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Air Armoury - Episode 64 - BSA Cadet Air Rifle
This month the Air Armoury's JRH tests and reviews the classic BSA Cadet air rifle.
*Sorry about the wind noise. I have since invested in a lapel mic with wind shield so sound quality should be better in future videos.
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[@scousewillo62]

What a little beaut. Think I would be tempted to do a full sympathetic refurb.

[@markhomer7628]

New spring and tidy up required , would make an excellent vid .. say , about 45 mins long ( includes power test and accuracy test , before and after refurb ) go for it JRH .. you know you wanna

[@davidwelch6796]

I had a BSA Cadet, rifled, which was passed to me by an older cousin when he had finished with it. I used it with great pleasure, and frequency, for some years whilst in my youth before it went into storage for a while. Eventually I had it refurbished and passed it on to the son of the cousin who gave it to me. I was not in the least concerned sixty years ago that it did not have provision for a telescopic sight as I felt that they were for wimps.

[@lesmaybury793]

Great video, thanks.

[@responderman]

I have the cadet major from 1950 to 55, the major has adjustable sights and rifled barrel, and shoots at about 7ft lbs. It also has an adjustable trigger. As you say it is a bit longer and is lovely to shoot with. it's pretty much the same as the cadet with just a few extra refinements. I have a photo of you want one. As far as I understand the ones with-out rifled barrels will mainly used by the fairgrounds.

[@Beesa10]

My Cadet has the 'BC' serial number prefix so it's one of the later ones from the 1950s. It has a rifled barrel and does not have 'SB' stamped anywhere. It also doesn't have 'BSA' stamp on the wood, there is some checkering cut on the right hand side of the forend only. It locks up nicely and although low power it's quite accurate, fine for fun shooting at tin cans etc within 10m.

[@bugsy742]

Got a pair of these and I shoot em as much as my .25 Crown in FAC 👍😎 great lil rifles 🤗

[@jetblack5115]

Can you do a video of the service showing what the problem was also does the 32 mean the coil length of the spring

[@ukairgunner3267]

I definitely recognise these from fairgrounds 👍

[@kimcocciuti]

I have my fathers BSA cadet 177. Serial number is BC16073. I used it as a kid growing up on small farms in South Africa. It spent 35 years in my parents linen cupboard so is still in quite good condition. Barrel is rifled. I recall it having a round cylindrical loop which slid on the end of the sight (which I managed to lose as a twelve year old kid.)

[@mancavecreations6535]

In the process of restoration on one of these as someone welded a scope rail on top, successfully removed all the weld with no trace and the rifle is beautiful but I'm having trouble locating some original sights if anyone out there has some kicking about id be grateful to hear from you.

[@rupertmcnaughtdavis3649]

Lovely! Got one.Thanks from South Africa.

[@grahamthebaronhesketh.]

I had one in the 1970's it was seriously good.

[@dave20thmay]

Mine was bought from a junk shop near Southend on Sea for £5 in 1961. It is rifled and has a serial number CC33076. It has elevation adjustment on the sight. Also a large bolt up through the pistol grip. It never had the BSA embossed into the stock. I did recently purchase a BSA CLX .177 which is so accurate and going back to this I could not believe how much pull the trigger needs. I'd like to get more information and do an overhaul on the gun as now I've found out what it is, as I could not remember after all these years and don't want to tear down and do some damage. The marking on the top is so faint as not to have any readable letters, although you can see that there was something there when new. I can now see it is in fact a Cadet Major as it is 42" long.

[@lambrettadave7]

Hi thanks for doing another great video and giving me something else to do during this lockdown

[@dennistherocker]

My first experience with an air rifle was with one of these at the fairground (Heaton Park, Manchester UK) in the early 1960s

[@billy007rodaway]

Great video. Glad you found your mystery gun. Keep up the great video's. Thanks

[@aeron-mw7ofs]

Your fine collection seems to be growing nicely 👍 at a guess I'd say it will need a new seal or possibly soaking the one you have in neatsfoot oil if it's not too badly worn/damaged .

[@ianwoods1384]

Hello Sir,

[@tristanmorgan852]

We had one with the bsa on the stock it was a lovely little gun unfortunately my dad sold it about ten years ago for some reason I never understood as we had lots of happy memories and it was the same state as the day it was made