BSA Mercury S

[bruno22rf]

Well she's finally up and running after a few power related issues and sorting out suitable mounts. So what's it like to fire after waiting all this time? I think that the easiest way to describe the experience is to compare the beast with my current airgun-the Daystate MK3-much newer ,I know, but a good indication of how things have changed.

1st the DS-the electronic trigger on these guns is like snapping a piece of summer hay and ,after a gentle phut, the resultant pellet strike is like watching in slow motion-you retain a crystal clear image as the pellet surges towards and, more often than not, strikes the exact spot that the cross hairs were resting on when the trigger was pulled-cold, ruthless but an efficient killing tool.

2nd comes the Mercury-after several seconds of uncertainty as to which is going to break first-the trigger or your finger, the gun fires in a fashion much like the releasing of the four horsemen of the apocalypse. Ignoring the fire and brimstone belching from the muzzle (allowing for a certain amount of poetic licence) you are initially pleased that you have survived another attempt by the gun to perform a frontal lobotomy with its recoiling scope. After allowing for a few seconds for the mist to clear and toying with the idea of fitting a catalytic converter you regain the ability to focus your eyes and undertake rational thought-did it hit the target? Is that squirrel actually laughing? Are you certain that you loaded the thing?

The advances in airgun technology have been nothing short of amazing over the last few decades but both rifles in this case retain the same virtues-the ability to make you tingle when you pick them up and the sense of adventure that makes you come alive when you hunt with them

[Rimfireboy]

Good luck with the mercury, I daren't say any more,lol......

[bruno22rf]

Quick update-after many hours spraying pellets over the target ( I have been using an old tin of Eley Wasps cos they fit the breach) I decided to give Air Arms field a try even though they drop down the barrel about 10mm-Hey Presto - a ragged 10 shot one hole group over 20 yards-happy days.

 

 

 

Edited March 20, 2014 by bruno22rf

[weebster]

Well she's finally up and running after a few power related issues and sorting out suitable mounts. So what's it like to fire after waiting all this time? I think that the easiest way to describe the experience is to compare the beast with my current airgun-the Daystate MK3-much newer ,I know, but a good indication of how things have changed.

1st the DS-the electronic trigger on these guns is like snapping a piece of summer hay and ,after a gentle phut, the resultant pellet strike is like watching in slow motion-you retain a crystal clear image as the pellet surges towards and, more often than not, strikes the exact spot that the cross hairs were resting on when the trigger was pulled-cold, ruthless but an efficient killing tool.

2nd comes the Mercury-after several seconds of uncertainty as to which is going to break first-the trigger or your finger, the gun fires in a fashion much like the releasing of the four horsemen of the apocalypse. Ignoring the fire and brimstone belching from the muzzle (allowing for a certain amount of poetic licence) you are initially pleased that you have survived another attempt by the gun to perform a frontal lobotomy with its recoiling scope. After allowing for a few seconds for the mist to clear and toying with the idea of fitting a catalytic converter you regain the ability to focus your eyes and undertake rational thought-did it hit the target? Is that squirrel actually laughing? Are you certain that you loaded the thing?

The advances in airgun technology have been nothing short of amazing over the last few decades but both rifles in this case retain the same virtues-the ability to make you tingle when you pick them up and the sense of adventure that makes you come alive when you hunt with them

Thanks for posting that,gave a good giggle nice one ....also reminds me of my merc 's' in .177 from all those years ago.