![]() The top of the barrel was stamped BSA GUNS LTD ENGLAND followed by a BSA piled arms symbol and the air chamber was stamped BSA MERCURY between the scope rails.Ī negative point was that the barrel pivot was a low-cost pin rather than a bolt/nut assembly and this could lead to barrel, cylinder misalignment. ![]() It had a beech wood stock and a rubber recoil pad. The cylinder had two very shallow 11mm wide grooves to accept a telescopic sight. The sights were plastic with the front sight being able to be switched from a bead to a blade and the rear adjustable sight could switch between a "V" and "square notch". The single-stage trigger was adjustable for pressure and travel. ![]() The barrel was then returned into place and secured with a detent lock. The rifle shared the trigger, piston assembly and spring with the BSA AirSporter with the spring and piston being compressed by breaking the barrel through 125° before loading a pellet directly into the breech. lbf (15.6 J) of energy.Īpproximately 40,000 were produced in three different purely cosmetic versions and a higher quality "S" model in 1980. ![]() The Mercury was marketed between the BSA Meteor and AirSporter models and was a light, easy to use rifle, giving a "just under legal limit UK power" of 11.5 ft The BSA Mercury was a break barrel, spring powered, Air Rifle first produced in 1972 by the Birmingham Small Arms Company and then Gamo (UK) Limited.
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