My refinishing project on an old rifle (BSA CF2)

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Hi,

I got a BSA CF2 in 6.5x55 (1982) from Trade-Ex at the end of April. I decided to refinish the stock as they were grimy and beat up. It took me about a month and a bit to complete. The action was full of grease, pine needles, gunk, and the Williams guide sights were missing the inserts. Still need a front sight hood. The bottom metal was scraped up for some reason.

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Final Part

Rifle completed, sourced replacement Williams guide sights, Leupold 3-9x33 compact scope, Leupold standard bases, Bottom metal cerakoted with Gunmetal Blue by gunsmith.

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Thank you gentlemen! I'm really happy that you can do refinishing without sandpaper! Well I lied, 400 grit wet sand the BLO so the slurry fills in the scratches and dents :p

I shot her yesterday for the first time. She's accurate and very low recoil. Nice handling too. The nicest feature for me is how smooth the bolt is due to the bolt guide rib that slides on the right side of the receiver. It is similar to the early SAKO rifles like the Finnbear I believe.

Question for you guys: The plunger ejector is a little weak. It ejects empty brass if you pull the bolt back quickly, but if you do it slowly the case stays in the receiver. It has trouble ejecting loaded cartridges unless the rifle is leaned to the right while cycling the action. I compressed the plunger and it does have a springy resistance, albeit sluggish. It has helped just pushing it up and down, I also soaked it in some G96 solvent, since there is most likely gunk in the spring. There's a small pinhole on the left locking lug that I believe holds the ejector spring. Does anybody have any ideas on how to remove the plunger ejector on bolts?
 
It's pretty straightforward, just don't rush anything. I left most of the wear marks in the wood to give it some character. Stay away from sanding as much as possible.
 
I used 3M non-toxic stripper. took about 3 coats of stripper and wash of with water while scrubbing the hard areas with scotch-brite pad.

Anybody know what MOA I can expect from this rifle with good hand loads?
 
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My old BSA 7X57 shoots right at MOA with a 2-7 Leupold, and the CF2 270 with a Bushnell Scopechief 3-9X40 does slightly better. Yours will probably do just as well, if the bore is good.

Very fine refinishing job! Not sanding is the secret to really doing it right. The red highlights in the stain looks really classy. :cool:

Ted
 
Hi Ted,

Bore is good and the caliber is inherently accurate. I think once I found a good hand load and get more time behind the trigger, it should show its potential.

Show us some pics of your BSA's
 
Mosin, I was looking at that rifle and I guess you just pulled the trigger on it before I decided to. Very nice job. Is the trigger adjustable on that model?
 
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