. I did have one strange shot (this only happened once out of about 500 times) where the dispatch of the pellet made a very loud cracking sound; almost like the sound made by real rifle ammunition. I think this was caused by compressed air from the previous shots building up. It's nothing to worry about.
There is one strange thing that I feel I should mention about the stock. After emailing BSA themselves, asking about why the stock had chequering in it, they told me that this was a "new and improved feature" to the Supersport, only just having been added. This new feature gives the rifle a nice look - primarily making it look like a higher end rifle.
So, after reading this review and the many more written about the Supersport .22, I hope you've been persuaded to go out and buy one. This is a truly great rifle, which both performs and looks the part. I recommend this to anyone who's looking to buy a full power air rifle at a good price. You should think of the Supersport as a £250 rifle that only costs £150, if that makes sense, which I hope it does.
Only took me about an hour to write ... =P