Aargh . . .walked away from a C No. 7 today

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I was at the gun show in Barwick, ON earlier today and came across a C No. 7 on a table.

It was a 1946 Long Branch with matching serial numbers and what looked like a non-relined barrel. It seemed sturdy enough but the metal was spotted and discolored. It also had a brass buttplate, something I've never seen on a No. 7 before. I wasn't able to inspect the bolt or breech face but the bolt itself was heavily spotted. The windage clicked but the elevation did not and the safety wasn't rounded. And yes, it did have the proper magazine but without the follower.

He wanted $900 for it but it seemed a little high to me and I hate haggling. I put thousands of rounds downrange through No. 7s while in air cadets and would love to have one as a shooter. Am I going to kick myself now for not grabbing it?

Jason
 
Mag shouldn't have a follower, that's where the fired cases drop to keep the range "tidy";)

Remioded me of an old saying
Keep Britain tidy, eat a pigeon!
 
John Sukey said:
Mag shouldn't have a follower, that's where the fired cases drop to keep the range "tidy";)
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I knew one cadet unit that still had followers in their magazines (this was the early 90s). We never used the magazines because it was such a pain to fish out a dropped round.

Jason
 
John Sukey said:
Mag shouldn't have a follower, that's where the fired cases drop to keep the range "tidy";)

Remioded me of an old saying
Keep Britain tidy, eat a pigeon!
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There's a follower but it reshaped at front like a ramp to help feeding the .22 round and the back portion is hollowed to allow for spent cases to drop in magazine.

This is how mine works..... (1944 LB)


BB
 
I'd pounce on this especially if barrel is original and not toast. Cosmetics can be freshened up. CNo7 has a loading platform....sure you can purchase this part for $20.00 to 30.00. Sight can be rebilt...I'd be happy to do that for you. might want to reconsider or let someone on the board know Sellers name and number. Ron
 
Damn. :mad:

I did not go back and did not get the seller's name or contact number, but I do know he was from Kenora (and also said he had a No. 8 in his collection). Maybe a call to the Canadian Tire there might point someone in the right direction.

I have some big expenses coming up and just finished buying some new toys for my primary rifle, an Anschutz 1913, so I really did have to let this one go. I just hope I don't end up kicking myself for it later. . . .

Jason
 
C No.7

I think you'll find a nice example if you ask around, are patient and willing to pay $1,000.00 range. Original C No.7 mags should have the specific follower.
Geoff
 
Double damn. Oh well, by this time next year I'll be looking to reward myself and I'll keep an eye open for the same dealer.

I'm not looking for a collectible as I am a shooter -- what good's a rifle if all it does is look purdy? :p

Jason
 
It's entirely possible for a rifle to look purty and still be a good shooter.

At heart, we're ALL collectors. If we weren't, we all would have one rifle and no more. ONE rifle can do all your hunting. Anything more is a collection.

It's okay.

You can admit it to yourself. It's no disgrace. Makes a LOT more sense than just hanging them up on the wall.

Read an Edgar Rice Burroughs book when I was a kid. The Glorious Hero was trying to rescue the Beautiful Maiden from the clutches of the Evil Non-Human Monsters. They had locked him into a room filled with old things in glass cases. It was a museum. Sign over the door said "The Hall of Dead Things". I have never forgotten that.
MY things aren't dead.

You want a collectible... and it WILL be shot.

Welcome to the Club!
 
C-No. 7 rifle

Unlike the rest of these posts, at $900 I would have passed on it too, if it was in that condition. Sooner or later, a better one will come along, it just takes time.

If you were to put a Want To Buy on the Equipment Exchange, something like "up to $1000 for the best C No. 7 offered for sale", I think you would get a fairly nice one.

Nope. For me, that condition, $900, .....pass.
 
Sometimes it's best to be old! Have both the Canadian and Brit No7's I bought years ago before prices went insane. (and the transit cases)
The No8 was blocked from import at the time by the idiots in the State dept. as it was made after a certain date. HOWEVER I found an importer that got in a batch of No7's and apparently customs only looked at the top of the pile because there were some No8's in the bottom of the crate. So I got one.
 
I was lucky to find a Mk 8 at auction last year , which is the model i fired in the cadets and got my cadet marksmans badge with , we also shot a martini .22 as well. it was a pain though as the extractor wasnt very good and you needed a small screwdriver to pop the empty case out .
 
I would also have passed at $900. There were a few warning signs on there, like the brass buttplate and the missing follower.

There are more put-togethers out there than there are originals (CF holdings aside). Always check the serial number area very closely to make sure it has not been scrubbed at one time and renumbered; most are. Also the serial number should be in the proper range for the year. In the case of the 46, it should be in the 1L3000 to 2L0000 range (give or take on the low end number).

As to finding the nicest Cno7 for about 1K, that number might be a little tight. I have a mint one still in it's preservation grease (done in 48) with the LB tags still on it. I would not let it go for less than $1500, and even then I would have to want to sell it.
 
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