1906 BSA tap-loading under-lever

I got one of these from an old friend and had to re-build it somewhat.
Worksmanship is amazing.
I put a Hi-Viz green front sight on it after opening-up the narrow dovetail and a fixed Kentucky rear sight in the extra-wide rear dovetail.
Est. low-to- mid-500 fps w/14 gr. .22 pellet.
Despite it being abused by dropping B-B or ball-bearing thru transfer port in the cylinder at one time (cringe)-: , it is still pretty accurate.

It DID put turkey on the table for Thanksgiving, and I was as thrilled to make meat with a century-plus old rifle I had re-built as I was to kill my 1st few bucks as a kid on a sheep ranch 60 years ago! :)

Davo
 
Very nice!
Love the tap loaders, sold a few for a friend a while back, wanted to keep everyone even tho I'm not 100% sure why, just like them. Might be the old world heirloom last forever quality as much as the leading?
Might you post a picture? I'd bet many here have no idea what your rifle is exactly and it would be a shame for an airgunner to pass on up in a pawsn shop or such.
I still use a 1920's ( 30's ? ) Haenel mod III , it just keeps getting better every year.



John
 
I always wanted on of those-incredible workmanship! Here's a couple pics from Google
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My BSA looks like the topmost picture with the funny ."steampunk" pistol grip.
You really have to follow-thru to hit.
The open rear sight is so far fwd., 28" from butt, that older eyes a lacking accommodation of focus can still use open rear sight pretty well as long as notch is wide enough to have light bars half the apparent width of the front sight on either side of the bead or post.

Best I can figure, mine was manuf. in 1913.

In CARNEWs book they say a transfer port of about .125 is optimum for nearly all springers, but the 1906 has a larger transfer port.

There were lots of variations in spring(s) , single and counter-wound double springs, copper bearing on piston similar to a piston ring, lever latches.

I read that working class men clubbed together to buy a 1906 that they shared after work, and that some pubs had pellet dispensers operated by a coin, so not everybody threw darts ;-)

The gun just says "thunk" when you fire it, and game gives a slight jump and then go back to eating as long as the one you shot drops w/o thrashing around.

I was told that both the 1906 and the Air Arms TX200 don't need spring compressors to change springs, so perhaps the old gun provided inspiration for the newer one since they are both under-levers(?)

One gent commented about his Haenel air rifle as a contemporary of the 1906 BSA.
The finest .22LR I'll ever own is my Hanel falling-block. (They won Olympic competitions three different years between the world wars...I bet the Haenel air rifle is a gem! :)

Glad there was so much interest in the old BSA's :)

Davo