BSA Buccaneer... great fun...

[TonyL]

Own up, how many of you had one as a kid ?

Just got my "project" up and running with the help of some scorpion trigger bits. Easy for the kids to handle and shoot, accurate enough (would probably be better if I fed it on 5.6mm pellets, but not really worth it at 10-15 yards), nice to shoot. Trigger isn't at all bad either, but best of all the memories from all those decades ago The first "modern" springer bullpup ?

I guess as kids guns and the abuse that went with that, they are getting quite hard to find these days. I have pretty well enough bits to build another one, but just need to find that elusive stock... so if anyone sees one, however crap the condition, please hook us up

I took my .177 Buccaneer to the last Boinger bash and every one that had a shoot with it on the bell target enjoyed the experience ,they are great shooters and a lot of fun..
Atb
Les..

I bought a cheap, tatty Scorpion when I was 17. And the trigger was one of the stand-out features that I remembered about it, JB. Did I remember BSA quoting back in the day that the trigger mechanism was of the Martini design?

And yes, Les, I was one of the fortunate few that had a go with yours at the last Bash. Thank you. It was excellent and certainly far better than I expected. And, in Buccaneer format, the firing cycle was so much sweeter and more benign than I remember the handful of a pistol demonstrating.

[Hsing-ee]

It was excellent and certainly far better than I expected. And, in Buccaneer format, the firing cycle was so much sweeter and more benign than I remember the handful of a pistol demonstrating.

The Scorpion seems to have been inspired by the BSF S20, a hand-cannon type air-pistol which is really an air-rifle cut down and plonked on a pistol grip.

When BSA did make a 'proper' air pistol (240 Magnum) it went for the Webley type layout, with some excellent innovations such as a fixed barrel. I think it suffered from being a little too light for the power it developed and consequently failed to make any friends.... BSA never found the happy medium.

[les allam]

I bought a cheap, tatty Scorpion when I was 17. And the trigger was one of the stand-out features that I remembered about it, JB. Did I remember BSA quoting back in the day that the trigger mechanism was of the Martini design?

And yes, Les, I was one of the fortunate few that had a go with yours at the last Bash. Thank you. It was excellent and certainly far better than I expected. And, in Buccaneer format, the firing cycle was so much sweeter and more benign than I remember the handful of a pistol demonstrating.

Hi Tone
Apart from meeting some fabulous people ,like your Good self at the Boinger bash, it's also a great opportunity to have a go with some rare and unusual airguns that you may have only seen in photos or read about.I do love the older airguns.
Atb
Les..

[Shed tuner]

Got to bring my scorpions and buccanneer to the next bash - personally I think they are both quite nice to shoot - in fact i can't think of any current competition for either...

[Geezer]

Got to bring my scorpions and buccanneer to the next bash - personally I think they are both quite nice to shoot - in fact i can't think of any current competition for either...

Diana LP5M (discontinued) or LP8M. I particularly want one of the former, to compare to my Scorp.

[Shed tuner]

Diana LP5M (discontinued) or LP8M. I particularly want one of the former, to compare to my Scorp.

Yeah, the magnum is on my radar too...

[les allam]

Yeah, the magnum is on my radar too...

I have a LP5M in .22 I'll bring it to the next bash and we can compare it with our Scorpion's.
Les..

[Shed tuner]

I have a LP5M in .22 I'll bring it to the next bash and we can compare it with our Scorpion's.
Les..

Great idea, thanks - this is going to be fun