The extra work involved in fitting a barrel to an early BSA (or any other rifle with a Mauser type extractor) is about 30-45 minutes. Not a big deal but it does require some hand work. It could be...
Liked On: 08-04-2022, 08:59 PM
The extra work involved in fitting a barrel to an early BSA (or any other rifle with a Mauser type extractor) is about 30-45 minutes. Not a big deal but it does require some hand work. It could be...
Liked On: 08-04-2022, 08:49 PM
All of the recent refurbished K98's out of Russia came from piles like that!
Liked On: 08-04-2022, 05:13 PM
Not Invercargil, it was Allan Millar in Dunedin and mainly for the BSA Hunter and Majestic rifles. The castings were of the extended box only and fitted the factory metal.
Liked On: 08-04-2022, 05:00 PM
All of the recent refurbished K98's out of Russia came from piles like that!
Liked On: 08-04-2022, 01:13 PM
All of the recent refurbished K98's out of Russia came from piles like that!
Liked On: 08-04-2022, 12:04 PM
Not Invercargil, it was Allan Millar in Dunedin and mainly for the BSA Hunter and Majestic rifles. The castings were of the extended box only and fitted the factory metal.
Liked On: 08-04-2022, 12:04 PM
All of the recent refurbished K98's out of Russia came from piles like that!
Liked On: 08-04-2022, 11:55 AM
This photo is neither BSA related nor a successful hunt. This me in 1979 on a Black Bear hunt in Vermont. Gun is an S&W M29 8-3/8" .44 Magnum. Our timing was a bit late as there had been a real...
Liked On: 07-04-2022, 04:49 PM
A nice 1960's .222 Majestic! The scope rings are JNT (John Turner of Turner & Le Brun, the last 'real' hunting and fishing shop in Ch-Ch, bare wooden floors and racks and cabinets filled with...
Liked On: 07-04-2022, 11:38 AM
The BSA Sportsman rifles were good and accurate but the split rear bridge meant they had to have a side mount for a scope. They were never much good as they flexed too much. I used to fit a fixed...
Liked On: 07-04-2022, 11:36 AM
My first pig as an 11 year old was with a single shot .22, a 50 pound straggler in a big mob that ran past my father and I, instant kill neck shot at about 20 yards. Since then I have found .38 S&W,...
Liked On: 06-04-2022, 12:11 PM
The regulation is designed to catch club ranges. Sighting-in on a mates property is just the same as hunting on that property. So long as you are entitled to be there and observe all safety protocols...
Liked On: 06-04-2022, 11:46 AM
Park up facing sunny faces in the mornings and evenings. In the heat of the day they will lie up in the shade. Expect to shoot out to about 300 metres and be able to shoot them in the top 1/3rd for...
Liked On: 02-04-2022, 08:26 PM
Park up facing sunny faces in the mornings and evenings. In the heat of the day they will lie up in the shade. Expect to shoot out to about 300 metres and be able to shoot them in the top 1/3rd for...
Liked On: 02-04-2022, 07:50 PM