BSA Cadet Major - Need help

swajan · Post by **swajan** » Wed Feb 16, 2011 9:59 pm

I own a BSA Cadet having Sl No. B-51126 (make 1946), I am restoring the same. The front site is missing. Any one having one either can spare it out or at least if can provide me a dimensional drawing it will be of great help.
By the way I searched a lot in google, but failed to get any positive result.
Regards

snIPer · Post by **snIPer** » Wed Feb 16, 2011 10:11 pm

That looks like a dovetail based Foresight. you can actually make one yourself.
/S/

ckkalyan · Post by **ckkalyan** » Wed Feb 16, 2011 10:20 pm

Hi Swajan,

I think the complete description of your rifle would be BSA Cadet Major Air Rifle (Mfr 1946)

Making a foresight yourself (or having it made) would probably be the best/simplest thing to do, as suggested by snIPer.

But if you must have the original part, maybe you could try emailing John Knibbs Int'l and see if they can provide you with the required spare parts?

Spare Parts for all obsolete BSA Air Rifles

John Knibbs International
Hillside, Shawbury Lane,
Shustoke, Warwickshire B46 2RR
Tel: 01675 481006
Mob: 07860 175087
[email protected]
http://www.airgunspares.com

Source http://www.bsaguns.co.uk/chronology.php

Good Luck!

swajan · Post by **swajan** » Wed Feb 16, 2011 11:03 pm

Oh yes!! ckkalyan
I already written them. And snIPer is quite right, it is dovetail. But to make it, I need the drawing, which I am looking at.
Regads

fantumfan2003 · Post by **fantumfan2003** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 3:23 pm

Can you put a close up pic of your Cadet's muzzle ? Lets see what can be done....

M.

swajan wrote:Oh yes!! ckkalyan
I already written them. And snIPer is quite right, it is dovetail. But to make it, I need the drawing, which I am looking at.
Regads

ckkalyan · Post by **ckkalyan** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 4:20 pm

Hi Swajan,

Did some checking up on your serial number: So yours is a cadet (not cadet major). My apologies.

BSA gun date letters
Prefix Gun Calibre Date

A CADET 0.177 1945/46
AA BUCCANEER 0.177 1979-
B CADET 0.177 1946/49
BA CADET 0.177 1949/51
BC CADET 0.177 1951/59
C CADET MAJOR 0.177 1947/49
CA CADET MAJOR 0.177 1949/55
CC CADET MAJOR 0.177 1955/57
DA BUCCANEER 0.22 1979-
E CLUB MK1 0.177 1948/50
EA CLUB MK1 0.177 1950/54
EB CLUB MK1 0.177 1955/57
EC CLUB MK1 0.177 1958
ED CLUB MK2 0.177 1959
EE AIRSPORTER+FEW CLUB MK2 0.177 1959/65
EF AIRSPORTER MK2 0.177 1965/67
EG AIRSPORTER MK2 0.177 1967/68
EK AIRSPORTER MK4 0.177 1969/71
EL AIRSPORTER MK5 0.177 1971/74
EN AIRSPORTER MK5 AND 6 0.177 1974-
EP AIRSPORTER 'S' 0.177 1979-
G AIRSPORTER MK1 0.22 1948/54
GA AIRSPORTER MK1 0.22 1955/56
GB AIRSPORTER MK1 0.22 1956/58
GC AIRSPORTER MK1 0.22 1958/59
GD AIRSPORTER MK2 0.22 1959/65
GE AIRSPORTER MK2 0.22 1965/67
GF AIRSPORTER MK2 0.22 1967/68
GG AIRSPORTER MK2 0.22 1968/69
GI AIRSPORTER MK4 0.22 1969/71
GJ AIRSPORTER MK5 0.22 1971/74
GL AIRSPORTER MK 5 AND 6 0.22 1974-
GM AIRSPORTER 'S' 0.22 1979-
K MERLIN 0.177 1962/64
KA MERLIN 0.177 1964/68
L MERLIN 0.22 1962/64
LA MERLIN 0.22 1964/68
M CADET MAJOR 1947/48
N METEOR MK1 0.177 1959/62
NA METEOR MK2 0.177 1962/66
NB METEOR MK2 0.177 1966/68
ND METEOR MK3 0.177 1967/69
NE METEOR MK3 AND SUPER METEOR MK3 0.177 1969/73
NG METEOR MK4 AND SUPER METEOR MK4 0.177 1973-79
NH METEOR MK5 AND SUPER METEOR MK5 0.177 1979-
PA SCORPION 0.177 1977-
PB SCORPION 0.22 1977-
T METEOR MK1 0.22 1959/62
TA METEOR MK2 0.22 1962/66
TB METEOR MK2 0.22 1966/68
TD METEOR + SUPER MK3 0.22 1967/69
TE METEOR + SUPER MK3 0.22 1969/73
TG METEOR + SUPER MK4 0.22 1974/78
TH METEOR + SUPER 0.22 1979-

W MERCURY MK1 0.177 1971/73
Z MERCURY MK1 0.22 1971/73
WB MERCURY MK2 0.177 1974/78
ZB MERCURY MK2 0.22 1974/78
WC MERCURY MK3 0.177 1978-
ZC MERCURY MK3 0.22 1978-
WH MERCURY S 0.177 1980-
ZH MERCURY S 0.22 1980-

W CADET 0.177 1949/50
Y CADET MAJOR 0.177 1949-

swajan · Post by **swajan** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 6:07 pm

Dear ckkalyan,
I stand corrected, thanks.
I will be soon posting the pic of "site". I have started some work on it, as I am a impatient person by nature

so, can't resist myself start working on it.
Let me see how my work turn out to be, give me time by early next week.
Regards

Prabhath · Post by **Prabhath** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 7:08 pm

Swajan,

www.gunspares.co.uk carry the sights you need. But not currently in stock. Write to them. Found a diagram of your rifle. Posting the link fyi:

http://www.gunspares.co.uk/showcatimage.asp?id=24289

swajan · Post by **swajan** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 11:26 pm

I ordered a spring from TW Chambers online at http://www.gunspares.co.uk/ and received the spring within 12 days by ordinary UK mail.
Just to share the correspondences.Bluing done and front site completed.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
from Swajan <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxl.com>
to [email protected]
date 2 March 2011 21:37
subject Order Number 27715 - Wednesday 23/February/2011 18:15:00

Dear Sirs,
Given herewith the order. Kindly let know the status.Your action in this regard shall be highly appreciated.
Yours truly
Swajan

Thank you for your order.
You can print this form as your confirmation
Order Number 27715 - Wednesday 23/February/2011 18:15:00
Products Quantity Unit Price Total
MS022
Airgun Standard Mainspring - Cadet 1 £10.82 £10.82
Product Cost £10.82
Delivery Cost £3.96
Total £14.78

regards
Gordon Lamont
T W Chambers & Co
PO Box 5745
Dingwall
Ross-shire
IV16 9WF

gurbir22 · Post by **gurbir22** » Thu Apr 02, 2020 12:09 pm

Dear Swajan,
I also own a BSA cadet .177” and I need help in getting spare parts like barell,mainspring,rear sight,stock etc they are available on airgunspares.com UK but I am a bit hesitant in ordering the parts as they might get stuck in customs.
Kindly share your experience of importing spare parts of your cadet and do post a pic of your cadet, looking forward
to your reply.

Regards
Gurbir

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