airsporter stock

[pennineway.fswo]

Paul, Mick and David I have now managed to get some photographs of the stock posted below


Can anyone confirm which Mk of Airsporter this stock fits I think it may be a Mk3 S model (but the wood does not look like walnut and I thought all S models had walnut stocks)

The stock is the same shape as the MK7 but there are dimensional differences and this stock is chequered

It is pre RB2 and a shorter underlever tucks neatly into the for-end and is then fully concealed from the side

A Mk7 action does not fit

Thanks
John


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[Airsporter1st]

Can't say for sure at the moment John, but this looks remarkably like my RB2 stock.

[cambrai1917]

How about an Airsporter S

[Gareth W-B]

Hi John,

The Airsporter MkVII, RB-2, and later Airsporter-S stocks were the same styles (ball ended in front of the cocking lever as above). I've had several of these. I also had an Airsporter-S MkII which to my mind looked beech not walnut, but discovered in the end that it was walnut but looked beech because the same stain and varnish had been used at the factory as on the beech derivatives which coupled with the fact that the walnut stock in question was of a particularly bland (low grade) grain pattern, did make it look beech. This may be the same scenario with the stock pictured above ? The only real way to tell if it is an Airsporter-S stock or not imo is if it has the BSA signature pressed chequered pistol grip, which the above stock does have. This is because all RB-2 and standard Airsporter stocks in my experience have had plain pistol grips (including the ones I currently own and am looking at right now ). Atb: G.

[pennineway.fswo]

Thanks fellas

The stock is machined on LH for-end to take the old type tap not the RB2 arrangement and so I will have to go with you Gareth and agree that it must be the later S stock which is fine.

Although it wont mate with my Mk1 S action , it should therefore fit another BBS members rifle who is in need of one for his Mk3 S

ATBest
John