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BSA Magazine I have a BSA Supersport Five, a 22 Long Rifle bolt action rifle made by the Birmingham Small Arms Company Limited in England. I acquired the rifle without a magazine and cannot find one. BSA began in June 1861 and was defunct by 1973. John Knibbs, in his comprehensive book about BSA civilian rifle production called BSA— The Golden Century, describes the Sportsman Fifteen as "perhaps the most successful .22 calibre sporting rifle ever produced by BSA".

He quotes the total production figures for the Sportsman Single at 33,434 between 1947 and 1955, Sportsman Five at 58,534 between 1948 and 1955, and the Supersport Five far enough that they may interfere. This isn’t a problem with the mount, just that some regular eye relief optics will be in the way. The fix there is to use along eye relief scope (8-12 inches eye relief) on an appropriate mount. This will provide plenty of clearance and leave the action area open for using stripper clips.

Burris makes their Scout Riflescope with 2-7X magnification and a Ballistic Plex featuring four aiming marks in addition to the standard reticle crosswire. Burris and Leupold also offer smaller low magnification, fixed scopes as well. It’s worth mentioning that the tail of Bad Ace’s full-length scope mounts are free floated and vibrate during shooting. However, all scopes vibrate due to the recoil and quality scopes are designed to withstand the recoil force that is far more violent than the up/ down vibration.

The most powerful impact to an optic is the back/ forward motion after the round is fired. This vibration does not affect the accuracy because Bad Ace at 7,197 total rifles between 1955 and 1967. For parts, try John Knibbs International, Shawbury Ln, Shustoke, Birmingham B46 2RR, United Kingdom (AirgunSpares.com, [email protected], +44 (0) 1675 481006). They stock all the spare parts for old BSA rifles, including Supersport rifles made in Britain and Spain. Also, T. W.

Chambers & Co., Unit 12B, Evanton Industrial Estate, Dingwall Ross- Shire, IV16 9XJ, Scotland (Gun Spares. co.uk, +44 (0) 1349 832974). Finally, Southerton Guns, 1b Station Road, Habrough, Nr Immingham, DN40 3AP (+44 (0) 1469 575758, +44 (0) 7943 638432, SouthertonGuns.com). e Bay. com also lists BSA parts. Robert Farrow Newark, OH Browning Challenger II I own a Browning Challenger II 22 Long Rifle pistol that is in like new scope mounts go back to the same position after every shot.

This is the same with the rifle barrel—the barrel vibrates (barrel whip) during shooting but returns to the same position after, the reason why free floating a barrel is a good idea. In tests by the company, shooting 240 rounds of 7.92x57mm with a K98k scope mount and more than 300 rounds of 7.62x54R with the Mosin Nagant scope mount found both rifles held zero. In both cases a Vortex Crossfire II 4-12×40 AO was the optic used.

In addition to being a solid mounting option, the best feature is Bad Ace units require no modification to the rifle. This allows for the provision to sporterize a classic and possibly now rare military rifle while retaining its as-issue status. The best of both worlds! Bad Ace offers a ten percent discount to military members. They also offer gunsmith discounts for ordering in mounts for your shop. Orders over $119 are shipped free in the United States. AG condition.

However, the magazines are worn out and I’ve been unable to find replacements, rendering the pistol unusable. The issue is the cartridge rims wore a notch at the top rear of the magazine, causing the cartridges to stove pipe in the chamber. Browning lists the magazine body as part number PO50505 and a complete magazine as part number PO50556. Are replacement magazine bodies or complete magazines available? If not, how can I repair them?

Tim Lauing Downers Grove, IL The Challenger II series .22 Caliber Pistol was introduced in 1976 and ceased production in 1982. The Challenger II evolved into the Challenger III in 1983. In 1975 Brown-

ing standardized its serial number identification which it followed until 1998. The Challenger II went from 1976 to 1982. The Challenger III went from 1983 to 1985. For serial numbers, the Challenger II or III pistol is coded as 655. The date of manufacture is a two digit code: Z=1, Y=2, X=3, W=4, V=5, T=6, R=7, P=8, N=9, M=0. For example, a pistol with a serial number of 655RT01001 indicates a Challenger manufactured in ‘76 with the serial number 01001.

Original magazines and parts are difficult (and expensive) to find and usually from individual sellers at auction. Triple K (TripleK.com, offers a Browning Challenger II/III ten-round aftermarket magazine. Brownells currently lists them for sale. Gunclip Depot (GunClips.net, also has replacement magazines and Midwest Gun Works (Midwest- GunWorks.com, lists replacement parts, including magazines.

Remington 513T I’m working on a classic Remington 513T 22 Long Rifle target rifle and found "Remington 513T" by Gary Yee in the March 2017 issue. My 513T came out of the U. S. Army arsenal around 1941. Are all the clip retention parts the same as on retail models? I can’t find a serial number anywhere. Attached is a picture showing my problem. The magazine plate has no hole in it to attach the clip. The old one was soldered on sometime before I acquired it.

Do I need to order more parts or drill and tap the mag catch that I have? Getting it in the right place might prove to be a challenge. Butch Augspurg Gary Yee responds. The Remington 513 bolt action rifle is the target version in Remington’s line of 22 LR bolt action rifles that included the Model 510, Model 511, Model 512 (tubular magazine fed), and Model 514 (single shot). Starting with the progenitor of this line, the Model 510 was introduced in 1939 as an inexpensive, single shot bolt action rifle.

The receiver started as flat stock that was punched out, then formed and welded at the bottom. All these rifles have some slight variation in parts. As Remington’s mid-line priced rimfire target rifle, the 513T was between the lower end Remington Model 521T and Remington’s top-of-the-line Model 37 that was Remington’s response to the Winchester Model 52. Produced from 1940 to 1967, production was discontinued when Remington introduced its 580 series.

You won’t find the serial numbers on the receiver since they were stamped on the bottom of the barrel and is hidden by the stock. I have not found any difference between what the Army bought and what Joe Target Shooter bought so should be compatible. It’s been years and I don’t have a 513T any longer. As to your picture, I would suspect that it isn’t attached to the floorplate but to the receiver.

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