BSA .22 lr. Supersport 5.

jaeger88 · December 13, 2016, 03:07:16 AM

A guy came in the shop on Saturday & brought in an old rifle he wanted to get rid of as he was giving up shooting. It was an immaculate .22lr BSA Supersport 5.

We said we could sell it for him, but he said no, just take it.

We didn't argue too much.

Unfortunately the boss was in the shop at the time, so before I could get my grubby paws on it, he had a different idea about "getting rid of it", which was to grab it quick, & bung it into his collection !. :frown

We had a look on line, and it turns out BSA only made 7197 Supersports 5's, between 1955 & 1967, so it seems its quite a rare beast, especially in this condition.

The Pecar 3 to 9 scope & Kozap (I think) rings/mounts didn't come with it, but it was the closest "period" scope we could find.

sakorick · December 13, 2016, 05:25:12 AM

It's a beauty. I think someone had the stock refinished bur it sure looks like a professional job. Both my old BSA's were finished in Linseed Oil.

jaeger88 · December 13, 2016, 06:03:41 AM

Yea, that varnish looks a little too new & thick & shiny to be either original, or a BSA/UK kind of finish.

Still, I would learned to lived with it, if I could have got my hands on it !.

gitano · December 13, 2016, 06:22:23 AM

RHIP - Those that are or have been in the military will recognize that acronym as "Rank has its privileges". That's a very nice looking piece!

Paul

Hunterbug · December 13, 2016, 10:01:37 AM

Paul is right, RHIP. Too bad the boss wasn't off to lunch or something, that's a beautiful piece.

jaeger88 · December 16, 2016, 08:25:08 AM

Like most boss's, he always seems to be around at the wrong time !.

I wouldn't mind, but he wont appreciate it for what it is, only for what its worth in cold hard cash, so it will go in his collection till someone "crosses his palm", with enough silver.

One thing he HAS got in his collection that he seems to have forgotten about, but is in the shop, & up for sale, for what I believe is a "song", is a Winchester Model 1890 pump/slide action rifle, in .22lr.

I believe its a third model as it has locking lugs on the bolt.
Its in very good condition, & may have been refinished, as the s/n & other writing doesn't look quite as "crisp", as I think it should. The bore though is excellent.

Any ideas as to what sort of price would that fetch in the US ?, & I will divulge what the current asking price is !.

Will try & post some pic's when I get some.

gitano · December 16, 2016, 09:04:08 AM

I'm pretty sure that's a valuable firearm in the US. I'll have a look as see what I can find.

Paul

PS - Yeah, I was right. Have a look here: http://www.gunsinternational.com/guns-for-sale-online/rifles/winchester-rifles-model-1890.cfm?cat_id=466

Paul

branxhunter · December 16, 2016, 10:46:22 AM

Quote from: jaeger88;146668A guy came in the shop on Saturday & brought in an old rifle he wanted to get rid of as he was giving up shooting. It was an immaculate .22lr BSA Supersport 5.

We said we could sell it for him, but he said no, just take it.

We didn't argue too much.

Unfortunately the boss was in the shop at the time, so before I could get my grubby paws on it, he had a different idea about "getting rid of it", which was to grab it quick, & bung it into his collection !. :frown

We had a look on line, and it turns out BSA only made 7197 Supersports 5's, between 1955 & 1967, so it seems its quite a rare beast, especially in this condition.

The Pecar 3 to 9 scope & Kozap (I think) rings/mounts didn't come with it, but it was the closest "period" scope we could find.

That is a really nice BSA. Looks like some interesting figure in the stock.

Marcus