I've just found these two pictures on my computer from the time the guys at Ronnie Sunshines Devon had this gem in their range, its the BSA scorpion, made famous after its appearance in the James Bond film Octopussy. As a massive Bond fan it was a privilege to get to see this piece of history in the flesh, let alone fire it ( big thank you to the owner for allowing me to!). The Scorpion was used to represent a tranquilliser dart gun and with its traditional looks it certainly played the part perfectly and can be seen several times in the film in the set up you can see above!
There have been several different Mk's of scorpion since they first went into production in 1972 and it's safe to say its certainly a age old legend. This one felt as good as the day it came out the box for the first time with a really crisp trigger, firing a springer though was certainly a shock to the system though seeing as i'm used to pcp's and Co2 pistols, that said it was still really accurate! by all accounts they were £20 when they came out originally, you certainly wouldn't get a pistol of this calibre and spec for that kind of money these days, especially when this one gets to pull the featured in bond card!
Anyways, a big thanks to the team at Ronnie Sunshines Devon and to the owner for letting me have a few shots of this rather iconic pistol, we'll try and get up there again soon and give thier indoor range a bit of a whirl!
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