still looking for info on my no1 Enfield

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A little over a year ago I posted asking about a BSA target rifle I bought that was owned by person from Ottawa.
I have sent to DCRA both e-mails and snail mail but have never heard back on it.
I am still very interested in finding out as much as I can about this rifle and have since my last post taken several new pictures so I thought I would post them in hopes that it might help.
Lots of pictures so please be patient.

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well its not one of the DCRA conversions.

It is a BSA.Co comercial production rifle, that is set up as a military target rifle. I bet the barrel has a flat crown as that was common at the time. The service rifles have a rounded crown but target barrels often had a flat crown.
 
There is a small CRACK in the rear end of the Forestock which needs to be repaired. It isn't much, but it IS enough to affect shooting adversely.

Check back issues of "The American Rifleman" (the NRA magazine) and its precursors. They often ran articles on the bigger Canadian meets as well as on the big American meets. I believe they have an INDEX of articles which they have run. Their Editorial Board should be glad to help.

A Rifle of THIS quality well could have been shot in both..... and it is good enough to have come in high in the scoring.

It is a "Fulton Regulated" rifle and I believe they are still in business. A good place to start, perhaps.

Also check Obituaries in the Ottawa newspaper.

The National match here would have been reported in the Ottawa paper and DEFINITELY by the military papers. Get in touch with DND and ask for some help there. DND and DCRA are affiliated in much the way that the American CMP and Defense are affiliated.

A lot of research, but it could be a GREAT story.

A hint: use REAL LETTERS to ask for help. Nobody bothers with e-mails these days: there are just too many of them..... and 99% junk. A real letter on actual paper, in a genuine envelope with a Stamp: that's how to get attention.

Good luck.
 
smellie said:
There is a small CRACK in the rear end of the Forestock which needs to be repaired. It isn't much, but it IS enough to affect shooting adversely.

Check back issues of "The American Rifleman" (the NRA magazine) and its precursors. They often ran articles on the bigger Canadian meets as well as on the big American meets. I believe they have an INDEX of articles which they have run. Their Editorial Board should be glad to help.

A Rifle of THIS quality well could have been shot in both..... and it is good enough to have come in high in the scoring.

It is a "Fulton Regulated" rifle and I believe they are still in business. A good place to start, perhaps.

Also check Obituaries in the Ottawa newspaper.

The National match here would have been reported in the Ottawa paper and DEFINITELY by the military papers. Get in touch with DND and ask for some help there. DND and DCRA are affiliated in much the way that the American CMP and Defense are affiliated.

A lot of research, but it could be a GREAT story.

A hint: use REAL LETTERS to ask for help. Nobody bothers with e-mails these days: there are just too many of them..... and 99% junk. A real letter on actual paper, in a genuine envelope with a Stamp: that's how to get attention.

Good luck.
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Thank you very much for the help. I will send some letters.
Yes I need to fix this crack. (the stock on my Long Branch was similarly cracked so I had to fix it as well) I also need to address the barrel baring slightly off center at the muzzle.
 
The DCRA doesn't have any records of any rifles. That's not their mandate. Rifles used in DCRA matches are owned by the shooter.
"...There is a small CRACK in the rear end of the Forestock..." Get one of the syringe style expoxy applicators and some rubber bands. Gently, very gently, spread the crack enough to apply the expoxy then hold the crack closed with the rubber bands.
 
Actually I was more looking for information on the name on the stock disk.
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Information pertaining to the original owner's target shooting history might well include information on the rifles history or at least give me a place to start.
 
that name has been bugging me, it seems familiar but I can't seem to find it anywhere.

Interesting to see the profile of the crown. I have a similar No1 Mk III BSA Comercial target rifle but it was sporterized (not by me) the stock still had some of the cork bedding
 
Canadian Census for 1901 shows one Rengier B. Meredith living in Kingston, Ont. http://automatedgenealogy.com/censu...+of+Canada+page+containing+Rengier+B+Meredith That is the only "R.B. Meredith" I found in a few minutes of searching.

The name may be "Regnier" as that name also shows up in connection with the surname Meredith. Branches of families often continue to use certain first names or combinations of first names long after the different branches of the family have lost touch with each other. In the case of unusual names like this, this custom usually demonstrates common ancestry. For example, look at the fifth line here: http://www.smallnewspapers.com/djwebsite/collections/data/obituaries/0411obit.html The name is given as "Regnier". Too unusual a name to be a coincidence.

No R. B. Meredith in the Ottawa City Directories for 1909, 1914, 1916 or 1923. He was probably there in the 30s. You'd need to check those directories manually. If you call the Ottawa Public Library they might do it for you.

Sometimes middle names were not given to the census collectors, in which case that may not be the person you are looking for. Ontario Archives is your next stop in that case.
 
RRCo. Thank you very much for the search. It never even occurred to me to go the genealogy route. I was stuck on the idea of going through DCRA but I guess it would be a help to know to the extent possible who I'm searching for.
woodchopper this one has cork in the hand guard only. I had some pictures but I can't remember were I put them or even if they are on this computer.
 
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