Miniature, Rook and Cadet Rifle Forum

Ruptured neck extraction

feeds@yuku.com (303Gunner) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:27:43 GMT

I've had a case failure with the neck separated from a .310 case. The Brass was recent production Super brand.

I have Military Ruptured Case extractors in .303, 7.62 Nato and .30-06 which would possibly grip the neck, but due to the length of the extractors and the fact they are designed to work with bolt/sliding block actions they are not suitable for the .310 Cadet. What do people...

My farorite cadet conversion round

feeds@yuku.com (ziplocjoe) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:52:29 GMT

Cadet rifles are usually converted to rounds like .22 Hornet, .218 Bee, .256 Win Mag, or .357 Mag. Larger, more powerful, rounds seem to work but are limited by the size of the barrel shank and most are hard to load because the lever has to be held down to get the large round into the chamber.
I wanted a larger round that would load easily and not stress the small shank of the...

Questions: BSA Mdl.6

feeds@yuku.com (gcrank1) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:18:15 GMT

I currently have a Mdl.12 and Mdl.12/15 and like the Francotte Martini very much. These are too heavy
(for me) as a 'walk about gun' so I am considering that a Mdl.6 , with open sights, would be the compliment
to the others.
I welcome pros, cons and any dilogue regarding this notion.

310 nsw westley richards cadet cleaning rod

feeds@yuku.com (herbert) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:10:08 GMT

I just bought a type A westley richards NSW cadet, the cleaning rod is mising i was wundering if anyone has a picture of the rod and demitions,I dont lick my chances of ever finding a original rod so i thort i will try to make a replacment,any help would be apreciated

Exposed Hammer Martini

feeds@yuku.com (Clint) — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:42:26 GMT

Howdy to all,
I am a relative newbie to posting on this forum, but had something I wanted to share with you. I jumped on the opportunity to own what I believe to be a Francotte made Martini sporting rook rifle with an external exposed hammer. I posted some info about it under the old topic "Converting a .310 Cadet", and see no need to repeat that all again here. I already know how B1acksmith feels about a hammer on a Martini, but it sure intrigued me! The rifle was found...

Papa Bear, Mama Bear and my new Baby Bear (rook)

feeds@yuku.com (B1acksmith) — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:51:36 GMT

As I discussed in the cartridge section, I got seduced by a little Snider rook in .300 Rook. Fits nicely with my JC Lord and Wilkinson Sporting. It is a tiny little thing, but nicely made with engraving, hooked breach, nice wood, and horn tip. It is set up very much like my Wilkinson, but smaller. No maker's name anywhere, but british proofs. It has an oval shaped barrel rather than a separate rib. I dropped a .310 Cadet (much too big) round in it to show the size. Got to order me...

BSA Mdl 12 Sights

feeds@yuku.com (gcrank1) — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:01:35 GMT

I have a Mdl 12 coming soon which is missing the once installed rear barrel sight. I have referenced some
written material on this long produced model and have seen a good picture of the sight but the question
comes to mind,'Was the sight a std. throughout production or were there variations?' I believe the rifle
is one of the last produced (56XXX?) and I would like to have the correct tangent sight for it.
It also has the fine P-H 7A rear peep. I note that the...

Trailboss in .310 cadet

feeds@yuku.com (ziplocjoe) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 08:27:05 GMT

On the Gunboard's forum some shooters from Australia reported using 4.5gr of Trailboss in the .310 cadet. I tried this load. With 1.08 in. long cases the case was quite full and required compression to seat the bullet. Muzzle velocity was 850 fps and accurcy was excellent. Although at that low velocity anything passed 100yd would have a lot of drop. I like 1200-1250 fps.
Several people say they reload by just thumb seating a new bullet. I have several cadet rifles and all of mine...

.300 Bullets

feeds@yuku.com (Fazer) — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:45:45 GMT

I remember seeing a few years ago, true .300 cal pistol projectiles at either Midway or LS&B, or somewhere like that. They were for some odd ball pistol calibre. The memory fails a bit I'm afraid. Does anyone know of a round that used .300 pojectiles. They were copper jacketed. Thanks.......Chip

A Trio of Cadets

feeds@yuku.com (303Gunner) — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:39:31 GMT

Here's 3 Australian .310 BSA Martini Cadets.

All 3 have identical BSA trademark stamping on the Left hand side of the body and identical lettering and placement of the BSA serial and "Commonwealth of Australia" on the right hand side.

