I was very kindly given a Bsa Cadet project the other day. It is a bit unusual as it has a B2 .22 barrel fitted into the Cadet block. It is mostly complete although it is missing a rear sight, stock screws and a trigger guard. The stock is very rough and has suffered from woodworm.
Luckily I had a rear sight here. I've also got some 1Ba screws which will do for the front stock screws (close enough ) and a 2Ba for the rear----as it is an early model without the big stock bolt.

I started poking at the stock with a knife and as bits were coming off, have cut about 1 1/2 off the back before treating the woodworm----even though I was told the stock had been in a big microwave!
The piston washer was b-ggered and I decided to make a new one. I managed to knacker my forked screwdriver trying to undo the nut that holds it on
I got the nut off and put a tap through it to clean it up. I made a piston washer and cleaned the bits up for putting together. The B2 front sight was loose and even tapping the top of the barrel did not really tighten it up so i used a bit of plastic as a shim.

When I come to put the gun back together, i couldn't get the pin through the breech block due to a small lip and spent about half an hour with a rat tail file cleaning it up. I would have liked to have taken the trigger out for a lube but the pin is a bit mullered so will have to stay for now. I'll probably end up sending it to someone to shift the pin/ make a new pin----but it is s ok for now.
I had to file the back of the cylinder to get the trigger block to line up.
A bit of Ptfe tube as a breech seal didn't work so I fitted a leather one.
Not having the stock screws sorted out I tried shooting the action out of the stock.
The trigger is quite heavy and the power of the gun doesn't seem great. It also feels a bit slammy. It might settle as the washer beds in. I'm thinking of maybe getting the transfer port sleeved as it seems big, but not sure how.

I'll probably cut the stock screws and try the gun in a day or two. A mate is looking in his spares to see if he has a trigger guard.

An early, small stock screw, stock turning up would be nice. If not I'll just try and clean the back of the existing stock a bit.

It will be interesting to get a proper plink with it, but I've no great expectations for it.