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    Anyone Scoped A BSA Cadet?

    Screwed or welded a ramp on one? Just curious about 'ultimate accuracy'...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hsing-ee View Post
    Screwed or welded a ramp on one? Just curious about 'ultimate accuracy'...
    Nope---not done it yet. Edbear fitted one to one of his prewar specials.
    I think in an old AGW (1980 ish), someone silver soldered one to a Webley MK3.
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    cadet

    I have a Cadet carbine,it's had the stock and the barrel shortened,and has scope rails machined into the cylinder,I have a pistol scope on it,but the gun is a bit to short for me and I can't seem to get behind it enough to set it up.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ggggr View Post
    Nope---not done it yet. Edbear fitted one to one of his prewar specials.
    I think in an old AGW (1980 ish), someone silver soldered one to a Webley MK3.

    Now why did I think it would be anyone else

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    I have mentioned the way I have done this before, I do not like drilling welding or soldering which is completely unecessary. If you have a rail already use Tiger Seal to fix it on the cylinder (24 hours to set fully) and can be removed without damge. If you have no rail, cut a rectangular piece of steel or alloy the dimensions of the rail you need from a pipe that has a similar I.D. to the O.D. of the rifle. If you make the cut correctly you will end up with a chamfered edge for the scope to grip.

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    Scope

    I had a cadet major that shot great but was cosmetically challenged , tapped and screwed this scope ramp on , result was this it's great fun.
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    I had one on a mk1 Airsporter! Looked like a blacksmith had made it!!

    There's a pic Here

    I have another Airsporter Mk1 (.177cal) that an Engineer machined a rail (Made two, first was too thin and lifting, mk2 was OK though) and drilled/tapped holes in the top of the cylinder, I've never fitted it though as I don't have the screws to attach it!!




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    Quote Originally Posted by kevin.ronnie View Post
    I had a cadet major that shot great but was cosmetically challenged , tapped and screwed this scope ramp on , result was this it's great fun.
    Rgds kev

    http://s36.photobucket.com/user/kevi...e09ff.jpg.html
    http://s36.photobucket.com/user/kevi...bcb6a.jpg.html
    http://s36.photobucket.com/user/kevi...62d27.jpg.html
    Nice work looks natural!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hsing-ee View Post
    Screwed or welded a ramp on one? Just curious about 'ultimate accuracy'...
    sacrilege!!! theres a guy on facebook trying to get someone to put a scope rail on his - and its in very nice condition too...a aaaaaargh!
    Donald

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    Quote Originally Posted by thisisdonald View Post
    sacrilege!!! theres a guy on facebook trying to get someone to put a scope rail on his - and its in very nice condition too...a aaaaaargh!
    Quite right Donald. A lot of guys need to get into the 21st century and use modern techniques and materials instead of old fashioned methods. I remember the days when I lived overseas and my mates poo-pooed the Glock made from resin 2 and would not buy one. Now they are flying around in aircraft made of carbon fibre that are glued together.

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