Mike95
25-11-2005, 11:34 AM
I am newly returned to airguns after over 40 years, so I am trying the usual suspects in spring rifles, Weihrauch, Webley,and now BSA. I understand that the Superstar ceased production some two years ago, but I was able to buy a new gun from DonnyC on the BBS, and I am very pleased with my purchase.
The gun is 39 inches long and measures 14 inches from trigger to butt pad. The barrel is about 12 inches and has a barrel weight (removeable by the look of it for silencer). Very positive spring loaded fixing for the underlever.
The gun is light compared to my Weihrauch's, about 6.5 lbs and very well balanced. Very easy to shoot standing. Has good adjustable and removeable open sights. The front sight is (unusually) adjustable and can provide bead or blade. Rear sight has V or U notch. Woodwork is in the usual,walnut stain with low sheen finish, looks like beech, very good quality. Made for R/H but a L/H could manage. The blueing does not look as deep as my Webley but only time will tell.
The gun has a rotary breech which can only be opened after the gun is cocked. Cocking effort is fine for me, less than other underlevers I have used.
The rotary breech and the safety have plastic fitments which seem robust enough but other members may have long term experience.
Excellent scope rail about 5 inches long, may be a problem with some large scopes. Small instruction booklet which even explains how to change the mainspring, comes with 3 Allen keys and spare breech seal.
Put around 200 pellets through the gun. Chrono at 11.5 ft/lbs with RWS Hobby pellets, 11.9 gns, chrono at 11.2 with Daystate 15.9 gns.Shooting dead flat at 25 metres with both pellets. Have to watch that the rotary breech does not pinch the pellet skirt when closing the breech. With open sights completely flat, can get 20mm group at 25 metres. No sign of pellet drop at 25 metres, so probably good to 30 metre hunting range with open sights.
Very little recoil but fairly loud report. No obvious mechanical noise, very smooth to cock and fire. Good adjustable two stage trigger, as good as the Weirauch imo. Would probably require a silencer for hunting.
It is the very good balance of the gun which I like after the effort of holding the Weihrauch 77K in a standing position. Only time will tell if the BSA has the longevity of the Weihrauch.
Mike95
The gun is 39 inches long and measures 14 inches from trigger to butt pad. The barrel is about 12 inches and has a barrel weight (removeable by the look of it for silencer). Very positive spring loaded fixing for the underlever.
The gun is light compared to my Weihrauch's, about 6.5 lbs and very well balanced. Very easy to shoot standing. Has good adjustable and removeable open sights. The front sight is (unusually) adjustable and can provide bead or blade. Rear sight has V or U notch. Woodwork is in the usual,walnut stain with low sheen finish, looks like beech, very good quality. Made for R/H but a L/H could manage. The blueing does not look as deep as my Webley but only time will tell.
The gun has a rotary breech which can only be opened after the gun is cocked. Cocking effort is fine for me, less than other underlevers I have used.
The rotary breech and the safety have plastic fitments which seem robust enough but other members may have long term experience.
Excellent scope rail about 5 inches long, may be a problem with some large scopes. Small instruction booklet which even explains how to change the mainspring, comes with 3 Allen keys and spare breech seal.
Put around 200 pellets through the gun. Chrono at 11.5 ft/lbs with RWS Hobby pellets, 11.9 gns, chrono at 11.2 with Daystate 15.9 gns.Shooting dead flat at 25 metres with both pellets. Have to watch that the rotary breech does not pinch the pellet skirt when closing the breech. With open sights completely flat, can get 20mm group at 25 metres. No sign of pellet drop at 25 metres, so probably good to 30 metre hunting range with open sights.
Very little recoil but fairly loud report. No obvious mechanical noise, very smooth to cock and fire. Good adjustable two stage trigger, as good as the Weirauch imo. Would probably require a silencer for hunting.
It is the very good balance of the gun which I like after the effort of holding the Weihrauch 77K in a standing position. Only time will tell if the BSA has the longevity of the Weihrauch.
Mike95