muffin Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 BSA Mercury always fancied one tell me about them thinking I may get rid of my Cadet or an Airsporter and get one any thoughts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saddler Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 Break barrel version of the Airsporter. If you've got an Airsporter I'd keep it, unless you fancy a wider range of different BSA models & have spares you could trade out/sell to help with the acquisition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironhorse Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 I had a BSA Mercury and I have to say I wasn’t impressed with it, it was heavy and badly balanced, I actually only kept it for a short while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted June 18, 2015 Report Share Posted June 18, 2015 I have a Mercury S in .177 and its ok. My first experience with the Mercury was in the early 80's when a couple of my mates had them, I had a Relum at the time and the BSA seemed to be from a different planet performance wise. Prices are still reasonable -in fact you can still get one for around £100 if you are quick but, if I were you, I would go for a rarer model like the S or the Challenger as the value is likely to rise. Check for any side to side play on the barrel when the gun is cocked-the early guns (MK1 and 2 I think) have no means of tightening the breach faces but the later ones were fitted with a bolt/nut instead of a pin-the smaller calibre guns are also quite pellet fussy with most modern pellets dropping well down the breach before stopping-AA field do it but still remain accurate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muffin Posted June 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2015 Many thanks for that they always look quite nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man Posted June 18, 2015 Report Share Posted June 18, 2015 I had a BSA Mercury and I have to say I wasn’t impressed with it, it was heavy and badly balanced, I actually only kept it for a short while. I had one too back in the day, personally think ironhorse being kind to it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbaz Posted June 24, 2015 Report Share Posted June 24, 2015 Hi I have a few Merc's and quite like them, As already said, Try to find a Challenger or an 'S' as any slack at the breech can be taken up by the Axis bolt Also, The stock is much more comfy John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muffin Posted June 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2015 thanks will do an S or a challenger it is no rush need the right gun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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