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    The Sierra 180 Pro-Hunter flatbase and the...

    The Sierra 180 Pro-Hunter flatbase and the Hornady 150 Spire Point both feed very well through anything I have when seated to the OAL of a Ball round.

    Neither is MilSpec, but if they feed, then...
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    I, for one, would REALLY like to see a close-up...

    I, for one, would REALLY like to see a close-up of those MARKINGS on the Left side of the Butt Socket.

    I expect the tale is told there, at least in part.
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    Okay, friend, WHY does your bolt need to be...

    Okay, friend, WHY does your bolt need to be replaced?

    VERY often, parts can be found, situations worked around.

    Siamese bolts are hard to find.

    Let's try to work round it, get you back on...
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    You MIGHT be able to raise the original Serial...

    You MIGHT be able to raise the original Serial Number data with the use of a "Black Light" bulb in a mechanic's Trouble Light.

    When the Numbers are punched, they COMPRESS the wood. The Numbers can...
  5. DA 426 is marked to 16 Battalion, CEF. The...

    DA 426 is marked to 16 Battalion, CEF.

    The anomalous serial number is all it has. On another site (CGN), recently ran into another rifle with a similar low serial number, marked with what appear...
  6. That is a very nice JC you have there, friend....

    That is a very nice JC you have there, friend. You wouldn't get it that cheaply here, so you did well.

    Welcome to the club!
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    Modern ammo is great because it gives you the...

    Modern ammo is great because it gives you the BRASS, something which we have been short on for the last 40 years. I am still reloading old WW casings and praying that they don't give up the ghost on...
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    Interesting thread. I bought my first Carcano...

    Interesting thread.

    I bought my first Carcano the year before from Ed Page's Hardware in Hargrave, Manitoba (population today circa 50), got white-box ammo from Albion in Peterborough ($6 for 5...
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    Buttstock should just be a bolt-on. Remember,...

    Buttstock should just be a bolt-on.

    Remember, there is a Washer and Spring which have to be shifted over as well. See the factory exploded view of the rifle.

    When swapping the Butt, be sure to...
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    Bullets coming out of a rifle with left-hand...

    Bullets coming out of a rifle with left-hand twist tend to drift left because of pressure on the point of the bullet. This has to do with gyroscopic effect. Bullets coming from barrels with...
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    The important markings will be the original...

    The important markings will be the original Factory date, serial number and issue information. On a Military rifle, this all is stamped on the Right side of the Butt.

    If your rifle is Military, it...
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    I would like to be the first to welcome you AND...

    I would like to be the first to welcome you AND your Lee-Enfield to the forum! Welcome aboard!

    What you have, friend, is not a scarce civilian sporter, but something which is much more...
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    @ Homer: Quite possible that you are right. ...

    @ Homer:

    Quite possible that you are right.

    I just got a new digital camera. When I get it figured out how to work it, I'll post some good close-ups of that fore-end. I don't think it was made...
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    Just for giggles, if we are going to talk bout...

    Just for giggles, if we are going to talk bout crap, let's think about:

    Sten Mark 1

    Chauchat

    Pike Mark 1

    and there are others, of course.......
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    I have several butts here just the same; this...

    I have several butts here just the same; this country is lousy with them, all made out of really nice SMLE butts..... out in Bubba's garage.

    You fellows in OZ are so very lucky; you had an actual...
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    A (now-deceased) friend and myself spent about 25...

    A (now-deceased) friend and myself spent about 25 years finding out just HOW accurately rifles from the Great War and from WW2 could be MADE to shoot, staying within the parameters which would have...
  17. Thread: .410 Enfield

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    No trouble to straightening out .303 empties,...

    No trouble to straightening out .303 empties, friend. You can do it all at once with Unique or Red Dot and cornmeal or you can do it the easy way, in stages.

    DO remember to put an O-ring (or a...
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    Part of the problem, I think, is that these...

    Part of the problem, I think, is that these rifles are just SO ugly that most hunters would have restocked one with whatever second-hand wood they could find.

    I would not doubt that, were a small...
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    After reading some of the comments, I took mine...

    After reading some of the comments, I took mine apart, just to see what I could see. I really do think that folks are jumping to conclusions too quickly.

    For one thing, the aluminum fore-end root...
  20. Thread: Wood

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    It would be nice to know more, especially about...

    It would be nice to know more, especially about production by Slazengers' in Australia.

    Only things I have seen from their factory in Oz are woodwork for the Number 1 (SMLE) rifle and bayonet...
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    Not one of which I am aware, but there certainly...

    Not one of which I am aware, but there certainly was a wood shortage in England about 65 years ago.

    Their huge stands of Ash all went for wagon wheels, artillery wheels, truck wheels during the...
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    Can't help you as regards the number produced,...

    Can't help you as regards the number produced, friend, but I do know that those 1950 6-groove barrels were infernally hard to keep up with on the 600-yard range.
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    Yes, I have had this rifle over 20 years. It...

    Yes, I have had this rifle over 20 years. It appeared as a trade-in at a shop I was working at, swapped for 3 boxes of .243 ammo. I paid for it with repair work, $38 deducted from what I made...
  24. I hesitate to mention this in this company, but...

    I hesitate to mention this in this company, but you can reduce the effective "headspace" of your rifle to ZERO by making use of what I call "Ed's Famous O-Rings".

    What you do is get a supply of...
  25. There must have been taps and dies for these...

    There must have been taps and dies for these critters somewhere, somewhen, somehow.

    Does anyone know who made the things?

    Are any originals available?

    Are modern-made taps and dies...
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