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It's a pretty ambiguous question but it's a bolt action .22" version of the No4 rifle converted by BSA in the 50's for the RAF.
And they're considered very desirable rifles......
How desirable?
It's also been fitted with target sights. Looks like a very nice example. Very collectible and should shoot very nicely too.
I'm in the UK & prices aren't always directly comparable between here & the US but they only made about 2500 of them (IIRC - speaking from memory).
In the UK these rifles are now fetching £2000 in good condition..........Quote:
Originally Posted by mwells72774
Sorry if I am being very ignorant but what is the metal plate under the No7 MK 1 meant for? Is it to do with the .22 magazine?
It's the ejector. Most British 22 trainers of the era were single shot & didn't eject as such - the extracted case just dropped into the empty 303 magazine outer casing. This rifle is a 5 shot repeater & needed to eject efficiently as there was no empty outer mag casing for the spent cases to drop into.
Went ahead and listed it on GunBroker
A very nice rifle that I've never had the occasion to actually handle here...
It looks like one of the Springfield Sporters imports that were restored in the early 90's. There were ones that were mostly complete except for pertinent bolt parts and ejectors along with stripped barreled actions. Mags and bolts are mismatched but if they were set up properly, they work like a champ. I had parts made at AJP and restored 20 of them in the early 90's. I still have one and it''s a favorite. I love the .22 trainers!
Brian,
I was thinking precisely the same thing - the finish on the ejector & the .22 mag insert are both suggestive. All of the inserts Graham made for me were parked rather than blued. I still have the tooling somewhere....
The woodwork is a dead giveaway too. I'm thinking it was Pakistani as made from Turkish walnut but could be wrong. It's lovely and all new condition. The wood parts were marked with a "P in a square". Many had long buttstocks too. I restored mine with new British walnut several years ago when you could still get the odd new forend.
Likewise - of those half a dozen you sent me over years ago I let Dave have two & completely rebuilt the other four & sold them on, all bar one which I kept for myself. Things being as they are though, I let it be prized from my grip & I now don't have a No7 to my name!
I had one that was factory original and all matching too that I imported from Canada many years ago. It may have come from C.O. for all I know. My ex got that one! I really didn't mind as the project rifles really mean more to me anyhow. I'm not really a collector anymore.
Seem's like he's selling without even firing it at the range. Won't know what he's missing! but hey! he'll probably earn enough for a night out:madsmile:
We tested fired it and oh man... Wish we could keep it. Eats anything we feed it
Sold for $1576.99
The price in US dollars is decent. Shot one years ago when attempting to keep sharp during those miserable winters in SK. Shot a RCAF Base Moose Jaw and there indoor range was a beauty, typical air force. They had several and everyone was a great shooter.
There was some program you qualified for and that winter got all my badges including my Distinguished Marksman gold bullet. Great gun, too bad you didn't keep it.
Have a 8, always looking for a 7, found one a few months ago but the guy wanted $2,500.00, too much IMO.