BSA Scorpion or HW 45 ?

[Hsing-ee]

They are both boinging springers. Get one of those Snow Peak CP1 pistols that run off CO2, much easier to shoot and can be powerful if you want.

The Scorpion is a cut down rifle, while the HW is a Webley as it should have been, but with a decent trigger. Dealing with the back and forth spring-surge-bounce-crash of a springer is fine in a rifle, but pistols are so difficult to shoot it is not worth getting a recoiling one. Unless you just like shooting tin cans.

Scorpion can be tuned to over 8 fpe, making it a Section 5 firearm like an UZI SUBMACHINEGUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Go straight to jail for 5 years. That's the sting in the tail.

[Geezer]

pistols are so difficult to shoot it is not worth getting a recoiling one.

Going to have disagree on this, Alistair.

Pistols are so difficult to shoot it is definitely worth getting a recoiling one.

Because it is so satisfying when you get everything right and it groups.

Though only when I do my bit.

Which isn't as often as I would like.

[pjbingham]

Personally I would go for the Scorpion,I've owned both (still have the Scorpion) I had a HW45 the duel power version but I just never got on with it for some reason. On paper it's great but it's just abit soulless IMO and it's one of only a few pistols I've parted with. I've had 2 Scorpions(1 really was a wreck) and although it's not my first "go to" pistol it's a fun can mangler in .22 and I wouldn't part with it.

[Geezer]

PS, Baz - you are never going to lose your money on a boxed minty Scorp. There aren't many about, and there's a collectors' market.

Whereas a used HW45 is just a used HW45.

Webley Hurricane isn't bad...

Getting my coat.

[Benelli B76]

PS, Baz - you are never going to lose your money on a boxed minty Scorp. There aren't many about, and there's a collectors' market.

Whereas a used HW45 is just a used HW45.

Webley Hurricane isn't bad...

Getting my coat.

Funny I was just thinking the same thing. Scorpion more collectable. My mate will tell you I love collectables that are also good shooters, thats why I like Schimels and the old Benjamins as well. Will put pics of Scorp on tomorrow.

Baz

[Geezer]

Funny I was just thinking the same thing. Scorpion more collectable. My mate will tell you I love collectables that are also good shooters, thats why I like Schimels and the old Benjamins as well. Will put pics of Scorp on tomorrow.

Baz

Look forward to it.

I am horribly fond of the Scorpion, in a prodigal son sort of way.

I spent 30 or more years writing them off as a nutty-looking double-amputated rifle for power-crazed loons that couldn't hit anything beyond a very big tin can at point-blank range. Then I finally bought one, and discovered the Scorp is actually a nutty-looking double-amputated rifle that on a good day can shoot two-thirds of an inch groups at 10M.

[Bumpsfelt]

... one of each but in 177. Both challenging. BSA is more accurate in my hands but I love the HW trigger. They are idiosyncratic but so rewarding when you get it right. Much more fun than my non- recoilers.