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BSA Scorpion .22
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  • Value for Money4.5 stars
  • Reviewer Ratings4.4 stars
  • Overall Rating4.3 stars

24 Reviews For BSA Scorpion .22

  • DwightRobbins 10th Oct 2009

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    I just acquired a BSA Scorpion .22 caliber . don't know if its the MK1 or MK11. I need a rear site for it as was broken by the pevious owner. anyone out there can help me find one? also I have a BSA Airsporter real old. wonder if someone can tell me how to tell if the barrel is plugged or if it needs a new spring, how you insert (which way the pellet on the top loader goes in? thanks

  • Ralph Houghton 12th Jul 2009

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    Feels rugged and unbreakable. Accurate with standard sights. BSA Scorpion .22 is well made and powerful. Not for lefthanders. Very hard to cock.

  • philface 4th May 2009

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    The BSA Scorpion .22 is almost unbrakable

  • soggy09 18th Apr 2009

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    found a BSA Scorpion today in the loft in a plastic bag scope missing and rear sight broken however after some careful repairs tested tonight still through and through a steel can at about 10 yds ...... would consider selling for a sensible offer

  • dwl1966 Rank: Corporal 22nd Mar 2009

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    Am happy with my Scorpion .22 - it is the best of the springer pistols (I have owned and used BOTH the Diana P5M and HW45 in .22); it has less recoil than the HW45; and a nicer trigger than the P5M.

    Power is equal to or better than any other springer pistol - plenty of power to take out those pesky rats inside of 10 yards. Accuracy is fine once you get used to firing it and letting the recoil become part of the firing cycle.
    Trigger is good - better than my Diana P5M; almost as good as my HW45. ...

  • Guest 5th Oct 2008

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    I owned one fitted with a scope for about 14 years and used it daily, I perfected the balance by putting a coil of lead in the back of the receiver in front of the spring rear block retaining pin.

  • GIBBOJ 12th Aug 2008

    Reviewer rating: 3.5 stars


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    just came across my .22 scorpion ,had mine since new in about 1976, bought as a birthday prescent by my mum +dad think thay cost £32 at the time,got it serviced in 1985 and got a chrono print out off 430pps doent now what that means in lb`s ft .never got the best use out off it due to it being a bit heavy for a 12yr old. it`s in v-good condition with only one scratch on the receiver. not used since service [now due to wearing glasses and finding it hard to see sight`s]

  • Guest 18th Jul 2008

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    Only one view of weapon. No size or weight details

  • pistolcliff Rank: Corporal 27th Jun 2008

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    Good looking pistol, nice feel to it, pretty powerful & its a BSA

  • 3 Sheets to the Wind 17th Jun 2008

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    I acquired this pistol when my uncle sadly died about a month ago at the young age of 46. I am 19 now and always admired the gun when I saw him but I never got to shoot it until he died and I had it. It seems good and powerful and with Sabo brass pellets it's a killer. I need to adjust the sights but other than that I love the gun.

  • commander bond Rank: Lance Corporal 16th Apr 2008

    Reviewer rating: 3.5 stars


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    Was given to me.......I am not a fan of single shot airguns.

    seems well made.

    I would sell mine:

  • Pete Bennett Rank: Lance Corporal 15th Oct 2007

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    I have a .177 cal version which is not being used any more, well not for the foreseeable future anyway.

    Would consider selling.

    Open to sensibles offers. E-Mail: bennett91@bennett91.eclipse.co.uk.

  • davedarave 11th Jul 2007

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    I've killed many rats rabbits and wild game like pheasants with this gun, served me well.

  • rcc Rank: Staff Sergeant 31st Dec 2006

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    Powerful pistol of the prestigious BSA. .22 also made in .177. I had one of these about 20 years ago, it was accurate when you got used to the kick it had.
    I am sorry to see it go, I sold mine about 2 years ago for £65.00, it was slightly illegal with today's law, when tested with the chrono the power was 7ftlb, the legal limit 6ftlb so be careful with your old guns.

  • cptman Rank: Major 4th Oct 2006

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    I bought this second-hand BSA Scorpion .22, as they have been discontinued by BSA for several years. It is amazingly powerful. I don't own a Chrony but it can bury pellets in a plank of wood as deeply as my Weihrauch hw45 which has about 6ft pounds muzzle velocity.

    On the down side. it lacks accuracy owing to the recoil when you pull the trigger. Also it is spoiled slightly by the plastic trigger.

  • pyro2303 Rank: 2nd Lieutenant 27th Apr 2006

    Reviewer rating: 3.5 stars


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    Overall the BSA Scorpion is a comfy design, a good gun. A little expensive mind you but as it isn't in production any longer. I can see where the tag comes from.

  • kevin anderson Rank: Lance Corporal 8th Dec 2005

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    The BSA Scorpion .22 was the last air pistol I owned as a youth twenty odd years ago. I bought it in 177 form and used it on rabbits ,pheasents and starlings and if you hit them right it was very sucessful,it felt good in the hand ,but if aiming for a while, it got a bit shakey. It was always best to rest it on something. Quite hard to load when new, the aid was good idea. I have shot a fair few air pistols in my time and I feel powerwise it is comparable to most, if not all spring powered air p ...

  • GiroJohn Rank: Major 24th Nov 2005

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    I bought the BSA Scorpion .22 when it first came out. I was impressed with the style and feel of the pistol. Good target weapon too.
    Mine got pinched in a break-in some years ago. Sad to lose it.

  • Vulcanator Rank: Lieutenant 17th Nov 2005

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    I got a BSA Scorpion .22 air pistol when I was a teenager many moons ago. At the time it was one of the pistols to have. One of the few pistols that you could actually use for vermin control above say a starling or rat.

    Accuracy is not too bad. Like most guns the shooter is the determining factor. The only bad point I remember is the fact that the left handed shooter is not catered for. Why the grip design could not be ambidextrous is beyond me!

  • alex murrells 13th Sep 2004

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    I bought my BSA Scorpion .22 a year ago at a local gun shop for 70 quid, it is in perfect condition and has hardly been used (before me) as i take it every time I go shooting as it is great as a back-up shot to finish off rabbits. Its heavy, well made and great fun all day long, get one!