Thread: Walnut and blued steel,

@Micky Duck yeah nar @Mathias chimed in on how to get it apart.Apparently its all in the way you hold your tongue.Any rate got it apart,done the soak in petrol to release 60 plus years of crud,reassembled,but still rat shit lock time.For what ever reason the engineers @ Birmingham used a piss weak thin gauge wire in manufacturing these mainspings.Looks like something out of a daisy rifle.I realize this one is toast.So now on the hunt for a replacement with some decent tension,either genuine or Heath Robinson,as long as it works.Right now I,m reluctant to take it to the range.

Got a spring here for you.

BSA Viscount 7x57, reasonably tidy original piece wearing a first gen shiny 2.5-8 Leupold.


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@Mathias Noyce.You and me must be wired the same.Cant go past the classics.Black plastic with whistles and bells simply doesn't do it for me no matter how practical it may be .Some would argue it would look better in aperture irons

Originally Posted by bluebaiter222

@Mathias Noyce.You and me must be wired the same.Cant go past the classics.Black plastic with whistles and bells simply doesn't do it for me no matter how practical it may be .Some would argue it would look better in aperture irons

It must have had aperture fitted originally, as annoyingly the stock has been cut away on other side to allow for the PH base to fit plus the folding leaf was missing but I had a spare to refit & the hood.
Have to fess up, I've got a bit of S/S & carbon in the safe too, but always have a need for classic.

That 7mil wouldn't have to be a family hand me down from the late culler,uncle "Genlteman Jim" Davis by any chance?

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That 7mil wouldn't have to be a family hand me down from the late culler,uncle "Genlteman Jim" Davis by any chance?

No, deceased estate though but unknown.
Uncle Jim had a 243 Majestic that his son Alex has now ( I bloody hope he still has!!) My brother has Jim's Landrover, which was another love of his.

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Originally Posted by Mathias

BSA Viscount 7x57, reasonably tidy original piece wearing a first gen shiny 2.5-8 Leupold.


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oh mannnn, ive discovered a love for BSA shooters recently

Yeah I remember that Landy from NZDC back country trips.And in keeping with Gentleman Jim, it was in very tidy order despite the work it had done.Good to still see it chugging in the family fold

Winchester 1885 50 Eley
Aka 500 3" BPE
Aka 50-140
1890 production
Absolutely original
Mechanically perfect
Bore is 8 maybe 9/10
30" #3 barrel
Perfect wood




It's an express rifle and takes a huge case with a very big BP charge
Left is my recently restored 1885 45-70
Right is 500. Funny case with bullet seated only just fits in front of sight staff




I have everything on hand now I need to test fire it
But have one small item still to do before that happens
Expect it to be lively because the 500 is actually lighter than the 45-70

But not a high volume shooter

@akaroa1 …Gulp . That looks intimidating just with the round sitting there ready to slide in hahaha , I feel for your shoulder , the rifle looks in mint condition

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My first blued and walnut rifle in .30-06. 1970s vintage in perfect condition and only 40 rounds fired. Looking forward to taking delivery now. Have 168 ELD-Ms and Lapua brass waiting.

Originally Posted by Hurricane

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My first blued and walnut rifle in .30-06. 1970s vintage in perfect condition and only 40 rounds fired. Looking forward to taking delivery now. Have 168 ELD-Ms and Lapua brass waiting.

Bloody nice, great caliber.

Just picked this thing of beauty up for a song off TM.

Trying to find some more info on it but it’s a 1960’s vintage Musgrave built on a K98 action in .30-06

Mint bore and very tidy all round.

Being South African I have always wanted a Musgrave and couldn’t pass this one up when it came up for grabs!









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Very unusual stock, interesting to see it