BSA Lightning XL .22

[deadeye dick]

Sorry to hear you had such a bad experience with the BSA Tac I have owned a few BSA'S over the years and have never found one that did not do what it said on the box...kill small game at 35yds + ,I have just recently bought a2nd hand BSA Tac of a member and it is absolutely spot on I can get really tight groups at 25-30yds with min.effort on my part, I reckon you were sold a dud as the other one I have a older lightning was zeroed within 5mins at 15 yds

[simesgee]

That’s sad if you got a bad one! I’ve had no problems with mine at all (so far).

The scope rail isn’t an issue for me as the mounts are BSA ones. In reply to the posts asking why BSA perseveres with the cushioned scope rail, I can only assume it has some benefit in protecting the scope! That said, if it yours won’t group at all anywhere then there’s something definitely wrong. Glad you got something you like.

I’ve had a thought about the front stock bolts. I reckon the shearing problem is due to over tightening them. Maybe that’s why the Allen head screw size is small. They don’t actually take much load; when cocking - the reaction to the load is for the mechanism to lift up at the trigger end (bigger bolts there). So far mine haven’t budged for ages.

Was out practicing with mine yesterday before it got dark. Made a right mess of my first few shots, then relaxed a bit and finished off with a nice tight group. So I’m still pleased. The only problem I have is switching between this and my AAS400. I make a total pigs ear out of everything for ages!!

[uk litehammer]

[QUOTE=simesgee;3371393]That’s sad if you got a bad one! I’ve had no problems with mine at all (so far).

The scope rail isn’t an issue for me as the mounts are BSA ones. In reply to the posts asking why BSA perseveres with the cushioned scope rail, I can only assume it has some benefit in protecting the scope!

If they made the gun behave in the first place, the scope wouldn't need protecting. After all, just about every other manufacturer out there can manage it.

[g60bv]

try this forum. http://bsaog.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=764.0
i have a xl in.25. never had an issue with it, the double click on cocking is the piston travling over the trigger sear, not a not can be done with this.

[cptman]

i had a .25 and never could get decent grouping even at 10 yards, after six months the barrel started to wobble from side to side so i took it back to the retailer for a full refund and purchased a .25 weihrauch 77 which will give half inch grouping straight from the box.
i felt guilty about not buying British but apparrently BSA are moving their springer production to spain anyway.
cptman

[The Squire]

after six months the barrel started to wobble from side to side

The .22 I had did similar. Managed to sort it by removing the barrel assembly and adjusting the compression tube in a vice. Lovely looking rifles which handle great but for engineering quality get an HW, any HW

[Rune_rebel]

Hi.
I got a Lightning tactical cal 22 in FAC.
The gun is very accurate, but only likes H&N FT pellets. Nothing else.

It is very frustrating that the stock bolts get loose and must be tightned afther every 20 shots or so.
My 20 year old Supersport dont have this problem.

Sincerely
Rune