I got one of these in a trade about 7-8 years ago and always regretted selling it. I was lucky enough to find another last week, it appears to be unfired. This is the early BSA with the mini sized controlled feed action with double square bridges.

Here's a scan of part of the owners manual...

any one else have one of these little mini BSA's?

Rembo

I used to have a first pattern Monarch in .270. I think it was built in 1967. The build quality was fantastic. I was going to do a total restoration on it as the dealer (Galloway Guns and Tackle, Newton Stewart - the shop at the bottom end of town) told me it had been in storage in Northern Ireland since the early 70's and the bore was pristine. When I cleaned it properly i found it was severly pitted. When I asked him to take it back he wouldn't (i won't do that again and haven't patronised him since). I subseqently gave up on the project as re-barrelling meant that it wouldn't be true to form if you know what I mean but it still shot 1.5 inch groups at 100 yards. The quality of the rifle as in the bluing and woodwork was exemplorary and reminded me of a Sako 75 Delux or even better.

I don't own one....
But, I'd snap one up in a micro-second.
I have two BSA rimfires rifles and they are acuurate, and extremely well made.

Too bad they don't make the 222 any more.

Don

The BSA barreled action was imported to the U.S. as the proprietary Herter U-9 and stocked by Herter. Actually, a nice rifle with a dovetailed receiver similar to a Sako or Tikka. I think there were three distinct actions lengths as with the Sako. Your rarely run across them at gun shows, but I have seen a couple.

This one has a BSA butt plate as well as an original BSA Owner's Manual printed in England in 1956...I suspect it was completely assembled in England also.

Me TOO! And mine has all the neat stuff on the barrel about metric ton etc. Good shooter but I think it has a very slight headspace problem as some factory stuff I tried exhibited a flat primer. As handloading is the norm who cares? The ones that were imported by Herters say Herters U-9. The originals like yours and mine all say BSA.
Aloha, Mark