Britannia air rifle review Antique Bullpup springer. Vintage Airgun BSA Bell Target shooting history
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- A review of the 1905 Bonehill Britannia air rifle, an Edwardian Bullpup springer that was way ahead of it's time.
Including plenty of shooting and accuracy testing.
Also a bit of background on early 1900's airgun shooting in Great Britain, and the birth of the modern spring piston air rifle.
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Books:
A Collectors Guide to Air rifles, Fourth Edition. Dennis Hiller
Smiths Standard Encyclopedia of Gas, Air & Spring Guns of the World. W H B Smith
Guns Review Magazine, May 1976, April 1978, June 1978.
New Zealand Airgun. Vol 2, no.4 Oct,Nov,Dec 1987
Airgunner. Jan & Feb 2004
Reproduction catalogues: 1920 C.G Bonehill, Army & Navy 1907, The Book of The BSA 1911. All from: www.cornellpubs.com/index.php
Struggling to recall a more fascinating TH-cam vid - first class from start to finish, keep up the excellent work it is appreciated.
Thank you, that’s much appreciated
A very well made and presented video. Shows what the old air rifles were capable of in the right hands. Enjoyed it very much. Thank you.
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Fred Cox was my great uncle. The gun that my father had was Freds test bed. My late brother had his right thumb nearly amputated by the barrel flying back unexpectedly! Freds Gem, is in my gunbox. Still works and in pretty good nick for it's age, and i've the original negs of the Britania Quartet photos. Patrick Reid
Hello Patrick,
it's very nice to hear from you.
I was contacted by Michael Roberts a year or so ago who said his wife was the great niece of Fred Cox. We believe the fantastic photo of the Cox brothers was originally supplied by Fred's nephew, Mr Colin Reid, (your uncle?) Mr Bernard Hinchley spoke to Fred Cox about his air rifle frequently and passed that knowledge on to others, and we are always keen to find new information on the history of Fred Cox's development of the Britannia but there is very little info out there.
To hear you still have his test bed Gem is very exciting, does it look like an ordinary Gem or has it been modified?
I used one of my Britannia's fitted with peep sights only last weekend and it shoots very well, and it always generates a lot of interest with other collectors.
If you go to my channel page and click 'more about this channel' you'll find my contact email, please get in touch on there and we can talk further.
Thanks,
Matt
Great video, thank you. My wife is part of the "Cox Family". Fred Cox was her great uncle and often spoken about at family gatherings. We have one of his air rifles.
Hello Michael,
great to hear that members, or extended members of the Cox family may have seen this video.
The fantastic photo of the Cox brothers was originally supplied by Fred's nephew, Mr Colin Reid, (your wife's uncle?) and Mr Bernard Hinchley spoke to Fred Cox about his air rifle and passed that knowledge on to others.
I was shooting another Britannia I have today at an airgun club and several people commented on what a beautiful, clever design it was, and how nice it is to shoot. I have many vintage air rifles now and the Britannia is still my favourite. I have since found out that BSA's of the time had a max power of about 5.5ftlbs, so the 7.5 ftlbs of the Britannia really is a marvel.
If your wife has any info or documentation about fred Cox she would like to share please let me know as their is precious little surviving as the records for C.G Bonehill were destroyed in the 1960's. And may I ask, is the rifle you have one that was featured in the photo of Fred and his brothers? ie; with nickel plated sections or the finger spur protruding from the grip?
Someone is planning to write a book about the Britannia air rifle so any new info would be very welcome.
Many thanks for saying hello.
Matt
@@dkjngl1 Colin Reid was indeed my wife's uncle. Sadly he passed away some years ago. Did you know he worked for the Secret Service during the Cold War? He was the original "Q" as in the Bond films, at least that was his role, he wa not named "Q". My wife was fascinated by your video and I think she might well have more stuff. I'll get it to you if she has. You commented on the power of the Cox's patent. I can tell you that it was nicknamed "Cox's Cannon". Kind regards. Mike.
Hi Mike,
Great to hear that Fred Cox’s great niece found the video of interest, that is very gratifying.
Learning it was called the ‘Cox Cannon’ is already very good info! Thank you.
Please feel free to contact me and I would be very happy to pass information on to the gentleman who is writing the book, and also incorporate it into an upcoming video I’m planning on my other Britannia with peep sights.
