And, Pete, there's nothing remotely "lowly" about being a BSA fan.
I owned many over the years which all gave great satisfaction at the time.
I haven't owned one for years until the freebie little Supersport came into my like a couple of weeks ago. Much of what I remembered from years ago were the horrid Meteor pistons formed from sheet. But this Supersport really surprised me. It's obviously had a hard-ish life, but the cylinder and piston are perfect (the piston being VERY impressive, actually) and the much feared wobbly breech isn't there. Some bits maybe a little "flaky" like the cocking linkage, although I'd guess that that is a non-issue if not using an overly strong spring.
And I have shot a few Beesas which impressed at the various Bash events.
I could quite easily become a BSA fan all over again.
Can't wait to get this one built up!