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    Quote Originally Posted by look no hands View Post
    Is it because its a BSA and not a HW.

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    I sold a MK3 .177 to a well respected ex county level 10m shooter (John?) at from the Melbourne club some years ago, and he said it matched his FWB sport out to 50 yards and was a tack driver, so there were some good ones

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    Guess the inaccuracy issue BSA Mercury

    Quote Originally Posted by edbear2 View Post
    I sold a MK3 .177 to a well respected ex county level 10m shooter (John?) at from the Melbourne club some years ago, and he said it matched his FWB sport out to 50 yards and was a tack driver, so there were some good ones

    ATB, Ed
    Yep my .22 challenger can match my sons R10 & my huntsman & my hw50s out to 40 yards easily with the right pellet.

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    Seems to me to be a lot of unjustified "BSA bashing" in this thread. I rather hoped that people on this forum had more brains than that.

    FWIW, I have a couple of BSA rifles & have owned several more, & I've never had an issue with accuracy in any of them. In fact, an ancient Mercury that came to me as a wreck is the most consistent rifle I've ever seen and shoots very well indeed.
    And the nitpicking about how a barrel is attached to the support/breech block is pointless. Any means of attaching metal to metal involves some kind of process that will cause deformation to some degree.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Faerie View Post
    Seems to me to be a lot of unjustified "BSA bashing" in this thread. I rather hoped that people on this forum had more brains than that.
    I rather hoped that folks would have enough brains to recognise light hearted banter between longstanding forum members on this thread.


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    Quote Originally Posted by T 20 View Post
    I rather hoped that folks would have enough brains to recognise light hearted banter between longstanding forum members on this thread.


    All the best Mick
    They should see my long-standing appraisals and love of the 'Wobbly' pistol and Hungarian Swamp Donkey.
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    Quote Originally Posted by I. J. View Post
    They should see my long-standing appraisals and love of the 'Wobbly' pistol and Hungarian Swamp Donkey.
    I wouldn't want to see anything of yours that's longstanding, Ian.


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    My money would always be on the pellet type before anything else.
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    Guess Hsing-ee must be busy with other stuff, but it will still be interesting to hear what the cause of the 'problem' turns out to be.
    Another thought I had was maybe the trigger weight is way too high? Well you never know, it might be a possibility.

    Another thing crossed my mind, a shaggy dog story that was told to me, well I hope it was a shaggy dog story, but like lots of things there's just a possibility that it had an element of credibility in it & it's so dangerous & daft I don't feel its appropriate to repeat it in full on here but suffice it to say it was a conversation between two lads trying to work out why one shot better than the other.

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    Quote Originally Posted by look no hands View Post
    Is it because its a BSA and not a HW.

    Pete
    Quote Originally Posted by evert View Post
    Of course its a trick question!
    He claims that the barrel tension is correct, which is obviously a lie.
    How on earth could a Mercury barrel bolt have the correct tension, they come loose as fast as you cock the rifle a couple of times.
    Quote Originally Posted by T 20 View Post
    It's a BSA.
    Quote Originally Posted by eyebull View Post
    Should imagine it's where the barrel is pressed into the breech block by a company that doesn't care much about what they do.
    I see no hint of humour in any of the above statements, so how is anyone suposed to know they're "banter" ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Faerie View Post
    I see no hint of humour in any of the above statements, so how is anyone suposed to know they're "banter" ?
    I only speak from my experience.
    I'll give BSA credit when it's due and speak my mind when it isn't.
    The BSA Ultra was one of the best little guns I ever owned (I've had two). Beautiful sweet shooting little thing, never found a pellet it didn't like.

    The Lightning was the worst gun I've ever bought, by a country mile.
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    Pellet testing 1st.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Faerie View Post
    I see no hint of humour in any of the above statements, so how is anyone suposed to know they're "banter" ?
    Unfortunately humour isnt always that easy to convey in text, I should have put a strategic smiley somewhere in that post
    Another factor is that long term banter context may be a little too internal between a few members to be picked up by all.
    And I'm not a native english speaker, which may complicate matters even more.

    The point is that many members on here have a tone of "friendly banter" which may look rude to some that havent followed it over time.
    But its all usually friendly meant
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    Quote Originally Posted by GoodWILLHunting View Post
    Pellet testing 1st.
    Yes, of course.. Although it's already been mentioned earlier in the thread, it can be so tempting to overlook the simple "fixes". Pellet to barrel compatibility should be amongst the very first of items to address, as well as security of stock / scope fasteners etc.
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    Quote Originally Posted by evert View Post
    Unfortunately humour isnt always that easy to convey in text, I should have put a strategic smiley somewhere in that post
    Another factor is that long term banter context may be a little too internal between a few members to be picked up by all.
    And I'm not a native english speaker, which may complicate matters even more.

    The point is that many members on here have a tone of "friendly banter" which may look rude to some that havent followed it over time.
    But its all usually friendly meant
    Absolutely, evert.

    And, like many, I'll often jump in on some of that banter. But it's usually amongst "known proponents" and always intended as fun and light-hearted, not serious critique.

    I currently own three BSAs. Two are definite keepers - my 1906 LJ Underlever and my scruffy, tatty early Supersport that shoots very sweetly and is very accurate. My personal jury's still out on my Mercury S, though....sweet shooting and easy cocking. Accurate at the close ranges I've tested at (like genuine little one-holers at ten yards with Superdome and H&N Excite Hammer) but details like the "Mickey Mouse" (in my view) pivot bolt and poor finish on piston detract. All told, though, I'll probably keep.
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    Quote Originally Posted by TonyL View Post

    I currently own three BSAs.
    I've just had a count up, Tone --- for some strange reason I seem to own 22 BSAs.

    2 Prewar under levers
    7 Meteors
    1 Merlin MK2
    1 Airsporter MK1
    3 Airsporter MK2
    1 Airsporter MK4
    1 Airsporter MK6
    2 Airsporter S
    1 Mercury MK2
    1 Mercury MK4
    1 Mercury S
    1 Lightning MK1


    And I don't use any of them --- in fact the last time one was fired was by Chippendale at a Boinger Bash 3 years ago when he wanted to try an Airsporter S.



    All the best Mick

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