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With the average price for a good PCP now in the £600+ region I was wondering what kind of gun you could pick up for the price of a basic springer. Been hankering after a .22 Puffgun for a while now and ,rather than simply buying a new example, I decided to see how frugal I could be and how cheap people are willing to sell unwanted guns. With the new Laws north of the border this seemed the obvious place to start my search as many don't want to fork out the £70 odd for a licence if they only occasionally pot a few tins in the back garden. At the lower end pretty much the same guns are available - old Falcon's, Webley Raiders and the AGS weird thingy but many days searching the "For Sales" ads eventually threw up a likely candidate - BSA Scorpion complete with scope, mod and bag and , according to it's owner, only ever fired 20 shots. A few txts later and a deal was done - £220 including postage and the seller was happy to post the gun to me without any form of payment up front!! So 8:30 this morning a large box arrived and I spent nearly 10 frantic minutes opening the thing, How bad could it be? What can I honestly expect for around £200? ( virtually nothing according to my local dealer - not even a worn Turkish Delight) - but low and behold the last piece of cardboard is removed to reveal an immaculate gun - not a flipping mark on it - even still covered in protective grease from the factory, the bag held all the bit's, probe, user guide etc - I was like a dog with two tails . So I have just spent 15 minutes charging her up and zeroing - 5 shot one ragged hole at 25 yards and I'm , by now, giggling like a schoolgirl - the thing is soooo easy to shoot. Best couple of hundred notes I have spent in ages and I'm beginning to wonder if springers, unless you fancy a challenge, are going to become a thing of the past.