My NEW BSA Sportsman HV!!

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I received my new ( used, but new to me) BSA Sportsman HV last Thursday and have put about 200 pellets through it so far. I LOVE this gun. It's light, accurate, extremely quiet because of the shroud and depinger, and its a multi-shot. I haven't been able to sight it in on paper to determine just how accurate it is, but I have hit a Snapple lid over and over at 40 yards. I mounted my Centerpoint 4-16X scope on it.
I took two crows with it today, so I got my first kill with it already. 
The guy I purchased it from (off American air guns classifieds) told me that he chronied the first 10 shots and they average 860fps.

I'm curious how many shots I should be able to get from it with a full fill before the POI changes? Does anyone have experience with this gun?

Any other info would be greatly appreciated. This is my very first pcp and I still have a lot to learn.


I tried to post pictures of the gun, but can't figure it out. I'm using a Mac and not sure if that has anything to do with it. I clicked on "insert image" but only get this.....
I also tried copy/pasting them as well as dragging and dropping them.
What am I doing wrong? I resized them all so they're less than 200kb.

[aack73]

click reply button at bottom of the post. there will be a link "additional options". this will allow you to browse your cpu files to add a pic.. may look a little different on your mac.

[Tpatner412]

Glad to hear that there is another happy BSA owner out there.  Congrats on your new gun.  i look forward to hearing more about it

[xschug3]

Thanks for the help with the pics guys!

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Another

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BSA Sportsman HV

[Tpatner412]

Woah, is that a custom shroud?

[xschug3]

Yes I suppose it is. I purchased it like this. Full barrel shroud and depinger installed as well. I don't know where the work was done. I was told by the seller that it was quieter than his marauder....I've not shot a marauder but this thing is virtually silent!
I love it! I haven't seen another one like it. I wouldn't have purchased it without a shroud because I wanted something very quiet and backyard friendly.

[Tpatner412]

Yea well they didnt make them with a shroud so it is definitely custom and looks very sweet

[xschug3]

Thanks man! I thought so too. I always said that my first pcp would be a marauder but after seeing this thing and knowing that it was quieter, lighter, and CHEAPER than a Marauder.....I couldn't resist!
I just need to get more familiar with it and put a ton of pellets through it.

[Tpatner412]

I hope it serves you well, BSA makes a great rifle, I just wish i could afford more of them

[rkr]

860 fps and 25 shots from 232bar fill is what BSA says http://www.bsaguns.co.uk/PDFS/BSA%20Export%20Brochure.pdf The shroud is indeed aftermarket one, can you take a photo of the magazine retaining rod area of the shroud? I've been thinking of building one and would like to see how it was solved in your case.

[aack73]

looks as though you done well. great looking rifle you got there.

[HauntedMyst]

Great looking gun!   Nice job!  If you ever want to a synthetic stock, the Gamo Dynamax one slips right on.

[woogie_man]

Looks like my old rifle :p


The shroud looks like it is a (@&^)(#^* shroud.  And with a good de-pinger inside of her, they are very quiet.

With the FPS adjustment screw about half way in, I was able to get 30 shots though the rifle before any fall off.

[xschug3]

wonder if it's your old rifle woogieman? How long ago did you sell it?

[woogie_man]

Well guess you can't say "his name" here.... sorry mods wasn't aware of that.


It was quite some time ago.... that and I was a moron and painted the stock    Though I am still kicking myself for selling the rifle, as it was a great buy.