Canadian No.7 Magazine
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Topic: Canadian No.7 Magazine
Posted By: terrylee
Subject: Canadian No.7 Magazine
Date Posted: December 21 2024 at 1:52am
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I have a Canadian No. 7 without its correct magazine. Does anyone know where I could source one, or at least the correct follower?    |
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Posted By: BlackPowderBurner
Date Posted: February 26 2025 at 8:02pm
| They pop up as complete units from time to time here in the Great White North, if you register on icollector and watch Canadian auctions you'll find one. Switzers is a good place to look. If you haven't gotten lucky by early summer let me know and I should be able to get you just the follower. The springs are the same as a .303 so you can drill the matching holes and rivet it yourself. |
Posted By: A square 10
Date Posted: February 26 2025 at 8:15pm
| the canadians have a far better chance than us lower 48 , i have one but its numbered to my rifle and im not parting with it , this might be something an entrapanuer might look to produce , your the second person looking for them ive seen in a week , there is a guy on rimfire central looking too , |
Posted By: shiloh
Date Posted: February 27 2025 at 3:47am
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Go here and see if the guy will ship it to you. https://www.gunpost.ca/firearm-components-accessories-tools/magazines-clips/oakville-halton-region/lee-enfield-no-7-22lr" rel="nofollow - https://www.gunpost.ca/firearm-components-accessories-tools/magazines-clips/oakville-halton-region/lee-enfield-no-7-22lr https://www.gunpost.ca/firearm-components-accessories-tools/magazines-clips/oakville-halton-region/lee-enfield-no-7" rel="nofollow - https://www.gunpost.ca/firearm-components-accessories-tools/magazines-clips/oakville-halton-region/lee-enfield-no-7
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Posted By: A square 10
Date Posted: February 27 2025 at 7:56am
| they do go for a bunch of money dont they ? |
Posted By: terrylee
Date Posted: February 28 2025 at 2:57am
 Hi Chaps, Thanks for the input. Much appreciated. I shall investigate the matter further. Apart from the missing follower the rifle is in very good shape, complete and accurate. Regards, Terry
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Posted By: Honkytonk
Date Posted: February 28 2025 at 7:14am
| My Air Cadet squadrons has six of those. I just finished cleaning them up. They have the sling loop in front of the magazine. Was this common for cadet issue rifles? |
Posted By: A square 10
Date Posted: February 28 2025 at 3:55pm
| dont know how common but mine has one too |
Posted By: Shamu
Date Posted: February 28 2025 at 4:39pm
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On the .22s yes. ------------- Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force) |
Posted By: BlackPowderBurner
Date Posted: July 03 2025 at 6:31pm
| How did you make out sourcing one? |
Posted By: terrylee
Date Posted: July 04 2025 at 12:26am
| Unfortunately, No progress. |
Posted By: DanRR
Date Posted: August 23 2025 at 10:32am
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he!!o, Shiloh posted the following offer february 27, 2025, and the add is dated august 2025. So I just checked and the magazine is still available on Gun Post. How can an august add be mentioned on a february post ? By the way, I agree that terrylee wants to keep is rifle with a complete magazine but this follower is useless for it does not permit to have a bullet deposited on it and after to engage the bullet in the chamber with the bolt. The rifle is shootable without the follower.
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Posted By: Shamu
Date Posted: August 23 2025 at 10:39am
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There was a .22 RF adapter,for the .303 magazine once upon a time. IIRC there was a thread on it a few years back on here. I think the guy made one fairly simply by bending sheet metal? Maybe a quick search for "22 magazine follower" might turn something up?
------------- Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force) |
Posted By: DisasterDog
Date Posted: August 23 2025 at 2:48pm
| I has considered making a simple one out of sheet metal, but with current technology one might consider 3D printing as an alternative? |
Posted By: Shamu
Date Posted: August 23 2025 at 3:15pm
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Not in my wheelhouse I'm afraid, you'd need someone a bit more current. ------------- Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force) |
Posted By: DanRR
Date Posted: August 24 2025 at 10:19am
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I'm just back from the range. A friend of mine confirms that when he was in the cadets and after as an instructor, the magazines of the C No 7 Mk 1 were empty....no follower or spring.
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Posted By: paddyofurniture
Date Posted: August 24 2025 at 11:06am
| I never ever seen a No 7 mag. |
Posted By: A square 10
Date Posted: August 25 2025 at 7:01pm
| well , there are twp actually - the first is the one being discusseed above , its actually a feed ramp for the canadian Cno7 trained , the second is for the brit no7 rifle also a trainer , it actuallt feeds multiple rounds to the action so that rifle is a repeater , but those are even harder to find than the canadians |
Posted By: paddyofurniture
Date Posted: August 26 2025 at 6:33am
| Good to know. |
Posted By: terrylee
Date Posted: August 26 2025 at 8:27am
Thanks for that information - At least my Canadian No.7 has the empty magazine! Same as my British No.9.
