Hopefully this one in ridgey didge. (I know it is!)

Got this other No4 Based Trainer at the same time as the No9 Mk1/2. There were two others in the group, but I’ll get to them later.
This is a British No7 Mk1 in quite good condition. Had it to the range today again but just for fun, it was too hot to hang around too long after finishing some load testing in another one.
The magazine system works very well, but you need to be a little vigorous with the bolt to be sure the case clears the receiver.

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Nice looking rifle, those big ones shoot just sweet because of their size and weight. I had a couple of #8 rifles some years back and could shoot 98-8X regularly with standard ammo...

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Got this other No4 Based Trainer at the same time as the No9 Mk1/2. There were two others in the group, but I’ll get to them later.
This is a British No7 Mk1 in quite good condition. Had it to the range today again but just for fun, it was too hot to hang around too long after finishing some load testing in another one.
The magazine system works very well, but you need to be a little vigorous with the bolt to be sure the case clears the receiver.

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RIFLE No.7 Mk I
Although a No.7 Mk I, the British version is very different from it's Canadian counterpart. This rifle was a conversion of an existing No.4 and is interesting in that a BSA five-round commercial .22 magazine was fitted into a SMLE Mk III* magazine to produce the only Enfield .22 repeater. These rifles were a special contract and produced exclusively for the Royal Air Force (RAF) in 1948. Total production 2,500.


The magazine "insert" is from a BSA "Sportsman 5" rifle with the locking mechanism 'turned upside down' and the case altered, as it was originally designed to fit in the rifle from 'underneath' and now was fitted from the 'top' of the magazine.

I have sold a few of the Sportsman 5 magazines to No7 owners for conversion.

Picture showing an original Sportsman 5 magazine alongside a converted No7 Mk1 magazine.

I plan to have a go at making a ten round magazine for it.
I’ll use a No1 case and see what I have to do to fix a ten rounder inside in the right place.
I think I might start with a wooden block fitting neat inside the case and use a square drill to set the magazine hole. Starting with the same feed lips, same angle and same height, hopefully it won’t take too much to make it work.

That is the duck's guts.

The cat's pyjamas, for you folks who are not as familiar with game fowl... ;)

"Ridgey-didge"; had to look that up.

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Fanciful diminutive of obsolete ridge (“real; used in reference to gold”). Australian from 1953.

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Presumably in reference to gold it applies to a ridge or seam of gold bearing quartz or one of placer gold?

Cockney rhyming slang was "transported for life" as well wasn't it? ;)

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"Ridgey-didge"; had to look that up.

Presumably in reference to gold it applies to a ridge or seam of gold bearing quartz or one of placer gold?

Cockney rhyming slang was "transported for life" as well wasn't it? ;)

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We were looking to emigrate out to Australia but I failed the interview.

When asked the question "do you have a criminal record", I replied "No, sorry, I didn't realise it was still a requirement".

Botany Bay for us Brits is now a tourist haunt :lol:

I shouldn't have said that as it was bound to bring out the inner Ian Botham in you pommy ------------s. :p:D

Sorry Son! ;)

Someone had to sacrifice themselves to show you Aussies the way forward......INCOMING:lol:

Phil Rose has been building a No 7 Mk 1 for me. He had the major parts, and has been fabricating other parts.
He tells me it's nearly ready to go to proof.
So I'll hopefully post pics and a range report in a matter of some weeks.
If the COVID grim reaper spares he and I...
Rob