I've been meaning to share this project on the Forum for a long time now and have finally, I think, figured out how to share the pictures. Progress has been very slow, but I have only been working on it a little at a time and, after all, I don't need to have another rifle in a hurry. A couple of years back, I got the idea that I would build another rifle, which I had not done for decades, and after thinking what it might be, I remembered that at the back of the gun room was an old LE MK1* that I had picked up in the 1970's. It had been cut down many years ago and the bore was washed out. I bought an oversized (.316) bullet mould for it, but didn't even try it before I sent the barrel off to be re-bored/re-rifled to a .303-.375.

And so it began. The rifle is not intended to be an exact reproducion of the BSA pre-WW1 sporters, but rather a recreation in the style of that period. When finished, it will be stocked in Canadian hard maple, with walnut forend tip and grip cap.

So let's have a look. Unfortunately I did not take a pictuire of the rifle as it was before started, but here are the photos I have [image]

IMG_0280 - Copy by Jim Reain, on Flickr[/image]

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IMG_0287_1 by Jim Reain, on Flickr[/image]

IMG_0286_1 by Jim Reain, on Flickr

Then the machining for the volley sight was welded and re-shaped while the barrel was off for re-boring. The re-bore/re-rifle was done by Ron Smith of Wimborne, Alberta and, since I intend to shoot cast bullets, is done in a 1/22-16 gain twist.

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[/url]IMG_0284_1 by Jim Reain, on Flickr[/image]

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IMG_0285_1 by Jim Reain, on Flickr[/image]

Then, the sights:

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IMG_0279 by Jim Reain, on Flickr[/image]

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IMG_0280_1 by Jim Reain, on Flickr[/image]

Next. fitting the butt

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IMG_0293_1 by Jim Reain, on Flickr[/image]

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IMG_0290_1 by Jim Reain, on Flickr[/image]

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IMG_0291_2 by Jim Reain, on Flickr[/image]

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IMG_0377_1 by Jim Reain, on Flickr[/image]

Fitting the buttplate:

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IMG_0380 by Jim Reain, on Flickr[/image]

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IMG_0383 by Jim Reain, on Flickr[/image]

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IMG_0382 by Jim Reain, on Flickr[/image]

Next, to make the gripcap using VonGruff's suggestions for doing so while keeping my fingers attached. Thanks VonGruff.

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IMG_0284_1 by Jim Reain, on Flickr[/image]

Thanks for taking the time to look. I'll try to post more pictures as I go along.