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I never ever seen a No 7 mag.
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well , there are twp actually - the first is the one being discusseed above , its actually a feed ramp for the canadian Cno7 trained , the second is for the brit no7 rifle also a trainer , it actuallt feeds multiple rounds to the action so that rifle is a repeater , but those are even harder to find than the canadians 
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Good to know.
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Originally posted by DanRR DanRR wrote:

I'm just back from the range.
A friend of mine confirms that when he was in the cadets and after as an instructor, the magazines of the C No 7 Mk 1 were empty....no follower or spring. 


Thanks for that information - At least my Canadian No.7 has the empty magazine! Same as my British No.9. 
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terrylee,

At least, you don't have to shake the magazine to empty the brass.
Just a guess.....in a vidéo posted by Shamu, it seems so easy to empty the mag that I suspect there is no follower/spring....
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Originally posted by DanRR DanRR wrote:

I'm just back from the range.
A friend of mine confirms that when he was in the cadets and after as an instructor, the magazines of the C No 7 Mk 1 were empty....no follower or spring. 

IIRC, the "No. 7's" that the Canadian Army Cadets used were converted No. 4's with a barrel sleeve and empty magazine.  That's a long way back in my memory (early 1970's) but I'm reasonably certain of this.  There were probably not enough genuine CNo. 7 rifles to supply all the Cadet units with them.  

I recall shooting these rifles later when I was in the Reserves (mid/late 1970s) in the Armory indoor range.  

A genuine CNo.7 has the loading platform and mag spring as pictured in the OP.  I have one.  If I had a spare magazine for my rifle, I'd gladly give it to Terrylee so he can complete his rifle.  
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Yes its just a bare she!!.
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both of my Cno7s were purpose built as trainers in 1945 , barrels were not sleeved , but i have no idea what ;longbranch might have done in later years , ill look up in the bible when i get time , 
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I wonder if Long Branch made a barrel sleeve kit for the No. 4; and the Canadian military did the installation.  I'm guessing this might have been in the early 1960's, after the FN came along and Canadian Army had so many surplus No. 4 rifles.  It would be cheaper to convert the No. 4 to a .22RF rather than build more CNo.7 rifles to get to the Cadets.  
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Originally posted by A square 10 A square 10 wrote:

well , there are twp actually - the first is the one being discusseed above , its actually a feed ramp for the canadian Cno7 trained , the second is for the brit no7 rifle also a trainer , it actuallt feeds multiple rounds to the action so that rifle is a repeater , but those are even harder to find than the canadians 

You mean that one ?
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Great photo!
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yup - thats the brit no7 mag , those are rare and hard to find , of course im speaking from perspective of when i was collecting , those days you could find and if willing to pay get ne of those but at a really high price , the rifle was cheap the mag cost as much f not more , 

life is good but short - enjoy what you have and buy what you can afford , some things ay always escape you - im thinking of my hookie i had to have for my 1915 BSA mkIII - i have it but it cost me more than the rifle is worth , but i have it , ill not part with either - my heirs will deal with that armed with value , i doubt they will realise how rare both are these days , even tho ive left records 
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My hookie was found in a pile of Japanese bayonets by my youngest son.

It was listed for $75.00 USD. As a good horse trader he argued the price and got 10% off.

It comes naturally to him as his Mother is Scottish.
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Sadly, My No.7 British magazine is missing its rifle!
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Very good.
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The insert was from a BSA Sportsman 22lr rifle magazine.
Hard to find and $$$$$$$
There is one in Saskatoon for CAN $ 350.00 + tax + travel.

Plus you will have to add an ejector to the bolt head.
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