Thread: Walnut and blued steel,

I shot goats with a 303 when I was a kid but for deer I skipped the 303 and went straight to a .222. Have had a hankering recently to own a nice classic 303 and go retro for a bit. Actually it was the NZDA hunting museum pieces that got me thinking about it. Then this.

did you catch episode of NZ Hunter when they took Tararua Hunter up hill and Willie shot deer with his old 303???? was rather priceless .

Originally Posted by FRST

Bought this off the auction catalogue last weekend for the barrel, but now that I’ve seen it I don’t think I’ll break it up. Eddystone P14 .303 sporter conversion by BSA. This thing probably cost someone a bunch of cash back in the day with wraparound chequering, barrel sling swivel, schnabel etc. Barrels still got plenty of sharp rifling, and the best thing is that it was only $80. Pretty sure it’s the cheapest centrefire I’ve ever bought.
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I think I used to own that.

I bought it from Paulus Manders in CHCH in 2005.
I sold it to a young hunter on the condition that if he ever wanted rid of it,it came back to me.

The little fucker traded it on a T3 a few months later.

Originally Posted by norsk

I think I used to own that.

I bought it from Paulus Manders in CHCH in 2005.
I sold it to a young hunter on the condition that if he ever wanted rid of it,it came back to me.

The little fucker traded it on a T3 a few months later.

Hopefully a happy reunion can take place.

Good one.
Drilled for a side scope mount not on the top?
With the original profile mag it's one of the a-c models.
If it has a bsa barrel it's a C I think.
Looks good
@Norse that's pretty crap really.

https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/marketpl...ing/2886096863

Not mine but drooling

Bought a BSA CF2 .308 off a forum member a while back for $450. Barrel good, blueing not bad.

The stock was in worse shape than the sale implied, with a fair bit of "accurizing" which was clearly not done by a gunsmith. Fair for the price and you need that money for the next rifle. Perfect for yours truly.

Perfect because I got a call yesterday to say I have a brand new original stock for it.

Not everyone loves a CF2 as its the broke cousin of the real BSAs

But if you are a physically big dude and you want to shoot open sights, try one for fit. The sights align perfectly for me. Fits like a glove with perfect sight alignment every time.

Now I just need a sight hood and to take the bases off and I have my fast shooting open sight 308. Sako Battue style.

Pics to follow.

Originally Posted by Tussock

Bought a BSA CF2 .308 off a forum member a while back for $450. Barrel good, blueing not bad.

The stock was in worse shape than the sale implied, with a fair bit of "accurizing" which was clearly not done by a gunsmith. Fair for the price and you need that money for the next rifle. Perfect for yours truly.

Perfect because I got a call yesterday to say I have a brand new original stock for it.

Not everyone loves a CF2 as its the broke cousin of the real BSAs

But if you are a physically big dude and you want to shoot open sights, try one for fit. The sights align perfectly for me. Fits like a glove with perfect sight alignment every time.

Now I just need a sight hood and to take the bases off and I have my fast shooting open sight 308. Sako Battue style.

Pics to follow.

Owned a CF2 in .308. First centre fire scoped rifle I had. Traded it for a Brno 601 in .308. No regrets. Regret trading the Brno though...


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Originally Posted by FRST

Bought this off the auction catalogue last weekend for the barrel, but now that I’ve seen it I don’t think I’ll break it up. Eddystone P14 .303 sporter conversion by BSA. This thing probably cost someone a bunch of cash back in the day with wraparound chequering, barrel sling swivel, schnabel etc. Barrels still got plenty of sharp rifling, and the best thing is that it was only $80. Pretty sure it’s the cheapest centrefire I’ve ever bought.
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Stole it !

The stock I just got is varnished and brand new from factory. Never been on a rifle. Been in a cupboard for nearly 40 years.

Originally Posted by Tussock

The stock I just got is varnished and brand new from factory. Never been on a rifle. Been in a cupboard for nearly 40 years.

Some of them had a really nice dark stain and varnished finish to them. Other were quite blond and not so nice.

Originally Posted by Tahr

Some of them had a really nice dark stain and varnished finish to them. Other were quite blond and not so nice.

This is the latter. The one that's broken has been re-finished and is nicer except for the broken bits.



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Man what I would give to buy my CF2 stutzen back @Fireflite was it you I sold it too?

I've done some dumb s**t in my life

Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst

Man what I would give to buy my CF2 stutzen back @Fireflite was it you I sold it too?

I've done some dumb s**t in my life
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I did not even know they existed.

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Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst

Man what I would give to buy my CF2 stutzen back @Fireflite was it you I sold it too?

I've done some dumb s**t in my life
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Hi @Ryan_Songhurst yes it was me. It's a fantastic -1/2 shooter with old Corelokt. It's had a bit of a tart up with different rings and period scope.
Will load a pic if I can find one!