Thread: BSA 243

So- got this from Bruce-Tahr-who transported it for me from Mr Songhurst- couplee weeks ago- finally took the bolt apart, she's a bit cruddy .....

Cleaned all the parts- gave some polish.

I'm gonna sort the rings and mount a scope- and probably strip and replace the stock and probably recut the chequering.

Question is- what do I lube the internals with? Grease for the spring?










Cheers.

Its a damn nice little rifle and will come up very nice in Ant's craftmans' hands.

I would suggest just some light oil....

Yes, light oil. Definitely not grease! It will cause misfires, especially in cold weather.

Ah yep makes sense!
trigger needs some attention- a good clean up at the least- breaks at maybe 4lb

Originally Posted by ANTSMAN

Ah yep makes sense!
trigger needs some attention- a good clean up at the least- breaks at maybe 4lb

anyone with any links to how to disassemble trigger and adjust be appreciated.

Originally Posted by ANTSMAN

anyone with any links to how to disassemble trigger and adjust be appreciated.

Further to what has already been written re trigger, I had some real trouble with mine because some 'worthy' had assembled it incorrectly in the past. Gundoc posted a very good factory diagram of the assembly. To lighten the trigger I replaced the trigger spring with an aftermarket Tikki T3 Yo Dave spring as they are near enough the same length and diametre. The trigger 'Pall' / sear engagement can also be adjusted but I left it with full engagement as I dont trust the slop on old pins etc to be safe if adjusted. All parts were polished on the faces that contact the box. The internal walls of the box also polished. Polishing made a marked difference
Ended up with a very good light trigger that has a little backlash and creep but is totally safe

Originally Posted by Moa Hunter

Further to what has already been written re trigger, I had some real trouble with mine because some 'worthy' had assembled it incorrectly in the past. Gundoc posted a very good factory diagram of the assembly. To lighten the trigger I replaced the trigger spring with an aftermarket Tikki T3 Yo Dave spring as they are near enough the same length and diametre. The trigger 'Pall' / sear engagement can also be adjusted but I left it with full engagement as I dont trust the slop on old pins etc to be safe if adjusted. All parts were polished on the faces that contact the box. The internal walls of the box also polished. Polishing made a marked difference
Ended up with a very good light trigger that has a little backlash and creep but is totally safe

yeah mate- I saw that post by Gundoc and sent my trigger to him for a tidy up- its now brilliant 2 stage, first pull is like 1 or 2mm and then crisp let off ,I'm very very happy.

I have never used any Inox products but the MX3 spray should be fine. WD40 and CRC 556 are also OK but my preference is for a fine layer of non-gumming oil like 3 in 1, or US military LSA (Lubricant, Small Arms) which comes in half-pint cans.

This is the Viscount action. I have spare parts for this model if you need anything. I have 4 rifles with this action.

Originally Posted by garyp

This is the Viscount action. I have spare parts for this model if you need anything. I have 4 rifles with this action.

thankyou mate! may come in handy

Originally Posted by garyp

This is the Viscount action. I have spare parts for this model if you need anything. I have 4 rifles with this action.

Good on you guys for keeping these guns going, as someone with roots in Birmingham it's a tragedy what happened to BSA.

The bigger tragedy is how many perfectly good BSA CRF actions like the Viscount and Majestic got scrapped by UK gundealers as their resale value as a used rifle was nominal.

Not uncommon for the stocks to end up as firewood, what a shame

Originally Posted by caberslash

Good on you guys for keeping these guns going, as someone with roots in Birmingham it's a tragedy what happened to BSA.

The bigger tragedy is how many perfectly good BSA CRF actions like the Viscount and Majestic got scrapped by UK gundealers as their resale value as a used rifle was nominal.

Not uncommon for the stocks to end up as firewood, what a shame

man that's a shame alright!

Also have a 7x57 barrel for this action in very good condition. Am going to reblue it in a couple of weeks if anyone is interested.

Originally Posted by garyp

Also have a 7x57 barrel for this action in very good condition. Am going to reblue it in a couple of weeks if anyone is interested.

Could be keen-ill pm you mate