I actually have a close interest in BSA, having owned numerous models manufactured from 1906 onwards, some of which I’ll later comment on individually. Let’s rewind and take a look at a potted history of BSA before later, in subsequent articles, I’ll home in on their air rifles from the 1940s to the 1960s. They have numerous UK and overseas competitors – different from the market domination that this company had enjoyed in the first half of the twentieth century. This Lincoln Jeffries-inspired BSA Improved Model ‘D’ of around 1912 is exceptionally well made and is a delight to shoot with excellent accuracyīSA are really well known amongst the airgun community for their high-grade PCPs, manufactured in Birmingham, and good value spring and gas-ram air rifles made by Gamo, their Spanish parent company since 1986.