Kind regards,
Matt
Hello again, I wonder if you can help shed some light on a Cox family conundrum please?
How are the Cox boys related (if at all) to Cox & Son, pellet makers of Lozells, Aston. Birmingham?
It’s a mystery to airgun historians that we’d love to know.
Thanks,
Matt
And here I thought I was slick for shooting cigar butts off my fence at 15 yards. When apparently I should be trying to hit a 9mm bullet at 10 yards
It was only 8 yards so a bit easier 😊 cheers mate
That is one beautiful air rifle , I would certainly buy one if a modern manufacturer was brave enough to make it happen .
The good old days of manufacturing
A first class rifle and 1st class video! Keep up the good work Matt!
Thanks
Amazing looking airgun, someone has doing a good job at rebluing this gun.
Well worth the time and effort obviously taken to produce this excellent video which would be of great interest to any vintage air gun enthusiast, especially the insight into the social and industrial conditions prevailing at the time.
Fantastic video, informative and really well made.A lovely old air rifle.
Fascinating!
Very well done - Thanks!
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Thank you, glad you enjoyed it
Marvellous video of an excellent air rifle. I would love one of those.
36 minutes very well spent. Thank you Mr. Dunk.
Your welcome, glad you enjoyed it.
Absolutely beautiful rifle, and a superb interesting historical video well done
Thanks
What a great and thorough history of a neat little rifle. Well done, subscribed.
Thank you
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Actually I want to buy vintage airguns as well because I love
those histories, unique designs, and subscribed your channel.
From t2bkk1 channel in Bangkok where no vintage airgun at all
Best Vintage Airgun Review I have ever seen! Awesome work
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This the very best, if not the only, presentation of a very rare air rifle the Bonehill Brittannia I am very much surprised by the accuracy of the Brittannia air rifle especially as it appears to eclipse an already highly accurate air rifle. The power output of this relatively small rifle at 7.5 ft lbs today makes you wonder how they performed when new.
Many thanks for an excellent video which will give those interested a detailed insight of a very unique and unusual air rifle.
Now go and find a BSA Military Pattern to round off your very extensive collection
Thanks Darren, I’d love a MilPat, they do come up for sale occasionally but they’re not cheap! You never know though.....
Cheers
I love target shooting with my crosman 2100. Getting dime size groups at 10 yards in my back yard for a penny a shot. Its really perfect budget training. Even my hillbilly custom crosman co2 revolver is very accurate. Crosman barrels are generally pretty good
We don’t have many Crosmans in the U.K. but they are great airguns. Cheers
Awsome review
Thanks
Brilliant video. Never before seen that config. on a air gun. Thank you for the super detail. Peace be unto you.
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks
Wow! Great video and great shooting, Thank you.
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Fabulous film. Many thanks. I have a minty Senior and will now be on the look out for a Britannia. What a great design. It's be a treat to bump into you down at Pete's if you ever go. Such a great place. Thanks for the upload - Happy shooting! (Off to scour Protek)
Thanks,
if you see me at Pete’s come and say hello.
Always lots of nice stuff at Protek...
Cheers,
Matt
Fantastic matt
Used my dad's one when I was a kid in the 1970's and I found out today my dad still has it
Fantastic, these things are bombproof. A few drops of neatsfoot oil down the transfer port to condition the leather piston seal and you’re away! Cheeers
@@dkjngl1 Pretty sure the stamp on the side says 165, so I don't know if that means its the 165th produced. Lettering on the top says C.G BONEHILL SOLE MANUFACTURER BIRMIGHAM, Other than that it's visually identical to yours with the same sights etc. We'll probably have to sell it on as my dad now has the onset of dementia and the rest of his shotgun collection has all but gone. Thankyou for producing such a wonderful and detailed review.
Glad you enjoyed the review, especially as you are fortunate enough to have shot a Britannia. 165 will be the serial number, so yes an early one as they made approx 4000 from 1905-1908. Shame you can’t keep it. Let me know if you need help selling it.
@@dkjngl1 Thankyou, i'll catch up with my folks and if we need any help i'll get back to you on that one. All the best
Thank you for a great moment!
