Results 1 to 15 of 22

Thread: BSA 240 Magnum Inspection Certificate.

Hybrid View

Previous Post Previous Post   Next Post Next Post
  1. #1
    Unframed Dave's Avatar
    Unframed Dave is offline World pork pie juggling champion three years straight
    Join Date
    Jul 2012
    Location
    Norwich
    Posts
    13,460
    Doubter!

    It was the magnum after all!

    Dave
    Smell my cheese

  2. #2
    Join Date
    Feb 2007
    Location
    Bournemouth
    Posts
    2,267
    And I expect "No.5" was quite a good shot ( I mean to say, you would be if you did it all day, every day) . He seems fairly confident the way he has slapped his stamp everywhere. (I notice his handwriting isn't the neatest though )

    Still, I would think a 1" bullseye at 25 yards was well within his capabilities.

    I just don't understand these doubters




    Lakey

  3. #3
    eyebull's Avatar
    eyebull is offline Even a stopped clock is right twice a day
    Join Date
    Feb 2012
    Location
    Borehamwood
    Posts
    6,769
    Does it show a picture of the barn which the 240 allegedly managed to hit the broad side of?
    Good deals with these members

  4. #4
    Join Date
    Apr 2002
    Location
    Near Wimbledon, SW London, or Lusaka, Zambia
    Posts
    26,476
    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.

  5. #5
    eyebull's Avatar
    eyebull is offline Even a stopped clock is right twice a day
    Join Date
    Feb 2012
    Location
    Borehamwood
    Posts
    6,769
    Quote Originally Posted by Shed tuner View Post
    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
    The gun as originally designed was a few inches longer, which also probably would have made for a better shooting pistol.
    Good deals with these members

  6. #6
    Join Date
    Apr 2002
    Location
    Near Wimbledon, SW London, or Lusaka, Zambia
    Posts
    26,476
    Quote Originally Posted by eyebull View Post
    The gun as originally designed was a few inches longer, which also probably would have made for a better shooting pistol.
    yes, that would have helped with the flip too.. and the overly short barrel isn't ideal. Why did they chop it
    Always looking for any cheap, interesting, knackered "project" guns. Thanks, JB.

  7. #7
    eyebull's Avatar
    eyebull is offline Even a stopped clock is right twice a day
    Join Date
    Feb 2012
    Location
    Borehamwood
    Posts
    6,769
    Quote Originally Posted by Shed tuner View Post
    yes, that would have helped with the flip too.. and the overly short barrel isn't ideal. Why did they chop it
    Probably to save all of £2 per unit!
    Good deals with these members

  8. #8
    Join Date
    Jul 2012
    Location
    cambridge
    Posts
    909
    Quote Originally Posted by Shed tuner View Post
    yes, that would have helped with the flip too.. and the overly short barrel isn't ideal. Why did they chop it
    Would it have been a bit too close to the limit & maybe they thought that it would be more responsible to chop the length if simply fitting another spring by an owner would take it over the top?

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •