Thread: All things BSA

Originally Posted by viper

@Sideshow has contacted me and asked me to re-post photo's of a BSA CF2 I purchased a year or more back. It is in the mighty .222 and was a little unusual . Firstly it had been a deer cullers rifle and the barrel was shot out.
A guy I tracked down who had brought it off the old culler had it re- barreled and it shot very well with well under sub MOA with a variety of 50 gr factory ammo.
However the most unusual feature was some very nice gun smithing with the making of a drop out box mag.
The system worked well and feed good as gold when shooting.
I have since on sold the rifle to a friend as for a left handed shooter it was very uncomfortable with that high sharp comb.

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I remember reading one of the older books about this rifle,type of rifle being used.
the culler bought it before the sako vixen etc were around and as it had bigger/stronger action being a .308 bolt/action size had it loaded up rather warmly. was shooting thar etc with it in mt cook region and being smaller cartridge they could hold on to schrubbery and shoot it one handed when needed.
the large capacity magazine and small cartridge made it a very good combination for comercial work.
Im guessing here,his reloading was probably done with whackamole lee loader as I cannot see a bench mounted press being used in huts etc.

the sako ammunition shown above...has anyone tried to reverse engineer it???

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

I remember reading one of the older books about this rifle,type of rifle being used.
the culler bought it before the sako vixen etc were around and as it had bigger/stronger action being a .308 bolt/action size had it loaded up rather warmly. was shooting thar etc with it in mt cook region and being smaller cartridge they could hold on to schrubbery and shoot it one handed when needed.
the large capacity magazine and small cartridge made it a very good combination for comercial work.
Im guessing here,his reloading was probably done with whackamole lee loader as I cannot see a bench mounted press being used in huts etc.

the sako ammunition shown above...has anyone tried to reverse engineer it???

I was told that at that time (1960's) a gunsmith in Invers was casting mag bottom metal and making 10 shot mags for a variety of cullers rifles

Originally Posted by Moa Hunter

I was told that at that time (1960's) a gunsmith in Invers was casting mag bottom metal and making 10 shot mags for a variety of cullers rifles

Not Invercargil, it was Allan Millar in Dunedin and mainly for the BSA Hunter and Majestic rifles. The castings were of the extended box only and fitted the factory metal.

Originally Posted by Moa Hunter

I was told that at that time (1960's) a gunsmith in Invers was casting mag bottom metal and making 10 shot mags for a variety of cullers rifles

Yes, still have one for medium BSA action.

Thats a Tikka LSA55 7 5 shot mag, nice conversion

Hey all anyone fitted a Carbon fiber stock to a CF2?
Mine lovley walnut job is taking a few knocks lol just wondered if anyone has gone this way cheers

Hey all anyone fitted a Carbon fiber stock to a CF2?
Mine lovley walnut job is taking a few knocks lol just wondered if anyone has gone this way cheers

Originally Posted by Sideshow

Hey all anyone fitted a Carbon fiber stock to a CF2?
Mine lovley walnut job is taking a few knocks lol just wondered if anyone has gone this way cheers

Was a Viscount BSA for sale with aftermarket stock, can't remember what.

Originally Posted by tetawa

Was a Viscount BSA for sale with aftermarket stock, can't remember what.

284 Win belonging to @Forestry ??

Originally Posted by Sideshow

Hey all anyone fitted a Carbon fiber stock to a CF2?
Mine lovley walnut job is taking a few knocks lol just wondered if anyone has gone this way cheers

I was given a plastic Winchester stock by @dannyb and fitted this to my CF2.
A Rem 700 stock would work too.
I converted the rifle to 'blind mag' and did away with all the heavy die cast bottom metal and just cut and shaped a piece of Ali plate to fill the gap in the stock, as the stock didnt come with any bottom metal and the BSA wouldnt fit. Bedded and filled the gaps, shoots half inch no probs
A factory Rem varmint stock or B&C would be my pick, a stock with a decent hand filling fore-end as the CF2 is still a heavy rifle. A thin walled carbon stock is going to be ruined and hard to mod.

Thanks @Moa Hunter. Thought as much might trim some off the barrel. It’s 24”…..22” would be just as good.

Originally Posted by Sideshow

Thanks @Moa Hunter. Thought as much might trim some off the barrel. It’s 24”…..22” would be just as good.

Leave it 24 then there is always a bit to chop off for re-crowns or if you go 7x57AI ? Put the sling attachment on the barrel - 'swing low sweet CF2'

Just dug it out, can't find the spring.

Shame you don’t have the spring

Originally Posted by Sideshow

Shame you don’t have the spring

It used the same follower so when changed back to standard the spring ended up where? Surprised the casting is still around. Next time I'm near a local gunsmith will get into his box of springs.