BSA bolt rifles
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The center one in my photo is also a 6.5X55 and the Stutzen is in 243.........The top one belonged to a buddy who could not get it to shoot well after he had it rechambered to a 270 Wby, I bought it as a donor......for something.........
That 243 mannlicher is the nicest bsa I've ever seen. Nice one.
Yep DG and it's in one of my all time favorite cartridges.......243 Win. I haven't played with it much, but I do have a couple hundred rounds of brass assigned and some test loads made up.........I'll get to it one of these years.
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It might only be a .30/06, but it's in beautiful shape and I had it out yesterday. I'm liking it more and more all the time.
I did some actual load testing with my BSA CF2 I was trying to sell for a while. Well I'm glad it didn't sell because wow that 308 can shoot! Other than a first round flyer, I was cloverleafing 4 shots together regularly. I know the flyer was me too due to shooting off a backpack and being rusty.
Now to play with the adjustable trigger some!
Now to play with the adjustable trigger some!
The Imperial Featherweights in 30-06 only run about 6 1/2 lbs. With that Beesa muzzle brake they sound like the last clap of doom, and the racket seems to amplify the effect of the recoil in that light rifle. They're very nicely made, but every time I've bought one I've let it go not long after.
Strangely BSA put those muzzle brakes on some of the early Hunters in .222 and even Hornet. No-one seems to have any idea why.
Since this thread started I've managed to find myself a nice early Hunter in .222. It has the non-schnoble forend and relatively flat bottomed foreend, as well as 'Hunter' engraved on the left rec'vr. wall. Apparently the 'Hunter' engraving was only used at the very beginning of production, around '54 I believe.
There are so many similarities between these early controlled feed BSAs and Brnos of the same period it's hard to ignore.
I think my fondness for the Brnos started way back when I was a young infantry cadet being trained to use the old Bren light machine gun. The name was a composite of 'Brno', in recognition of the original designers, and 'Enfield', where the weapons were built. There's no doubt those Czech designers who found themselves in England after the Germans rolled over their homeland had a great influence on later BSA sporting arms.
KH
Strangely BSA put those muzzle brakes on some of the early Hunters in .222 and even Hornet. No-one seems to have any idea why.
Since this thread started I've managed to find myself a nice early Hunter in .222. It has the non-schnoble forend and relatively flat bottomed foreend, as well as 'Hunter' engraved on the left rec'vr. wall. Apparently the 'Hunter' engraving was only used at the very beginning of production, around '54 I believe.
There are so many similarities between these early controlled feed BSAs and Brnos of the same period it's hard to ignore.
I think my fondness for the Brnos started way back when I was a young infantry cadet being trained to use the old Bren light machine gun. The name was a composite of 'Brno', in recognition of the original designers, and 'Enfield', where the weapons were built. There's no doubt those Czech designers who found themselves in England after the Germans rolled over their homeland had a great influence on later BSA sporting arms.
KH
