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.310 BSA Cadet.
Posted: Tue May 15, 2012 9:10 am
by Aughnanure
Just put a deposit on a .310 Cadet. in not bad condition, complete and matching numbers, promising looking bore and a beautiful walnut butt.
$A250.
Re: .310 BSA Cadet.
Posted: Tue May 15, 2012 3:29 pm
by PeterN2
Very nice. I wish they were that cheap here. I have one that is Australian marked but has no State markings, Kangaroo stamp or serial number.
Regards
Peter.
Re: .310 BSA Cadet.
Posted: Tue May 15, 2012 5:20 pm
by Woftam
Looks good, well the little that you can see does. They are a nice bit of kit and the price is very good.
Re: .310 BSA Cadet.
Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 3:54 am
by joseyclosey
I had a look at one of these on Thursday and am off today to view it again with the aim of purchasing it if it shoots ok.
I'll post some schnaps if I get it.
Joe
Re: .310 BSA Cadet.
Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 10:36 am
by joseyclosey
I bought it.
Also stamped CMF over Q.
Joe
Re: .310 BSA Cadet.
Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 5:23 pm
by Woftam
I bought it.
Good on ya.
I'll post some schnaps if I get it.
The camera Joe, the camera. YOU PROMISED.
Re: .310 BSA Cadet.
Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 11:33 am
by joseyclosey
I'm just on cleaning it up at the moment Woffers, it hasn't been stored particularly well for the last umpteen years but it has a decent barrel and the dealer gave me 5 rounds of "Cattle Killers" to try in it and I was well pleased with the way it shoots. You'll notice these rounds are appreciably shorter than a standard .310 round.
I'll start a seperate thread later on,
Joe
Re: .310 BSA Cadet.
Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 12:36 pm
by dhtaxi
Nice shooting Joe and you just reminded me I have a .310 cadet at the back of my cabinet can not remember the last time it saw day light may be I should drag it out.
I have got all the reloading gear for it some were and a mould if I remember rightly. I wonder were I put them hmmm.
Re: .310 BSA Cadet.
Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 8:32 pm
by Woftam
I remember coming across the Cattle Killer rounds when I first got my Cadet and was cruising the 'net for info.
In the UK in the mid 19th Century, when vets were commonly called on to dispatch animals small handheld devices were developed using either a “captive bolt” or “free ammunition”. It was also issued as standard equipment to farriers and vets in the British Army. The size was presumably for the convenience of being able to slip it into the vet’s equipment bag. One of the more popular calibres was the .310 and so evolved the .310 Cattle Killer – a slightly shortened version of the .310 Cadet. This may have something to do with the fact Greener was a big manufacturer of these devices.
Re: .310 BSA Cadet.
Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2012 9:31 am
by joseyclosey
Dave, get some fresh foties taken of it and post em up. I thought that one of yours wasn't grouping to well last time you shot it?
Graham, thanks for the added info, I haven't really started researching these rifles yet.
Joe