BSA serial help

00boucherle00

i own a BSA rifle and am trying to find out more information on it. i do believe it is a monarch. can anyone help me if i provide a serial #? at least a place to go to find it?

pingjockey

Has it got the long mauser extractor?

00boucherle00

no i doesn't. just the standard bolt.

pingjockey

I'm not sure where you would get serial number info. The BSA site
isn't particularly helpful. The rifles were introduced in the early
sixtys I believe but the claw extractor was only used for a couple of years. They provided the actions to Herters and a few other
manufacturers also. Frank De Hass's book "Bolt action rifles" has
a section on BSA's in it which might be helpful.

00boucherle00

is that the best place for me to find out the twist for that particular rifle also?

pingjockey

I don't have my copy with me but he had barrel shank drawings in there and possibly twist rates. I'm not positive though. Only
other twist rate chart I have doesn't include BSA.

00boucherle00

well thank you for you time answering my questions! its greatly appreciated

pingjockey

Hope you enjoy it. I still regret getting rid of my 308. Still
have the 222 though, just too good of a shooter to part with.[:)]

00boucherle00

my .308 was the 1st rifle i purchased. great shooting gun! i don't think i'll ever get rid of it

pingjockey

Oh, I've still got a 308, pre64 featherweight. Just wish I had kept
the BSA, it was a lightweight before "lightweights" were in vogue!
Not much over 6lb!