bsa spitfire

[gandalf 0]

hello all

i bought a gun for my son for xmas of a friend of a friend when i tried it i could not put a pellet anywhere near the target they were flying high,low left,right you name it.so i took it to a gun shop in town and the guy said its an old bsa spitfire and the reason it was off was some one had cut the barrell down but roughly ie the end was not square so the silencer was sitting askew so i cut the end square replaced the moderator and tryed again.it fired 90% better but was only getting 20 shots to a charge instead of 60 which i had been told.sent the gun to bsa and they fixed the problem which was an air leak in the gun itself that cost me notes on top of the 100 i paid for it got the back off the guy i bought it off and now its perfect, the reason i didnt sell it back was because its a cracking little rifle,nice and light with a custom made stock.its charged with a buddy bottle wich you screw into the underside of the gun and to fire it you have to cock it like a normal springer but only quarter of the way you would usualy.does any one know of this make of gun,ie used one,owned one and what do you think of them,how far can a barrel be cut before it loses accuracy,and why do you still have to cock it when it has been charged.it fires like a springer also with a little recoil,its a lot harder to hit targets than using a pcp wich i have,but suppose it will take a lot of plinking to get used to it.any tips on firing a springer or is it just down to plenty of practice.i will post some pics of the gun on the site when i get home in a couple of weeks thanks for any help.well that was a bit long winded wasnt it,hahaha

[half n' half 8]

firstly the BSA spitfire is a PCP.

it has an unusual cocking system,breaking the barrel similar to a break barrel spring gun but the cocking action is much easier than cocking a spring gun.

the reason for this is that you are only cocking the hammer spring which is a much smaller spring than is used in a spring gun.

cutting the barrel on a PCP will not only affect accuracy on a PCP if not done correctly but will also reduce the power of the gun.

there were two types of spitfire made the high fill which uses a probe filling system similar to other PCP's and the type you have using the buddy bottle to refill the gun.the type you have had a lot of leaking problems and many were sent back to BSA with said problems.

to be honest i'm suprised that BSA did not recomend a new barrel when you sent it back for a re seal,that along with the service should of cured all your problems and having it shooting as sweet as most other PCP's

[Big bald beautiful 1,231]

brilliant guns, it just needs a blue print of the man J.B

[gandalf 0]

brilliant guns, it just needs a blue print of the man J.B

what is a blue print and how much does it cost also how would i get in touch with him cheers

[Coney 3]

Looking forward to those pics, let us know how you are getting on with it.

[gandalf 0]

firstly the BSA spitfire is a PCP.

it has an unusual cocking system,breaking the barrel similar to a break barrel spring gun but the cocking action is much easier than cocking a spring gun.

the reason for this is that you are only cocking the hammer spring which is a much smaller spring than is used in a spring gun.

cutting the barrel on a PCP will not only affect accuracy on a PCP if not done correctly but will also reduce the power of the gun.

there were two types of spitfire made the high fill which uses a probe filling system similar to other PCP's and the type you have using the buddy bottle to refill the gun.the type you have had a lot of leaking problems and many were sent back to BSA with said problems.

to be honest i'm suprised that BSA did not recomend a new barrel when you sent it back for a re seal,that along with the service should of cured all your problems and having it shooting as sweet as most other PCP's

you are right bsa did offer to change the barrel but it was going to cost something like 150 pounds and i didnt know if the gun was worth it what do you think cheers

[half n' half 8]

firstly the BSA spitfire is a PCP.

it has an unusual cocking system,breaking the barrel similar to a break barrel spring gun but the cocking action is much easier than cocking a spring gun.

the reason for this is that you are only cocking the hammer spring which is a much smaller spring than is used in a spring gun.

cutting the barrel on a PCP will not only affect accuracy on a PCP if not done correctly but will also reduce the power of the gun.

there were two types of spitfire made the high fill which uses a probe filling system similar to other PCP's and the type you have using the buddy bottle to refill the gun.the type you have had a lot of leaking problems and many were sent back to BSA with said problems.

to be honest i'm suprised that BSA did not recomend a new barrel when you sent it back for a re seal,that along with the service should of cured all your problems and having it shooting as sweet as most other PCP's

you are right bsa did offer to change the barrel but it was going to cost something like 150 pounds and i didnt know if the gun was worth it what do you think cheers

 

for that money no its not worth it.the spitfire isn't that good of a gun to spending that type of money on.

you could pick up a good second hand entire gun for that.

try putting a wanted add on the bbs for a barrel,i think the lightning barrel is the same so there's a good chance of getting one,but don't quote me on that.

[gandalf 0]

Looking forward to those pics, let us know how you are getting on with it.

will do thanks

[gandalf 0]

firstly the BSA spitfire is a PCP.

it has an unusual cocking system,breaking the barrel similar to a break barrel spring gun but the cocking action is much easier than cocking a spring gun.

the reason for this is that you are only cocking the hammer spring which is a much smaller spring than is used in a spring gun.

cutting the barrel on a PCP will not only affect accuracy on a PCP if not done correctly but will also reduce the power of the gun.

there were two types of spitfire made the high fill which uses a probe filling system similar to other PCP's and the type you have using the buddy bottle to refill the gun.the type you have had a lot of leaking problems and many were sent back to BSA with said problems.

to be honest i'm suprised that BSA did not recomend a new barrel when you sent it back for a re seal,that along with the service should of cured all your problems and having it shooting as sweet as most other PCP's

you are right bsa did offer to change the barrel but it was going to cost something like 150 pounds and i didnt know if the gun was worth it what do you think cheers

 

for that money no its not worth it.the spitfire isn't that good of a gun to spending that type of money on.

you could pick up a good second hand entire gun for that.

try putting a wanted add on the bbs for a barrel,i think the lightning barrel is the same so there's a good chance of getting one,but don't quote me on that.

ok thanks for your help