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    Benchrest Rifle Martini Action BSA with Rail & Scope?

    Can anyone help me? I'm looking for a BSA Martini action .22lr, preferably with a rail and scope as I am just about to start shooting the bench rest discipline. I currently shoot light sporting rifle in the Surrey leagues and black powder pistol. Though back problems are requiring a change in the type of target shooting I do, so I'm going to give bench rest a try, but need a suitable rifle. I have a space on my licence ready for finding the right item.

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    Whereabouts are you?

    My club (Taunton) has two surplus BSA Internationals. Both have aperture sights for prone, only the factory blocks for a long Unertl-type scope. But a gunsmith could fit a Weaver rail.

    One is the heavy 29in barrel, the other is the lighter 26in. I think we had asked for £75 each.

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    Balintore,

    The BSA Martini's can shoot superbly.

    On my 1955 BSA 12/15, I had the barrel shortened to 21.5", and cut for a moderator, and a scope rail installed.

    With Eley Subsonic ammunition, it could pull ten (10) shot groups at 100 meters around 0.75 - 1.0 inches from a rest, with the mod installed.

    I paid great attention to the fit of the fore-end wood : the fore-end was bedded in an industrial silicone, for a totally stress free fit.

    With 'better' ammunition, I would expect an International to do very well at the benchrest game

    Have fun & a good weekend

    Best regards

    Russ

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    Quote Originally Posted by Balintore View Post
    Can anyone help me? I'm looking for a BSA Martini action .22lr, preferably with a rail and scope as I am just about to start shooting the bench rest discipline. I currently shoot light sporting rifle in the Surrey leagues and black powder pistol. Though back problems are requiring a change in the type of target shooting I do, so I'm going to give bench rest a try, but need a suitable rifle. I have a space on my licence ready for finding the right item.
    This is the set up I use for a bit of bench rest work.
    A BSA International and a Scope I picked up at an auction for £22-00 you never know what is around until you look for it!
    It's a very good scope don't know how old it is, all external adjustments price written on the end of original box looks like £139-00 in pencil, so I don't think it was cheap when it was purchased it was made in Japan.
    https://www.flickr.com/photos/fronte...57627186205604

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fronteria View Post
    This is the set up I use for a bit of bench rest work.
    A BSA International and a Scope I picked up at an auction for £22-00 you never know what is around until you look for it!
    It's a very good scope don't know how old it is, all external adjustments price written on the end of original box looks like £139-00 in pencil, so I don't think it was cheap when it was purchased it was made in Japan.
    https://www.flickr.com/photos/fronte...57627186205604
    That was handy I have one of these scopes & thought a bit may be missing & it appears that there is-the front locking bit in front of the front mount ring stop- any chance you could post pics in a bit more detail / close up

    Ta
    James

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    Bsa martini

    Just sold a really nice mk4 isu and scope. Used it for benchrest and it worked really well.i am using an anschutz 1813 supermatch with prone stock and this suits me better.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JB101 View Post
    That was handy I have one of these scopes & thought a bit may be missing & it appears that there is-the front locking bit in front of the front mount ring stop- any chance you could post pics in a bit more detail / close up

    Ta
    James
    Hi. Jame I will e-mail you late I can sent you a much bigger file

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    mount

    I made a mount for a BSA Mk II International and used it with a scope. The two mounts are different diameters to accommodate the barrel taper.
    I have since sold the rifle so I would be interested in selling the mount (and maybe the scope) if you are interested.
    I might swap for the original (aperture) sights.
    If you are intersted, I'll send some photos.

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    Hi just found this topic, I have just bought a purpose made mount for the BSA Martini Mk5 from the Shooting Shed, google should bring up the site, first class piece of kit and at a very good price.. I will send on a pic of my set up, Sightron S111 10-50x60( Hubble hasnt a look in).

    Regards

    Iain D
    FWB 700 Universal, FWB65, Anschuz 1913, BSA Martini MK5, CZ452

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