MY FIRST CADET
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- DuncaninFrance
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MY FIRST CADET
Went to a local arms fair today and picked up this BSA Cadet for €260 / £188 / $293! Original ask was €350.
Another learning curve me thinks but it lust shouted BUY ME as I looked at the stall
It does need a good clean as there is some surface rust to deal with.
Another learning curve me thinks but it lust shouted BUY ME as I looked at the stall
It does need a good clean as there is some surface rust to deal with.
Duncan
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Re: MY FIRST CADET
Looks good mate.
Far from its adopted home, now all you need are an original sling and the rare (repeat RARE!!) bayonet.
Far from its adopted home, now all you need are an original sling and the rare (repeat RARE!!) bayonet.
Self Defence is not only a Right, it is an Obligation.
Eoin.
Eoin.
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Re: MY FIRST CADET
Plus some cases, a mold and a set of dies. Those might cost as much as the rifleAughnanure wrote:Looks good mate.
Far from its adopted home, now all you need are an original sling and the rare (repeat RARE!!) bayonet.
First job is a clean. Second job, slug the barrel. I have been in touch with Dave Commens at CBE down there and a single mold is going to cost me about €82 - $A 120 so I suppose that's not too bad.
Duncan
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Re: MY FIRST CADET
NICE!
That's a great find.
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That's a great find.
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Re: MY FIRST CADET
Having now stripped the wood and lock here are the remaining images of the little tyke.
All matching numbers, no corrosion under the wood, well marked BUT then ............THIS.
I think I can possibly clean it up a bit (maybe with a Dremmel) but I would appreciate any comments.
All matching numbers, no corrosion under the wood, well marked BUT then ............THIS.
I think I can possibly clean it up a bit (maybe with a Dremmel) but I would appreciate any comments.
Duncan
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"Many of those who enjoy freedom know little of its price."
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Re: MY FIRST CADET
It looks like somebody has interfered with it big style Duncan, I'm no armourer but it doesn't look very fixable to me.
Here's mine for comparison......
Here's mine for comparison......
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Re: MY FIRST CADET
Looks like it can be sorted, plenty of advice on the British Militaria Forum.
1/ Pull the barrel
2/ Clean it up with a Reamer (if I can find one in 32/20 Win. Brownells France do one for £177!) or try the Dremmel and very light file work...............
1/ Pull the barrel
2/ Clean it up with a Reamer (if I can find one in 32/20 Win. Brownells France do one for £177!) or try the Dremmel and very light file work...............
Duncan
What contemptible scoundrel has stolen the cork to my lunch? -- W.C. Fields
"Many of those who enjoy freedom know little of its price."
You can't fix Stupid, but you can occasionally head it off before it hurts something.
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"Many of those who enjoy freedom know little of its price."
You can't fix Stupid, but you can occasionally head it off before it hurts something.
Re: MY FIRST CADET
Duncan don't use the dremmel. Screw the barrel off you will need to make some sort of barrel vice to hold every thing in place. Chances are the barrel will be fine. The faces of the chamber bit could probably be sorted on a milling machine.
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Re: MY FIRST CADET
Right you are Dave.
My plan is Pull Barrel and then make some decisions I do not have access to any machinery unfortunately so whatever the solution is going to be it is going to be by hand.
My plan is Pull Barrel and then make some decisions I do not have access to any machinery unfortunately so whatever the solution is going to be it is going to be by hand.
Duncan
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"Many of those who enjoy freedom know little of its price."
You can't fix Stupid, but you can occasionally head it off before it hurts something.
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Re: MY FIRST CADET
I have now got my hands on a .310 case and tried it in the rifle.
I seems a snug fit and ejects perfectly every time, the case landing some 3-4 feet away so maybe I won't need to pull the barrel after all,
In the event that I do however, I have managed to get my hands on some blocks of French Barrel Oak that wine barrels are made from.
I seems a snug fit and ejects perfectly every time, the case landing some 3-4 feet away so maybe I won't need to pull the barrel after all,
In the event that I do however, I have managed to get my hands on some blocks of French Barrel Oak that wine barrels are made from.
Duncan
What contemptible scoundrel has stolen the cork to my lunch? -- W.C. Fields
"Many of those who enjoy freedom know little of its price."
You can't fix Stupid, but you can occasionally head it off before it hurts something.
What contemptible scoundrel has stolen the cork to my lunch? -- W.C. Fields
"Many of those who enjoy freedom know little of its price."
You can't fix Stupid, but you can occasionally head it off before it hurts something.