BSA International

[forindooruseonly]

Here's one you may not see everyday. This is an old BSA International Mk I target rifle that I picked up a few years ago and rigged up as a benchrest gun. I never shot one of these in competition, I got into using an Anschutz, but I did always admire the relatively obscure Martini action and the lines of the rifle. I don't shoot competitively anymore, so I took off the aperture sights and put this old Redfield scope on instead.

I went out the other day to my range and put it through it's paces on some cheaper ammo, trying to see which affordable and readily available target ammo it preferred. Sadly, the wind picked up just into the day there and any hopes I had of figuring out something useful went away. Still, made for a nice day of plinking at 100 yards and a chance to exercise it, since I had not shot the rifle in a long time. I'm glad spring is coming, wind or not, because longer days and more warmth means I can get back to the range more often.

 

[Gene L]

I have a .22 now and have owned three more in the past. Very good rifles. One I have now was fairly rough and I had it reblued. Did research on the several years ago, found out some had the bores re-lined from the factory when new for increased accuracy, and were engraved as such around the muzzle. Mine was, but when refinished, the shallow engraving was buffed off. Too bad.

IIRC, these .22s were "club rifles" and referred to as "miniature rifles".

I traded the International for a Unertl scope several years ago.

 

[H Richard]

I know the feeling of a nice day and a super accurate .22. I shot my Anschutz 1407 match rifle for many years, with a 20X Unertle scope. 100 yards was an ideal test. Wind was always a problem with slow target grade ammo. I sent the gun off to my grandson several years ago. Hope he is enjoying it as much as I did.