A late friend claimed that in the eighties .177 accounted for about 5% of overall air rifle sales for the company.
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A late friend claimed that in the eighties .177 accounted for about 5% of overall air rifle sales for the company.
Last edited by piggy589; 12-06-2018 at 10:18 AM.
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I had two consecutive numbered guns in each calibre
Sam
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In 1996 I was originally given figures of 200 in .177 and 800 in .22 by a 'Mr.Reeves', during a phone call to BSA, but these figures were amended in 2008 during a phone call to Chris Dunn and taken from factory records, to 736 in .22 and 264 in .177, as quoted above in post #7.
Production started 14/06/1982, and numbers C0001 & C1000 were originally retained by BSA but have since been sold.
I had C0002 in .22, the first one retailed, followed by several other boxed examples, only one of which C0225 was .177, and all have now been sold.
I have seen and heard of some extremely ambitious pricing for pristine boxed examples offered on the second hand market, but don't know what the final figures realised have been.
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I brought one secondhand Vmac kit but the barrel had been cut and threaded for a silencer, I paid £300 the gun was mint.
Last edited by Jenny Dipple; 12-06-2018 at 01:27 PM. Reason: mistake
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I can remember one sold early last year (not on here) for £650. Boxed, mint, with all the extra's which includes a gun bag, certificate of authenticity etc etc.
John
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I had 2 boxed mint ones as they came out the factory. No 225 in .177 cal and no2 in .22 cal. I sold them for £950 each.
As I remember there were 264 in .177 and remainder .22.
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Last edited by fozzy45; 13-06-2018 at 02:58 PM.
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I remember back in the day, after they had been about a few years, the whole kit was eventually discounted to less than the price of an Airsporter "S"
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Mint in box with all the extras change hands at £950. No reason not to go for a little more, as no more will be made. There are a lot of BSA collectors. There are rarer and better rifles that demand less high a price but then there are less competition from collectors for them. BSA's just have a higher profile and bigger following.
The hardest to find are well used ones at normal prices; ones to shoot. But then they shoot pretty similarly to any Airsporter, which is farmyard shooting.
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