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Greetings All
For those who own a British No. 7 Mark I can you look and let me know if you have a solid or tubed barrel. Skennerton mentions that there were some tubed examples but does not go into how many vs solid (I have one of each). Can you please let me know what you have and the approximate s/n.
Thanks!
Recent ones that we had:
BS123# Lined Barrel
BS014# Sold Barrel
BS2214
BS2303
Both have solid barrels.
Solid
BS1892
Keep in mind that some may have originally had solid barrels that have since been tubed, a fairly common repair for rifles that had suffered damage, usually by corrosion.
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Originally Posted by birdhound
Is that really a 'common problem' in 22rf training rifles ?
I've not come across any example myself.
I have come across several No7s 8s and 9s with corroded or bulged barrels. Tubing them is a straight forward and economic repair.
BS2329
Solid
BS1283 - superbly rebuilt by Phil Rose - solid barrel
solid barrel
BS2278
BS1422 solid barrel
BS1749
BS2182
Both solid barrels.
We did a few also. Not uncommon repair at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by birdhound
I actually wonder if any were originally tubed. Tubing was so much more a repair technique rather than for new production. Just my thoughts.
Well, those that still have their bayonet lugs were originally tubed. Those are the ones I like. They look like #4s.Quote:
Originally Posted by birdhound
BS2008 Solid barrel.
I have tubed a couple and they still have their bayonet lugs. Why would they be removed? In short original barrel, bored out and lined.
You must be thinking C No.7Mk.1 Jim as all the British No.7Mk.1 and No.9Mk.1 rifles have bayonet lugs. Canadian rifles don't have them.
That would be it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brian Dick
Solid barrel on mine. Rifle BS154.