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DanRR wrote:Posted By: DanRR
Date Posted: August 26 2025 at 9:00am
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terrylee, At least, you don't have to shake the magazine to empty the brass. Just a guess.....in a vidéo posted by Shamu, it seems so easy to empty the mag that I suspect there is no follower/spring....
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Posted By: britrifles
Date Posted: August 26 2025 at 10:49am
IIRC, the "No. 7's" that the Canadian Army Cadets used were converted No. 4's with a barrel sleeve and empty magazine. That's a long way back in my memory (early 1970's) but I'm reasonably certain of this. There were probably not enough genuine CNo. 7 rifles to supply all the Cadet units with them. I recall shooting these rifles later when I was in the Reserves (mid/late 1970s) in the Armory indoor range. A genuine CNo.7 has the loading platform and mag spring as pictured in the OP. I have one. If I had a spare magazine for my rifle, I'd gladly give it to Terrylee so he can complete his rifle.
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Posted By: Shamu
Date Posted: August 26 2025 at 2:21pm
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Yes its just a bare she!!. ------------- Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force) |
Posted By: A square 10
Date Posted: August 26 2025 at 6:19pm
| both of my Cno7s were purpose built as trainers in 1945 , barrels were not sleeved , but i have no idea what ;longbranch might have done in later years , ill look up in the bible when i get time , |
Posted By: britrifles
Date Posted: August 27 2025 at 5:48am
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I wonder if Long Branch made a barrel sleeve kit for the No. 4; and the Canadian military did the installation. I'm guessing this might have been in the early 1960's, after the FN came along and Canadian Army had so many surplus No. 4 rifles. It would be cheaper to convert the No. 4 to a .22RF rather than build more CNo.7 rifles to get to the Cadets. |
Posted By: DanRR
Date Posted: August 27 2025 at 9:47am
You mean that one ?
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Posted By: paddyofurniture
Date Posted: August 27 2025 at 9:51am
| Great photo! |
Posted By: A square 10
Date Posted: August 27 2025 at 10:07pm
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yup - thats the brit no7 mag , those are rare and hard to find , of course im speaking from perspective of when i was collecting , those days you could find and if willing to pay get ne of those but at a really high price , the rifle was cheap the mag cost as much f not more , life is good but short - enjoy what you have and buy what you can afford , some things ay always escape you - im thinking of my hookie i had to have for my 1915 BSA mkIII - i have it but it cost me more than the rifle is worth , but i have it , ill not part with either - my heirs will deal with that armed with value , i doubt they will realise how rare both are these days , even tho ive left records
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Posted By: paddyofurniture
Date Posted: August 28 2025 at 6:50am
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My hookie was found in a pile of Japanese bayonets by my youngest son. It was listed for $75.00 USD. As a good horse trader he argued the price and got 10% off. It comes naturally to him as his Mother is Scottish. |
Posted By: terrylee
Date Posted: August 28 2025 at 8:51am
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Sadly, My No.7 British magazine is missing its rifle!   |
Posted By: paddyofurniture
Date Posted: August 28 2025 at 9:02am
| Very good. |
Posted By: DanRR
Date Posted: August 28 2025 at 12:14pm
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The insert was from a BSA Sportsman 22lr rifle magazine. Hard to find and $$$$$$$ There is one in Saskatoon for CAN $ 350.00 + tax + travel. Plus you will have to add an ejector to the bolt head.
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Posted By: BlackPowderBurner
Date Posted: September 03 2025 at 6:52pm
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A lot of misinformation is being posted in this thread. Canadian C No 7 rifles were ABSOLUTELY issued and used with .22 marked magazine bodies containing a feed tray follower. Source: all surviving documentation, all surviving issued examples, CFTOs that are publicly available, and me a former Weapons Tech (Land) who found many original magazines still in inventory in the 2020's. Second, Canadian military training rifles were NOT sleeved No 4 Mk1*s. They were purpose built action bodies and barrels. There are a great deal of FAKES on the market at present that make use of sleeved .303 barrels. These are civilian facimilie parts builds as surplus .22 barrels dried up many many years ago, many of which were turned in to .22 hornets and the like.
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Posted By: A square 10
Date Posted: September 03 2025 at 7:59pm
| thank you - thats what ive said above - they were purpose built with 22 barrels and yes the mags are marked 22 cal and yes they have the feed ramp , im glad there are at least two of us hgat understand these rifles , i do not know about any post war production of these at all , i only know of the 44-45 trainers longbranch produced , they were all purpose built rifles - both of mine were 45s , the one i retained is correct and original , the one i sold [traded] was correct and original as well , |