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    So come on Jim.

    What's your critera then

    As I need to decide what Open Sight >Air-Rifle< to use All from the 70s/80s

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    Vintage Comp

    I'd be up for this.

    The cut off date and whats eligible would need careful looking at.

    Just off to dust off the Light Pattern!

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    Quote Originally Posted by cinstone View Post

    On the B.S.A.O.G the cut off year is on or before 1986 for the classic spring air rifle class .

    Chris, does BSAOG give any reason for this particular cut-off date?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Phantom Sniper View Post
    British Small Arms Owners Group (I could be totally incorrect though)

    Tony

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    I have some 7.5 M /Yrd air rifle targets

    Almost, it's Birmingham Small Arms Owners Group.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jim McArthur View Post
    Chris, does BSAOG give any reason for this particular cut-off date?

    Jim

    Yes. I run the comp's on the B.S.A.O.G & the A.A.O.C and 1986 is the year my B.S.A Stutzen was made .

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    Quote Originally Posted by cinstone View Post
    Almost, it's Birmingham Small Arms Owners Group.

    Chris.


    I cant believe I put "British" when I full well know its "Birmingham"

    Must have been having one of them very rare patriotic moments (where's the puke smiley?)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Phantom Sniper View Post


    I cant believe I put "British" when I full well know its "Birmingham"

    Must have been having one of them very rare patriotic moments (where's the puke smiley?)

    Tony
    The home of Small Arms & Air Guns , The Royal Armouries museum should there, but that's for another thread

    So Jim you decided the critera yet
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    Somehow, I was expecting Chris to provide a more compelling reason for 1986.

    We must go with what we have, and if 1986 or some such is the cut-off date for what most of our shooters OWN, we'll have to select that as the date.

    It does seem odd to me to describe something only 13 years old as being "vintage", though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jim McArthur View Post
    It does seem odd to me to describe something only 13 years old as being "vintage", though.

    Jim
    Me too, however if its 1986 that makes it 23 years old dont it?

    An "antique" in this country is defined as anything over 50 years old So "vintage" could be 25ish

    Blimey it I'm married to an antique
    Heck, I'll be one soon

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    hell yes, i would love to try this! keep the cut off at 1970! my BSA standard light .177 will be cutting 1 hole groups haha

    cheers, SP

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    Quote Originally Posted by Phantom Sniper View Post
    Me too, however if its 1986 that makes it 23 years old dont it?

    An "antique" in this country is defined as anything over 50 years old So "vintage" could be 25ish

    Blimey it I'm married to an antique
    Heck, I'll be one soon

    Tony
    I could say that was a typo! Or simply that I've not yet recognized any date post-90's as being real: or that I became a genuine "antique" nearly a decade ago...

    If 50 years old is an antique, and we're speculating that 25ish is "vintage"...oh, hell, I'm going to look up the antique collector's def of vintage!

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    Quote Originally Posted by cinstone View Post
    Yes, possibly interested in it, but I don't think any of my "classics" are 1970 or before.

    My B.S.A Stutzen is 1986 & my Webley pistols are late 70's/early 80's. The same goes for B.S.A Scorpion pistol and I think my Mk III Webley is early 1970's at best, so I too would not have a suitable "tool" either.

    On the B.S.A.O.G the cut off year is on or before 1986 for the classic spring air rifle class .

    I started a classic spring air rifle comp' last year on the airgun hq website, but there was only myself & my brother in law competiting & it folded.

    Chris.
    I think you will find that the use that date because it is when Gamo bought BSA (so really Spanish now).

    1986 is getting a bit late for a vintage competition as some of the guns from that era are still in production i.e Daisy 717.
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    Quote Originally Posted by JD75 View Post
    I think you will find that the use that date because it is when Gamo bought BSA (so really Spanish now).

    1986 is getting a bit late for a vintage competition as some of the guns from that era are still in production i.e Daisy 717.
    What would y'all (Southern personal pronoun meaning "you", both singular and plural) say to THIS as a cut off date: "older than 25 years."

    I make that, oh, 1984, or earlier.

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    O.k then, what about 1986, but the rifle or pistol has to be one that's no longer in production, e.g. A B.S.A Meteor could be used, but it would have to be pre' Mk 5 & pre 1986. Not sure when the Mk 6 was first made.

    Chris.
    Far too many rifles & pistols to mention here.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cinstone View Post
    O.k then, what about 1986, but the rifle or pistol has to be one that's no longer in production, e.g. A B.S.A Meteor could be used, but it would have to be pre' Mk 5 & pre 1986. Not sure when the Mk 6 was first made.

    Chris.
    I'll go with that.

    So come on Jim, get those rules, dates, score sheets & targets sorted

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