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leeenfield
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BSA SPORTER RECREATION
      30/06/15 12:03 AM

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]

[image]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.



[image][url=https://flic.kr/p/v4GqWd][/url]IMG_0284_1 by Jim Reain, on Flickr[/image]

[image]IMG_0285_1 by Jim Reain, on Flickr[/image]

Then, the sights:

[image]IMG_0279 by Jim Reain, on Flickr[/image]

[image]IMG_0280_1 by Jim Reain, on Flickr[/image]

Next. fitting the butt

[image]IMG_0293_1 by Jim Reain, on Flickr[/image]

[image]IMG_0290_1 by Jim Reain, on Flickr[/image]

[image]IMG_0291_2 by Jim Reain, on Flickr[/image]

[image]IMG_0377_1 by Jim Reain, on Flickr[/image]

Fitting the buttplate:

[image]IMG_0380 by Jim Reain, on Flickr[/image]

[image]IMG_0383 by Jim Reain, on Flickr[/image]

[image]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.

[image]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.

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* BSA SPORTER RECREATION leeenfield 30/06/15 12:03 AM
. * * Re: BSA SPORTER RECREATION leeenfield   08/02/17 09:32 AM
. * * Re: BSA SPORTER RECREATION DarylS   08/02/17 10:07 AM
. * * Re: BSA SPORTER RECREATION lonewulf   08/02/17 05:25 PM
. * * Re: BSA SPORTER RECREATION 93x64mm   09/02/17 07:12 AM
. * * Re: BSA SPORTER RECREATION FrankFarmer   30/06/15 03:02 AM
. * * Re: BSA SPORTER RECREATION DarylS   30/06/15 04:04 AM
. * * Re: BSA SPORTER RECREATION LesLeeSpeed   30/06/15 07:48 AM
. * * Re: BSA SPORTER RECREATION VonGruff   30/06/15 11:18 AM
. * * Re: BSA SPORTER RECREATION leeenfield   01/04/16 05:53 AM
. * * Re: BSA SPORTER RECREATION Roy   01/04/16 06:20 AM
. * * Re: BSA SPORTER RECREATION VonGruff   01/04/16 03:14 PM
. * * Re: BSA SPORTER RECREATION leeenfield   02/04/16 01:27 AM
. * * Re: BSA SPORTER RECREATION TexasJohn   02/04/16 06:21 AM
. * * Re: BSA SPORTER RECREATION hollowedpoint   05/04/16 04:36 PM
. * * Re: BSA SPORTER RECREATION Brithunter   10/04/16 06:55 PM
. * * Re: BSA SPORTER RECREATION Old_rifle_nut   16/04/16 07:05 AM
. * * Re: BSA SPORTER RECREATION Brithunter   17/04/16 08:17 AM
. * * Re: BSA SPORTER RECREATION Old_rifle_nut   18/04/16 05:50 AM
. * * Re: BSA SPORTER RECREATION DarylS   18/04/16 07:41 AM
. * * Re: BSA SPORTER RECREATION Dogfish858   21/04/16 07:00 AM
. * * Re: BSA SPORTER RECREATION leeenfield   21/04/16 09:03 AM
. * * Re: BSA SPORTER RECREATION Dogfish858   22/04/16 03:43 AM
. * * Re: BSA SPORTER RECREATION 93x64mm   16/04/16 07:42 AM

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