Thread: BSA sportsman 15 22lr

Originally Posted by skyflyhigh

Gidday ,

just wondering on the off chance if anyone has a bolt for one of these old girls or no where i could possibly find one , have heard the sportsman 5 shares the same bolt also
If anyone has one or could point me in the right direction to find one would be much appreciated

Cheers

The Sportsman 15 bolt is different from the Sportsman 5. The 15 has a groove cut across the underside of the bolt to activate the cartridge lifter. A 5 could be modified but would not feed without the modification (which has to be in the right place!). Either bolt is hard to find these days as they haven't been made for over 50 years (and foolish people keep storing their rifles with the bolts removed!).

Originally Posted by gundoc

The Sportsman 15 bolt is different from the Sportsman 5. The 15 has a groove cut across the underside of the bolt to activate the cartridge lifter. A 5 could be modified but would not feed without the modification (which has to be in the right place!). Either bolt is hard to find these days as they haven't been made for over 50 years (and foolish people keep storing their rifles with the bolts removed!).

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Originally Posted by gundoc

The Sportsman 15 bolt is different from the Sportsman 5. The 15 has a groove cut across the underside of the bolt to activate the cartridge lifter. A 5 could be modified but would not feed without the modification (which has to be in the right place!). Either bolt is hard to find these days as they haven't been made for over 50 years (and foolish people keep storing their rifles with the bolts removed!).

Haha yes i agree , cheers for the info

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