Ok, without pictures let's start easy.......is it a break barrel rifle?
Hi All, just bought at auction a rifle that was listed as a BSA supersport, serial no. Starts with DS, it has a carbine length barrel, with what appears to be the fore sight attachment holes on the underside of the barrel, I知 a bit puzzled to say the least, can anyone shed any light on this please?
Ok, without pictures let's start easy.......is it a break barrel rifle?
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https://www.gunspares.co.uk/products/24314/Supersport/
Have a look at the parts diagram here........were you missing the carbine barrel end thingy and was the end thingy held on by a grub screw that goes into the barrel?
Rich.
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Ah that explains a lot, I have looked on Knibbs website and the Supersport is not shown with a cocking aid/moderator? Is it likely that this is a bitsa? Guess I値l have to look for a cocking aid🤔 Thanks to members for replying so quickly
Ah that explains a lot, I have looked on Knibbs website and the Supersport is not shown with a cocking aid/moderator? Is it likely that this is a bitsa? Guess I値l have to look for a cocking aid🤔 Thanks to members for replying so quickly.
P.s aah 🤦Averageplinker had a look at the link you sent me, now I get it👍
Looks like the muzzle brake is a standard bsa item.
Inverted to hide the grubscrew and foresight fixing holes perhaps?
How long is the barrel?
As already described the carbine barrels came with a barrel weight that you can screw the BSA silencer in the end, it attaches to the barrel by a small bolt that screws into the threaded hole you describe and also has a grub screw for some reason, the weight will also have a threaded hole on the top so you can mount the generic BSA foresight on, you then will need the metal raiser block to mount the rear sight onto to bring it into line.
Pete
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Looks like an ss carbine to me
Thanks to all the members that replied, I now know what I've bought, will set to work on the lathe now and make a muzzle weight, does anyone know what thread is in the barrel? BA or UNF maybe?
They aren't usually threaded mate. The muzzle weight that is already on has a female thread under the end cap that a dedicated moddy screwed into iirc
As above the original weight had a threaded cap that you unscrewed and then screwed the BSA silencer on, not sure what thread it is but it's a large course thread, so if you're making a weight then it might be worth putting a half inch UNF thread on it as you will have more choice of silencers then.
Pete
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I suspect he means the threaded hole in the side, I'll just measure mine.
Thread is 0.14" dia can't find my imperial thread gauge but I'd guess 1/8 unf.
It's the same size as the thread for the front sight if that helps.