Is anyone making reproduction stocks for the M1 carbine?
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Is anyone making reproduction stocks for the M1 carbine?
Very nice. I have two 1906 models myself. Love the early rifles.
The title pretty much says it all. I know that Federal makes .45 ACP brass that uses small-pistol primers. Other manufacturers may as well, not sure. I've tried to purchase directly from Federal,...
I think I will give that a try. Thanks
Well, like I said, the receiver had some cheap, improperly applied bluing applied to it when I got it. So, stripping that off did not cause any harm as I can tell. Case hardened metal, of that...
I have an 1899 Krag Carbine that I'm restoring. I am through with it, but for one thing. Previously, it had an ugly bluing job applied to the receiver, which was left in-the-white at the factory. ...
I'm a layman, but here's my take on that: There are two reasons that defective ammo would not have the same effect on an Enfield rifle and a 1903. One is the method of headspace. The .303...
I might give the wood bleach a try. I just know that household bleach will lighten anything it touches. So, I wondered about wood.
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I've refinished/restored many milsurp stocks. So, I know the basics, and would never do anything to harm an original, valuable stock. However, I am restoring a 1903 Springfield. The stock is an...
Oh, heck no!
That's what I needed. Thanks!
Yes, I was wondering about that removable bolt head thing, too! I'm sure the rifle would fire, just not sure how it would feed and extract with that big claw extractor.
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Oh, he bored it out alright. But, with no magazine, bolt head, extractor modifications I'm sure it would not work very well.
I inherited this last-ditch 99 several years ago from my grandfather. His cousin, an American soldier in the occupation, shipped it to him. It has been fired only since then and no more. Ammo for...
I'm writing a very short history on a few WWII rifles for a local museum. I've ran into a roadblock on production numbers for the No. 4 Lee-Enfield. I can find numbers for No. 1 thru No. 5 models,...
Yes, a WWI German Army Gew 98. I don't own the rifle, at least not yet. But, I've located one that needs a handguard.
I thought the Kar98k handguards were much shorter. That's not true?
Is there a good source for GEW 98 handguards? I've checked SARCO, Boyds, and Ebay with no luck. I would take repro if that's all I can find.
Just an update: I checked everything mentioned in your replies. I did loosen and then retighten the action screws, bring sure to get the front screw really tight, but the back one just nice and...
Good info here. The stock is nice and solid, not spongy. I'm not a great shot, but I can keep some of my other milsurps in a fist-sized group at 100 yards, and with straight vertical stringing, I'm...
When I purchased this 1899 carbine a decade or so ago, it would group about 36" at 25 yards! And, those were keyholed! It also looked like about as well as it shot. I've done a lot of work on her,...
My A4 is one purchased from the DCM. I bought it many years later after it had sat in a closet for decades. It had the scope mount and rings, but no scope.
I purchased the civilian Weaver 330...
I figured it out. My problem was that the leather had to be really compressed to go through that button TWICE! I got it though.
I removed the sling from my FR-8 for some in-depth cleaning. Now, I can't figure out how to re-install it. The front clips on...got that. The rear has a separate metal piece with a "button" on it....
Does anyone know what the last serial number was that was produced for the 30-03 cartridge? I know the earlier ones were converted to the '06, just curious when the change was made. I have two...