Long Branch .22 rifle and case

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Today I received this set from a fellow CGNTZ member. It was for sale on the EE a week or two ago. I'm pleased to say the least. I'm told this is one of the gunplumber reworks which most of them are. This is the wartime rifle that predates the Cno7 rifle, it's marked 1944. Now I have a Sht22, this and a Cooey M82, all Canadian military marked.
The receiver is parked.


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Skippy said:
What a beauty.

Those targets are also pretty neat. I'd love to print a few off and try them out with any rifle.
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I can scan one of them(or both of them) and email them to people if anyone wants(tomorrow). Just give me your email.
 
TheIndifferent1 said:
Wow, great rifle :D Make sure you let us know how it shoots!

Is it a single shot or does the magazine hold .22 rounds?
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They're all single shots. The .22 mag has a spring loaded platform that kind of allows the bolt to pick up the round and chamber it. That platform is actually a pretty decent design, I also stuck one in the Sht22 mag although it shouldn't be there...easy enough to remove.
 
Now that you've posted those beauties, you'll have to take 'em all out and compare their accuracy on those crosshair targets.

PS: could you scan one of the german soldier targets and send it to me at:
tyler870 at hotmail dot com

Thanks.
 
Gibbs505 said:
Interesting, so what are thpse brass items in the box in picture #3?
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According to the checklist, the following attachments would be stowed in the chest:
Brush Bristle .22 cleaning rod
Brush wire .22 cleaning rod
Jag, .22 cleaning rod
Loop. .22 cleaning rod.

Since there are only 3 holes, the 4th item would be stored on the cleaning rod.

Calum: Looks like you are missing one attachment.
 
stencollector said:
According to the checklist, the following attachments would be stowed in the chest:
Brush Bristle .22 cleaning rod
Brush wire .22 cleaning rod
Jag, .22 cleaning rod
Loop. .22 cleaning rod.

Since there are only 3 holes, the 4th item would be stored on the cleaning rod.

Calum: Looks like you are missing one attachment.
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It's me Cantom!
Missing the loop eh? If anyone sees one...
Here's what was in there.

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Here's the transit chest end, C Broad Arrows on both ends.


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What markings are stamped in the wood of the chest? Usually on the right end of the chest, right along the bottom, you will find LB on the earlier chests, and an intertwined MCV along with a date on the later chests. Of course, this bottom edge also gets a beating, and often the markings are no longer legible.
 
I remember when 1944 .22" receivers were being sold. New, never assembled, no serials. Probably a number of rifles were assembled on them. This was in the '60s. Of the five rifles held by the local Cadet Corps, two are 1944 .22". No reason to believe that these are anything else but issue.
My C No. 7 is a bitser. No idea who put it together, but the price was right, even if it is lacking in collector appeal. A nostalgic shooter.
 
With Rosses in general, the only source of parts is from other rifles. Service rifles bubba'd beyond restoration aren't rare, so mechanical parts can often be had. Wood is a different story. Parts for the .22s could certainly be a problem.
But a Ross .22 would certainly fit in with the group. Or a BSA Martini.
 
stencollector said:
What markings are stamped in the wood of the chest? Usually on the right end of the chest, right along the bottom, you will find LB on the earlier chests, and an intertwined MCV along with a date on the later chests. Of course, this bottom edge also gets a beating, and often the markings are no longer legible.
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I had a look last night and couldn't see anything. My other box(that I'm selling to khornet) has LB stamped in the end, but this one I see nothing except C Broad Arrow stamped on both ends and a sticker that was removed from one end.
 
This rifle had the very common flaw of the barrel being out of index- it needed to be turned in further to have the front sight upright and lining up perfectly with the rear sight. Oftentimes the people who assembled these from parts didn't have the right tools.
I got some advice from rgg_7 and stencollector and today I took the rifle to my gunsmith. He used his Enfield No 4 action wrench and got it locked very very tightly in his barrel vice, and was able to torque it enough to make it line up perfectly. Headspace is still good and the extractor lines up with the cut and it goes smoothly into battery, so it's all good.

Before- with straight edge on knox form flat.

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Now.

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stencollector said:
According to the checklist, the following attachments would be stowed in the chest:
Brush Bristle .22 cleaning rod
Brush wire .22 cleaning rod
Jag, .22 cleaning rod
Loop. .22 cleaning rod.

Since there are only 3 holes, the 4th item would be stored on the cleaning rod.

Cantom: Looks like you are missing one attachment.
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Can you provide me with a Loop? And, should there not be an oiler bottle?
 
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