BSA Monarch

[Brithunter]

Hi All,

Well finally after getting the licence altered I picked up the BSA Monarch in .270 Winchester and here it is :-



The stock has some dings and chips in the varnish, I have covered the barrel for now in cold blue as it was well worn. Once I find out how well it shoots I will decide on what to do then, rebarrel or re-blue On cleaning it I simply could not believe the crap I found inside the breech recesses, had to soak it in Nitro solvent then flush it out with WD40 finally poured a couple of pints of boiling water through it which cleared it all out. Although I thought the rifling was slightly worn upon trying a handload in the chamber the bolt closed with a little resistance. On carefully examining the bullet I can see the marks for the rifling so it's got a shorter leade than the Majestic which has less worn rifling.

I will try some factory ammo through it first then some handloads, lt looks like will ahve to change the bullet seating depth so the handloads fit any of the three 270's I have just to be on the safe side Who ever owned it atsome time did not care for it well, I am thinking that it could be a ex-forrestry commision rifle, if not it's a farmers Landie rifle which was thrown in the Landrover and not in any protective cover For those who may wonder why I brought it ............. well the price was vert good $72US and it's the next model to the Majestic I already had, also I enquired about a new barrel and found some oen who has some brande new BSA made barrels for this model and the price makes it well worth while so restoration is going to be done all that has to be decided is how much needs doing.