A new BSA?

[oldskoolzzz]

Well, you know me, Nick. So, a nice springer, 25mm bore or smaller, good trigger and breech bolt (if a break barrel) would do me. But, as you and a fair few others have said, guessing it'll be another variation on an existing PCP.

I think I could have written your reply for you word for word Tony

[greenwayjames]

Before he finally kicked BSA into touch Bowkett had developed a unique hammerless pcp to first replace the flagship R10 and eventually the rest of the range over time. Meanwhile the pcps fitted with his self regulating valve system, Ultra, Scorpion etc, would also have been given a shot in the arm with an upgrade that gave 20% more shots from the same capacity fill but at a much lower working pressure of 160 bars instead of 232.

[oldskoolzzz]

Before he finally kicked BSA into touch Bowkett had developed a unique hammerless pcp to first replace the flagship R10 and eventually the rest of the range over time. Meanwhile the pcps fitted with his self regulating valve system, Ultra, Scorpion etc, would also have been given a shot in the arm with an upgrade that gave 20% more shots from the same capacity fill but at a much lower working pressure of 160 bars instead of 232.

Out of interest do you know when it was that JB parted ways with BSA?

I’ve read so much info about the usual stuff where a lot of his ideas were never fully implemented or corners cut and dulled down for manufacturing etc.

Hence the blueprint he offers to make those items what they should have been.

I’m intrigued to know how long it’s been since BSA have had no input from JB.

[greenwayjames]

Out of interest do you know when it was that JB parted ways with BSA?

I’ve read so much info about the usual stuff where a lot of his ideas were never fully implemented or corners cut and dulled down for manufacturing etc.

Hence the blueprint he offers to make those items what they should have been.

I’m intrigued to know how long it’s been since BSA have had no input from JB.

do you know when it was that JB parted ways with BSA?
I will ask but around 2012 I think.



Hence the blueprint he offers to make those items what they should have been.
Thats not quite correct. The Blueprint Tune goes way beyond "what they should have been" and is more customising. He describes the work as changing the things for the better that he never agreed with and adding features that he couldnt put into and airgun that was to be mass produced

I’m intrigued to know how long it’s been since BSA have had no input from JB.
They still use his designs. BSA arrived at a settlement to carry on using them after he parted company with them.

[oldskoolzzz]

do you know when it was that JB parted ways with BSA?
I will ask but around 2012 I think.



Hence the blueprint he offers to make those items what they should have been.
Thats not quite correct. The Blueprint Tune goes way beyond "what they should have been" and is more customising. He describes the work as changing the things for the better that he never agreed with and adding features that he couldnt put into and airgun that was to be mass produced

I’m intrigued to know how long it’s been since BSA have had no input from JB.
They still use his designs. BSA arrived at a settlement to carry on using them after he parted company with them.

Many thanks for the reply, I’ve never experienced a blueprint JB BSA but I know friends that have had work done which are held in high regard and something I really should try one day.

I’m even more intrigued now regards the blueprint customising with features that he couldn’t put into mass produced items.

Without wishing to derail Tones thread is this something you could expand on?

[baldinio]

I know it's unlikely as the new rifle has a pressure gauge but how cool would it be if they were launching a new and improved superstar or goldstar underlever

[baldinio]

But in reality it's likely to be some rebadged/rehashed rubbish from gamo