BSA Mercury Challenger

[KWK]

Wow. I know they're rare, but. Surprised what it brought. Time to list my Mercury S? I still have the box.

BSA Pellet Rifle Challenger .177 | eBay

Beautiful looks unfired BSA Challenger in the box with original papers and steel shooting target. Condition in pristine with very little handling marks.gun is 97% condition. Own this beautiful England made rifle great to shoot or add to your collection.

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I have a .22 Challenger carbine. Runs about 10.75

 

[Toxylon]

That's a pretty penny! The thing with items that few people appreciate enough for that kind of money is that, every specimen sold takes out a potential buyer from a very small group. There's no telling another Challenger got that much.

 

[crowski]

Nice, the way they finished above the trigger into the stock, from what I see. Crow

 

[KWK]

Makes them a little challenging to work on. And the trigger guard is cast into the back block. They did it that way about 40 years beginning in 1948 with the Mk1 Airsporter. Cast "aluminium" as they say and the paint is usually scratched up. I repainted this one. You won't get a finish like that with a rattle can.

I am forever critical of the raised scope rails BSA ruined their later guns with. Mounting a scope puts it much too high unless you have a really fat punkin head. I don't. The curved back block on the Mercury and Airsporters tends to require the scope to be mounted too far forward as well.

 

[crowski]

Makes them a little challenging to work on. And the trigger guard is cast into the back block. They did it that way about 40 years beginning in 1948 with the Mk1 Airsporter. Cast "aluminium" as they say and the paint is usually scratched up. I repainted this one. You won't get a finish like that with a rattle can.
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I am forever critical of the raised scope rails BSA ruined their later guns with. Mounting a scope puts it much too high unless you have a really fat punkin head. I don't. The curved back block on the Mercury and Airsporters tends to require the scope to be mounted too far forward as well.

Nicely finished. Thanks for showing. Crow