bsa lightning

[8shot 191]

so then guys ive never liked the lightnings

 

so whats ur opinion there been a few posts about these in the last few weeks and there falling to bits

would you buy one

have you owned one

and if so how did you get on with the trigger the one the same as a gat gun

 

whats ur honest opinions

 

atb

[wuzzy 0]

got one and cant grumble but it has been to a gunsmith,s before now so cant compare to a straight out of the box

[othickman 6]

Got a second hand one. It's quite good, although I've only ever used it and the club's target shooting rifles. Recoil is a little more than I would prefer, but not enough to grumble about, trigger is a little heavy, but again not enough to grumble about...although I would like if it was one of those snazzy two stage triggers.

 

All in all, for the price tag a great rifle, in my opinion.

[migmog 1]

Iv had four lightning xl's, first one the silencer had a fault, the second one fired when i took the safty off "on its own" the third wouldnt cock, the fourt lost its power after a few times out. I have the scorpion and the mag isnt very reliable!! Personally i think they should withdraw all there rifles and start over because its nothing short of poor designs & shoddy engineering, they build the lighnings in spain so thats speaks for its self! All there gaining at the moment is a very bad reputation FACT !! Because i for one think there utter shyt period. TMHO Right from the heart . :realmad: :realmad: :realmad:

[andyfr1968 772]

I've a Lightning.

It's poorly built, has a crap trigger, kicks like a .243, is a pig to work on for such a basic gun and isn't very accurate.

Apart from that it's fine.......

I fitted a gas-ram to it a while back and to be fair, it did turn a really crap gun into slightly less crap gun.

 

Cheers.

[furdy 0]

I have to echo most of what has already been said unfortunately, which isnt good for me as I have a lightening that I'm about to sell!!!

 

I still hold an affection for bsa guns though, not because they are good but more because of the nostalgia of happy memories I have of using them. Remember the old Airsporter and Challenger? I've had many a happy day with these models.

 

Bsa have taken on an impossible task with the lightening, compact and lightweight dont really fit into a spring gun very well. You need a bit more weight to supress the action of the piston and spring. I can see what they were trying to do but it hasnt worked. That aside, there's no excuse for that awful trigger.

 

If nothing else, it makes you appreciate a good gun when you get one. One thing I can say to the good of the gun is it comes easily to shoulder, and around buildings when ratting it can be quite good fun. With that in mind I would prefer to use open sights for ratting at up to 15 yards and it doesnt have any!!!