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    Don't forget that the MOA of each click will also...

    Don't forget that the MOA of each click will also depend on to which rifle the sight is fitted, and varies by the sight radius.

    A forum member 'parashooter' did a very good study and comparison of...
  2. That certainly appears to be an oddity, normally...

    That certainly appears to be an oddity, normally you won't find any Mk1* in the low serial numbers because the 1st (approximatley) 120,000 rifle Savage produced were No4 Mk1 (without the alteration...
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    Yes he was 'one of a kind' - sadly missed. The...

    Yes he was 'one of a kind' - sadly missed.

    The barrel is actually 30".
    Minimum legal barrel length is 24" but maybe it was longer to help with keeping the load pattern together - there are a lot...
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    There are normally around 700+ lots, every couple...

    There are normally around 700+ lots, every couple of months. Around 50% will be firearms of various types, the rest will be 'firearm components', ammunition, books and miscellaneous.

    Prices for...
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    The same thing is happening on 'GunBoards'. A...

    The same thing is happening on 'GunBoards'.

    A picture is posted and some can see it but most cannot see it and just get a 'blank space'.
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    I don't see the original either (just the BAR...

    I don't see the original either (just the BAR post)
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    You have had the answer, but so you can visualise...

    You have had the answer, but so you can visualise it here is the tool used on the No1 MkIII (the No4 tool is similar)
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    Somewhere I saw a caption to this article saying...

    Somewhere I saw a caption to this article saying (something to the effect) that the article had been written with the assistance of AI.
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    It may be useful to have Peter Laidler's 'notes'...

    It may be useful to have Peter Laidler's 'notes' on the L39
    Written many years ago.

    (I wonder if the AI got some of its information from this ?)


    L39 owners weekend reading............ ...
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    Next auction is 27th Feb but although they do...

    Next auction is 27th Feb but although they do have a few BSA .22rf bolt action rifles non are listed as the 'Sportsman 5' (there is a Sportsman 15, but that is not the same magazine).
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    Yes - every chance. Our local gun auction...

    Yes - every chance.

    Our local gun auction (every couple of months or so) has the BSA Sportsman 5 rifles at virtually every auction, I have bought many of them removed the magazine and left the...
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    Well, of course they do tell you in the name : ...

    Well, of course they do tell you in the name :

    P = Pecentage
    o = Of
    F = failures

    Don't say you were not warned !
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    Allegedly - if you have a 303 sight in 'yards' it...

    Allegedly - if you have a 303 sight in 'yards' it is pretty close to the adjustments for 7.62 in 'metres'
  14. Extract from : Specification No S.A./462 P,...

    Extract from :

    Specification No S.A./462 P, being for Rifle's No1 Mklll, with bantam long, normal and short butt (S.M.L.E., .303-in. With cut-off.)





    And it says:
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    Yes, it has the case but not the contents (at...

    Yes, it has the case but not the contents (at least no pictures of the contents) for example does it have the 'spotters' telescope.

    Trying to read the label - does the Canadian version not...
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    Yes - a bottle made (from memory) about GBP £800...

    Yes - a bottle made (from memory) about GBP £800 and the paintbrush that goes insdie the bottle made another GBP £600
  17. A Scruple is a weight of 20 grains. A Dram is...

    A Scruple is a weight of 20 grains.

    A Dram is 3 Scruples and an Ounce is 8 Drams
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    Well, for desirability, rarity and collector...

    Well, for desirability, rarity and collector demand and investment opportunity I'd go for the Ca$20,000 L42A1.

    Only 1100 made whilst there were over 20,000 No4T manufactured. It also looks to have...
  19. Bluing of barrels was nothing to do with 'oil'...

    Bluing of barrels was nothing to do with 'oil' (and no oil is used in the process) It is actually a chemical 'browning' of barrels as it is a form of rust, that leaves a blue finish when the whole...
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    Why / how was it originally stuck ? What...

    Why / how was it originally stuck ?
    What ammunition have you been using ?

    The Ishapore 2A was originally manufactured using an inferior grade of steel (that was thought to be, in fact, a higher...
  21. One of my Savage No4s has the same repair...

    One of my Savage No4s has the same repair (allbeit without the Oak pegs)
  22. Extract from Peter Laidlers lecture on "Fitting a...

    Extract from Peter Laidlers lecture on "Fitting a Butt"

    .............. Next, the butt plate. All the EMER’s state is that the butt plate should be ‘…evenly seated with the edges below the level of...
  23. It is a sign of 'post damage' repair. The...

    It is a sign of 'post damage' repair.

    The rifle could have been dropped the day it was delivered and the butt splintered, it could have had too much 'square bashing' or it could have had damage...
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    Source 'Instructions to Armourers 1912 (Reprinted...

    Source 'Instructions to Armourers 1912 (Reprinted with amendments 1916)'

    Duties Of Armourers

    Armourers will perform the following duties :-
    a) Execute all repairs to the arms (including...
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    Check the records of Everard Calthrop's pre-war...

    Check the records of Everard Calthrop's pre-war parachute designs.
    The Superintendent of the Royal Aircraft Factory was refused when he tried requesting a budget for tests in October 1915 and again...
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