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Wow!! That was some great shooting at 50yds at the bowler Matt!, Great video by the way 👍😎😎😎
Many thanks, I tried it twice and both groups were within the hat. If you look closely at the start of that section you can see the aim point I market with a triangle of black tape, about 6’’ high for range and 3’’ right for wind. Glad you enjoyed it, cheers
I love this. I want one so bad now damnit. There should be a C&Rsenal series on old airguns. Or maybe you could make your own!
Excellent review lovely air rifles
Rule Britannia ..... just subscribed
Thanks, have a look at some of the other videos I've made, lots of lovely Vintage airgun stuff you might enjoy (few more Britannia appearances too) Cheers
Excellent video!!
Thank you
Fantastic review. Very well presented and great shooting. (willo1962 AGF)
Never realised that the Britannia was such a great air rifle, considered it to be under par to the BSA most probably to its being more compact looking like a toy or junior airgun and not a serious contender and better than the BSA designs. Looking at the advert its listed with the junior class of airguns which doesn't give it credit if it was advertised with the BSAs.
Hi,
Before I acquired this one the word on the collecting street was that they weren’t very good. Luckily a mate had one and let me try it so I knew they had potential. In the 1905 book ‘The complete Airgunner’ by R.B Townsend this type of rifle was discounted as inaccurate due to the angle of the cylinder/barrel and that the inline L J BSA design was the only one worthy of consideration. I wonder if this opinion has been read and repeated for the last 115 years… one caveat though is that this particular example has barely been used so it is easy to adjust the trigger to a safe & light let off. Most are much harder to set up and if you have to set a worn trigger & sear to a safe letoff on a heavily used Britannia it may have to be set a bit heavy, which will definitely effect accuracy. You don’t want the sear to slip while you’re cocking it, that’s pretty terrifying! Cheers mate.
I did put a post on the Airgun BBS forum the other day after watching this video about how the Britannia design if carried on would have been a great air gun of today with modern technology on par with the HW. Great feature of the two power settings way ahead of its time. I wondered how the Britannia would have performed in .22. I did notice that the pellets just dropped in rather than push fit into the barrel like most break barrel airgun, would a flush fitting pellet at the breech perform better than loose fit. Now to go and find one, i am now hooked getting one to use for the collection. It would be great if someone made a repro, wouldn't take much using modern tech CNC etc. Great videos keep up the good work.
Someone who saw my video set about making a couple of modern repro's with improved triggers and adjustable gas rams. Interestingly even with the gas ram pressure set as high as possible, while still keeping a comfortable cocking effort, the power was pretty much the same as cox's original at around 7.5 ftlbs. Only after adjusting the transfer port and piston wieght he got it up to 9ftlbs.
forum.vintageairgunsgallery.com/britannia-c-g-bonehill/modern-britannia-copy/
forum.vintageairgunsgallery.com/britannia-c-g-bonehill/second-modern-britannia-copy/
using the info he gleaned from these experiments I tried something similar with a scruffy Britannia I was setting as a 'Britannia Supertarget' and got it to 8ftlbs and with a very soft shot cycle. ( check 'tuning a vintage airgun' on the channel)
I would love someone like Weihrauch to try something like this, although BSA tried in the 1920's and couldn't improve it.
The pellets fall into the barrel to about 5mm below the breech face, and although that technically increases the transfer port length it doesn't seem to affect either accuracy or consistency. On the scruffy 'Britannia Supertarget' the pellets just drop in flush with the breech so there's some variation between rifles
I've since heard that Bonehill used to pick out certain Britannia's from a batch and put them aside for special finishing and these were used as factory prizes for various competitions. This one was apparently an ex display model and may have been one of these factory prizes but I doubt I will ever be able to find out more.
I have done some work on the 'Britannia Supertarget' sear unit to get a lighter and consistant trigger. In combination with the click adjustable no.8 rearsight and no.19 hooded ring foresight it's capable of hitting a 40mm FT target at 55 yards from a sitting position! Crazy accuracy possibilities from that, I'll do a video of it in action in the summer.
Cheers
@@dkjngl1 I wondered how this air rifle would have faired in .22 being a more efficient calibre even though this gun didn't come in .22. It would be interesting to see how the .25 cal performed, i assume not too well.
Great video, thank you. You have sparked an interest.
Excellent, mission accomplished 👍
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Informative and well researched... Way ahead of their time.
