Not bad for a £25 rifle!

Brian the Brit · Post by **Brian the Brit** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 11:11 am

I took my BSA No12 to the range this morning and shot the ten-round group below off a sandbag at 50 metres.

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The coin is a UK pound (7/8" dia)and the ammo was the cheapest Sellier & Bellot "Standard" at £1.50 for 50.

I'm well pleased with my purchase. All I need now is a standard length stock to replace the short one currently fitted.

Brian

Strangely_Brown · Post by **Strangely_Brown** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 12:36 pm

Brian not bad at all, even for £25 quid.

I understand the widow in question didn't get a very good look at you so you may get away with it after all!

Seriously though mate that was a bargain of a rifle and you do seem to shoot very well with it; who lent you the quid for the picture and did you give it back afterwards?

Aughnanure · Post by **Aughnanure** » Sun Oct 23, 2005 12:47 am

The trouble with shooting like that, Brian, is that there is very little room for improvement

My best ever with the same model and at the same distance was 98. Haven't done better than 97 since and then only once.

Eoin.

joseyclosey · Post by **joseyclosey** » Sun Oct 23, 2005 5:23 am

Thats a nice bit of shooting for 50m Brian, 25 squids for the rifle is a bit of a bargain too, you did alright there

BTW, Is Mick insinuating that you are a bit of a tight wad by any chance

Joe

krinko · Post by **krinko** » Sun Oct 23, 2005 10:27 am

Brian,

That is a fantastic target you've shot there, it would seem all your practice has paid off. Unfortunately, you have disqualified yourself from further use of the "These Old Eyes" excuse and the next time you fluff one, must select another number from the Big Blue Book of Excuses.

Mick is sounding ripe for a Grudge Match, isn't he?

I wonder is he MAN ENOUGH to handle a .22?

-----krinko

Brass Rat · Post by **Brass Rat** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 9:53 pm

Brian, what exactly is a #12?

I don't believe I have seen one.

dromia · Post by **dromia** » Thu Nov 10, 2005 1:49 am

Became known as the Famous 12.

This was the staple rifle for minature rifle target shooting in Britain for before WW1 to the late 1940s early 50's and a classic of the BSA miniature martini stable.

Read more about it here on the excellent HARC site, HARC runs the winter leagues for historic minatures whic a few of us over here like to dabble in.

http://www.rifleman.org.uk/BSA_Model_12.html

Aughnanure · Post by **Aughnanure** » Thu Nov 10, 2005 2:32 am

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A couple of shots of my 12, they've been posted before but now that I know how to rost pictures

Eoin.

Brian the Brit · Post by **Brian the Brit** » Thu Nov 10, 2005 3:49 am

This is the only picture I have at present of my No 12.

Unlike Eoin's it doesn't have the original BSA sights. An upgrade to Parker Hale sights was very common as the BSA sights began to wear with use. These rifles often had a hard life as "club guns".

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My next project will be to make a 1 1/2 inch extension for the butt as the original is in the unusual short configuration. My rifle has the cocking indicator suggesting that it is quite an early example (1920s perhaps) as these were dropped in later versions.

This is certainly the most accurate rifle in my collection and the one that gets the most use at our 50 metre range. I love it!

Brian

Brass Rat · Post by **Brass Rat** » Thu Nov 10, 2005 7:21 am

Man, I don't know exactly what it is but there is something really fascinating about those Martini lever actions.

Not bad for a £25 rifle!

Not bad for a £25 rifle!

Wot's All This Then?

THE B.S.A. MODEL No. 12 TARGET RIFLE

The £25 No 12