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  1. Thread: Dodge M37, 1953

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    That's a beauty! One question: Is the driver's...

    That's a beauty!

    One question: Is the driver's door tire carrier original or did you add it? I believe those were only on the Vietnam era M37B1s built from 1958 to end of production in 1968. The...
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    I spent several years as a Military Police...

    I spent several years as a Military Police officer driving all day every day (and lots of nights) in an M151A1. If you drove them sanely on the pavement, they were perfectly safe. If you took them...
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    I own a FAL (I own lots of guns) and an M-14...

    I own a FAL (I own lots of guns) and an M-14 (M1A) but I own four M1 Carbines (three of them all matching and correct) and my "defend the castle" gun is a Mixmaster M1 carbine fitted with an EOTEC...
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    I used to own a Mk 2/3 in Desert Storm colors,...

    I used to own a Mk 2/3 in Desert Storm colors, carefully researched. It was flat desert sand color all over, no camo. Looked very much like the bigduke2 photo above (I believe that's a Marl 1/2). I...
  5. Thread: Tank ownership

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    Since the end of the Cold War, there are many...

    Since the end of the Cold War, there are many surplus vehicles on the market, especially British.

    I used to restore military vehicles as a hobby but I stayed away from tracked vehicles because...
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    Someone who didn't know one way or the other made...

    Someone who didn't know one way or the other made what I consider a very ill-advised comment in a forum that AF "may" mean "At Fault" which is the British equivalent of FUBAR.

    The truth is, no one...
  7. Thread: Tula Ammo

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    The head stamp on Wolf and Tula are, I believe,...

    The head stamp on Wolf and Tula are, I believe, the same.

    Same stuff.

    I've never had a problem with Wolf ammo in many different rifles and handguns.

    If Tula is the same as Wolf, it's coated...
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    Just for clarification: Wolf Gold and Prvi...

    Just for clarification: Wolf Gold and Prvi Partizan are the same round. Same head stamp. Different box.

    Not only are they the best and most available and most reasonably priced .303 ammo out...
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    The ONLY bullet I use for reloading .303 is a 147...

    The ONLY bullet I use for reloading .303 is a 147 grain 7.62 x 54R FMJBT. Widener's was selling them cheap in bulk a few years ago and I have many thousands of bullets waiting to be loaded.

    I...
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    I have an excellent one in my collection BUT it...

    I have an excellent one in my collection BUT it has the one flaw most seem to share: The forehand grip cracks very easily. The good news is the cracks are limited and don't seem to grow. But they...
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    From what I can find in both Canfield's and...

    From what I can find in both Canfield's and Poyer's shotgun books and the one WWI M97 I have in my collection, the markings are in the correct place for WWI vintage and the flaming bomb is of the...
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    I don't recall any mount that went on the...

    I don't recall any mount that went on the windshield (like the WWII leather scabbards for the Garand and carbine).

    We had the M16 mounts and used them for both rifles and shotguns. Shotguns were...
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    It looked very similar but was smaller and...

    It looked very similar but was smaller and contoured slighty differently for a revolver.

    http://www.collectorfirearms.org/website%20Images/U.S.%20Military%20Holsters%20&%20Related/uh-1084.htm

    I...
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    Dinky Duck's husband has been old and dying and...

    Dinky Duck's husband has been old and dying and "forced to sell" for many years. The ads never change :)

    HT
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    The Stevens 77E and the Ithaca 37 were the "in...

    The Stevens 77E and the Ithaca 37 were the "in production" riot shotguns used by the military in Vietnam. I was an MP and we had both (the Stevens was a cheap gun, the Ithaca was highly prized,...
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    Sure wasn't a spelling bee, was it? Intantry?...

    Sure wasn't a spelling bee, was it?

    Intantry?

    Sri -- couldn't resist :)

    HT
  17. Thread: PH 13 sight?

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    PH 13 sight?

    ENFIELD #1 MARK III SINGLE SHOT TARGET RIFLE : Curios and Relics at GunBroker.com


    Nice looking rifle.

    I can't find any info on a PH 13 sight. I would have thought a PH 5 would have been...
  18. Thread: AR Prices

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    That is a good price and prices for ARs and AKs...

    That is a good price and prices for ARs and AKs finally are coming down (and quite rapidly) now that the Obama Assault Rifle scare (a creation of the gun dealers to start a sales panic, in my...
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    There was only one strap (like the early M1911...

    There was only one strap (like the early M1911 shoulder holster, which also did not have a chest strap). The strap went over the opposite (from the gun) shoulder. There should be at an attachment at...
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    Well the December Arizona gun show is the only...

    Well the December Arizona gun show is the only one I go to every year (but, then it's only a few miles of driving). It really is pretty amazing. All the others here in Phoenix display more junk...
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    LOL, Peter, you really had me scratching my head...

    LOL, Peter, you really had me scratching my head on that question til I looked at my avatar :madsmile:

    No, I used to restore military vehicles as a hobby and my all time favorite was a Ferret...
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    Look at the bottom of this parts list: 1917and...

    Look at the bottom of this parts list:

    1917and P14enfield

    Other than the markings, I believe the barrels are the same.

    HT
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    I think Stevo is a little over the top (read: out...

    I think Stevo is a little over the top (read: out of line) using the term "Bubba" with these guns. To me, that term does imply a hacksaw and an amateur conversion.

    I own a couple dozen Enfields of...
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    Sticky: 1. what are the first 3 digets of the serial #?...

    1. what are the first 3 digets of the serial #? eg.) 94L8
    2. Is the action blued or parkerized? Blued
    3. what is the barrel date? ( 2 digets found on the knox-form) eg.) I haven't removed the wood...
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    The point is (if you want it correct), staking is...

    The point is (if you want it correct), staking is the way it was done. A complete front sight assembly should have a stake in it.

    One of my M1917s was staked so well, I couldn't remove the stake...
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