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nice, by the look of the sight ladder elevator it is sighted for 215 gr bullets. If sighted for 174 gr bullets the ladder is shorter and is usually marked on the barrel. Yours seems to not have the horn forend tip and grip cap. Does it have any retailer markings on it.?
No retailer marks and no horn tip or grip cap it is a number three pattern sporting rifle which didn't t have these extras.it has a lightly engraved action and buttplate .Also there is no trapdoor in the butt.I kind of like it with out the pistol grip cap as it has a beautifully shaped grip and horn caps and tips and be kind fragile with age.
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Every .303 sporting rifle that I have seen from that era has the same rear sight. Fixed, folders and a ladder.
These rifles are not conversions. Factory made sporting rifles. Like Ross sporters, some parts are shared with service pattern arms.
Handloads with Woodleigh 215gr round nosed bullets loaded to Mk. VI velocity would be appropriate.
I have a BSA Model 4 sporting rifle. Sort of the poor cousin of yours.
In 1900, these were very modern sporting rifles.
These rifles are not conversions. Factory made sporting rifles. Like Ross sporters, some parts are shared with service pattern arms.
Handloads with Woodleigh 215gr round nosed bullets loaded to Mk. VI velocity would be appropriate.
I have a BSA Model 4 sporting rifle. Sort of the poor cousin of yours.
In 1900, these were very modern sporting rifles.
Yes they did share some common parts with the military arms like the magazine cut off which really doesn t have a use in sporting arms except maybe to make loading a bit easier if you lost your mag maybe?In military arms it's real purpose was to make the troops conserve ammo to save the tax payers money.
BigUglyMan
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Nice. Tickles my nostalgic sensibilities.
