BSA sportsman 5 magazines?

[Alan de Enfield]

Anyone any idea if there is any chance of picking up a genuine BSA 5 5 round mag?
Any other ideas/suggestions?

Yes - every chance.

Our local gun auction (every couple of months or so) has the BSA Sportsman 5 rifles at virtually every auction, I have bought many of them removed the magazine and left the rifle there and asked them to scrap them. I've then either modified the magazine (you need to turn it upside down and move the catch) or sell them as 'is' on ebay. Drop me a message and I'll give you more details.

[Alan de Enfield]

Next auction is 27th Feb but although they do have a few BSA .22rf bolt action rifles non are listed as the 'Sportsman 5' (there is a Sportsman 15, but that is not the same magazine).

[Gnr527]

Hi Alan
Sorry this is on Forum

My Desktop has gone AWOL

I'll reply to you in a day or so

Regards

John

[Surpmil]

Yes - every chance.

Our local gun auction (every couple of months or so) has the BSA Sportsman 5 rifles at virtually every auction, I have bought many of them removed the magazine and left the rifle there and asked them to scrap them. I've then either modified the magazine (you need to turn it upside down and move the catch) or sell them as 'is' on ebay. Drop me a message and I'll give you more details.

What sort of shape are these rifles in generally? BSA made some very nice .22s. We have an importer here who regularly gets large lots of retired sporting rifles from Sweden. Pity nothing similar can be arranged from the UK, or could it?

[Alan de Enfield]

What sort of shape are these rifles in generally? BSA made some very nice .22s. We have an importer here who regularly gets large lots of retired sporting rifles from Sweden. Pity nothing similar can be arranged from the UK, or could it?

There are normally around 700+ lots, every couple of months. Around 50% will be firearms of various types, the rest will be 'firearm components', ammunition, books and miscellaneous.

Prices for 'field grade' guns will be generally low - particularly 12b single barrel shotguns where they are often unable to get a £1 bid and bunch the lots together until they get a bid.

'Tidy' Lee Enfields make lower prices than I see quoted in the US.

BSA Sportsman 5 rifles (complete) make ~£20. The magazines alone sell on ebay for ~£100

I picked up my 'Poachers folding 410' for ~£20 (picture below)



Collectors items (boxed pairs of pistols, Canon, etc) make lots of money.

Here is a catalogue of the last auction showing the type and range of stuff sold.

Scotarms

In the description :
ASF = Action, Stock and Forend (could be missing other parts)
RFD = Registered Firearms Dealer cannot be bought by a private indvidual (normally means something wrong with it out of proof)
Section 1 (S1) = A rifle and can only be bought by someone with a section 1 endorsement on their licence
Section 5 (S5) = Various categories of Section 5 (normally guns or ammunition that are restricted usage and you need a section 5 endorsement on your licence)
SGC (SG) = Shotgun

If there is no FAA category anyone can buy it.

An RFD can buy anything they are licenced to buy.

I'm sure that an approach could be made to an RFD to buy 'job-lots' and arrange for them to be shipped to the US

[Surpmil]

That's a quality piece by the look of it; nice that you haven't over-cleaned the stock as well. 28" bbl.? That's slightly surprising in a "poacher's gun". I see some of the BSA Sportsmen .22's folded in a similar way.

And who couldn't love a face like that?

[Terrylee]

Sadly, we all have our problems, I'm still looking for a rifle to go with my magazine!

[Alan de Enfield]

That's a quality piece by the look of it; nice that you haven't over-cleaned the stock as well. 28" bbl.? That's slightly surprising in a "poacher's gun". I see some of the BSA Sportsmen .22's folded in a similar way.

And who couldn't love a face like that?

Yes he was 'one of a kind' - sadly missed.

The barrel is actually 30".
Minimum legal barrel length is 24" but maybe it was longer to help with keeping the load pattern together - there are a lot of 'holes' in a 410 pattern at around 25 yards.