Did well at the gun show today!

ThatMattGuy · February 2012

I went to the gun show in Harrisonburg today and fell off the wagon for saving and not spending on things I dont need! It all started when I stopped a guy carrying around a little Beretta .25. He had a good price on it so I bought that. Then I got a couple of UZI mags. Then I came across a regular dealer I know and he had just bought a .22 Target Rifle from a guy and I asked to see it. I loved it instantly and he gave me a decent price on it and I also bought a newer P38 from him. The .22 is really interesting and I have never had a big heavy target .22 before. It is a Birmingham Small Arms Century and I I shot it 5 times when I got home and this thing is AWESOME! I put 5 rounds in a dime sized group free hand at about 22 yard. This thing is super accurate. The Beretta .25 did well too for what it is. The P38 I am not so sure about. Groups were not as good so the jury is still out on that. But I like it so oh well. Anyway here they are!

bruchi · February 2012

The sights on the rifle make it suspect of being a serious target rifle, good deal!

ThatMattGuy · February 2012

Yeah the front sight has a smaller peep sight in the front too. You line the two holes up and center them up on what you want to hit. It is really cool!

bruchi · February 2012

ThatMattGuy wrote: »

Yeah the front sight has a smaller peep sight in the front too. You line the two holes up and center them up on what you want to hit. It is really cool!

Get a set of peep holes for it so you use the right one for the right distance, just barely bigger than the black on your target.

englishbob · February 2012

The BSA Century! Very nice. An awful lot of Brit target shooters were introduced to shooting with this rifle. But, they were only produced for a relatively short time, 1955 to 1961.

A good find for one in original condition. Most of them that are left in the UK have been drilled and tapped for scopes and the barrels screw threaded for suppressors and religated to "bunny-bashing" from the firing line.

ThatMattGuy · February 2012

This one has been drilled and tapped and has Weaver bases on it. But it does not look bad and the under side of the stock as been drilled and there was some kind of accessory on there I guess. I am totally in love with it. It has a single shot magazine blank in there and apparently there was a box magazine for it. I would love to find one somewhere!

englishbob · February 2012

The action is the same as that used on the BSA Supersport Five. Yep, round mags were available. Where they all afe now, is another question!

Let me post it on a couple of UK forums where I know there are some vintage dealers/collectors. We may be able to come up with one.....

Slanteyedshootist · February 2012

Nice triple score.

drwalker47 · February 2012

Congratulation on the loot! You done well as my cousin would say.
I had one of those .25's for years, was a big comfort in dark places of the night.
Eventually went up in caliber, regardless of what Ian Fleming and James Bond think.

ThatMattGuy · February 2012

englishbob wrote: »

The action is the same as that used on the BSA Supersport Five. Yep, round mags were available. Where they all afe now, is another question!

Let me post it on a couple of UK forums where I know there are some vintage dealers/collectors. We may be able to come up with one.....

Oh wow! That is nice of you! Yeah see what you can come up with. I have been telling everyone all morning here at work what I got and how great it is lol. I looked up BSA and found some really interesting history there!

snake284 · February 2012

ThatMattGuy wrote: »

I went to the gun show in Harrisonburg today and fell off the wagon for saving and not spending on things I dont need! It all started when I stopped a guy carrying around a little Beretta .25. He had a good price on it so I bought that. Then I got a couple of UZI mags. Then I came across a regular dealer I know and he had just bought a .22 Target Rifle from a guy and I asked to see it. I loved it instantly and he gave me a decent price on it and I also bought a newer P38 from him. The .22 is really interesting and I have never had a big heavy target .22 before. It is a Birmingham Small Arms Century and I I shot it 5 times when I got home and this thing is AWESOME! I put 5 rounds in a dime sized group free hand at about 22 yard. This thing is super accurate. The Beretta .25 did well too for what it is. The P38 I am not so sure about. Groups were not as good so the jury is still out on that. But I like it so oh well. Anyway here they are!

Hey Mattguy, I used to teach 4 H riflery along with hunter ed. We had Remington I think 541 model Target rifles and some similar Mossberg Models. They looked almost exactly like this one only not in near as good condition. However, they were pin point accurate. If you could hold them steady, and it wasn't too hard at 12 pounds, they would break a twig at 30 yards away. You have a winner there.

Weatherby · February 2012

Very nice .22 worthy of a YOU SUCK from me

ThatMattGuy · February 2012

Oh I just have to brag about how awesome this .22 rifle is! I just put a few more rounds through it and shot a 1 inch washer hanging on a nail in the tree at for my level of skill in target rifle shooting I think was a long way away! Man this thing is awesome!