Help - BSF 55 Deluxe

[FordM151A1]

My recently acquired BSF 55 needs a scope ramp.

Have recently acquired a BSF 55, in .22, which shoots smoothly at 11.6 ft/lbs.
It shoots as accurate as I can hold with its iron sights but when I mounted a scope I found that the scope rail worked loose after several shots.

Removing the scope ramp, by undoing the screw in the front of the ramp, I found that the rear lug on the scope ramp is missing.

As the scope rail appears to be made of an alloy [?] I'm guessing that someone has made a botch job of dismantling the rifle in the past !


Anyone know where I can get hold of a scope rail, new or second hand ?


Thanks, hopefully ......

Baz

[flatrajectory]

I have never removed the scope ramp on a b55 ,but from your description it sounds very similar to the BSA Maxi grip ramp.
Can you put up a link to some photos of it, topside and underside.?

Pete.

[I. J.]

The under side of a BSF scope rail has a key way that intrudes into the cylinder. I suspect the same as you in that someone has tried to remove the main spring without removing the scope rail first!

ATB
Ian

[junglie]

Thanks, hopefully ...... Just looked on chambers site, no listing for the ramps, parts not even numbered, if the lug is all that prevents dismantling as a last resort you could araldite the ramp in place after degreasing the ramp & cylinder properly,if needed a little heat would enable it to be removed again. At least you'd be able to use it scoped up then.

[FordM151A1]

Thanks for the replies,

I think some one has been rather brutal in removing the scope rail , previously !

Araldite had crossed my mind [as a final resort] but I'd rather try and get hold of a good scope rail [ or was that Holy Grail].

In the meantime I can still enjoy the 55 with the iron sights.


Once again;
Thanks in anticipation
Baz

[junglie]

Thanks for the replies,

I think some one has been rather brutal in removing the scope rail , previously !

Araldite had crossed my mind [as a final resort] but I'd rather try and get hold of a good scope rail [ or was that Holy Grail].

In the meantime I can still enjoy the 55 with the iron sights.


Once again;
Thanks in anticipation
Baz

Good luck. I think you did well to get the rifle,they're like rocking horse poop to find up north.

[fat man]

have a standard one in .177, great little rifle

[FordM151A1]

As you said, superb little rifle.

Does anyone know where I can get spares ?

..... Please .

Baz

[fat man]

Chambers dose some, but not allways in stock. Beleve they bought a load of spares up from some old gunshop in Scandanavia.