BigEyeBob
06-23-2014, 06:43 AM
Recently I bought this BSA Martini Cadet , in the original chambering of 310 Greener.
the fore end was a hack job , it had been cut down and self tapping crews had been used to secure it to the
barrel lug and also at the front barrel band . I got the rifle at a very good price and was happy that the bore was in great condition
as is all of the metal work , no rust or bad pitting . Barrel slugs at 316" and is like a mirror
I decided to cut the fore end back to a sporter style and repair the holes in its' under side .
Not sure what the holes were for ,maybe barrel cooling or something
108589
Ugly self tappers weren't actually doing any thing at all .They had been cut off with side cutters and the thread had stripped in the wood. Hanging on by memory only
108587
The work done by the Bubba Goonsmith included gluing the tip of the fore end onto the barrel with some grey sticky goo
the join was hidden under the barrel band and the polished barrel ,bare of blueing for half its length so the goo would stick
I re-blued the barrel using Kleen Bore Black Magic gun blue ,it was a perfect colour match to the original ..
108588
And the multiple holes under the fore end ,one included part of a brass screw that had been broken off.
I used a plug cutter to cut wooden plugs from a piece of walnut , and enlarged the holes with a Forstner bit , and then used the plugs to fill the holes.
Unfortunately it was difficult to match the colour of the timber , but at least the ugly holes are gone.
108602
I also made a better screw and slotted/split nut to secure it on to the barrel lug.
108591
For now I'm happy with the general look of the rifle and it's a lot of fun to shoot.
I did some work on the trigger and got it down to a decent let off.
I use the CBE 125 GN RNFP Heeled bullet and 4.3 Gns of Red Dot .
the original sights set at the 50yd mark are spot on at 50 with this load .Have yet to try it out at further ranges.
I use the Lee reloading dies , a friend gave me 130 brass cases some Super and some Bertram
In the future I will get some nice walnut and make a new fore end and buttstock.
108590
PS take no notice of the dates on the pics , the camera has it wrong.
Kev
the fore end was a hack job , it had been cut down and self tapping crews had been used to secure it to the
barrel lug and also at the front barrel band . I got the rifle at a very good price and was happy that the bore was in great condition
as is all of the metal work , no rust or bad pitting . Barrel slugs at 316" and is like a mirror
I decided to cut the fore end back to a sporter style and repair the holes in its' under side .
Not sure what the holes were for ,maybe barrel cooling or something
108589
Ugly self tappers weren't actually doing any thing at all .They had been cut off with side cutters and the thread had stripped in the wood. Hanging on by memory only
108587
The work done by the Bubba Goonsmith included gluing the tip of the fore end onto the barrel with some grey sticky goo
the join was hidden under the barrel band and the polished barrel ,bare of blueing for half its length so the goo would stick
I re-blued the barrel using Kleen Bore Black Magic gun blue ,it was a perfect colour match to the original ..
108588
And the multiple holes under the fore end ,one included part of a brass screw that had been broken off.
I used a plug cutter to cut wooden plugs from a piece of walnut , and enlarged the holes with a Forstner bit , and then used the plugs to fill the holes.
Unfortunately it was difficult to match the colour of the timber , but at least the ugly holes are gone.
108602
I also made a better screw and slotted/split nut to secure it on to the barrel lug.
108591
For now I'm happy with the general look of the rifle and it's a lot of fun to shoot.
I did some work on the trigger and got it down to a decent let off.
I use the CBE 125 GN RNFP Heeled bullet and 4.3 Gns of Red Dot .
the original sights set at the 50yd mark are spot on at 50 with this load .Have yet to try it out at further ranges.
I use the Lee reloading dies , a friend gave me 130 brass cases some Super and some Bertram
In the future I will get some nice walnut and make a new fore end and buttstock.
108590
PS take no notice of the dates on the pics , the camera has it wrong.
Kev