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I've recently parted with my Mercury as part of a clear out to fund another pcp. Mine was a smashing rifle with a super trigger which I suspect the previous owner Mark capital bee had fettled. For all its nice shooting properties the painted metalwork and school desk woodwork just fail to endear them too me. However an older airsporter with the lovely clean lines and elegant stock tick all the right boxes
"Anyone remember the Spitfire PCP, which at a glance looked like a Supersport?
Well, how about a beautiful handling, slightly lighter, rotary breech Airsportery looking version, especially with a dinky short throw cocking lever under the forend?
I think it would tick lots of classic British sporter rifle needs......
Wot? Tone championing a PCP?"
You have just described the BSA Firebird
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An updated Spitfire? Could be interesting. I had one for a while ... the HF model. It leaked when I bought it from auction, where it was listed simply as a BSA Break barrel but the serial number gave it away. Having explored all info I could find about resealing it myself, I sent it to JB because everyone said it needed the 'man himself' to do it. It was a beautiful rifle but the apparent lack of self-service and instructions to keep using it in order to keep seals in good order put me off a bit and I eventually sold it.
Now a 'new' easily serviced Spitfire could be different.
I never did see the u/l version, Firebird.
Cheers, Phil
To be fair, Chris, I don't dislike the trigger on mine. Pretty nice and crisp as I also remember the one I owned as a teenager to be. Mine's the S, with the walnut stock, barrel sleeve and Mickey Mouse breech bolt. The balance seems wrong to me and mine has to sport possibly the most bland piece of walnut ever. Firing cycle is nice and it's very smooth to cock. Just not for me.
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I have very fond memories of my Bowkett blueprinted Scorpion SE, it was such an amazing little rifle and I think for me a side lever would just complete the Scorpion & Ultra (and that pig in a blanket the R10)
This would tempt me to buy another Scorpion and send it down to be blueprinted by the master
My money is on a side lever , semi bullpup R10 with a chassis, removable carbon bottle and the ability to adjust the power and change barrels. Not sure why no ones thought of that before 😆