BSA Custom Take-Down Rifle

[Benelli B76]

Damn...
...another opportunity to own something unique and beautiful has passed me by.

Oddly, I am struggling to even think of any other Springer take-down I've ever seen. There are obvious PCPs (I even have an Altos Trailsman) - but Springer's...?

There are a few where the barrel is easily removed almost halving the length of the rifle, examples like the Webley Hawk and Hammerli X2.



Baz

[chieffool]

There are a few where the barrel is easily removed almost halving the length of the rifle, examples like the Webley Hawk and Hammerli X2.



Baz

Somehow just removing the barrel doesn't seem 'ingenious' enough. The action on this example is a very clever little piece of 'gunsmithing art'...
...but can't think of many (any?) that fall into a true springer TDR category.

Anyone have any other examples?

[Benelli B76]

Somehow just removing the barrel doesn't seem 'ingenious' enough. The action on this example is a very clever little piece of 'gunsmithing art'...
...but can't think of many (any?) that fall into a true springer TDR category.

Anyone have any other examples?

Why do things have to be difficult to accomplish the intended job of making things a smaller package?

Baz

[draitzer]

Although it's "only a BB gun", the ubiquitous Daisy Model 25 has a simple and effective take-down scheme to approximately halve its length.

[ccdjg]

Don't see why air rifles should take all the credit. Can anyone name the only take-down spring air pistol?

[Garvin]

Don't see why air rifles should take all the credit. Can anyone name the only take-down spring air pistol?

Is it the Lincoln, John, which had a hand-screw bolt to disengage the barrel/cocking link?

[ccdjg]

Is it the Lincoln, John, which had a hand-screw bolt to disengage the barrel/cocking link?

Dead right Danny. Anyone who has ever tried to stow a Lincoln in their coat pocket will appreciate why Lincoln Jeffries chose to add this feature to his baby.

[RichardH]

Fascinating piece, along the lines of the classic breakdown big game rifles of yesteryear

https://www.westleyrichards.com/new-...-action-rifle/

[Benelli B76]

Don't see why air rifles should take all the credit. Can anyone name the only take-down spring air pistol?

The only take-down pistol I ever had was a Charter Arms AR7 Explorer in Africa. Was a handy plinker.

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=ch...w=1366&bih=651

[chieffool]

The only take-down pistol I ever had was a Charter Arms AR7 Explorer in Africa. Was a handy plinker.

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=ch...w=1366&bih=651

I had three which would qualify as 'take downs' in my teens:

...An AR7 (like yours) but slightly earlier 70's variant, which stowed action and barrel into a hideous multi-coloured plastic stock.

...A winchester 1898 .22LR pump, which had a thumb screw on the left of the action that allowed you to detach the stock.

...and Dad had a broom handle Mauser in 9mm with a clip on stock which you could keep the whole pistol in like a wooden holster.

[harry mac]

...and Dad had a broom handle Mauser in 9mm with a clip on stock which you could keep the whole pistol in like a wooden holster.

I had one of those, the "Red 9" variant, like your dad's. Handing that in for destruction in 1997 damn near broke my heart