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After years of searching, I'm finally the proud owner of a British .22 No. 7 trainer. I've only seen one other example in many years of collecting. This one doesn't appear to have seen any use and is in great condition with matching serial numbers. Feel very lucky to have found it.Attachment 50348Attachment 50349Attachment 50350Attachment 50351
After you've used the magazine a couple of times and the novelty has worn off , you'll put it, and the special parts which go with it, in a drawer and never use them again.
Very nice! I don't believe that I have ever seen one of those before. Any chance of getting more detail on what makes it differ from other trainers? Is it something you will shoot? It would be interesting to know how well it functions, being a magazine fed repeater and all.
The best part about it is :
Going out on the 100yd range with a No4 and the No7
A few rounds with the No4 and change over to the No7 - immediate call to cease fire from the Range Officer who comes running over declaring that you have a misfire - lots of laughs.
Fire the No7, go and make a cup of tea and just as you get back to the firing point you hit the target - Lots of laughs
However, as MkVII says it does seem to pale after a while - I dont think I've fired mine in well over a year - maybe more
Scout - they are quite 'rare' as only 2000 were made for the RAF - they are the only magazine fed .22rf Enfield trainer manufactured. (There was a Parker Hiscock .22 magazine around WW1 time but it was not a great success).
Made by BSA and use a BSA Supersport 5 magazine, inverted and grafted into a No1 Mk3 magazine.
They bear no relation to the 20,000+ Cno7 made by Longbranch which were single shot only.
My lone trainer is a BSA Sht 22 IV*, and it has been well used.
Does it pale after a while just because it is a rimfire? I do find that my trainer mostly hangs out in the safe. I don't go shooting near as often as I would like, and when I do, at least one full bore Enfield/P14 always comes with.
Congratulations. After shooting a single shot for a while I don't think the novelty of magazine fed trainer would wear off that quick :) on to the next search for you!
Cheers
Being a consummate lover of the No.4, the No.7 will always be one of my all time favorites. Especially after neck surgery and with shoulders full of arthritis!!