morgan Posted April 2, 2020 Report Share Posted April 2, 2020 (edited) Hunting with a pre war Bsa, is airgun shooting for the purist. They are beautiful rifles. If you can stalk rabbits down a hedgerow with a Lincoln Jeffries - you can probably stalk anything 😊 There was a time in my life, my thoughts almost entirely revolved round these fine old rifles......they weren't wasted years 😊 Edited April 2, 2020 by morgan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washerboy Posted April 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2020 Earliest gun I ever shot anything with was a Mk2 airsporter I think. A friends dad had one. I had a later one but hated it, home tuned supposedly. Twanged and kicked, awful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centrepin Posted April 3, 2020 Report Share Posted April 3, 2020 19 hours ago, Gameking said: Here you go https://www.gunspares.co.uk/products/24447/303/ should have what's needed 301/302/303 are very similar Brilliant, thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gameking Posted April 3, 2020 Report Share Posted April 3, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, Centrepin said: Brilliant, thank you Haenels are very underrated as a game getter . Please let us know how you get on ( assuming it's new spring and seals needed ?) My contribution to this thread , which I forgot to put in is a BSF B55 from 1977 Edited April 3, 2020 by Gameking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centrepin Posted April 7, 2020 Report Share Posted April 7, 2020 On 03/04/2020 at 10:38, Gameking said: Haenels are very underrated as a game getter . Please let us know how you get on ( assuming it's new spring and seals needed ?) My contribution to this thread , which I forgot to put in is a BSF B55 from 1977 I've ordered the parts I need, some are no longer available or are no longer manufactured and they're certainly more than the gun cost new. What's not available I'm having to make do and mend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wharf Rat Posted April 15, 2020 Report Share Posted April 15, 2020 I have hunted with my CZ Slavia 630 before. The breech was so worn in 1988 when I bought it that you could deform pellets by loading them at an angle. The sights never quite lined up, but I learned to aim off slightly. The finish made it look like a skip diver had rejected it. Lord knows how old it is. I shot that extremely well for years. I rebuilt it a few years back and couldn't shoot it the way that I could when I did nothing else but shoot for six weeks school holidays, and for hours after getting home at 3.30 with hours of daylight. Funny that! I bought a new CZ Slavia 634 which I tuned, and now go out with that or my HW97K tuned by Venom with the single stage match trigger. The CZ is far easier on the back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7daysinaweek Posted April 15, 2020 Report Share Posted April 15, 2020 On 02/04/2020 at 15:36, morgan said: Hunting with a pre war Bsa, is airgun shooting for the purist. They are beautiful rifles. If you can stalk rabbits down a hedgerow with a Lincoln Jeffries - you can probably stalk anything 😊 There was a time in my life, my thoughts almost entirely revolved round these fine old rifles......they weren't wasted years 😊 Reading the post I was wondering if anyone would mention a Lincoln Jeffries ? An old friend who is now sadly no longer with us had a beauty that was little used. I have no idea whatever happened with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted April 15, 2020 Report Share Posted April 15, 2020 3 minutes ago, 7daysinaweek said: Reading the post I was wondering if anyone would mention a Lincoln Jeffries ? An old friend who is now sadly no longer with us had a beauty that was little used. I have no idea whatever happened with it. See my post num 5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7daysinaweek Posted April 15, 2020 Report Share Posted April 15, 2020 2 minutes ago, London Best said: See my post num 5. Apologies for missing that LB. I would think that they are rare as hens teeth now and would be a sought after gun ? As I remember my friend did not use his and it was part of a larger collection. I never shot it, it was just for looking at if you know what I mean. I have an old springer up in the loft I will have to dig out, it has been up there for best part of 20 years, think it is an old cheap Webley but I could be wrong as it was given to me by a mate. I may dig it out and give it some TLC. atb 7diaw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washerboy Posted April 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2020 How do folks forget guns 😁.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamster Posted April 15, 2020 Report Share Posted April 15, 2020 I’ve hunted with the BSF S54 underlever (hideously nose heavy) back in the late 70’s early 80’s, even then they were a bit long in the tooth but it got the job done, fetched me many a careless mallard off ponds in the very early hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washerboy Posted April 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2020 If after this lock down the bsa murcury is still for sale on here I'm going to travel to have a look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted April 15, 2020 Report Share Posted April 15, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, 7daysinaweek said: Apologies for missing that LB. I would think that they are rare as hens teeth now and would be a sought after gun ? As I remember my friend did not use his and it was part of a larger collection. I never shot it, it was just for looking at if you know what I mean. atb 7diaw I spent years looking for an early BSA with little luck, until I met the right people through joining a bell target club. Several members were serious (international) collectors who knew where to look. I now have eleven pre-war BSA’s, all different models, costing me from £50 to £450. I use them all occasionally. Edited April 15, 2020 by London Best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7daysinaweek Posted April 15, 2020 Report Share Posted April 15, 2020 1 hour ago, London Best said: I spent years looking for an early BSA with little luck, until I met the right people through joining a bell target club. Several members were serious (international) collectors who knew where to look. I now have eleven pre-war BSA’s, all different models, costing me from £50 to £450. I use them all occasionally. Good man. No use in having a Van Gogh and not looking at it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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