Thread: magazine template

The rifles were sporting rifles and as such not only built by the factory but were also customm offering by the bespoke makers of the day and as such were (as you correctly say) built to the way the customer wanted. I have been fortunate in having a number of them in hand and made my pattern from the BSA factory sporting rifle built with the "Lee Speed" action. I built my rifle from a 1901 Magazine L E action, the standard ex mil action with the safety and the mag cut off with dust cover
Joseph Speed made improvments to the action and the patents were applied for in his name

https://www.rifleman.org.uk/Lee-Speed.html