They really are amazing air rifles. Thank you
@@dkjngl1 Mine is serial numbered 305, marked on several parts. It is not in the same cosmetically great condition as yours, more 'patina' (rust), but... it shoots! It has the rear-sight/+1 folding leaf and is around 6ft lbs on low power and 7.2 on high, with Geco 7 grain wad-cutters, which shoot to point of aim at 20+ yards on low power, with the folding leaf in position. I am very impressed. Virtually ideal for offhand shooting, with the weight distribution being as it is. And there I was, thinking I was a dyed in the wool BSA man!
@@TheLegumMagister that’s a very early one, nice. I have another Britannia I set up as a ‘supertarget’ version which originally came with the flip up 2 leaf sights. Sounds like yours is doing good power. I’ll do a video shooting the ‘supertarget’ version in a few months…It’s crazy, seated FT style it can hit a 40 mm spinner at 55yds! Amazing rifles 👍
super beautiful air rifle
A very clean gun given its age ! And a nice shooter ! Amazing to see after all those years.
I recognise the range to, peets air gun farm ;) I have yet to try the 75yard range .
The more I know the more I appreciate how special the condition is. I believe it was a display model and ended up in a shotgun cabinet of a big house. Cheers
Great video mate. 👍😎
Thanks
Enjoyed that a lot. Great Review on a fabulous rifle, and also featuring good shooting. What's not to like ? Well Done
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Fantastic video thank you
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks!
The colours beautiful
It’s lovely isn’t it? A lovely creamy blue. I believe it was hot oil blued a very long time ago. Cheers
Good video love it thank you so much!
Many thanks, glad you enjoyed it 👍
Old is gold
Great video full of excellent information.
I am really impressed by your loading tool. How is it made ?
Hello, it’s just a ‘Diana pellet pen’ you can buy them easily and they are very useful for loading break barrels and tap loaders. Maybe I should do a short video review on them. Thanks 😊
Thank you for a great insight into the Britannia.......I have one in front of me from a neighbour today, No. 2189, don’t know the date of manufacture.....
With approximately 4000 from 1905-1908 it’d probably have been made in 1906. Glad you liked the vid. Cheers 😊
WHAT A FINISHING BEAUTY ...
Good revue.
Cheers
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Спасибо 😊
That’s a very beautiful air rifle I just wonder if it’s easy to work on. It’s a work of art
It’s one of the easiest air rifles to take apart and work on... I have a scruffier Britannia I have been working on, I’ll do a disassembly video on it soon. Cheers
Hi, I really like this video and this air rifle! I believe you posted somewhere about a modern remake someone has built , are there any cnc downloads or drawings of this project? Thanks Dave
Hi Dave, have a look here: forum.vintageairgunsgallery.com/britannia-c-g-bonehill/modern-britannia-copy/#post-5986
WOW that's a wonderful rifle, the quality of the product overall is amazing something you can't get now in an over the counter rifle or over the counter anything I reckon. Great shooting by the way i bet that's sheer Joy to shoot real quality engineering and design wonderful ! 😃 If we could only get this quality now days, OH dreaming away airgun heaven arghhhh and wake up ! OH yeah great video guy, great rifle, great work and great Scott where can I buy one of those beauties. ATB Dave
Thanks Dave....yes you’re spot on, it is a real joy to shoot. I’ve got a few other vintage air rifles that are good to shoot but this one is a bit magic. I wonder what it would cost to make one now? Cheers
@@dkjngl1 thanks for that.yeah something magical indeed, as for building one now, WOW thousands I'd say that's if they could actually do it! I doubt it quite frankly thanks for sharing great stuff 😃 ATB Dave
I have owned 2 brittania .25 rifles
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Thanks 😊
I would suggest sweating the diopter rear sight to the tube, do not drill, that sounds like a disaster! This rifle is very beautiful and well designed. I can only theorize, but the way the tube runs at an angle seems beneficial to the recoil behavior!? The basic design probably had it's most success (in the quality airgun marked) with the LP53! And thanks for posting this presentation, I've only look at these in magazines and books before. Watching it in action ads many dimensions!
