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Tom

This thread ought to help you out. Excellent photos of an as issued 03-A3. The parked and blued finishes are a match for my seemingly unissued rifle.
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Sorry about my confusion on that.

I'm impressed by the sport of Biathlon. Cannot imagine being out of breath, heart pounding and firing accurately from offhand.

Her bipod is from Sinclair...

Maybe a misunderstanding about caliber. Under US NRA rules smallbore means .22 cal rimfire. My wife shooting 5 shot .30 cal size groups is with a 40X .22 rimfire at 50 yards - not a .223 at 100. ...

I believe Remington the 03-A3 was commonly factory built with a combination of Parkerizing and bluing on certain parts. The bands being one of the blued parts. Maybe the floorplate/trigger guard...

I understand physical limitations other that vision. I can still shoot from prone with a sling with tolerable discomfort. Problem is I cannot get up off the ground without some sort of prop. So I...

Jim

I rarely shoot from a bench rest so I was uncomfortable thru that entire string. So agree machine rest results would be something to see.

I keep shooting with irons from prone. Just plain...

When I competed I had a back-up rifle. It is a match conditioned M1A with a standard weight USGI National Match barrel. I had it bedded in a new walnut, medium weight NM stock.

I do not compete...

So it is....good observation.

I am ignorant of the SMLE line but like target rifles. Have any of seen and wish to comment on this rifle?

It is being auctioned on Gunbroker and now is at $3,025. It is a sharp looking rifle,...

File this under "Don't try this at home".

If I've bored you with this story before, my regrets.

Back in the 80s I knew a couple of guys. They were brothers. One worked at a gunshop which had...

There it is...thanks for the link.

I had that website bookmarked on the previous but now dead PC.

Rock Island Arsenal is still in operation. Here is a link to the .mil website:

USAG-RIA Home Page


There is a lot of manufacturing and overhaul capability there.

Interesting features...

There is a sling for sale on ebay. Claimed to be a web version of the USGI Model 1907 leather sling:

M1 GARAND Model 1907 WEB RIFLE SLING

I've never seen one like it. Anyone have any info? I...

Earnest Gann, author of 'Fate is the Hunter' flew the Hump in WW2 and mentioned this incident in the book. I seem to recall him saying they had a large monkey wrench clamped on the control column. ...

An example of interchangeability carried to an extreme was the DC-2 1/2.

Seems the right wing of a DC-3 was damaged by a Japanese bomb. There was a DC-2 wing available, it was bolted on the DC-3...

I can't speak to the specifics of whether or not the US DoD ever bought the Winchester Model 75T or Model 52. The DoD bought a lot of Remington 513T and 40X & 40X-B.

In general the Model 75...

Carter

Beautiful M37.

I had a 1962 M37-B1 w/winch. Unfortunately it was totally destroyed in a storage building fire. I miss that truck.

I never got it restored but was accumulating parts....

I agree - most of the items listed on that site seem to be marked high.

Regards

Jim

Ran across this ad and thought this might be of interest to Enfield collectors:

PRESENTATION B.S.A. NO.1 MK.3 FULTON REGULATED .303 CAL. MATCH RIFLE. Presentation silver plaque engraved “HOSKIER...

Paul

I agree with and will expand upon Cosine26's comments:

The U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit (USAMU) formerly used bolt action rifles for long range competition. U.S. NRA rules allow the use of...

When Townsend Whelen was a junior officer he was not impressed with US Army marksmanship training. So in 1909 he wrote his own training manual.

The book is reproduced on Google Books and can be...

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Excellent information. Thank you kindly.

Regards

Jim

Thank you sir. All other things remaining equal, I have heard rear locking lugs on the bolt is a disadvantage.

Regards

Jim

Greetings all

I enjoy owning and shooting old target rifles. The L39A1 and Envoy type are interesting and have some questions.

--Accuracy wise, how would a new L39A1 or Envoy compare accuracy...

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