BSA serial...

Stevens Martini .22 Target Rifle

feeds@yuku.com (slumlord44) — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:18:02 GMT

No one else seems to know much about this gun so I thought I would ask the experts here. In 1910-1911 Stevens Arms made a .22 target rifle specificaly for the British market. It was called the Stevens Bisley. It was a heavy barrled target rifle with a Martini action. It had a tang peep sight and a globe front sight. It was mades specificaly for competition for Militay Miniature Rifles. This is why I thought this might be the place to get some information. I have been told that there may have...

BSA 12 parts needed

feeds@yuku.com (BillOregon) — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 11:09:29 GMT

Hi gang. OWS replaced the BSA I had gotten from them with the ringed barrel, and the new one, whilst it has its quirks, has a very lovely bore. However, I will need the screws to hold the Parker Hale 7A sight on the receiver, as well as the aperture that screws into the back. Anyone have any spares they'd care to sell? I will post an image of the rifle ASAP. Not pretty, but I am betting will stack them all in the same hole ...

.300 Sherwood

feeds@yuku.com (sgtdune) — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 07:18:30 GMT

I Have a Westerly Richards in .300 Sherwood I would like some information on reloading. I have some old brass but need some more information on powders and bullet sizes. Am I correct in assuming Unique powder is appropriate also I have some Red Dot left over from pistol shooting days here in the UK is that any good all info on this peculiarly British caliber would be appreciated. I have read that it was considered in its time suitable for small deer such as roe! hence the name Sherwood or...

Brass needed.

feeds@yuku.com (Harry Eales) — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 12:21:09 GMT

An American friend of mine, a very skilled gunsmith, is restoring a small Martini actioned rifle which was chambered for the .300" (.295") Rook cartridge. He has relined the barrel and is in the process of chambering it in the original calibre.

Sadly it appears that .300 Rook is a round no longer made, or has it been for many years.

Does anyone know of a source for Boxer primed cases or have any original brass for sale? He's looking for between 50 and 100...

My First Cadet

feeds@yuku.com (scottp63) — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 13:58:58 GMT

I just bought this rifle and don't know too much about it. On one side it says "made by the birmingham small arms co ltd" and "bsa" below the trade mark logo. on the other side it says "commonwealth of australia"

It has .357 MAG on the top flat of the barrel, color case buttplate, color case lever, very nice sights with a ramp front sight and a sling swivel only on the stock.

The bluing is excellent and the color case is very good. I paid...

Ringed barrel, BSA Model 12

feeds@yuku.com (BillOregon) — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:18:17 GMT

Just obtained one, only to find the barrel ringed about 5 inches ahead of the chamber. No obvious expansion visible from outside. I find this unusual in a .22. Anyone else seen one?

Rubber buttplate for BSA model 6

feeds@yuku.com (richard577) — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 05:31:44 GMT

I have recently picked up a BSA model 6 in 300 Sherwood the rifle itself is in fantastic condition. The only thing that l;ets it down is the hard rubber buttplate has cracked. Do any firms stateside make reproductions that would fit, or do they lean more towards US built rifles.
Regards,
Richard

Needle-fire rook rifles

feeds@yuku.com (Tradfan) — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 12:42:57 GMT

Recently I bought a Rigby marked needle-fire rook rifle similar to that pictured on the dust cover of Greenwood's book on rook rifles. On the cylindrical breechblock is stamped "434 R&N PATENT" and unlike the few others I have heard of it has an extractor - normally the residue from cardboard cased ammunition was pulled out of the chamber with a special hooked tool. My query is whether any forum members know which patent is referred to, and if they have access to a similar...

Front sight inserts, BSA 12

feeds@yuku.com (BillOregon) — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 06:48:12 GMT

I have a BSA .22 on the way, but the front globe is missing the inserts. Can I adapt Lyman inserts? If not, will anything else work?
Thanks.

New Cadet rifle

feeds@yuku.com (Searcher1911) — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:23:40 GMT

I just received a BSA .310 Cadet today in unaltered condition. It looks like it has never been disassembled; none of the screws are buggered and it is in wonderful condition, never sanded or refinished. It has matching numbers on the butt, receiver and barrel. The buttstock is marked C.M.F. N.S.W serial number 8 (odd symbol) 11. The bore looks pristine. When I lifted the ladder rear sight it still had some sort of storage grease under it. I did not see any import stamp on it....