Thanks, I have fitted a diopter to another Britannia and you are correct, drilling and tapping only works if you do it in the thick part up near the breech, which is too far away from the eye. I bonded the sight halfway down the cylinder and it’s fantastic. I also turned the ‘project’ Britannia with fantastic results. I’ll do a vid on it soon. They are great rifles 👍
@@dkjngl1 I just come to think about the IZH61 rifle, that is in fact too built to the same general outline. So the design is not totally dead. Gotta hand it to the Russians, they are very savvy engineers, always had a nose for a good design! I think the omission of a diopter stud or rail on the tube, and a proper to stage trigger, via two screws in the trigger, are very unfortunate in the Britannia.
Nice
The vibrato-twang from the spring in the stock, next to my ear would annoy me into finding some clever dampening.
It’s not too bad in this one, but you are right it does have a bit of a Bark! Although I would never alter the original condition of this one (still has the original flat section spring) If you watch my ‘tuning a vintage air rifle’ vid you can see how I did this on my scruffy Britannia project model, which now has a very soft firing cycle. Cheers
wish a modern day version could be made. can you imagine? with a gas-ram piston, in 5.5 or 6.35. with everything properly sealed! I've noticed its doesnt have a seal around the breach
It has been done! A friend of mine on mainland Europe made two gas Ram prototypes from scratch which closely followed the original Britannia patent. Interestingly he used the same diameter cylinder as the original and Gas Rams that you can change the pressure in. Even experimenting with different sized transfer ports, piston weights and gas ram strength he couldn’t get much more power than the original Britannia. Fredrick Stanley Cox knew what he was doing! The barrel locks down on the leather breach seal and seals well btw.
Thanks for the watching
@@dkjngl1 Woah never expected an answer! :) Thats weird tho, you'd think they'd get more speed, because thats looks like its a long piston travel.
@@ReavinBlue It is but the spring needs to be relatively soft otherwise the cocking effort is too strong. Something to do with the geometry, feels like you have less leverage than with a normal break barrel as the pivot of the Britannia's barrel is much closer to you when you cock it. Interesting, never thought about that before.
Cheers
NICE!!!!
My 1912 BSA standard shoots higher fps, I guess I fixed it LOL! My Junior 1929 BSA is up near 750. Great vid.
I think this Britannia still has its original spring! Most surviving ones do around 7ftlbs. I know a new modern spring in a BSA Standard can bring the power up to 10 + ftlbs. Most light patterns I’ve tried are 5-6ftlbs. Much more and the can shoot a bit harsh. Thanks mate.
@@dkjngl1 My '69 BSA 441 Victor shakes more than the rifle so you just have to have a BSA scrambler grip I guess. They do kick my Junior is the front push button type but 177 not many BSA 22's in Canada. LOL!
Hi bro good job keep on
Thanks mate
Wow ❤️❤️ amezing
Very very nice good beautiful airgun. How many price please tell.
Great video. I have a Britannia Improved Model that needs a new trigger sear. Would you, by any chance, know where I could get one?
Hi, you won’t get a replacement one anywhere. The best you can do is get someone to make you one. Do you have the original?
They look really pretty though
Beautifully designed air rifles
Eager to have a modern clone of this thing with the air spring.
One has been made by a previous commenter. It’s fantastic! Will do a video about it in the near future 👍
That rifle is in beautiful condition. Has it been restored?
Hi, I think it probably has had a bit of a polish at some point but if so it was a very long time ago. Compared to all the other Britannia’s I’ve seen this one seems virtually unused. Cheers
Hi ptdunk, I'd like to know who makes the tool you use to handle pellets? Do you know where they sell it?
Hi, it’s ‘Diana pellet pen’ made by Diana. widely available online. Great bit of kit 👍
@@dkjngl1 Thanks!
Where can I get a cop of the first picture of the Britannia that comes up on thi vidio
Help yourself to a screenshot 👍
I like it more and more...........
I have tried a couple of pellet pens similar to the Crosman version but they were intermittent in depositing pellets (.177) Where please did you get yours, which seems to work faultlessly.
It’s a Diana pellet pen and never fails. Cheers
@@dkjngl1 Best dispenser I can find is the air venturi, do you have pictures of the Diana version,please.
@@RedRodders Hi, just Google ‘Diana pellet pen’ there are loads online. The .177 one is transparent purple plastic. Here’s a link but don’t think you can open it in comments:
www.afg-defense.eu/speedloader-pellets-diana-for-cal.-45-mm-.177/
Cheers,
Matt
@@dkjngl1 Yes it opened! thank you.
