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Looking to clearly identify this musket prior to a possible purchase. I believe it's a commercial variation of the 1740 Potzdam but this is a bit out of my area. Would appreciate...

Agreed. Now at age 66 it often is "it's always the right time."

As the conversation brings in more information with each post, looks like $5000-$6000 is a fair price for a complete rifle. If my buyer will go down to $4000, this would leave room for the $1500 in...

$6300 would be the cash he wants, $4800, and my Second Model Trapdoor (50-70) worth $1500. The gentlemen likes Civil War period weapons. Randy

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Just began negotiating on Johnson here in Miami. The rifle is complete and functions correctly. However, it is missing it's rear sight and has been tapped for a scope. I have some...

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As many designers imitate ideas of others, I was wondering if the Brits copied the Evans apertures sight for their 1942 PIAT (Projector, Infantry, Anti Tank). Randy

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That sounds like a good place to begin. I am hoping to get the range in two weeks to try it out. Thanks, Randy

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Working up my newly acquired Evans and have a question on the sights. Please let me know what are the range designation for the series of apertures. There are no markings I can...

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Working on an 1876 Evans Transitional rifle that has seen some history. All is well except the three barrel band springs. They are all loose in their respective holes with a...

Wow! Way beyond my small garage shop capabilities, and I would not be able to shoot that at my range. I have seen some folks doing such on YouTube and it was impressive. You got me thinking. ...

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Yes, if I had a parapet to anchor the T-Gewehr down, I would not have to handle the level of recoil you saw on the video. I am loading 190gr of Hodgdon 50BMG with a very close match...

I do not photograph as well as Mae or her brother, but you can see me and the T-Gewehr on YouTube. Since taking this first video, I have replaced the reproduction bipod with an original tubular one:...

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For the record, I shot 30 rounds in about 45 minutes. At 210lbs plus 42lbs of T-Gewehr, I was able to weather the storm. No burses, no headaches, and my shoulder is fine. Most of...

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Back from the range today and look what I found. At first, I noticed that my cases were not ejecting after extraction while shooting. Thirty rounds went down range and the...

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Back from the range today and look what I found. At first, I noticed that my cases were not ejecting after extraction while shooting. Thirty rounds went down range and the...

I have a Lee-Metford but now prefer the '93. However, the LM is a beautiful rifle and is more evocative, in my mind, of the weapons of the late 19th and early 20th century. Randy

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Just back from the range and my condolences to the American troopers sent to Cuba during the Spanish-American War. Wow, this rifle was deadly accurate, easy to fire, and the...

CH4D is a great company and without them I could never have shot so many BPCRs over the years. When I compare my cases following full-length sizing, they were a perfect match for the specs I pull...

My '86 is not an RTI and the chamber looks fine. With the CH4D dies bringing the necks in at 8-10 one thousands over the OEM cartridges, I am going to ask my gunsmith to open up the neck. Would...

Back to Basics seems to be the answer. I should have addressed the cases first but counted on CH4D dies be almost perfect. In this case, I believe they are not full-length sizing correctly.

I...

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I have just changed out the handles leaving the bolt sleeve and components as is. The first two handles broke at what appeared to be welds and pins. The third replacement handle,...

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Well, the cases chambered flawlessly but all were a nightmare to get out. The bolt handle moved back within the bolt sleeve and that's were it stopped. From that point, I had...

Kudos to Low and Slow. I got my borescope out and saw that there was heavy corrosion in the receiver where the Dropping Block sits while the bolt is cocked. looks like the corrosion created...

After watching several videos on how the '86 cycles, I believe there might also be an issue with the receiver where the block drops and lifts from. Will take a better look tomorrow and make sure the...

Original extractor on the left/bottom and new replacement on the right/top:

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