BSA Superstar, is it underrated or not?

[look no hands]

Hi all,

Just thought I'd start a new thread about the Superstar as there seems to be a bit of interest about it on another thread running at the moment, so what are peoples thoughts on said beastie, now this isn't a Superstar bashing thread and yes we all know that anything the Farterland produces will piss all over it, so please keep those comments to yourselves, I just want to get a general view about this underrated rifle that BSA were foolish to stop making (along with all their other underlevers)

Pete

[Drew451]

You won't get any rose tinted BSA specs from me- Ive never been into them. My pal, bought one this year, then bought another very soon afterwards. After a few hours shooting both I can understand why. I found them difficult to fault in almost every area.
I shot the .177 full rifle the most and found its accuracy very good. It was smooth and recoil modest. Wondered if it had been breathed on. The rotary breech was a joy to use.
So yes, an underated rifle in my opinion and one BSA that a non fan would probably love to own.

[imorik]

They look good. Shoot well enough with acceptable accuracy and recoil. PITA to strip. Rotary breech is a good idea in theory but is awkward to load, will never be as good as loading a pellet direct into barrel and if needs seals replacing is a nightmare. Lots of guns are better and easier to work on.

Forgot ro mention the 14mm scoe rail which limits mount choice.

[p.j.]

In my view they are very good, much easier to shoot accurately than the supersport, which I like as well.
The strip down is pretty straight forward, just one special tool to fabricate to remove the spring.
I have two here at the moment one of which is the full length, which is in poor condition, bought for a very reasonable price. I have thought about using it as a basis for my next AGW article, history, stripdown, service etc.

[look no hands]

In my view they are very good, much easier to shoot accurately than the supersport, which I like as well.
The strip down is pretty straight forward, just one special tool to fabricate to remove the spring.
I have two here at the moment one of which is the full length, which is in poor condition, bought for a very reasonable price. I have thought about using it as a basis for my next AGW article, history, stripdown, service etc.

That could be a very good comparison, I've just acquired a Supersport custom with the same 2 stage trigger as the Superstar and I forgot how lovely that trigger is to use, I expect the added weight of the S'star helps tame the recoil more than the 'sports, that reminds me I need to get out in the shed to stick my tuning kit in the custom

Pete

[p.j.]

The trigger has a better feel, although more a pseudo two stage affair. The breech system makes them very safe - no fingers ahead of a sliding breech. They do benefit from a clean and guide fitting.
Its a rifle that I never considered back in the day, but more recently have come to appreciate its merits. I did have a fair few of them but sold a couple to Jeff on here, who is a big fan of these.