Help with B.S.A. 303 Rifle

Verily, I weep!

I was SO hoping that one of those military 99s might show up.

Oh well, a nice Savage Number 4 is a pretty thing in its own right.

I'm heading off now, bound for the sock closet.
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Nice number 4 Op......if you ever do come across a full wood Savage 1899{with matching bayo;)} it's worthless and quite dangerous {that's if you could find any elusive Savage 303} I have been designated the task of removing these vile monstrosities from public view, So you must PM me immediately. :p
 
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smellie said:
Model 1910 Winchester was chambered for the .401 Winchester Self-Loading cartridge, a long, straight, semi-rimmed monster. They were popular with some hunters and with police for a number of years, these and the (related) 1907 in .351 Self-Loading. The French bought a batch of 1907s n the Great War, then another batch in the '20s when they were trying to work out advanced tactics to accommodate the semi-auto rifles they wanted to build. Small quantities were used by other countries, notably of the 1907.
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Just repaired one about two weeks ago.
That firearm's forend wood is very thin and delicate. The action is blowback, controlled by a very heavy counterweight integral to the breech and the Mother of all recoil springs within it.
Very interesting and clean firearm, I should say.
Hint: do not disassemble that mechanism further than the trigger block assembly; flush it then dry it with compressed air and lubricate. DO NOT TRY TO GET THE RECOIL SPRING OUT!
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Plinker must be doing an excellent job of removing these from the public's view. I started in this 50 years ago and have never seen one "in the flesh", so to speak: just pictures.

Back to the closet.
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I was moose hunting years ago with a fellow who had borrowed a Savage 1910 from his uncle. We let him out of the boat and went down the river. Heard him shoot and returned. A young bull had come out across the river from him. He figured it wasn't a long range rifle, so sneaked as close as he could and opened fire. Rifle jammed after a couple of shots and moose walked away. When we got back he was so frustrated he could hardly talk. We crossed the river and found the moose about 100 yds. away in a swamp. The rifle had a plunger under the barrel to operate the action which could be rotated into a detent notch to hold the action open. Somehow, the plunger had caught and held open. He was not familiar with the rifle, so didn't know what had happened.
Bill
 
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