31:39 challenge accepted
Let me know how you get on please 👍
That looks like a old 410 single barrel shotgun i had years ago.cheers bud..
I thought it looked like a shotgun too, Bonehill were famous for their lovely shotguns. Cheers mate 👍
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For the uninitiated, what is a Bullpup please?
Loosely defined it’s where the mechanism of a gun is behind the trigger. Traditional air rifle designs have the spring and piston in front of the trigger
You mentioned that the gun was all blued steel but I've heard that parts of it were made from cast iron. Just wondering if you had heard this before as I've owned a Quackenbush in 5he past that had cast Iron parts and they are prone to cracking.
I'd love to own one of these guns but am now wary of anything cast iron.
Hi, you are right the grip/cocking arm piece is cast, but I’m not sure if it is cast iron (carbon content +2%) or cast steel (-2% carbon)
I have never heard of this part cracking though, so I think they are pretty durable. The blueing finish on these cast parts has to be different to the polished steel finish. You see old Webley service air rifles where the cast trigger block has been reblued and will turn a plummy red colour over time.
@@dkjngl1 Thanks for the reply, lovely looking gun so I'll most likely pick one up the next chance I get as it really does look to be well built.
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This video is like accidental asmr
Haha, a mate said the same. I thought about adding ASMR in the title for more views but want to keep it just for the airgun enthusiasts. Cheers
is this gun for sale? or would you consider selling it
I’m afraid not, and there are a few people in line for it if I ever do. Thanks though.
@@dkjngl1 damn no worries
Whats the FPS?
It says in the chrono test part of the video
Spray n Pray
What an interesting channel and video as a fellow air rifle enthusiast keep them coming please. New subscriber. You should post your video’s to r/airguns I’m sure you will generate some more subscribers.
Thanks you glad you like the vids, some good ones are in the pipeline 👍cheers
Lovely looking air rifle, but the power at only 7.5 ft lb is quite low. So I'm surprised it boasts of being the most powerful air rifle of its time.
Well it was made 115 years ago.... There wasn’t much competition back in 1905, and it was believed to be more powerful than the very first BSA’s. Cheers
@@dkjngl1 , I think the spring was probably more efficient in those days. In 0.22 calibre, it may have ahd a little more power (energy). It would be interesting to know. You said you would come back to estimate the original power later in the video, but you didn't.
We can’t estimate the original power, but back then the BSA chief designer asked the Britannia’s inventor Fred Cox why the Britannia was so much more powerful than the 1905 BSA’s, and he told them it had something to do with the spring. I’m sure the technical specifications were more complicated than just the spring, but it shows us the Britannia was more powerful. (This account is from someone who knew the Cox brothers) All the people I know who have a Britannia get around 7.5 ftlbs out of them, even with modern springs. There are stories of more powerful ones but not from anyone I have spoken to directly. My friend has a 1905 BSA standard, and with a modern standard spring and new piston seal it does 5.5ftlbs. They soon improved the design and later pre-war BSA’s were much more powerful, getting up to 10ftlbs.
Trust me, 7.5ftlbs is quite powerful for a 1905 rifle.
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Wow beautiful air gun , the production is there ? Can get it ? Pls guide me .
Unfortunately they stopped making them 100 years ago, but some still survive!
🙀made in Birmingham
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About £400-£700 in the U.K. but hard to find
That is the longest bullpup lol 😂
Very interesting but have to set the records straight re The Boer War
Britain won this conflict and the Boer leadership excepted British terms and signed the Treaty of Vereeniging.
Thanks, yes you are totally right...Someone pointed it out just after I posted the video but there’s no way to edit it once it’s up. Cheers, Matt
The bores surrendered in 1902 I believe ,check your facts
This was pointed out already, check the comments. Cheers. It’s spelt Boers btw.
England won the Second Boer War!it was the First Boer War they lost.
Thanks, yes you are totally right...Someone pointed it out just after I posted the video but there’s no way to edit it once it’s up. Cheers, Matt
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Haha! The days when our government encouraged citizens to own guns. Then less than 20 years later those naughty Russian peasants rose up against their government and ours were so afraid the peasants here would do the same that in 1920 restricted gun ownership with the first Firearms Act.