20 quid air rifle

[slyfox-mal 1]

hi guys i just bought an old rifle of a mate for 20 quid its an old bsa mercury are these any good by todays standards?.

and it fires ok no rear sight but i have put a scope on it and messed about a little zeroing it not spot on yet but seems ok .

do you think this would be ok for ratting down my allotment at say 20 yards ?

cheers mal

[badoosh 1]

you can't knock it for £20 mate

only one way of knowing if it's upto the job

shoot your mate and see if it sticks in

just don't try it on poor animals first

or every anti will be having a go

happy plinking

[slyfox-mal 1]

shot ye mate and see if it sticks in . the only reason i asked about rats and shooting em is we have loads over our gardens but i dont want to shoot them if this rifle is not up to the jobi know its only a rat but i would want to kill it and not injure it any body had or have a mercury ok i know its an old gun but it seems like in its day it may have been a beauty cheers mal

[badoosh 1]

it was a joke about shooting your mate

think they used to put out about 10ft/lbs in there day

should be plenty,especially over short distances

try a tin can,if it goes through,your onto a good 'un

[slyfox-mal 1]

ye i guessed it was a joke mate and ok on the can shooting it goes three ply deep into half inch ply useing wasp pellets at about 15 yards so i guess it should kill longtails no probs i wont even concider shooting owt else over there until i get a better rifle cheers again mate for your reply its a lonley life been a newbie

[ferreteressex 1]

i have a bsa mercury mark 2,

 

have a look on google for the plans to see what one yours is

 

mines ment to be a collectable i picked it up for 30 quid about 10 years ago now an apparently its about 20 years old when i got it,

 

i changed the spring because it was knakerd,the seals are all blown an its a right pile of shit some times.

but a good plinker and sometimes a bloody good gun even though its old,

 

but i did put an ox eccelerator spring in it though,and even though its shite i still bag the odd woodie with it,allbeit its few an far between

[slyfox-mal 1]

ok on you haveing the mk2 i dont have a clue what this one is all it says on it is mercury

and ill look about on net for more info on it i have read that it was similar to the airsporter but break barrel ans not underlever and if i remember rightly the airsporter was a decent gun in the 70s cheers mal

[ferreteressex 1]

ok on you haveing the mk2 i dont have a clue what this one is all it says on it is mercury

and ill look about on net for more info on it i have read that it was similar to the airsporter but break barrel ans not underlever and if i remember rightly the airsporter was a decent gun in the 70s cheers mal

i only found out mine what mine was buy getting the plans there a 3in total and looking for your gun each one is slightly different,

 

www.chambersgunmakers.co.uk is written on the plans cant remember if i got it from there may help you tho.Mk2.gif]

ahh found them

[AIRGUNNER 1]

It could be worth chucking a new spring in mate if it aint be done allready, im sure you will notice a differnt

[Ratman2 2]

It could be worth chucking a new spring in mate if it aint be done allready, im sure you will notice a differnt

 

Would it not be a better idea to chrono the gun first, whats the point of 'chucking' in a new spring if it's already powerful enough for the job intended.

[AIRGUNNER 1]

It could be worth chucking a new spring in mate if it aint be done allready, im sure you will notice a differnt

 

Would it not be a better idea to chrono the gun first, whats the point of 'chucking' in a new spring if it's already powerful enough for the job intended.

 

 

Emphasise "it could be" and "if it aint be done allready".

Edited March 27, 2008 by AIRGUNNER

[Deker 3,478]

hi guys i just bought an old rifle of a mate for 20 quid its an old bsa mercury are these any good by todays standards?.

and it fires ok no rear sight but i have put a scope on it and messed about a little zeroing it not spot on yet but seems ok .

do you think this would be ok for ratting down my allotment at say 20 yards ?

cheers mal

 

 

I understand this was usually a 10-11ft lb gun. If you had one that made it over 11ft lb you had a good one.

 

The basic gun has plenty of power for rats at 20 yards but as a ratting gun .22 would be best.

 

At £20 I suspect a "service" at least could be in order and a chrono will help (many dealers will chrono for you)

 

Just get it zeroed and give it a try on targets/softwood penetration and get an idea how it is performing!

[slyfox-mal 1]

well im still no wiser as to which mercury it is i cannot tell from the plans ( i know im thick ) as to replaceing the spring i wouldnt know where to start dont get me wrong im ok doing stuff like that ,

but never stripped a rifle down i would prob knacker it up and im not really intanding to increase the power but more like returning it to its original spec cheers mal

[fishfish 17]

nah mate yoove bin add! ille do e a favour and give e a tenner for it,only coz i feel sorry for e mind!

[slyfox-mal 1]

if a southerner is offering a tenner for it them i know ive done alright

maybe ill keep hold of it for another 20 yr and see what its worth then lol