My longest springer is the Hakim Egyptian trainer at 45 inches.. Heaviest?? One of the target rifles.
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What is your largest springer?
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My longest springer is the Hakim Egyptian military trainer. The heaviest?. Probably one of the target rifles.
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How long are those rifles... 45 inches? I've only seen pictures of one besides yours.
How does it shoot?
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1912 BSA Military Pattern 49 !/2" 9lb 4oz I bet I win for length! Same weight and general dimensions as the Lee-Enfield Service Long Rifle.
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.25 Beeman Kodak with a gas ram. Though big, heavy, and a bit hard to cock, it is remarkably accurate. Funny, when I bought it lo these many years ago, it didn’t seem so hard to cock.
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KWK
Holy moly! That's one long gun!!!! How is it to cock and shoot??? Is it an Enfield trainer?
JC
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One of my personal favorites. The Kodiak is a beast....especially when it has the gas ram. I'm with you on cocking effort. Definitely not an all day plinker.
I set mine up with a gas ram so I could leave it cocked if I took it hunting one day. BUT it's such a tank, I wouldn't want to carry it all day. Lol
JC
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Kingfisher61: I have to admit I really do not remember how the Hakim shoots. I bought it when they came available years ago from a surplus dealer. I shot it at that time, but one of the downsides of the collecting passion is that there is almost always something new to play with. If you read my post about a pump up mystery you will understand the situation.
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It has a long action like the Sporting patterns. Long Toms, and the 1908 Long action .25's. All those are 45 1/2" guns. It's a third variant with the side button cocking lever. Third variant sounds like they made a lot of them. There were less than 120 made. Less than 420 Military patterns total. So anyhow, it cocks like a side button Sporting pattern. You definitely feel the 49 1/2 " barrel when you hold it up. Probably about 11 or 12 ft lb.
It was designed to be a trainer replicating the heft and feel of the Lee-Enfield Service Long Rifle. Was never adopted by the military. Most were purchased by military schools. I have no idea how this gun got here in the states. Other than in 1912 BSA sent a boatload of Sporting pattern .22's over. Somebody imported them. That's the most common pre WW1 BSA you'll see. Maybe it came with? It's in incredible condition. Not mint but not far off either. The BSA holy grail.
BTW 1919 is the most common post WW1 BSA here. Another boat load of Long Tom .22 and Light .177 patterns came over. They are the most common BSA prewars (WW2) you'll see.
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