The Verminhater
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Hi all,
A work colleague gave me his recently deceased dads Mk 5, as he knew I was a rat shooter and enjoyed restoring certain things, as I had recently restored a banjolele and also a tenor ukulele. On closer inspection, I could see it needed a full restoration as it needed a new breech seal, stock taken back to the bare wood due to the numerous chips, scratches and dents, a new spring (very twangy) sounded more like a jaws harp played by a redneck farmer from the U.S.A, and all the rust removing from the metal parts.
I found this old BSA springer easy to work on, and for a first restoration project, not to complex.
Hopefully these photo's will help anyone contemplating a project on an inexpensive springer to have a go. I just need to buy a chrono or someone local with one to check it's ft 1b. Glenn
A work colleague gave me his recently deceased dads Mk 5, as he knew I was a rat shooter and enjoyed restoring certain things, as I had recently restored a banjolele and also a tenor ukulele. On closer inspection, I could see it needed a full restoration as it needed a new breech seal, stock taken back to the bare wood due to the numerous chips, scratches and dents, a new spring (very twangy) sounded more like a jaws harp played by a redneck farmer from the U.S.A, and all the rust removing from the metal parts.
I found this old BSA springer easy to work on, and for a first restoration project, not to complex.
Hopefully these photo's will help anyone contemplating a project on an inexpensive springer to have a go. I just need to buy a chrono or someone local with one to check it's ft 1b. Glenn
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