The real BSA dilemma: Sporting or Light?

[45flint]

It’s awesome to have this dilemma, deciding which is your favorite or the best of the two iconic BSA’s. I finally have both of mine working well, the sporting needing, new front sight, spring and piston seal repair, the Light needing a new piston seal. Out to the backyard with both, shooting at my resettable 1.5 inch target at 20 yards. Bit of a different shooting experience, the Light can be more appreciated after shooting the sporting “musket”. I found both equally accurate. The aperture sight on my Sporting is a bit better. Non standard Lyman and a hand ground and filed front sight replacement - just a little finer to hold and see the target. Better trigger on the Light, 1920, not adjustable. If I had to choose it would be the Sporting, by a hair, tomorrow may be different, lol. Something very satisfying about holding the larger rifle? Very much prefer its longer pistol grip stock. I truly wonder if this 1914 era was the best BSA made?