Does it show a picture of the barn which the 240 allegedly managed to hit the broad side of?
Does it show a picture of the barn which the 240 allegedly managed to hit the broad side of?
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i did a thread a while ago on tuning the 240 for accuracy... summary is that relieving the through bore at the muzzle end, taking a couple of coils off the spring, and having a less tight guide actually made for a decent shooting, accurate gun.. Why BSA couldn't have worked that out; took me an hour
Always looking for any cheap, interesting, knackered "project" guns. Thanks, JB.
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It was the grip that let the side down IMHO. The action was good and the pistol worked well enough but the wooden grip seemed like an afterthought. Very uncomfortable too.
John
Currently looking for Baikal Makarov pistols with the following prefixes to the serial number: 98, T01, T09, T21, T22
Prefer boxed or cased but will consider loose examples too.
I have found the BSA 240 Magnum shoots fairly well using a two hand hold, but the grips and top-heavy feel make it less accurate with a single hand, unsupported hold.
Still like the overall experience though and nice to have something different from the usual Webley pistols I shoot every week.
Brian
The original Scorpions reputedly went over the limit and had to be recalled to be adjusted. As it is the Scorpion gives a hell of a thwack, and shows that BSA had 'form' in this area.
Tom Gaylord did a really interesting test some years ago and found, to his surprise, that it shot pretty well too! https://www.pyramydair.com/blog/2014...pistol-part-3/