Hi there, this is my latest aquissition, Its a BSA T10.

After my purchase of the BSA Lightning, I was looking for a .22 PCP and this being a BSA seemed the logical choice.

 

I am not really a fan of plastic (tactical) stocks but this caught my eye. A very robust feeling bit of kit. Though quite a lightweight feeling rifle.

 This is a rare rifle (apparently) I asked BSA for some info and I sent them the serial number, they came back to me with more info than I was expecting, with not only a year of manufacture, but the day and month aswell, impressive.

 This (as its name implies) is a 10 shot with a very neat magazine system. I like the concept of the indexing, in that, as you fire a round off, it will index to the next available pellet, sounds simple but very handy if you have to remove your magazine between shooting positions, as per FT and now HFT rules. One issue I do have however is that the "Newer" coloured mags fit as well, but they dont index to the next pellet, this only happens in the rifle, as you cock and reload. So if you have to remove the mag (by pulling the bolt back and moving the retaining peg) the mag is released in the "open" empty chamber, so when you re-fit the mag you need to cock it twice to get the next pellet in the chamber.

This was a secondhand rifle and came with the BSA WR scope,a 3-9x50, brilliant glass and very clear from about 25 yards, but I like a scope with parralax ajustment so this will be wearing an MTC scope very soon.

A simple, and very BSA, safety is fitted forward for fire and back for safe. I understan that the new Scorpion SE has done away with this safety type as the safety can be pulled on and visa versa with some clumsey cocking.

 Now this rifle is only one of a very few that were built using the 18" barrel and longer air tube. This feature is now only available on the "Export only" Scorpion (FAC) There was a very limited number built to customers requests with the set up I have with a sub 12fpe power limit.

 The threaded barrel actually came with a silencer attached, but I dont like silencers so I have now fitted a thread cover.

One thing I really like with BSA's is the recoil pad, it is very comfortable in the shoulder and  makes an already balanced gun easy to shoot.

I can "feel" the extra weight from the longer barrel and air tube out front, but I'm gatting used to it.

I am working hard with the rifle, and am always trying different things. I have fitted my own sling to it, the thread protector on the barrel and now the MTC glassware. I am currently experimenting with a BSA singleshot mag system as I am noe getting indexing issues using the new style mags, the old twin band ones are ok but not available new.

There is so much more to come from this rifle I will keep you posted on developments