BSA P14 - Pics added
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I've been looking for one , unsuccessfully , for quite a while . Post some pics to make me more envious . I do own a Winchester made P-14 that was cut down to sporter spec a long time ago , it even shoots really well , but I still want factory BSA Sporter in 303 Brit . I have an old friend in the UK that still uses his to hunt deer with over there , strangely enough , not many shooters use 303 Brit chambered rifles in Britain anymore .
Sported issue stock or new sporting stock?
The BSA P'14 and M1917 conversions have all the hard work done to the receivers. Ears off, recontoured, drilled and tapped for scope bases and rear aperture sight. If the bores are good, they are good rifles. If the bore is bad, the action alone may be worthwhile if the price is right.
I have a BSA .303 in the sported issue stock. Scoped it. Very modestly priced, accurate hunting rifle.
The BSA P'14 and M1917 conversions have all the hard work done to the receivers. Ears off, recontoured, drilled and tapped for scope bases and rear aperture sight. If the bores are good, they are good rifles. If the bore is bad, the action alone may be worthwhile if the price is right.
I have a BSA .303 in the sported issue stock. Scoped it. Very modestly priced, accurate hunting rifle.
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The ones chambered in .30/06: BSA ground off the bolt holding opening device. Consequently, with some bullet types, the last one or two rounds in the magazine tend to tilt and strike the front of the magazine box resulting in a misfeed.
I suppose it depends on how much steel they ground off of the follower. Otherwise these rifles will not break easily.
You would be hard pressed to find a currently made cf bolt action with that much ruggedness built in for what a P14 or M1917 conversion goes for.
Why you are having difficulty finding one? They do not have a lot of collector mojo. They are reliable rugged rifles even still. In hard times their utilitarian intrinsic value goes up in the minds of owners.
I suppose it depends on how much steel they ground off of the follower. Otherwise these rifles will not break easily.
You would be hard pressed to find a currently made cf bolt action with that much ruggedness built in for what a P14 or M1917 conversion goes for.
Why you are having difficulty finding one? They do not have a lot of collector mojo. They are reliable rugged rifles even still. In hard times their utilitarian intrinsic value goes up in the minds of owners.
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The rifles do turn up in the auctions fairly often. At a glance, the dovetailed rear sight, recontoured receiver, altered issue stock with checkering at the wrist show in the first photo. They do not tend to bring discouraging prices. Compared with the average did-it-himself sported Enfield, these BSA conversions are diamonds in the rough. The ones restocked with commercial sporting wood are quite respectable.
If I remember correctly, by the time I got mine, and installed a decent used 4x scope the total was not much over $250. It shoots groups of about 2 1/2" at 100m, a perfectly good hunting rifle.
If I remember correctly, by the time I got mine, and installed a decent used 4x scope the total was not much over $250. It shoots groups of about 2 1/2" at 100m, a perfectly good hunting rifle.
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