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.

[look no hands]

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.

I've had a couple in the past including a gas rammed one that shot ok but was well underpowered as it had leaked, hopefully I've got myself lined up with one from a good friend but I think a Airsporter RB2 carbine may have to be had first because of the rarity of it.

Pete

[madcarlos]

I bought an old tatty one for about £40 , I was surprised with the accuracy on it, I found it one of the best springers I have shot,

[les allam]

I love my Superstar .22 ,if I'm doing my bit it is just as accurate as my Tx200 out to 60 yards.
I stupidly sold my mk1 Superstar years ago and have always regretted it.
Those that shoot them know how good they are,and I think Bsa's best rifle.
Les..

[Murphy]

I would like a Mk2 K .177 in my collection but they are quite rare coming up for sale.

I don't know where all these people on here seem to keep finding them.

[WILBA]

Had 2 superstars in the past. But rather my goldstars which is basicly the same gun but has a 10 shot magazine. But they are nice to shoot.

[look no hands]

I would like a Mk2 K .177 in my collection but they are quite rare coming up for sale.

I don't know where all these people on here seem to keep finding them.

I think it's the same with all rarish rifles, as with the Superstar because it's been in the shadow of the TX and 77/97, not many sold so there's not that many out there anyway, it's taken me 18 years to find a Supersport custom (and that was constant Googling until one just appeared on Gunstar) and it will probably take me another 18 years for me to find a Diana 34 120th anniversary model I've been after for the past 6 years.

A Superstar carbine popped up on here a little while ago for sale but it was way to expensive for the condition in was in.



Pete

[chrisisthe1@lycos.co.uk]

I have my superstar. Comes out a few times a year to use. It takes a while to learn to shoot it again but once you're there you'll be In love. It is definitely a keeper mine. I have no idea what people are on about being difficult to load or work on??? They're a doddle. Yes mine would benifit from a detwang but in all honesty it doesn't need it.

[look no hands]

Had 2 superstars in the past. But rather my goldstars which is basicly the same gun but has a 10 shot magazine. But they are nice to shoot.

I bought and sold a .177 Goldstar a few years ago, the only thing that let it down where those damn BSA mags, even after being sent back to BSA for a service they still kept indexing wrong

Pete

[SRV1]

Mmmm...As per PJ earlier posts, I bought two really nice 0.22 Superstars off him - absolutely love them, thank you PJ! I have six now, including a carbine version, all 0.22 except for one of the standard versions being 0.177. They are quality, lovely to shoot and safe to load. The maxi-scope rail can be a bit of a pain, but, I made a tool to assist. By the way, the foam(?) rubber cushions under the maxi-scope rail seem fairly expensive from T.C.C. for what they are, anyone sourced a sheet of similar material that will do the job? Need to have a look around.......