BSA DS Supersport or Lightening?

[Gamocfx]

Hi Chaps,

Earlier today I started to catalogue my rifles and pistols, I only have a small collection so I thought that it would not take long. Wrong.

I have a BSA marked DS19731....my list of numbers does not have DS on it so I went on the web but nothing fits the description for my .22 rifle which is 38" long and the barrel length is 15". There is a barrel weight on the end. Also a safety on the right of the compression tube but no seperate scope mount, just grooves. The stock seems like nice dark wood (walnut perhaps?) and it has a ventilated butt pad.

Any ideas?

I do not want to take off the same period scope as I have nowhere to re zero this rifle yet.

Thanks in advance

[Nikkormat]

I had a Supersport in about 1995, number DS28207 I think, .22. The stock was beech but looked really nice (no idea how they did it!). Yours sounds like the Supersport Carbine, I'm no expert though.

Matt

[BTC1]

For information, my Supersport I bought new in 1995, also has a DS prefix to the serial number, Dave

[Gamocfx]

Thanks Chaps,

It may well be a supersport but at 38 inches is too small even for the carbine version according to the Blue Book. I may have to take off the scope and see what lies beneath

[Gamocfx]

It says Supersport...metal trigger. Has anyone anymore information?