.310 cadet

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18-01-2023, 10:20 PM
c-dog

.310 cadet

Hi to everyone who likes old bits of kit.

I Came across a decent looking rifle and wouldn't mind some opinions.

It's a westley & richards with a 310 cadet bsa barrel. Very nice looking butt, the front half not so flash (bore nice but the rest not so), considering it has already been mucked about with i wouldnt be upset rebarreling it and getting a nice walnut forend, currently full wood, with slot for a cleaning rod? can these actions handle a 222r case ok? Or something similar, don't want to Bubba it with a scope so would be open sights only, one more Q are all these actions takedown? ( I had limited time to inspect properly but will be back next week to either pickup or pass on)

Cheers.
18-01-2023, 10:44 PM
Tedz50

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Do not be afraid to scope it to gain full potential or at least a tang sight.Their are a multitude of calibers you can put in one.
Mine is in 357 maximum but 22hornet 218 bee or 222rimmed would all be better served with decent sights.

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19-01-2023, 06:33 AM
Marty Henry

They are remarkably strong actions stick with a rimmed case though. In the 60s the Americans rebarrelled lots of them for the 218 bee, 219 zipper etc after tests showed they could handle up to 60,000 psi.
22-01-2023, 07:21 AM
grandpamac

Greetings,
Some will have a hole drilled in the rear of the receiver to allow cleaning from the breech end as the breech block and trigger group drops out as a unit. Wish I had one as nice as the one in the picture. There is a Vickers small martini action with a shot barrel in my cupboard of one day projects. One day perhaps.
GPM.
22-01-2023, 10:19 AM
csmiffy

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Originally Posted by grandpamac

Greetings,
Some will have a hole drilled in the rear of the receiver to allow cleaning from the breech end as the breech block and trigger group drops out as a unit. Wish I had one as nice as the one in the picture. There is a Vickers small martini action with a shot barrel in my cupboard of one day projects. One day perhaps.
GPM.

@grandpamac is that the model where the barrel and action is all one piece? Need a bit of thought on a rebarrel there
22-01-2023, 12:08 PM
Peteforskeet

Yes you are correct, barrel and action one piece,
I have 2 of them, both mine have stocks suited to midgets,
Compared to the mod 12/15 bsa which I also have I think 3 off.i have a new stock made which is copied from a pattern I made, bsa grafted to Vickers front half.
My problem will be when I fit the action the grip area on the bsa stock is much more of a right angle and the cocking lever on the Vickers will need altering to fit.
If I knew I could safely heat and reform the lever to suit I would be happy to have a go, I'm worried that they are cast and when I try to alter it I risk it breaking?
22-01-2023, 12:09 PM
grandpamac

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Originally Posted by csmiffy

@grandpamac is that the model where the barrel and action is all one piece? Need a bit of thought on a rebarrel there

Yes ,that's the one. Easy enough to re barrel in .22, centre fire not so much.
GPM.
22-01-2023, 06:25 PM
c-dog

Cheers for the info, looking to pick it up on Tuesday, I'll load up some pics and hopefully find out a bit more.
22-01-2023, 08:20 PM
nor-west

@c-dog, I've got one in .222R it's a Greener cadet, same rifle, the action and trigger drop out, I had a hole drilled in the rear for cleaning and bore sighting a scope.
22-01-2023, 08:50 PM
c-dog

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Originally Posted by nor-west

@c-dog, I've got one in .222R it's a Greener cadet, same rifle, the action and trigger drop out, I had a hole drilled in the rear for cleaning and bore sighting a scope.

I have seen yours while doing some research. It looks very nice and the route I'll probably take. Good idea about the hole, I will have to see if it has been done previously. How did you get your shooting? Any issues with extraction? Cheers
22-01-2023, 09:04 PM
nor-west

Not yet, I had a letter from previous owner with when extraction issues started but that was with a powder I can't get here in Perth. I've worked on the trigger mating surfaces with a stone which really improved the trigger release, mines going to a gunsmith to put a new rail on as the existing one is right on the piss.
24-01-2023, 12:52 PM
c-dog

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Finally picked it up, pretty happy with it, should be a fun project. Attachment 215283 Attachment 215284 Attachment 215285 Attachment 215286 Attachment 215287 Attachment 215288 Attachment 215289
24-01-2023, 01:45 PM
Tedz50

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Quote:

Originally Posted by csmiffy

@grandpamac is that the model where the barrel and action is all one piece? Need a bit of thought on a rebarrel there

The original barrels go well as Hornets and mine shoots good groups. With a light action and semi-heavy barrel, balance well.I preferred shooting the Vickers over the BSA Martinis in 22 Hornet.

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