BSA Scorpion Pistol

[Akirasan]

I have stripped the pistol and degreased it and found a number on it but not on the side
it is underneath

Never seen that before

[Akirasan]

It is a shame to see old guns misused and neglected.

This one has the usual suspects breech seal and buffer washer hard and crumbling.
The spring is a chrome one and had broken and was too small.

Back sight missing - I have a lower part but missing the top bit.

Got all the new bits needed and it will live again this weekend but the bluing on the barrel
is very poor.

It had a bit if rust but as I rub it the colour rubbed off too

Not sure what finish to do with it yet.

I love these guns already have one I bought new in 84 I serviced that and wow it could stop a bull -well a very small one anyway.

Also have a cougar which is fun to use if I strengthen my index finger for the trigger

[Troubledshooter]

If you don't want to go to the expense of having the pistol professionally refinished, remove as much of the rust etc. as you can, then degrease the surface, and apply a coat of Black Acrylic spray paint which will give a good hard wearing finish. The use of the cocking aid will always cause some wear to the fore end, but this can easily be touched up as necessary.
You could use either semi matt or gloss according to your preference, but I have found the satin finish, available from Halfords and probably elsewhere, to be a pleasing finish.
Metal polish is good for removing marks and scratches from the plastic.
I have a few Scorpions both boxed and unboxed, but I don't have a Cougar.

[Akirasan]

Thanks will look into the paint.

Just put it back together and fired 3 shots all ok ...

then safety catch loose.

took the grip off and the safety spring had broken so off to john knibbs tomorrow

[stevegv8]

I was just looking at the Knibbs serial number list and it only shows the Scorpion pistol as RA & RB
Interestingly though in brackets for RA it says recalled.
Assuming that meant they withdrew that version for whatever reason. If so I wonder how many might have "got loose" ?
My RA example has fair metal work but not so good plastic.

[Shed tuner]

Great guns. I have three now, all in fairly good condition, and a buccaneer. The hammer trigger makse it quite nice for a powerful springer pistol, as there is no direct load on the trigger sear.
I bought on with a broken stock from Kempton for the princely sum of £15 - it was very, very rough, but I was buying it for the complete trigger unit, which I felt was a bargain.
The remains of the stock went in the bin as soon as I got home

[Troubledshooter]

I was just looking at the Knibbs serial number list and it only shows the Scorpion pistol as RA & RB
Interestingly though in brackets for RA it says recalled.
Assuming that meant they withdrew that version for whatever reason. If so I wonder how many might have "got loose" ?
My RA example has fair metal work but not so good plastic.

The early Mk.1 .22 was temporarily withheld from issue and recalled from retailers when it was realized the power could be over the legal limit, but obviously quite a few had already been sold and some were never returned. I bought a brand new .22 Scorpion in 1973, and mine was certainly never returned, as, at the time I knew nothing about the recall
The .22 model was then re-issued with a different piston to bring the power within the legal limit, hence the variation in the .22 serial number prefix.
The first prefixes from 1973 were .177 PA & .22 RA, with the later modified .22 prefixed with RB
I do have a later Scorpion issue 6 parts list with the letters PB indicated, but I suspect this was a typo as other issue 6 lists have the prefix RB indicated, and I have never seen a .22 Scorpion with the prefix PB.

[Akirasan]

Safety did not work work correctly on my 2nd pistol and found broken part in the trigger.

anyone got a spare complete trigger??