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i have a bsa co. 1916 sht le III and was looking for some info. on them..what caliber round do they shoot,can you still get magizines for them, and what are they worth?mines missing the magizine and sling and sling mounts..thanks for any info.and i hope i posted this in the right section..thanks agian
I am far from knowledgeable about a Lee Enfield. I can tell you the unaltered rifles are chambered in .303 British and that you should have the headspace checked; the bolt head is removable & interchangeable just for this purpose. Have the bore checked; badly eroded bores may not be safe to shoot. Check the firing pin for damage; the tip should be smooth & hemi-spherical. Magazines were fitted to individual rifles and are not truly interchangeable; a new mag may need fitting before it feeds reliably.
Parts, including magazines are available from Gun Parts Corportaion (google it) However, the main part of this website has lots of info on LEs; they may be able to point you to a better source.
thanks for the reply..i searched and found most info. i needed just need to find a maganize ..
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...9/11/gun-1.jpghttps://www.milsurps.com/images/impo.../11/gun2-1.jpg some pics of her..iam guess its a sportser model cuz of the short stock??it reads gr bas co.1916 sht le III* on the side plate near the trigger...still trying to find a magazine got some more places i got to email yet..so far all iam coming up with are mags. for the III model and iam beening told they willnt work in the III* model...????
Is the old Birmington Small Arms (BSA) the same company that today sells optics?
Don't worry, buy the mag/s, No. 1 mkIII mags are the same as the III*. Completely.
so if i order this your are saying it will fit??? thanks for any help Tactical Gun Holsters | Choke Tubes | Handgun Accessories | Gun Clips And Magazines
Bigmo, try posting your info on the Lee Enfield board. More info available and part sources talked about. Just a hint.
No, they bought the rights to use the name.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pattern14
The BSA Group collapsed in the 1960s with heavy debts.
got my magazine today from this site... small site but they got some cool stuff OquirrhArms.com iam hopen to take her to the range this weekend and see how it shoots
well i didnt blow my face off...lol..shot it for the frist time today....it seems to be shooting low at 50 yards????only shot 2 clips thru it freehand at 50 yards iron sights and was hitting 4 to 6 inchs low! with the rear sight set on the lowest setting
Bigmo;
I have a 1918 BSA that soots low at 50 yards too. I had to set the rear sight at 400 yards to bring it up. Raising the rear sight raises the point of impact.
What ammo were you shooting. I was shooting S&B 150 grain rounds. The sights are originally calibrated for Mk VII ball ammo with a 174 grain slug as I recall.
I'll have to go shoot her again with 'proper' ammo and see what happens.
Happy Thanksgiving All!
Lngstrt
i was shooting remington core-lokt 180 gr. ammo.....i did raise the rear sight and zoomed her inn...i didnt really try to sight her in seeing it was my frist time shooting her i was just happy it shot.and only tryed a adjustment or 2 before i broke the 22 out and started plunking.when i get some better ammo and more time i,ll get her hitting the bulls eye....ps let me know how you make out with yours
I don't know the full specs but ...... Remington should be good stuff.
Might get out again next Friday.