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Started by btmo@hotmail.com
Sat, 26 Jun 2004 12:37
BSA Mk II International
Author: btmo@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2004 12:37
Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2004 12:37
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I haven't been able to post for weeks, due to some oddball issue with my ISP. I have reverted to google for a while until I can get it sorted. In the meantime... ----- My youngest son is interested in smallbore shooting. By coincidence, a work friend had a BSA Mk II she no longer needed, and sold it to me (price later... lets keep some mystery in this story) this afternoon. She hasn't used it for a number of years - in fact, it hasn't been used since high school. It is a Martini action single shot. No idea of the age. I would guess more than 35 years. The condition of the rifle I would describe as "fair" to "good" (if I was being generous) - all metalwork is in pretty good nick apart from some surface corrosion. The bore is bright (after cleaning) and looks in very good condition. Most of the screw heads are burred to some degree - some are pristine, some look like they have been turned by a coin. Or an axe... However, none are "welded" to the rifle, and all responded well to a little gun oil. It has Parker Hale sights which are in good condition. A little pitted in places, but functional. The woodwork is not stunning, as it has a couple of small cracks (no where important), and a chunk about the size of a small fingernail missing from the rear end. It has a detachable shoulderpiece on the buttstock - which is adjustable. The action is in *very* good condition - no rust and appears to funciton flawlessly. The trigger is *very* light, I would guess significantly less than a pound - but I am used to a different style of shooting, so anything less than about three pounds just feels wrong to me... The barrel had some surface pitting and a little corrosion - but most of it rubbed off with oil and a cloth. It has some scratches on the exterior. Overall, it is not *pretty* but it certainly looks function and competant. Would any of the small bore shooters here care to offer an opinion as to the price for such a rifle? Oh - did I mention it came in a fitted wooden case? I still have some work to do to clean it up, and haven't test fired it yet - we are going to the range tomorrow to give it a go, and resight it. Then the boy can compete with it. I'll let you know how that goes, but I am anticipating it will shoot well. I am told it has a number of 100 point (out of 100) rounds under its belt. And no, it is NOT for sale. If she ever wants it back, I have promised to sell it back - for what it cost me. Cheers, Brenton. Oh - the price? Less than $US45. That is not a typo... ----------------------------------------------------------- Learn about rec.guns at http://www.recguns.com -----------------------------------------------------------
Re: BSA Mk II International
Author: "Anthony"
Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2004 22:45
Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2004 22:45
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"Brenton" <btmo@hotmail.com> wrote in message # My youngest son is interested in smallbore shooting. # # By coincidence, a work friend had a BSA Mk II she no longer needed, and sold # it to me (price later... lets keep some mystery in this story) this # afternoon. She hasn't used it for a number of years - in fact, it hasn't # been used since high school. # # It is a Martini action single shot. No idea of the age. I would guess more # than 35 years. # And no, it is NOT for sale. If she ever wants it back, I have promised to # sell it back - for what it cost me. # # Cheers, # # Brenton. Oh - the price? Less than $US45. That is not a typo... Damn, you stole it! I'm as jealous as can be. I paid $150 USD 15 years ago for one that's not nearly that nice and didn't have a case. I've since converted mine to .22 K-Hornet and it's a tack driver. Anyway if you can find more of these for that price. Tell me first, please... ;o) Tony ----------------------------------------------------------- Learn about rec.guns at http://www.recguns.com -----------------------------------------------------------
Re: BSA Mk II International
Author: nat_mann@yahoo.c
Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2004 22:45
Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2004 22:45
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On Sat, 26 Jun 2004 12:37:39 +0000 (UTC), btmo@hotmail.com (Brenton) wrote: Well that's certainly the deal of the day. It's probably closer to 50 years old. It should be able to shoot better than most of us can. > ... ----------------------------------------------------------- Learn about rec.guns at http://www.recguns.com -----------------------------------------------------------
Re: BSA Mk II International
Author: Ken Pisichko
Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2004 22:45
Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2004 22:45
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You will get what the market will bear.Offers will vary. Because it is less than pristine, and thus not a real collectable, the price is automatically lower. If the case is original and there is an original booklet then in the USA you would get several hundred $$ - like maybe $300. But since it is a bit battered, then less. I got a Mk V in pristine shape for less than $300, and I mean PRISTINE. The wood had been refinished in the Parket hale shop at one point, so it was not totally original. Mind you, I had to bring it back into Canada as it was out of the country. Brenton wrote: > ... ----------------------------------------------------------- Learn about rec.guns at http://www.recguns.com -----------------------------------------------------------
Re: BSA Mk II International
Author: JLB3030@hotmail.
Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 11:56
Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 11:56
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btmo@hotmail.com (Brenton) wrote in message news:<cbjqmj$ets$1@grapevine.wam.umd.edu>...
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So there you are, and I thought you must have been half way to Arizona.
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Just happen to be reading Aust.Shooters Journal April 1993,
Ad. for BSA Martini-International $499. (Manu.1950-1953)
And BSA Mod.12/15, good to Very Good $299.
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All that chops into the value, but won't stop it shooting well.
Why not try Small-bore yourself, and don't forget to try different
ammo if it acts up.
John L.
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Re: BSA Mk II International
Author: Bob Holtzman
Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 11:56
Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 11:56
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In article <cbjqmj$ets$1@grapevine.wam.umd.edu>, Brenton wrote: # # Brenton. Oh - the price? Less than $US45. That is not a typo... I would have ripped the pocket out of my pants in my haste to get the money out before she changed her mind. -- Bob Holtzman "If you think you're getting free lunch, ......check the price of the beer!" ----------------------------------------------------------- Learn about rec.guns at http://www.recguns.com -----------------------------------------------------------
Re: BSA Mk II International
Author: btmo@hotmail.com
Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 23:26
Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 23:26
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John wrote # So there you are, and I thought you must have been half way to Arizona. :-) Still in NZ. Just have some real oddball problems at the moment. # Just happen to be reading Aust.Shooters Journal April 1993, # Ad. for BSA Martini-International $499. (Manu.1950-1953) # And BSA Mod.12/15, good to Very Good $299. # # All that chops into the value, but won't stop it shooting well. # Why not try Small-bore yourself, and don't forget to try different # ammo if it acts up. We have tried it now, and it shoots a treat - definitely better than I can! I have shot smallbore 3 times in my life, and two of those were in the last two weeks. I find it "fussy" - after you get all of the bondage gear on, and get all of the leather adjusted just so, you get to fire 13 rounds before you collapse exhausted to the floor. IPSC is much better fun! :-) Still, it is doing wonders for my trigger and breathing control. Cheers, Brenton ----------------------------------------------------------- Learn about rec.guns at http://www.recguns.com -----------------------------------------------------------
Re: BSA Mk II International
Author: btmo@hotmail.com
Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 23:26
Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 23:26
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Bob Holtzman <> wrote # # Brenton. Oh - the price? Less than $US45. That is not a typo... # # I would have ripped the pocket out of my pants in my haste to # get the money out before she changed her mind. Actually, I paid her a couple of days after picking up the rifle (I don't normally carry much cash, and hadn't planned ahead) Oh, and she offered it to me months ago - we were talking about a project we were both working on, and the topic drifted to guns - as it invariably does with me... :-) I will be taking her out to the pistol range for a shoot in the near future. And if any of you are worried about my immortal soul, I will be taking my wife as well! Cheers, Brenton ----------------------------------------------------------- Learn about rec.guns at http://www.recguns.com -----------------------------------------------------------
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