Yes, but not everyone wants them, especially if they are looking for a shooter rather than a collectors piece. For others it's a deal breaker without a commensurate discount. Hence me not using the full replacement cost figure. And a lot of people, rather than just pay Knibbs' or whoever's prices trust to luck of finding some in a mate's bits box or as a bargain on the b a y.
I had a mk1 when they were first released.
I remember I had a choice of the hw77k or the new bsa.
After much handling shouldering in the shop I plumped for the bsa. Reason I think at the time was it was lighter than the 77 and I liked the loading port.
It was super accurate, nice trigger and accounted for a great number of rabbits ,)
Think I had it for a few years then traded it for a hw80.
I have 3 Superstars, all full length guns in .177, .22 and .25. I would not part with any of them. There is a minute step into the breech on the .25, which hitches up the pellet sometimes as you load. A slight backward rocking motion on the top of the skirt eases the pellet head over the tiny step and into the breech no both, using BSA Pylarm pellets. Breech doesnt seem that tight, and all the rifles are super super accurate.
Love em to bits and would part with any of them. BSA best spring rifle in recent times, by far.
Lakey
Bought one off John Budd. Same velocity every pellet (556fps I think).it is not natural!
That is what I thought, but it works fine (and dropped when I shot from a few feet further back).
Reviving this old thread...
Friend came to see me Thursday, With a vgc superstar, complete with open sights. Found it under his mothers bed, it belonged to his late father...Very low on power though, its .22, 8.15 with JSB/AA, 5 with Superdomes
I am still looking for a .177 version ... one day one will turn up.
Good luck with restoration. They are fairly easy to work on but take care of the trigger as it is a bit fiddly to put together.
Spring is easy to replace and it is possible to get the piston and rotating breech out without dismantling the trigger but there seems to be a knack to it. There are a few posts around on how to do it .....
Cheers, Phil