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tommyboy26

hi guys


just wanted to know is there any way to find out the history of a rifle. i have a b.s.a lever action it appears to be quite old but i would like to know how old and where it came from.

tommy

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tommyboy26 wrote: »

hi guys


just wanted to know is there any way to find out the history of a rifle. i have a b.s.a lever action it appears to be quite old but i would like to know how old and where it came from.

tommy

You'd need to give a bit more info on the rifle. The majority of BSA martini action rifles were .22lr target rifles from the 50's and 60's. They were produced in about three or four variants over that time, but started to get left behind by the products of Anschütz and Walther.

They are still being used today as BR rifles and beginner's target rifles (I have two of them in my safe at the moment).

rowa

I have a bsa lever action target rifle, mine is a mk4 isu model , it was made in 1980 and is very accurate , bsa barrels were supposed to be the best in the world the 50's , 60's and i have heard that shooters would rebarrel anschutz actions for ultimate accuracy. I think bunny shooter bought one recently too.

as to where it came from , that'll be armoury road, small heath, birmingham 11, bsa still make airguns on the site, they had one of the biggest factories in the world , employing over 25,000 people , i think there is about 12 there now !

look on this website and see if you can find your model

http://www.rifleman.org.uk/BSA_small-bore_target_rifles.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvK5onzTL6k

tommyboy26

rowa wrote: »

I have a bsa lever action target rifle, mine is a mk4 isu model , it was made in 1980 and is very accurate , bsa barrels were supposed to be the best in the world the 50's , 60's and i have heard that shooters would rebarrel anschutz actions for ultimate accuracy. I think bunny shooter bought one recently too.

as to where it came from , that'll be armoury road, small heath, birmingham 11, bsa still make airguns on the site, they had one of the biggest factories in the world , employing over 25,000 people , i think there is about 12 there now !

look on this website and see if you can find your model

http://www.rifleman.org.uk/BSA_small-bore_target_rifles.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvK5onzTL6k

thank you very much i found on the rifleman site the same bsa as mine it is the international mark3 but in 1961

rowa

tommyboy26 wrote: »

thank you very much i found on the rifleman site the same bsa as mine it is the international mark3 but in 1961

how did you come by this rifle tommy ? did you buy it or was it in the family ?